Manchester Open
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Northern Championships |
| Manchester Open | |
| type | defunct |
| founded | 1880 |
| ended | 2009 |
| editions | 119 |
| location | Manchester, England |
| Liverpool, England | |
| venue | Northern Lawn Tennis Club (Manchester) |
| Aigburth Cricket Ground (Liverpool) | |
| tour | ATP Tour, (1968–1974), (1990–1994) |
| surface | Grass / outdoor |
| :: |
| name = Northern Championships Manchester Open | type = defunct | founded = 1880 | ended = 2009 | editions = 119 | location = Manchester, England Liverpool, England | venue = Northern Lawn Tennis Club (Manchester) Aigburth Cricket Ground (Liverpool) | event name = | tour = ATP Tour, (1968–1974), (1990–1994) | surface = Grass / outdoor The Manchester Open previously known as the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships, the Northern Championships, the Northern Tennis Tournament and the Manchester Trophy was a grass court tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, in the Didsbury suburb of Manchester, Great Britain. The tournament had been held annually from 1880 to 2009.
Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win. The others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships.
History
The first edition in July 1880 was held at the Broughton Cricket Club while the Kersal Cricket Ground staged the 1881 event. The 1882 edition was the first one to be held in Liverpool and saw the addition of the women's singles event, won by May Langrishe, as well as the women's and mixed doubles events. Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win. the others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships. From its inception until 1927 the location of the tournament alternated between Manchester and Liverpool. Between 1968 and 1974 it was part of the ATP Tour, from 1976 to 1989 it was played as a non tour event which meant the titles were not recognised by the ATP Tour. It returned to being an ATP Tour event from 1990 to 1994. In 1990 it became an ATP Tour event as part of the ATP International Series until 1994. In 1995 the tournament was moved to Nottingham and continued as an ATP World Series event. The current Manchester Trophy Challenger is part of the ATP Challenger Tour; throughout its history the event has been won by a number of Wimbledon champions such as Pete Sampras, who won his first grass court title there. The tournament ended in 2009.
Finals
Men's singles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | British Empire Richard T. Richardson | British Empire Walter E. Fairlie | 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1881 | British Empire Richard T. Richardson (2) | British Empire John Comber | 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1882 | British Empire Richard T. Richardson (3) | British Empire Ernest Renshaw | 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 11–9 |
| 1883 | British Empire Herbert Wilberforce | British Empire Champion Russell | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1884 | British Empire Donald C. Stewart | British Empire Herbert Wilberforce | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1885 | USA James Dwight | British Empire Donald C. Stewart | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1886 | British Empire Harry Grove | USA James Dwight | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1887 | British Empire Harry Grove (2) | Ireland Grainger Chaytor | 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1888 | Ireland Willoughby Hamilton | British Empire Harry Grove | 6–1, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1889 | Ireland Willoughby Hamilton (2) | Ireland Harold Mahony | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1890 | Ireland Joshua Pim | Ireland Willoughby Hamilton | 2–6, 6–8, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1891 | Ireland Joshua Pim (2) | British Empire Wilfred Baddeley | 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1892 | Ireland Joshua Pim (3) | British Empire Harry S. Barlow | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1893 | Ireland Joshua Pim (4) | Ireland Harold Mahony | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1894 | British Empire Wilfred Baddeley | IRE Joshua Pim | 4–6, 11–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1895 | British Empire Wilfred Baddeley (2) | GBR Herbert Baddeley | 6–8, 6–2, 6–4, 1–0 ret. |
| 1896 | British Empire Wilfred Baddeley (3) | Ireland Harold Mahony | 6–1, 10–12, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1897 | British Empire Wilfred Baddeley (4) | British Empire Reginald Doherty | 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1898 | British Empire Laurence Doherty | USA Clarence Hobart | 6–1, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1899 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith | British Empire Wilberforce Eaves | 7–9, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1900 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (2) | British Empire Roy Allen | 6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1901 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (3) | British Empire Wilberforce Eaves | 10–12, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1902 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (4) | Ireland Harold Mahony | 7–5, 7–5, 3–6, 10–8 |
| 1903 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (5) | British Empire Xenophon Casdagli | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1904 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (6) | British Empire Frank Riseley | 6–2, 7–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1905 | British Empire Sydney H. Smith (7) | British Empire Frank Riseley | walkover |
| 1906 | British Empire Frank Riseley | British Empire Sydney H. Smith | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1907 | AUS Norman Brookes | British Empire Xenophon Casdagli | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1908 | British Empire Arthur W. Gore | Ireland James Cecil Parke | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 |
| 1909 | CAN Robert Powell | British Empire Theodore Mavrogordato | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1910 | USA Beals Wright | Ireland James Cecil Parke | divided title |
| 1911 | Ireland James Cecil Parke | NZL Stanley N. Doust | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1912 | Ireland James Cecil Parke (2) | British Empire Theodore Mavrogordato | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1913 | Ireland James Cecil Parke (3) | NZL Anthony Wilding | 6–2, 7–5, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1914 | British Empire Theodore Mavrogordato | AUS Alfred Dunlop | 9–7, 8–6, 6–2 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1919 | Ireland James Cecil Parke (4) | RSA George Dodd | 0–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–0 |
| 1920 | GBR Theodore Mavrogordato (2) | GBR Randolph Lycett | 8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 3–0 ret. |
| 1921 | GBR Randolph Lycett | GBR Theodore Mavrogordato | 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1922 | India Hassan Ali Fyzee | IRL Louis Meldon | 9–7, 6–4, 11–9 |
| 1923 | GBR John D. P. Wheatley | GBR Maxwell Woosnam | 6–3, 4–6, 9–7, 9–11, 6-2 |
| 1924 | GBR Samuel Ernest Charlton | IRL William G. Ireland | 10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1925 | GBR Norman Dicks | RSA Gerald R. Sherwell | 6–1, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1926 | GBR Maxwell Woosnam | GBR Douglas Hodges | 7–9, 6–2, 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1927 | IRL D'Arcy McCrea | GBR Douglas Hodges | 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7-5 |
| 1928 | GBR John Olliff | IRL D'Arcy McCrea | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1929 | GBR John Olliff (2) | GBR Charles Kingsley | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 14–12 |
| 1930 | GBR Bunny Austin | GBR John Olliff | 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1931 | GBR John Olliff (3) | GBR Nigel Sharpe | 6–3, 3–6, 7–9, 6–3 ret. |
| 1932 | NZL Eskell D. Andrews | GBR Martin Wedd | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1933 | PHI Herby Aldred | USA J. Gilbert Hall | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1934 | IRL George Lyttleton–Rogers | NZL Camille Malfroy | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1935 | JPN Jiro Yamagishi | IRL George Lyttleton–Rogers | 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1936 | GBR Charles Hare | USA David N. Jones | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1937 | IRL George Lyttleton–Rogers (2) | RSA Norman Farquharson | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1938 | GBR Jack Piercy | GBR Clifford J. Hovell | 6–4, 10–8 |
| 1939 | GBR Eric J. Filby | GBR R. E. Burton | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1946 | AUS Jack Harper | GBR Derrick Barton | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1947 | AUS William Sidwell | SWE Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1948 | AUS John Bromwich | RSA Eric Sturgess | 2–6, 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1949 | GBR Tony Mottram | IND Naresh Kumar | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1950 | AUS Geoffrey Brown | IND Sumant Misra | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1951 | USA Gardnar Mulloy | AUS Don Candy | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1952 | AUS Frank Sedgman | AUS Don Candy | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1953 | AUS Mervyn Rose | AUS Clive Wilderspin | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1954 | AUS Ken Rosewall | AUS Rex Hartwig | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1955 | USA Hugh Stewart | GBR Roger Becker | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1956 | EGY Jaroslav Drobný | AUS Lew Hoad | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1957 | AUS Lew Hoad | IND Ramanathan Krishnan | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1958 | IND Ramanathan Krishnan | IND Naresh Kumar | 5–7, 6–3, 6-2 |
| 1959 | DEN Kurt Nielsen | DEN Torben Ulrich | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1960 | NZL Mark Otway | AUS Martin Mulligan | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1961 | GBR Mike Sangster | CHI Luis Ayala | divided |
| 1962 | GBR Mike Sangster (2) | GBR Billy Knight | 10–12, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1963 | GBR Mike Sangster (3) | AUS Tony Roche | 19–17, 6–4 |
| 1964 | abandoned | ||
| 1965 | NED Tom Okker | GBR Roger Taylor | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1966 | GBR John E. Barrett | NZL Lew Gerrard | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1967 | AUS Owen Davidson | AUS Ray Ruffels | 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 |
| Open era | |||
| Rothmans Northern Championships – (ATP Tour Event 1968–1974) | |||
| 1968 | AUS Ken Fletcher | CHI Luis Ayala | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1969 | USA Clark Graebner | GBR Graham Stilwell | 9–7, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1970 | USA Robert Lutz | USA Tom Gorman | 6–2, 9–7 |
| Bio-Strath Northern Championships | |||
| 1971 | AUS Colin Dibley | RSA Bob Hewitt | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Rothmans Northern Championships | |||
| 1972 | BRA Thomaz Koch | AUS Colin Dibley | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1973 | USA Sherwood Stewart | AUS Richard Crealy | 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1974 | USA Jimmy Connors | GBR Mike Collins | 13–11, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Not held | ||
| Refuge Assurance Northern Championships – (Non Tour Event 1976–1989) | |||
| 1976 | USA Roscoe Tanner | AUS Paul McNamee | 6–3, 7–9, 12–10 |
| 1977 | USA Billy Martin | PAK Saeed Meer | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1978 | USA Billy Martin (2) | GBR Chris Bradnam | 9–8, 7-5 |
| 1979 | AUS Colin Dibley | GBR Mark Cox | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Greater Manchester Grass Court Tennis Championships | |||
| 1980 | USA Roscoe Tanner (2) | USA Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1981 | AUS Phil Dent | AUS Brad Drewett | 7–5, 6-1 |
| 1982 | USA John McEnroe | NZL Russell Simpson | 6–3, 6–7, 10–8 |
| 1983 | USA Tim Mayotte | USA Pat DuPré | 3–6, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1984 | GBR Jeremy Bates | USA Jeff Turpin | 6–4, 8-6 |
| 1985 | GBR Jeremy Bates (2) | USA Dan Cassidy | 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1986 | CAN Glenn Michibata | ||
| 1987 | SWE Stefan Edberg | USA Kevin Curren | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1988 | SWE Stefan Edberg (2) | USA Kevin Curren | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1989 | GER Patrick Baur | GBR Andrew Castle | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 |
| Manchester Open – (ATP Tour Event 1990–1994) | |||
| 1990 | USA Pete Sampras | ISR Gilad Bloom | 7–6, 7–6 |
| 1991 | YUG Goran Ivanišević | USA Pete Sampras | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1992 | NED Jacco Eltingh | USA MaliVai Washington | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1993 | AUS Jason Stoltenberg | AUS Wally Masur | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1994 | AUS Patrick Rafter | RSA Wayne Ferreira | 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) |
| see Manchester Trophy Challenger | |||
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Men's doubles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | AUS Mark Kratzmann | ||
| AUS Jason Stoltenberg | GBR Nick Brown | ||
| USA Kelly Jones | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1991 | ITA Omar Camporese | ||
| CRO Goran Ivanišević | GBR Nick Brown | ||
| GBR Andrew Castle | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1992 | USA Patrick Galbraith | ||
| AUS David Macpherson | GBR Jeremy Bates | ||
| AUS Laurie Warder | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1993 | USA Ken Flach | ||
| USA Rick Leach | RSA Stefan Kruger | ||
| CAN Glenn Michibata | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1994 | USA Rick Leach | ||
| RSA Danie Visser | USA Scott Davis | ||
| USA Trevor Kronemann | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | ||
| see Manchester Trophy Challenger | |||
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Women's singles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Ireland May Langrishe | ENG Constance Langley Smith | 6-3 8-6 |
| 1883 | ENG Edith Coleridge | ENG Miss Eckersley | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1884 | ENG Edith Davies | GBR Margaret Bracewell | 2-6 6-4 6-0 |
| 1885 | GBR Maud Watson | ENG Edith Davies | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1886 | GBR Maud Watson (2) | ENG Lottie Dod | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1887 | ENG Lottie Dod | GBR Maud Watson | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1888 | ENG Lottie Dod (2) | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 9-7 |
| 1889 | ENG Lottie Dod (3) | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-8, 6–3, 6-3 |
| 1890 | GBR Mary Steedman | GBR Beatrice Wood | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1891 | Ireland Florence Stanuell | GBR Beatrice Wood | |
| 1892 | ENG Lottie Dod (4) | Ireland Louisa Martin | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1893 | ENG Lottie Dod (5) | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 3–6, 7-5 |
| 1894 | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | GBR Beatrice Wood Draffen | 7-5, 5–7, 6-3 |
| 1895 | Ireland Louisa Martin | GBR Helen Jackson | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1896 | Ireland Louisa Martin (2) | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–2, 7-5 |
| 1897 | GBR Charlotte Cooper | Ireland Louisa Martin | 3-6, 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1898 | Ireland Louisa Martin (3) | GBR Charlotte Cooper | 10-8, 6-4 |
| 1899 | Ireland Louisa Martin (4) | GBR Ruth Dyas Durlacher | 6-8, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1900 | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2) | Ireland Louisa Martin | 2-6, 8–6, 6-4 |
| 1901 | Ireland Louisa Martin (5) | GBR Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 4–6, 6-3 |
| 1902 | Ireland Louisa Martin (6) | GBR Muriel Robb | 6-8, 7–5, 6-1 |
| 1903 | Ireland Louisa Martin (7) | GBR Dorothea Douglass | 4-6, 7–5, 6-4 |
| 1904 | GBR Dorothea Douglass | GBR Ethel Thomson | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1905 | USA May Sutton | GBR Hilda Lane | 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1906 | GBR Dorothea Douglass (2) | USA May Sutton | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1907 | GBR Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) | USA May Sutton | 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1908 | GBR Edith Boucher | GBR Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1909 | GBR Edith Johnson | GBR Maude Garfit | 6-3, 9–11, 6-0 |
| 1910 | GBR Edith Johnson (2) | GBR Maude Garfit | 3-6, 6–4, 6-0 |
| 1911 | GBR Dorothea Douglass Chambers (3) | GBR Mabel Squire Parton | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1912 | GBR Ethel Thomson Larcombe | GBR Mabel Squire Parton | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1913 | GBR Ethel Thomson Larcombe (2) | GBR Dorothea Douglass Chambers | 6-2m 6-4 |
| 1914 | GBR Dorothea Douglass Chambers (4) | GBR Agnes Morton | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1919 | GBR Dorothea Douglass Chambers (5) | GBR Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1920 | USA Elizabeth Ryan | GBR Aurea Farrington Edgington | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1921 | USA Elizabeth Ryan (2) | GBR Kitty Mckane | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1922 | USA Elizabeth Ryan (3) | GBR Kitty Mckane | 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1923 | USA Elizabeth Ryan (4) | GBR Dorothy Holman | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1924 | GBR Mary Holmes | GBR Claire Beckingham | 6-0, 0–6, 6-3 |
| 1925 | USA Elizabeth Ryan (4) | GBR Joan Reid-Thomas | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1926 | GBR Claire Beckingham | GBR Elsie Goldsack | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1927 | GBR Claire Beckingham (2) | GBR Elsie Goldsack | 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1928 | GBR Claire Beckingham (3) | GBR Dorothy Shaw | 8-6, 6-3 |
| 1928 | GBR Gwen Sterry | GBR Sylvia Lumley-Ellis | 6-4, 6-2 |
| From 1929-1939 there were 2 women's events held in * Manchester & ** Liverpool | |||
| 1929* | GBR Joan Fry | GBR Gwen Sterry | 6-1, 4–6, 6-4 |
| 1929** | GBR Winifred Bower | GBR Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-1, 3–6, 6-1 |
| 1930* | GBR Evelyn Goldsworth | GBR Nichola Hunt | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1930** | GBR Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | GBR Dorothy Anderson | 4-6, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1931* | GBR Evelyn Goldsworth (2) | Egypt Ena Alexandroff | 8-10 6-4 6-3 |
| 1931** | Egypt Ena Alexandroff | GBR Joan Ingram | divided title |
| 1932* | GBR Joan Ingram | GBR Manon Hargreaves | 11-9, 6-1 |
| 1932** | GBR Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | GBR Sarah Eccles | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1933 | Liverpool event not held | ||
| 1933* | GBR Evelyn Goldsworth (3) | GBR Jackie McAlpine | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1934* | GBR Jean Saunders | GBR Doris Bullock | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1934** | DEN Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | AUS Joan Hartigan | 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1935* | GBR Mary Hardwick | GBR Dora Beazley | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1935** | GBR Mary Whitmarsh | GBR Barbara Drew | 9-11, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1936* | GBR Patience Thomson | GBR Dora Beazley | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1936** | CHI Anita Lizana | GBR Nancy Kidson Fontes | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1937* | GBR Dora Beazley | GBR Pamela Morison | 2-6, 6–2, 7-5 |
| 1937** | CHI Anita Lizana (2) | GBR Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1938* | GBR Peggy Saunders Michell | GBR Dora Beazley | 6-1, 5–7, 7-5 |
| 1938** | DEN Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (2) | GBR Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1939 | Liverpool event not held | ||
| 1939* | GBR Gem Hoahing | GBR Patience Thomson | divide title |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1946 | USA Margaret Osborne | USA Louise Brough | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1947 | GBR Jean Nicoll Bostock | GBR Betty Clements Hilton | 11-9, 6-2 |
| 1948 | GBR Betty Clements Hilton | GBR Jean Nicoll Bostock | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 1949 | USA Pat Canning Todd | GBR Lesley Hunter Fulton | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1950 | USA Shirley Fry | GBR Gladys Southwell Lines | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1951 | USA Doris Hart | USA Beverly Baker | 8-6, 6-3 |
| 1952 | USA Maureen Connolly | GBR Jean Quertier Rinkel | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1953 | USA Doris Hart (2) | GBR Helen Fletcher | 5-7, 6–1, 7-5 |
| 1954 | USA Maureen Connolly (2) | USA Louise Brough | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1955 | USA Doris Hart (3) | USA Louise Brough | 9-11, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1956 | USA Althea Gibson | USA Louise Brough | 2-6, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1957 | USA Althea Gibson (2) | GBR Anne Shilcock | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1958 | USA Althea Gibson (3) | BRA Maria Bueno | 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1959 | USA Sally Moore | MEX Rosie Reyes | 6-2, 2–6, 6-3 |
| 1960 | USA Darlene Hard | GBR Rita Bentley | 6-3 6-3 |
| 1961 | RSA Sandra Reynolds | AUS Lesley Turner | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1962 | USA Darlene Hard (2) | AUS Judy Tegart | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1963 | AUS Jan Lehane | USA Darlene Hard | 6-4, 8–10, 6-4 |
| 1964 | abandoned at semifinal stage due to rain | ||
| 1965 | AUS Margaret Smith | BRA Maria Bueno | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1966 | USA Billie Jean Moffitt King | GBR Winnie Shaw | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1967 | BRA Maria Bueno | AUS Karen Krantzcke | 6-4, 6-3 |
| Open era | |||
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Notes
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