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

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tournament, held from 1968 to 1974 in

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. The tournament was not part of the

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(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.

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, later a

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champion, was the only Briton to win a title at the tournament, and was also the event's most successful player, with two wins in the singles and doubles.

Finals

Mens singles

Women's singles

Doubles

References

Sources

* Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. * Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. * Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. * Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008. {{Dewar Cup circuit Grass court tennis tournaments Clay court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Scotland Indoor tennis tournaments International sports competitions in Edinburgh WTA Tour Recurring sporting events established in 1971 1970s in Edinburgh 1977 disestablishments in Scotland Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom 1971 establishments in Scotland Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1977