Queensland Open

For the golf tournament, see Queensland Open (golf).

Queensland Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameQueensland Open
TourPre open era (1888–1967)
Grand Prix circuit (1970–92)
WTA Tour (1973–94)
Founded1888
Abolished1994
Editions91
LocationBrisbane, Australia
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
Hard / indoor

The Queensland Open, originally called the Queensland Championships, and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships, Queensland Grass Court Championships and the Queensland State Championships, was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and WTA Tour and was played originally on outdoor grass courts then outdoor and indoor hard courts.

History

The Queensland State Championships were played on grass until 1969. The Queensland Open continued on grass courts until 1982 between 1987 and 1988 it switched to indoor hard courts from 1989 to 1991 it was then played on outdoor hard courts before returning to indoor hard courts until the tournament ceased. The tournament was hosted at various venues over the course of its history first at the Toowong Sports Ground (1888, 1891–1893), the Breakfast Creek Sports Ground (1889–1890), the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds (1894–1896), the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground Cricket (1897,99 1900–04, 1907–08), the Auchenflower Ground (1904–1915) before settling in a permanent base at the Milton Courts tennis centre from (1919–1994). The tournament featured men's and women's singles and doubles competition as well as mixed doubles events the tournament survived for a period of 106 years, the tennis center was closed in 1997 due to heavy financial losses by Tennis Queensland.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1888 Arthur. R. Taylor H. De Winton 12–4
1889 E. P. Hudson A. R. Taylor 3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1890 A. R. Taylor E. P. Hudson 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1891 A. R. Taylor Peter B. Mc Gregor 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 5–6, 6–2
1892 Peter B. Mc Gregor John E. Gilligan 8–10, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1893 E. Hutton John E. Gilligan 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1894 John E. Gilligan Russell R. Love 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1895 Samuel H. Hughes John E. Gilligan 6–2, 6–2, 8–6
1896 Albert Curtis Samuel H. Hughes 4–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1897 F. A. Waller Ernest L. Newman 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1898 Eric Pockley F. A. Waller 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1899 Les Poidevin Ernest L. Newman 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1900 Les Poidevin H.B. Rowlands 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1901 Horace Rice Edward R. Crouch 6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1902 H.B. Rowlands Edwin W. Fowles 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1903 John N. Griffiths George S. Crouch 8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1904 Stanley Doust Gordon W. Wright walkover
1905 Stanley Doust Henry M.Marsh 3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1906 Harry Parker Stanley Doust 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1907 Horace Rice Harry Parker ?
1909 Harry Parker Stanley Doust 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1909 Macauley Turner Bert St. John 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1910 Harry Parker Macauley Turner 6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1911 Horace Rice Harry Parker 4–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–1
1912 Horace Rice Alfred Jones 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1913 Lindsay D. Todd Clarence Todd walkover
1914 Clarence Todd T. W. Clark 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1915 Gordon Lowe Horace Rice 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1916–18 Not held (due to world war one)
1919 Bert St. John Horace Rice 5–7, 7–5, 7–5, 7–5
1920 Bert St. John Edward Jordan 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 9–7
1921 Jack N. Radcliffe Edward Jordan 10–8, 6–4, 6–1
1922 Horace Rice R. G. Spencer 6–8 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1923 Pat O'Hara Wood Bert St. John 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 *
1924 Jack Cummings Edgar Moon 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1925 Pat O'Hara Wood Jack Cummings 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1926 Jack Cummings Edgar Moon 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1927 Jack Crawford Frederick Kalms 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1928 James Willard Richard Schlesinger 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1929 Jack Crawford Edgar Moon 6–1, 8–6, 6–1
1930 Jack Cummings Roy Dunlop 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1931 Jack Crawford Harry Hopman 6–4, 6–4,7–5
1932 Edgar Moon Vivian McGrath 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1933 Adrian Quist Jack Crawford 6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 12–10, 6–3
1934 Jack Crawford Adrian Quist 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 9–7
1935 John Bromwich George Tait 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1936 Vivian McGrath John Bromwich 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1937 John Bromwich Vivian McGrath 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1938 John Bromwich James Gilchrist 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1939 John Bromwich James Gilchrist 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1940 Adrian Quist Jack Crawford 6–4, 8–6, 7–5
1941 John Bromwich Jack Crawford 6–4, 6–8, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1942–45 Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Bill Sidwell Lionel Brodie 7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
1947 Adrian Quist James Gilchrist 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1948 Adrian Quist George Worthington 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1949 Geoff Brown Bill Sidwell 8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1950 Frank Sedgman Art Larsen 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1951 Frank Sedgman Ian Ayre 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1952 Frank Sedgman Mervyn Rose 11–9, 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 6–1
1953 Lew Hoad Rex Hartwig 6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1954 Lew Hoad Rex Hartwig 6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1
1955 Ken Rosewall Ashley Cooper 6–8, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1956 Ashley Cooper Lew Hoad 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1957 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1958 Ashley Cooper Mal Anderson 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1959 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1960 Roy Emerson Bob Hewitt 14–12, 6–0, 6–3
1961 Rod Laver Roy Emerson 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 8–6, 6–3
1962 Bob Hewitt Rod Laver 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
1963 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1964 Fred Stolle Roy Emerson 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5
1965 Arthur Ashe Roy Emerson 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1966 Roy Emerson Fred Stolle 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1967 Roy Emerson John Newcombe 9–7, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1968 Arthur Ashe Stan Smith 6–4, 1–6, 9–7, 4–6, 7–5
1969 Ray Ruffels Allan Stone 8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 Bob Giltinan Ross Case 6–3, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
1971 Mal Anderson John Cooper 6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1972 Ken Rosewall Geoff Masters 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1973 Syd Ball Ross Case 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1974 Bob Giltinan Ulrich Marten 6–3, 7–6
1975 Mal Anderson Mark Edmondson 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1976 Mal Anderson Tim Wilkison 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1977 Keith Hancock Jeff Twist 7–6, 7–6, 7–6
1978 Dale Collings Victor Eke 7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1979 Dale Collings Chris Kachel 7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 10–8
1980 Mike Estep John Fitzgerald 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1981 Chris Johnstone Phil Dent 6–4, 6–4
1982 Charlie Fancutt Pat Cash 7–6, 6–3
1984–86 Not held
1987 Kelly Evernden Eric Jelen 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1988 Tim Mayotte Marty Davis 6–4, 6–4
1989 Niclas Kroon Mark Woodforde 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1990 Brad Gilbert Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–1
1991 Gianluca Pozzi Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 7–6
1992 Guillaume Raoux Kenneth Carlsen 6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987 Matt Anger
Kelly Evernden		 Broderick Dyke
Wally Masur		 7–6, 6–2
1988 Eric Jelen
Carl-Uwe Steeb		 Grant Connell
Glenn Michibata		 6–4, 6–1
1989 Darren Cahill
Mark Kratzmann		 Broderick Dyke
Simon Youl		 6–4, 5–7, 6–0
1990 Jason Stoltenberg
Todd Woodbridge		 Brian Garrow
Mark Woodforde		 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1991 Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 John Fitzgerald
Glenn Michibata		 7–6, 6–3
1992 Steve DeVries
David Macpherson		 Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark		 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Queensland Association Tournament
1888 Miss Earle Mrs. Gilligan 12–9
Queensland Championships
1889 May Davis Quinnel Miss Earle 6–1, 6–0
1890 May Davis Quinnel Miss Earle 6–2, 6–4
1891 Miss Lee May Davis Quinnel 7–5, 6–2
1892 Miss McGregor Mabel Taylor 6–3, 6–2
1893 Mabel Taylor Miss Wallace 6–3, 6–2
1894 Mary Pugh Mabel Taylor 6–2, 6–3
1895 Amy Pratten Mary Pugh 6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1896 Ethel Mant Amy Pratten 6–2, 6–1
1897 Ethel Mant Eileen Persse 6–3, 5–7, 6–?
1898 Ethel Mant Amy Pratten 6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1899 Ethel Mant Mabel Mant 6–3, 6–3
1900 Ethel Mant M.Dransfield 6–8, 6–1, 6–1
1901 Mabel Mant Amy Pratten 6–1, 6–2
1902 Mabel Mant Ethel Mant 6–3, 6–1
1903 Ethel Mant Mabel Mant 7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1904 Rose Payten Ethel Mant 6–0, 6–0
1905 Rose Payten Ethel Mant 7–5, 6–3
1906 Ethel Mant Mabel Mant 6–4, 6–3
1907 Rose Payten Ethel Mant 6–1, 6–1
1908 Annie Baker Miss Thomas 6–2, 6–2
1909 Annie Baker Dute MacKintosh 6–0, 6–0
1910 Dute MacKintosh May Thurlow 6–1, 6–4
1911 Annie Baker Ford Dute MacKintosh 6–3, 6–1
1912 Annie Baker Ford Orea Moustaka Beatty (final postponed and played in Sydney)
1913 Beryl Spowers Dorothy Dight 6–0, 6–8, 6–0
1914 Beryl Spowers Floris St George 6–2, 6–4
1915 Beryl Spowers Mall Mutch 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1916 No competition (due to World War I)
1917
1918 Beryl Spowers Turner Miss Campbell 7–5 6–3
1919 Annie Baker Ford Nellie Halley 6–1, 6–4
1920 Annie Baker Ford Beryl Spowers Turner 6–0, 6–2
1921 Annie Gray Nell Lloyd 2–6, 6–2, 9–7
1922 Margaret Molesworth Beryl Spowers Turner 6–3, 6–2
1923 Margaret Molesworth Esna Boyd 6–1, 7–5 *
1924 Margaret Molesworth Beryl Spowers Turner 6–4, 8–6
1925 Meryl O'Hara Wood Beryl Spowers Turner 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1926 Beryl Spowers Turner Meryl O'Hara Wood 6–3, 6–1
1927 Margaret Molesworth Marjorie Cox 6–4, 9–7
1928 Marjorie Cox Margaret Molesworth 6–3, 6–3
1929 Margaret Molesworth Emily Hood 6–3, 6–1
1930 Margaret Molesworth Emily Hood 7–5, 6–4
1931 Margaret Molesworth Emily Hood Westacott 6–1, 6–3
1932 Emily Hood Westacott Margaret Molesworth 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1933 Margaret Molesworth Marjorie Cox Crawford 6–2, 6–2
1934 Emily Hood Westacott Joan Hartigan 9–7, 6–0
1935 May Hardcastle Flo Francisco 6–2, 6–2
1936 Nancye Wynne Joan Hartigan 7–5, 6–1
1937 May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott 6–0, 2–6, 6–0
1938 Emily Hood Westacott May Hardcastle 6–2, 6–4
1939 May Hardcastle Thelma Coyne 6–3, 6–0
1940 May Hardcastle Emily Hood Westacott 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1941–45 Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Pat Jones May Hardcastle 6–3, 6–2
1947 Thelma Coyne Long Pat Jones 6–2, 6–2
1948 Lavina Singleton Mills Heather Hargraves 6–2, 9–7
1949 Lavina Singleton Mills Edie Niemeyer Finney 6–2, 6–1
1950 Lavina Singleton Mills Jill Ritchie 6–0, 6–3
1951 Lavina Singleton Mills Edie Niemeyer Finney 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1952 Lavina Singleton Mills Mary Schultz 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
1953 Fay Muller Daphne Seeney 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1954 Thelma Long Mary Carter 6–2, 6–2
1955 Mary Carter Daphne Seeney 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1956 Mary Carter Margaret Hellyer 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1957 Angela Mortimer Lorraine Coghlan 7–5, 6–3
1958 Daphne Seeney Fancutt Sandra Reynolds 7–5, 6–1
1959 Jan Lehane Christine Truman 6–2, 6–1
1960 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 10–8, 6–1
1961 Abandoned (due to wash out in semi finals)
1962 Margaret Smith Jan Lehane 6–3, 6–4
1963 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 6–3, 6–2
1964 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 11–9, 6–1
1965 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 6–2, 6–3
1966 Lesley Turner Kerry Melville 6–0, 8–6
1967 Kerry Melville Lesley Turner 6–2, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1968 Karen Krantzcke Kerry Melville 6–3, 6–4
1969 Winnie Shaw Karen Krantzcke 11–9, 6–4
1970 Evonne Goolagong Kris Kemmer 6–3, 6–2
1971 Evonne Goolagong Helen Gourlay 6–2, 7–6
1972 Evonne Goolagong Glynis Coles 6–0, 7–5
1973 Janet Young Kazuko Sawamatsu 6–1, 6–4
1974 Evonne Goolagong Cynthia Doerner 6–1, 6–2
1975 Nina Bohm Nerida Gregory 6–1, 6–1
1976 Susan Leo Donna Kelly 7–5, 7–6
1977 Regina Maršíková Helena Anliot 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1978 Sue Barker Chris O'Neil 6–1, 6–3
1979 Linda Cassell M. Earle 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1980 Elizabeth Sayers Sue Barker 6–2, 6–1
1981 Chris O'Neil Kerryn Pratt 6–3. 7–5
1982 Wendy Turnbull Pam Shriver 6–3, 6–1
1983 Pam Shriver Wendy Turnbull 6–4, 7–5
1984 Helena Suková Elizabeth Sayers Smylie 6–4, 6–4
1985 Martina Navratilova Pam Shriver 6–3, 7–5
1986 Not held (due to the change in tournament dates for the Australian season)
1987 Hana Mandlíková Pam Shriver 6–2, 6–4
1988 Pam Shriver Jana Novotná 7–6, 7–6
1989 Helena Suková Brenda Schultz 7–6, 7–6
1990 Natasha Zvereva Rachel McQuillan 6–4, 6–0
1991 Helena Suková Akiko Kijimuta 6–4, 6–3
1992 Nicole Provis Rachel McQuillan 6–3, 6–2
1993 Conchita Martínez Magdalena Maleeva 6–3, 6–4
1994 Lindsay Davenport Florencia Labat 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

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Notes

  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
  • British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
  • The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.