Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships

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Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Abolished1949; 75 years ago (1949)
LocationBombay, India
VenueHindu Gymkhana
SurfaceClay

The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships [1] or Bombay Hard Court Championships, also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts, was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before being discontinued.

History[edit]

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.

Finals[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

Incomplete roll[3]
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1924 United Kingdom George H. Perkins British Raj Andrew Cyril Pereira 6-2, 6-0
1925 British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar British Raj Charles W. Gonsalves 6-4, 6-2
1926 British Raj Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao British Raj N.B. Bhagwat 6-4, 6-1
1927 British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2) British Raj P. Rangaswami 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1928[4] British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3) British Raj P. Rangaswami 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1929 British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4) British Raj D.M. Khatao 7-5, 6-2
1930 British Raj Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2) British Raj B.H. Khardekar 6-3 6-0
1931-32 Not held
1933 British Raj Anant Gajanan Gupte British Raj Andrew Cyril Pereira 6-8 6-0 6-4
1934 British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb British Raj Janmeja Charanjiva 5-7 7-5 6-0
1935 British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (2) British Raj B.H. Khardekar 6-3, 6-3
1936 British Raj Syed Abdul Azim Denmark Finn Bekkevold[5] 6-3, 6-2
1937 British Raj Yaswanath-Rao Savur[6] British Raj Jimmy Mehta 7-5 6-3
1938[7] British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (3) British Raj Bernard Thomas Blake 9-7 2-6 6-3
1939 British Raj Jimmy Mehta British Raj Syed Abdul Azim 6-0 6-4
1940 British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (4) British Raj Rasi Kumara Sinhji 6-4 6-3
1942[8] British Raj Ghaus Mohammed Khan British Raj M.V. Bobbjee 6-4 6-2
1943-46 Not held

Women's singles[edit]

Incomplete roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1925 British Raj Mrs F. Portlock United Kingdom Annie Nepean Clayton 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
1926 United Kingdom Annie Nepean Clayton British Raj Mrs A.L. Cooper 6-1, 7-5
1927 British Raj Khama Row Australia Olive Stebbing 6-3, 6-2
1928 United Kingdom Annie Nepean Clayton British Raj Mrs H.E. Jones 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
1929 British Raj Mrs T. Marshall Australia Olive Stebbing 6-4, 6-0
1930 British Raj Leela Row British Raj Mrs M.P. McDougall 6-1, 6-3
1931-32 Not held
1933[9] British Raj Leela Row (2) British Raj Mrs M.E. Stephens 6-1, 6-1
1934 British Raj Leela Row (3) British Raj Meher Dubash 6-1, 6-1
1935 British Raj Leela Row (4) British Raj Mrs M.C. Captain 6-0, 6-0
1936 British Raj Leela Row (5) British Raj Meher Dubash 6-3, 6-2
1937 British Raj Leela Row (6) British Raj Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 6-4
1938 British Raj Leela Row (7) British Raj Meher Dubash 6-0, 6-1
1939 British Raj Leela Row (8) British Raj Parin Dinshaw 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
1940 British Raj Leela Row (9) British Raj Khanum Haji 6-4, 6-0
1942[10] British Raj Khanum Haji British Raj Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 7-5
1943-46 Not held
1947[11] India Khanum Haji Singh India Leela Row Dayal 7-5, 6-2
1948-49 Not held
1950 India Leela Row Dayal (10) India Promilla Khanna 6-4, 6-3

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Bombay Hard Court Championships: RECORD ENTRIES FOR WOMEN'S SINGLES. Bombay, Jan. 21. The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships" (Subscription). Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: The British Newspaper Archive. 23 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament – Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "HARD COURTS TENNIS IN BOMBAY". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 4 February 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Player Profile". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Yaswanath-Rao Savur". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS Bobb Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 22 February 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ^ "TRIPLE CROWN FOR GHAUS MAHOMED Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 3 February 1942. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Times top10". The Times of India. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Miss Haji Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ^ "TWO TITLES FOR MEHTA AND MRS. K. SINGH Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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