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Dewar Cup Circuit
The Dewar Cup circuit was a series tour of British Indoor courts, indoor tennis tournaments sponsored by the Scotland, Scottish whisky firm of Dewar's from 1965 to 1976. History The Dewar Cup circuit were held continuously throughout the autumn, normally October through to November each of the individual events were stand alone tournaments, but formed part of a particular leg of the tour for that season e.g. first leg, second leg, third leg and fourth leg. The tournaments featured both men's and women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles competition awarding prize money, players were also awarded qualifying points for the climax of the tour, and were staged as the Dewar Cup Finals, initially held at the Crystal Palace, London for the first two years, they then moved,moved to the Royal Albert Hall in 1970 through till 1976, by which time the circuit had declined to the Dewar Cup London, one main event for 1975 and 1976. Circuit tournaments *Dewar Cup Aberavon *Dewar Cup Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Prix Tennis Circuit
The Grand Prix tennis circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players that existed from 1970 to 1989. The Grand Prix and World Championship Tennis (WCT) were the two predecessors to the current tour for male players, the ATP Tour, with the Grand Prix being more prominent. Background Before the Open Era, popular professional tennis players, such as Suzanne Lenglen and Vincent Richards, were contracted to professional promoters. Amateur players were under the jurisdiction of their national (and international) federations. Later professional promoters, such as Bill Tilden and Jack Kramer, often convinced leading amateurs like Pancho Gonzales and Rod Laver to join their tours with promises of good prize money. But these successes led to financial difficulties when players were paid too much and falling attendances resulted in reduced takings. In the early 1960s, the professional tour began to fall apart. It survived only because the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Finals
The Dewar Cup Finals also known as the Dewar Cup London was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1976. For the initial two years staged at the Crystal Palace and subsequently at the Royal Albert Hall, it served as the penultimate event of the Dewar Cup circuit The Dewar Cup circuit was a series tour of British Indoor courts, indoor tennis tournaments sponsored by the Scotland, Scottish whisky firm of Dewar's from 1965 to 1976. History The Dewar Cup circuit were held continuously throughout the aut ... of tournaments with the winners of each leg of the circuit qualifying for this final playoff competition. Results Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References External links ATP results archive {{Dewar Cup circuit , state=collapsed Tennis tournaments in England Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Torquay
The Slazenger Torquay Open was an indoor tennis tournament originally founded as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts in 1936 that was sponsored by the Dunlop Company for that year only. From the 1950s it was known as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships, that ran until 1967. In 1968 the Scottish whisky company Dewars became sponsors of the event, and it was rebranded as the Dewar Cup Torquay until 1972 when sponsorship ended causing the 1973 edition not being held. In 1974 the sports company Slazenger took over sponsorship of the event until 1978 when it was abolished. It was at played at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, Devon, England. History The Palace Hotel Covered Courts tournament was founded in 1936, and was sponsored by the Dunlop Company for the first edition. It continued to be staged as an annual event under that name until 1959. In 1960 the tournament was rebranded as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships through till 1967. In 1968 Dewar's then became sponsors of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Stalybridge
The Dewar Cup Stalybridge and originally called the Stalybridge Covered Courts (1965–1967) was an indoor tennis event held from 1965 through 1970 and played in Stalybridge, England as part of the Dewar Cup circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. History In December 1965 the first edition of the Stalybridge Covered Courts was inaugurated. This tournament ran under this event name until the Scottish whisky firm Dewar's sponsored the Dewar Cup circuit, Dewer Cup Circuit of events beginning in 1968. This tournament was then rebranded as the Dewar Cup Stalybridge until 1971, when Dewar's did not renew their sponsorship and the tournament ended. Finals Men's singles Women's singles Women's doubles See also * Stalybridge Open (outdoor clay court tennis tournament) References External linkshttps://thetennisbase.com/Stalybridge results {{Dewar Cup circuit Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in England Indoor te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Port Talbot
The Dewar Cup Port Talbot was an indoor tennis event held one time and played at Port Talbot, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit The Dewar Cup circuit was a series tour of British Indoor courts, indoor tennis tournaments sponsored by the Scotland, Scottish whisky firm of Dewar's from 1965 to 1976. History The Dewar Cup circuit were held continuously throughout the aut ... of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. Finals Men's singles Women's singles Women's doubles References {{Dewar Cup circuit , state=collapsed Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in Wales Indoor tennis tournaments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Perth
The Dewar Cup Perth was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1969 and played in Perth, Scotland as part of the Dewar Cup circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. Results Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References External linkshttps://thetennisbase.com/Perth Results Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in Scotland Indoor tennis tournaments {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Nottingham
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Edinburgh Cup
The Dewar Cup Edinburgh was an indoor men's and women's tennis event held from 1968 to 1972, and played in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the second leg of Dewar Cup Circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. History The Dewar Cup Edinburgh was a men's women's professional tennis tournament, held from 1968 to 1974 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament was not part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, but is listed, albeit as a non-tour event, in the WTA's Tour's history section. However it was part of the International Tennis Federations independent tournaments tour. Virginia Wade, later a Wimbledon Wimbledon most often refers to: * Wimbledon, London, a district of southwest London * Wimbledon Championships, the oldest tennis tournament in the world and one of the four Grand Slam championships Wimbledon may also refer to: Places London * ... champion, was the only Briton to win a title at the tournament, and was also the event's most su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Cardiff
The Dewar Cup Cardiff was an indoor tennis event held only one time from 28 October to 3 November 1974, and played at the National Sports Centre, Cardiff, Wales, as part of the first leg of Dewar Cup Circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. History The Dewar Cup Cardiff was a one-off event staged on 28 October to 3 November 1974 at the National Sports Center, Cardiff, Wales. It was part of the first leg of the Dewar Cup Circuit that year. The men's singles event was won by Mark Cox. The women's singles event was won by Julie Heldman Julie Heldman (born December 8, 1945) is an American tennis player who won 22 singles titles. In 1969 and 1974, she was ranked as the world No. 5. In 1968 and 1969, she was ranked No. 2 in the U.S. She was Canadian National 18 and Under Singles .... Finals Men's singles Women's singles References Sources * Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Dewar Cup First Leg – Cardiff". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Arc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Billingham
The Dewar Cup Billingham was an indoor tennis event held from 1971 through 1973 and played at the Billingham Forum in Billingham, Teesside, England as part of the Dewar Cup circuit The Dewar Cup circuit was a series tour of British Indoor courts, indoor tennis tournaments sponsored by the Scotland, Scottish whisky firm of Dewar's from 1965 to 1976. History The Dewar Cup circuit were held continuously throughout the aut ... of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom. Finals Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References External linksBillingham Results Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in England Indoor tennis tournaments Billingham {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup Aberavon
The Dewar Cup Aberavon was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North .... Finals Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in Wales Indoor tennis tournaments {{tennis-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewar Cup London
The Dewar Cup Finals also known as the Dewar Cup London was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1976. For the initial two years staged at the Crystal Palace and subsequently at the Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ..., it served as the penultimate event of the Dewar Cup circuit of tournaments with the winners of each leg of the circuit qualifying for this final playoff competition. Results Men's singles Men's doubles Women's singles Women's doubles References External links ATP results archive {{Dewar Cup circuit , state=collapsed Tennis tournaments in England Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |