Dewar Cup London

Dewar Cup London
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Dewar Cup London (1968-76)
Tour	Grand Prix circuit (1970-76)
Founded	1968
Abolished	1976
Location	London, England
Surface	Indoor Carpet

The Dewar Cup London ^[1][2] also known as the Dewar Cup Finals 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 ^[3] of tournaments with the winners of each leg of the circuit qualifying for this final playoff competition.

Results

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1968	Stan Smith	Mark Cox	6-4, 6-4
1969	Mark Cox	Bob Hewitt	4-6, 9-7, 6-2
1970	John Alexander	Tom Gorman	5-7, 7-6, 7-6
1971	Gerald Battrick	Bob Hewitt	6-3, 6-4
1972	Ilie Năstase	Tom Gorman	0-6, 6-1, 6-3 [4]
1973	Tom Okker	Ilie Năstase	6-3, 6-4 [5]
1974	Jimmy Connors	Brian Gottfried	6-2, 7-6 [6]
1975	Eddie Dibbs	Jimmy Connors	1-6, 6-1 7-5 [7]
1976	Raúl Ramírez	Manuel Santana	6-3, 6-4 [8]

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–1, 7–5
1973	Owen Davidson Mark Cox	Gerald Battrick Graham Stilwell	6-4, 8-6 [9]
1974	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	Brian Gottfried Raúl Ramírez	3–6, 7–6, 6–3 [10]
1975	Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler	Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase	6–1, 7–5 [11]
1976	John Lloyd David Lloyd	John Feaver John James	6–4, 3–6, 6–2 [12]

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1968	Virginia Wade	Margaret Smith Court	6-3, 6-4
1969	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6-4, 6-1
1970	Francoise Durr	Ann Haydon Jones	7-6, 2-6, 6-2
1971	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6-1, 6-3
1972	Margaret Smith Court	Virginia Wade	6-1, 6-1
1973	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	7-6, 6-2
1974	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	7-6, 6-2
1975	Virginia Wade	Evonne Goolagong	6-3, 6-1
1976	Virginia Wade	Chris Evert	6-3, 6-1 [13]

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1968	Margaret Smith Court Pat Walkden	Mary-Ann Eisel Winnie Shaw	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1969	Ann Haydon Jones Virginia Wade	Annette Van Zyl Joyce Barclay	7-5, 3-6, 6-2
1970	Ann Haydon Jones Virginia Wade	Winnie Shaw Joyce Barclay	1-6, 7-6, 7-6
1970	Evonne Goolagong Julie Heldman	Francoise Durr Virginia Wade	7-5, 6-4
1972	Margaret Smith Court Virginia Wade	Brenda Kirk Sharon Walsh	6-1, 6-4
1973	Lesley Charles Glynis Coles	Virginia Ruzici Mariana Simionescu	6-3, 7-5
1974	Virginia Wade Sharon Walsh	Lesley Charles Sue Mappin	6-2, 6-7, 6-2
1975	Francoise Durr Betty Stöve	Evonne Goolagong Virginia Wade	6-4, 7-6
1976	Betty Stöve Virginia Wade	Rosie Casals Chris Evert	6-3, 2-6, 6-3

References

1. Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". Google News Archives. The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
2. "Dewar Cup Shrinking". Google Newspaper Archives. 1 March 1975, St Petersburg Times Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
3. Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
4. "London Results 1972". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
5. "London Results 1973". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
6. "London Results 1974". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
7. "London Results 1975". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
8. "London 1976 Results". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
9. "London Results 1973". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
10. "London Results 1974". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
11. "London Results 1975". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
12. "London 1976 Results". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
13. "Virginia Wade Results 1976". Women's Tennis Association. WTA. Retrieved 12 May 2016.

External links

• ATP Results Archive