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Scottish Championships (tennis)

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Scottish Championships

| logo =

| type = defunct

| founded = 1878

| ended = 1994

| editions = 106

| location = Bridge of Allan, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Moffat, Peebles, St Andrews, Wemyss Bay, Scotland

| venue = Bridge of Allan LTC
(1908–12, 1914)
Edinburgh Craiglockhart LTC
(1913,1919–29, 1900, 1946–57, 1959–60, 1963, 1965–1970)
Grange Club, Edinburgh
(1878–92, 1994)
Glasgow
(1958)
Moffat Beachgrove Grounds{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis – Scottish Championships|url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66532408|via=Trove|work=The Inquirer & Commercial News|date=31 July 1896|quote=: The Scottish Lawn Tennis Championships, which were played by way of experiment at the Beechgrove Grounds, Mofatt (...) last year, ...|accessdate=29 August 2016}}
(1895–1907)
Peebles LTC
(1930–39)
St Andrews LTC
(1893)
Inverkip Rovers Club
(1894)

| event name =

| tour = Pre-open era (1877–1967)
Open era (1968–73)

| surface = Grass / outdoor

}}

The Scottish Championships its original name until 1994 also known as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Championships,{{cite book|last1=Walton. K|first1=John|title=Mineral Springs Resorts in Global Perspective: Spa Histories|date=8 April 2016|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134920037|page=86}} and the Scottish Grass Court Championships,{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis at Peebles: Scottish Grass Court Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19390721&id=FUZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4639,3118414&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 21 July 1939|accessdate=17 August 2016}} was an outdoor tennis event held from 1878 through 1994. It was played at various locations throughout its duration including Bridge of Allan, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Moffat, Peebles, and St Andrews in Scotland. The dates the tournament was held fluctuated between June and August annually.

History

The Scottish Lawn Tennis Championships tournament began in 1878.{{cite news|title=Lawn tennis in Scotland|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9KBAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZKUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4041%2C5538355|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=9 August 1927|page=10|via=Google News Archive|accessdate=28 January 2018}} It was originally held at the Grange Club{{cite web|title=Tennis championships finally back at their roots|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12735416.Tennis_championships_finally_back_at_their_roots/|work=The Herald|location=Scotland|date= 25 July 1994|accessdate=29 August 2016}} in Edinburgh until 1892. It returned only one more time in 1994. In 1893 the event was played once only in St Andrews.{{cite web|title=St Andrews and Tennis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19490810&id=qm5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IjQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4571,7507783&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald – Aug 10, 1949|accessdate=2 October 2016}} It was then played at Moffat during the late 1890s{{cite web|title=Games and Players:Notable Tennis Record|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19510418&id=vWFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W5UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5744,3949582&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 18 April 1951|accessdate=17 August 2016}} and most of the 1900s.{{cite book|last1=Lile|first1=editors, Tony Collins, John Martin, and Wray Vamplew; associate editors John Burnett and Emma|title=Encyclopedia of traditional British rural sports|date=2005|publisher=Routledge|location=London|isbn=9780415352246|page=240}} In 1908 it changed location again and the championships were staged at Bridge of Allan{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis Scottish Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19110812&id=zM5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2827,4893567&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 12 August 1911|accessdate=17 August 2016}} until 1914. The championships returned to Edinburgh for a second time at what would become its semi-permanent home, Craiglockhart, from 1913, 1919 to 1929, then again 1946 through to 1960, 1963, then 1965 to 1975. During all of the 1930s the championships were staged at the Peebles Hotel Hydro courts.{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis Scottish Championships Opening Day's Play at Peebles|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19310713&id=_YJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JzQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=1719,1856892&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 13 July 1931|accessdate=17 August 2016}} The championships was staged only once during its time in Glasgow in 1958.{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships for Glasgow|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19580219&id=63dAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3727,5662434&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 19 February 1958|accessdate=17 August 2016}}

The tournament featured both men's and women's singles competition as well as same sex and mixed doubles.{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships at Peebles Miss Mason Loses Singles Title|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19340721&id=sqRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=m6UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5856,3040308&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 21 July 1934|accessdate=17 August 2016}} The tournament survived for a period of 116 years until 1994.

Between 1997 and 2002, a tournament called The Scottish Tennis Championships was part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was played at the Craiglockhart Tennis Centre in Edinburgh on green clay courts. The 2015 ATP Challenger Tour indoor event in Glasgow was also called The Scottish Championships.

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) {{cite web|title=Abolition of Challenge Rounds|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19220320.2.111.2?query=Paris%20International%20Championships|via=Papers Past|work=EVENING POST|volume=CIII|issue=65|date=20 March 1922|accessdate=6 October 2016}} in some tournaments, not all. * indicates challenger.

=Men's singles=

class="wikitable"
style="width:60px;"|Year

! style="width:225px;"|Champions

! style="width:225px;"|Runner-up

! style="width:180px;"|Score

1878{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1878|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=4326|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=12 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} James Patten McDougall??
1879{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1879|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=4327|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=12 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Leslie Balfour-Melville?6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1880{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1880|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=509|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=12 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} James Patten McDougall (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Leslie Balfour-Melville?
1881{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1881|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=1299|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=12 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} John Galbraith Horn{{flagicon|GBR}} A. L. Davidson6–1, 6–5
1882{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1882|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=4518|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=17 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} John Galbraith Horn (2){{flagicon|GBR}} F. A. Fairlie6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1883{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1883|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=4538|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=17 August 2016}}{{cite book|title=Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad|year=1903|publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons|location=New York|pages=[https://archive.org/details/lawntennisathom00myergoog/page/n83 62]–64|edition= 1st|editor=A. Wallis Myers|editor-link=A. Wallis Myers|url=https://archive.org/details/lawntennisathom00myergoog|oclc=5358651}}{{flagicon|SCO}} John Galbraith Horn (3){{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Walton Fuller3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1884{{flagicon|ENG}} Reginald Arthur Gamble{{flagicon|SCO}} John Galbraith Horn6–3, 10–8, 2–6, 6–3
1885{{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon{{flagicon|SCO}} Archibald Thomson6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1886{{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Herbert Bowes-Lyon6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1887{{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Grove{{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2
1888{{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon (3){{flagicon|ENG}} Harry Grove1–6, 0–6, 10–8, 6–2, 3–1 ret.
1889{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Ernest Browne{{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1890{{cite web|title=Scottish Championships 1890|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=6377|publisher=Tennis Archives|accessdate=12 August 2016}}{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Ernest Browne (2){{flagicon|ENG}} George Richmond Mewburn6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1891{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Ernest Browne (3){{flagicon|AUS}} Arthur Benjamin Carvosso6–3, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1892{{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Gore{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Ernest Brownew.o.
1893 {{cite web|title=St Andrews and Tennis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19490810&id=qm5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IjQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4571,7507783&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=10 August 1949|accessdate=2 October 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Gore (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Richard Millar Watson6–3, 7–5 4–6, 7–5
1894{{flagicon|SCO}} Richard Millar Watson{{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Gorew.o.
1895 {{cite web|title=A Great Lawn Tennis Player: Death of Mr. R. F. Doherty|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19110211.2.96?query=Scottish%20Championships%20Tennis|work=The Dominion|date=11 February 1911|accessdate=2 September 2016|via=PapersPast}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Reginald Doherty{{flagicon|SCO}} Richard Millar Watson *6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1896 {{flagicon|ENG}} Reginald Doherty (2){{flagicon|ENG}} Roy Allen *13–11, 6–4 retired.
1897{{cite web|title=Games and Players:Notable Tennis Record|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19510418&id=vWFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W5UMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5744,3949582&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=18 April 1951|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Reginald Doherty (3){{flagicon|ENG}} Laurence Doherty *w.o.
1898{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71318150 |title=Lawn Tennis. |newspaper=Australian Town and Country Journal |location=NSW |date=24 September 1898 |page=48 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Laurence Doherty{{flagicon|ENG}} Reginald Doherty *w.o.
1899{{flagicon|ENG}} Ernest Douglas Black{{flagicon|GBR}} Wilberforce Eaves6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1900{{flagicon|ENG}} Charles Pritchett{{flagicon|GBR}} Roy Allen6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 7–5
1901 {{cite web|title=Wilberforce Eaves: Biography|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ea/wilberforce-eaves-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042229/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ea/wilberforce-eaves-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 April 2020|publisher=Sports Reference|accessdate=6 October 2016}}{{flagicon|ENG}} Wilberforce Eaves{{flagicon|GBR}} John Mycroft Boucher6–4, 6–0, 7–5
1902{{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Lorymer Riseley{{flagicon|GBR}} John Mycroft Boucher6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1903{{flagicon|GBR}} Frederick William Payn{{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Wills6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1904{{cite web|last1=Simons|first1=Asher|title=Sporting Heroes: Anthony Wilding – Wimbledon champ died on Western Front|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/sporting-heroes-anthony-wilding-wimbledon-champ-died-on-western-front-9084382.html|work=The Independent|date=25 January 2014|accessdate=17 August 2016}}{{flagicon|NZ}} Anthony Wilding{{flagicon|SCO}} Charles James Glenny6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1905{{flagicon|SCO}} Alexander Morrice Mackay{{flagicon|GBR}} John Mycroft Boucher6–4, 5–7, 10–8, 6–4
1906{{flagicon|SCO}} Alexander Morrice Mackay (2){{flagicon|GBR}} John Mycroft Boucher2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1907{{flagicon|SCO}} Alexander Morrice Mackay (3){{flagicon|GBR}} Samuel Ernest Charlton6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1908{{cite web|title=When an Olympic Tennis Star Came to Bridge of Allan|url=http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/1/post/2012/06/when-an-olympic-tennis-star-came-to-bridge-of-allan.html|publisher=Scottish Sport History}}{{flagicon|CAN|1868}} Robert Powell{{flagicon|NZ}} Anthony Wilding4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1909 {{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19140626.2.56?query=Scottish%20Championships%20Tennis|via=Papers Past|work=Evening Star|issue=15529|date=26 June 1914|accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Theodore Mavrogordato{{flagicon|GBR}} Walter Crawley8–6, 6–1, 6–3
1910{{flagicon|CAN|1868}} Robert Powell (2){{flagicon|BEL}} Georges Watson6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1911{{cite web|title=The Scottish Championships Bridge of Allan|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19110812&id=zM5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N6YMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2827,4893567&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=12 August 1911|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|AUS}} Alfred Dunlop{{flagicon|GBR}} William L. Clements6–4, 6–4
1912{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis The Scottish Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19120812&id=AMlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2167,5010923&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=12 August 1912|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} James Cecil Parke{{flagicon|AUS}} Stanley Doustw.o.
1913{{flagicon|AUS}} Horace Rice{{flagicon|GBR}} James Charles Glenny6–2, 8–6, 6–1
1914{{flagicon|IRE}} John F. Stokes{{flagicon|IRE}} Noel O. G. Turnbull6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1915/1918colspan=4 align=center |Not held (due to World War I)
1919{{flagicon|GBR}} Clive Branfoot{{flagicon|GBR}} Leith W. Ross0–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1920{{flagicon|South Africa|1910}} Cecil R. Blackbeard{{flagicon|GBR}} Charles P. Dixon6–2, 14–12, 9–7
1921{{flagicon|GBR}} G. M. Elliott{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Blair3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1922{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis Scottish Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19220731&id=DplAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3549,3432674&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=31 July 1922|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|South Africa|1910}} Pat Spence{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Blair6–0, 2–6, 7–5, 1–6, 6–3
1923{{flagicon|South Africa|1910}} Pat Spence (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Eric Rayner6–2, 10–8, 6–3
1924{{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Kingsley{{flagicon|GBR}} G. M. Elliott6–2, 6–1
1925{{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Blair{{flagicon|GBR}} E. C. McIntosh8–6, 6–1, 9–7
1926{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins{{flagicon|GBR}} John G. Locke6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1927{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins (2){{flagicon|GBR}} D. L. Craig6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1928{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins (3){{flagicon|JPN}} Yoshiro Ota{{cite web|title=Yoshiro OTA : Player Details|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10004145|publisher=International Tennis Federation|accessdate=30 August 2016}}6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1929{{flagicon|GBR}} J. Colin Gregory{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins6–2, 6–3, 9–7
1930{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Crawford{{flagicon|GBR}} J. Colin Gregorydivided title
1931{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Vernon Kirby{{flagicon|GBR}} Norman Farquharson6–2, 13–11
1932 {{cite web|title=1877 to 2012 Finals Results|url=http://www.stevegtennis.com/1877-to-2012-finals-results/|publisher=Steve G Tennis|accessdate=29 September 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Edward Avory{{flagicon|GBR}} Josiah Ritchie6–2, 7–5, 6–8, 6–3
1933{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald MacPhail{{flagicon|GBR}} E. L. Percivaldivided title
1934 {{flagicon|USA}} Teddy Burwell{{flagicon|GBR}} Jack Lysaght6–8, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1935{{cite web|title=Anderson Cup Tennis: Bob Murray present holder and recent winner of Championship of Scotland|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19350723&id=Ln0tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xJgFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3134,2540357&hl=en|work=Montreal Gazette|date=23 July 1935|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|Canada|1921}} Robert Murray{{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins8–6, 9–11, 6–4, 6–3
1936{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald MacPhail (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Ian Collins0–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 9–7
1937{{flagicon|GBR}} Henry Billington{{flagicon|GBR}} Laurie Shaffi6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1938{{flagicon|GBR}} Murray Deloford{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald MacPhail6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1939{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis at Peebles: Scottish Grass Court Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19390721&id=FUZAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uYgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4639,3118414&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=21 July 1939|accessdate=17 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald MacPhail (3){{flagicon|ARG}} Alejo Russell11–9, 6–4
1940/1945colspan=4 align=center |Not held (due to World War II)
1946{{flagicon|SCO}} Donald MacPhail (4){{flagicon|GBR}} Fergus Davidson6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1947{{flagicon|POL}} Tadeusz Sławeck{{flagicon|GBR}} Robin R. Welsh3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 9–7
1948{{flagicon|HUN}} Geza Eros{{flagicon|GBR}} John Rutherglen7–5, 3–6, 8–6, 6–3
1949{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Nigel Cockburn{{flagicon|GBR}} Gerald Oakley4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1950{{flagicon|AUS}} Adrian Quist{{flagicon|POL}} Tadeusz Sławeckidivided title
1951{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Eric Sturgess{{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur G. Roberts11–9, 6–3, 8–6
1952{{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Ayre{{flagicon|Philippines}} Felicisimo Ampon5–7, 9–7, 6–2, 9–7
1953{{flagicon|GBR}} Billy Knight{{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Pickard6–4, 10–8, 6–0
1954{{flagicon|GBR}} Bobby Wilson{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Van Hoorhees6–3, 6–1, 10–8
1955{{flagicon|GBR}} Tony Pickard{{flagicon|GBR}} Geoff Ward6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1956{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Baxter{{flagicon|GBR}} G. R. Chisholm6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1957{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Bennett{{flagicon|GBR}} Alan Mills14–12, 8–6
1958{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Baxter (2){{flagicon|GBR}} John R. Maguire6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1959{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Baxter (3){{flagicon|GBR}} John R. Maguire6–0, 6–3
1960{{flagicon|GBR}} John R. Maguire{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Baxter6–3, 6–1
1961{{flagicon|GBR}} J. Malcolm Gracie{{flagicon|SCO}} Colin Baxter8–6, 6–1
1962{{flagicon|SCO}} James T. Wood{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Matheson6–4, 0–6, 9–7
1963{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Matheson{{flagicon|SCO}} James T. Wood6–2, 3–6, 8–6
1964{{flagicon|SCO}} James T. Wood (2){{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton6–4, 6–4
1965{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Matheson6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1966{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (2){{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Primrose4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1967{{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Primrose{{flagicon|AUS}} John Cottrill7–5, 6–2
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓  Open era  ↓
1968{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (3){{flagicon|AUS}} Graham Primrose6–2, 7–5
1969{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (4){{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Hutchins6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1970{{flagicon|AUS}} Ray Ruffels{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton6–1, 11–9
1971{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (5){{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Matheson6–4, 6–4
1972{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (6){{flagicon|GBR}} David Lloyddivided title
1973{{flagicon|IND}} Jay Royappa{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton6–4, 6–3
1974{{flagicon|GBR}} John Clifton (7){{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Keith Brebnor6-0, 6-2
1975{{flagicon|RHO}} Tony Fawcett{{flagicon|AUS}} Ernie Ewert4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1976{{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Lewis{{flagicon|GBR}} C. Martin Robinson6–2, 6–1
1977{{flagicon|GBR}} Ken Revie{{flagicon|GBR}} Harry L. Roulston6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1978{{flagicon|AUS}} Dale Collings{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Appleton3–6, 6–2, 15–13
1979{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Appleton{{flagicon|GBR}} Donald J. Watt6–4, 6–4
1980{{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Bates{{flagicon|GBR}} Keith Gilbert7–5, 7–6
1981{{flagicon|GBR}} Michael Appleton (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Donald J. Watt7–6, 6–1
1982{{flagicon|GBR}} Donald J. Watt{{flagicon|GBR}} Ken Revie6–4, 6–1
1983{{flagicon|GBR}} Buster Mottram{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bauer7–6, 6–7, 6–4
1984{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Denton??
1985{{flagicon|GBR}} Jeremy Bates{{flagicon|GBR}} Colin Dowdeswell6–2, 6–4
1986{{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Scott{{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McGill
1987 {{cite web|last1=Traynor|first1=James|title=Lendl poised to return to the scene of deluge|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880211&id=3oFDAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2889,2976797|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=11 February 1988|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|SWE}} Anders Järryd{{flagicon|ECU}} Andrés Gómezdivided title {{cite web|title=Hana proves again that all is not well|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19880610&id=5TNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=T1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3358,3020518|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=10 June 1988|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}
1988 {{cite web|title=Grass Court Final Set|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1291&dat=19880611&id=8R1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MI0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4234,3021771|work=Boca Raton News|date=11 June 1988|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Lundgren{{flagicon|TCH}} Jakob Hlasek?
1989 {{cite web|title=Tennis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19890618&id=65McAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gGMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4609,2037005|work=Pittsburgh Press|date=18 June 1989|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|USA}} John McEnroe{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Connors7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
1990{{flagicon|RSA}} Lan Bale??
1991{{flagicon|GBR}} Colin McGill??
1992 {{cite web|title=Wash-out leaves honours even|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12645274.Wash_out_leaves_honours_even/|work=Herald Scotland|date=10 August 1992|accessdate=3 October 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Hand{{flagicon|GBR}} Phil Cooperdivided title
1993 {{cite web|title=Sporting Digest: Tennis|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/sporting-digest-tennis-5439427.html|work=The Independent|date=9 August 1993|accessdate=3 October 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} B. Cowan{{flagicon|ZAM}} D. Sweeney7–6, 7–5
1994 {{cite web|title=Tennis championships finally back at their roots|work=Herald Scotland|date=25 July 1994}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Ken Wood{{flagicon|GBR}} Malcom Watt7–6, 6–2

=Women's singles=

class="wikitable"
style="width:60px;"|Year

! style="width:220px;"|Champions

! style="width:220px;"|Runner-up

! style="width:160px;"|Score

1886{{flagicon|ENG}} Mable Boulton{{flagicon|SCO}} Julia MacKenzie3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1887{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Connie Butler{{flagicon|ENG}} Mable Boulton6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
1888{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Connie Butler (2){{flagicon|ENG}} Annie Dod6–3, 6–3
1889{{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Connie Butler (3){{flagicon|SCO}} D. Patterson6–0 6–2
1890{{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Jackson{{flagicon|SCO}} D. Patterson6–1, 6–0
1891{{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Jackson (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Jane Corder4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1892{{flagicon|ENG}} Helen Jackson (3){{flagicon|SCO}} Lottie Paterson7–5, 6–1
1893{{flagicon|SCO}} Jane Corder{{flagicon|SCO}} Miss Moir6–0, 6–4
1894{{flagicon|SCO}} Lottie Paterson{{flagicon|SCO}} Miss Burns6–1, 6–0
1895{{cite web|last1=Wallis Mayers|first1=A.|title=Lawn Tennis at Home & Abroad|url=https://archive.org/stream/lawntennisathom00myergoog/lawntennisathom00myergoog_djvu.txt|via=archive.org|publisher=Charles Scribner & Sons|page=64|location=New York|year=1911|accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Lottie Paterson (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Ida Cressy8–6, 6–3
1896{{flagicon|SCO}} Lottie Paterson (3){{flagicon|ENG}} Ida Cressy6–3, 8–6
1897{{flagicon|ENG}} Minnie Hunter{{flagicon|ENG}} Lucy Kendal6–4, 7–5
1898{{flagicon|GBR}} Madeline O'Neill{{flagicon|ENG}} Minnie Hunter6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1899{{flagicon|GBR}} Charlotte Cooper{{flagicon|ENG}} Minnie Hunter6–3, 8–6
1900{{flagicon|ENG}} Minnie Hunter (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Helen Pillans6–3, 8–6
1901{{flagicon|ENG}} Muriel Robb{{flagicon|ENG}} Minnie Hunter6–1 4–6 7–5
1902{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Curtis-Whyte6–2, 6–2
1903{{flagicon|GBR}} M. Crawford{{flagicon|SCO}} Miss Stoltz8–6, 6–2
1904{{flagicon|ENG}} Winifred Longhurst{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson6–3, 6–2
1905{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Curtis-Whyte{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson6–4, 6–3
1906{{cite web|title=Historical Note: Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club|url=http://www.wct.club/#!historical-note/cx11|website=wct.club|publisher=Warriston Community Tennis Club|accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Curtis-Whyte6–3, 8–6
1907{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson (3){{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Curtis-Whyte6–2, 3–6, 6–2
1908{{flagicon|GBR}} Maude Garfit{{flagicon|SCO}} Alice Maud Ferguson6–3, 6–4
1909{{flagicon|GBR}} Maude Garfit (2){{flagicon|SCO}} M. Fergus6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1910{{flagicon|GBR}} Ethel Thomson Larcombe{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh6–0, 6–1
1911{{flagicon|GBR}} Ethel Thomson Larcombe (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh6–1, 6–4
1912{{cite web|title=Lawn Tennis The Scottish Championships Return of Play|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19120812&id=AMlAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2167,5010923&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, August 12, 1912|accessdate=17 August 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Ethel Thomson Larcombe (3){{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welshw.o
1913{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh{{flagicon|SCO}} M. Fergus6–2, retired
1914{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh (2){{flagicon|SCO}} M. Fergus6–2, 1–6, 7–5
1915/1919colspan=4 align=center |Not held (due to World War I)
1920{{flagicon|GBR}} M. Thom{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh6–4, 6–3
1921{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh (3){{flagicon|SCO}} M. Fergus4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1922{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh (4){{flagicon|GBR}} Mrs Hall6–0, 6–2
1923{{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh (5){{flagicon|GBR}} Mrs Wilson6–0, 6–1
1924{{flagicon|GBR}} M Thom (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Mary Welsh7–5, 3–6, 6–2
1925{{flagicon|GBR}} M. Thom (3){{flagicon|GBR}} M. Jenkins6–4, 6–1
1926{{flagicon|GBR}} M. Thom (4){{flagicon|GBR}} M. Ferguson6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1927{{flagicon|GBR}} Ruth Watson{{flagicon|GBR}} Naomi Trentham6–1, 6–1
1928{{flagicon|GBR}} Joan Ridley{{flagicon|GBR}} Gwen Sterry6–2, 6–3
1929{{flagicon|GBR}} Joan Ridley (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Helen Barr6–0, 6–4
1930{{cite web|title=Sporting Scots|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19701031&id=1-o9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,6363471&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=31 October 1970|accessdate=29 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Winifred Mason{{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Robertson3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1931{{flagicon|GBR}} Gwen Sterry{{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Robertson7–5, 6–4
1932 {{cite web|title=Scottish Championships Mrs Boyd Robertson Wins|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19320719.2.9?query=Scottish%20Championships%20Tennis|website=paperspast.natlib.govt.nz|publisher=Lawn Tennis. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20602, 19 July 1932|accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Robertson{{flagicon|GBR}} Olga Webb1–6, 6–1, 6–3
1933{{cite web|title=Sporting Scots|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19701031&id=1-o9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=p0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2971,6363471&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald, 31 October 1970|accessdate=29 August 2016}}{{flagicon|SCO}} Winifred Mason (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Kathleen Robertson6–2, 6–2
1934 {{cite web|title=Tennis in Britain|url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19340723.2.94?query=Scottish%20Championships%20Tennis|via=Papers Past|work=New Zealand Herald|volume=LXXI|issue=21859|date=23 July 1934|accessdate=2 September 2016}}{{flagicon|AUS}} Joan Hartigan{{flagicon|GBR}} Susan Noel5–7, 14–12, 7–5
1935{{flagicon|CHI}} Anita Lizana{{flagicon|GBR}} Joan Ingram6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1936{{flagicon|CHI}} Anita Lizana (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Mary Hardwick6–2, 6–0
1937{{cite web|title=The Hard Court titles: Miss Lizana's Ankle Injury|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19380427&id=ckFAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3231,4163816&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=27 April 1938|accessdate=29 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|CHI}} Anita Lizana (3){{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Robertson6–1, 6–1
1938{{cite web|title=Scottish Lawn Tennis: Championships End at Peebles|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19380718&id=5zU1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=LKYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4151,2600234&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=18 July 1938|accessdate=29 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Mary Hardwick{{flagicon|USA}} Dorothy Bundy6–2, 7–5
1939{{flagicon|AUS}} Nancy MacPherson-Grant{{flagicon|AUS}} Esna Robertson6–3, 6–2
1940/1945colspan=4 align=center |Not held (due to World War II)
1946{{flagicon|CHI}} Anita Ellis (4){{flagicon|IRE}} Betty Lombard6–4, 6–0
1947{{flagicon|GBR}} Leslie Hunter Fulton{{flagicon|GBR}} Mollie Welsh6–0, 6–4
1948{{flagicon|GBR}} Joy Gannon{{flagicon|POL}} Mrs H Czolowska6–2, 6–1
1949{{flagicon|GBR}} Gem Hoahing{{flagicon|GBR}} Joy Hibbert4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1950{{flagicon|GBR}} Wendy Stork{{flagicon|GBR}} Helen Proudfoot6–2, 6–3
1951{{flagicon|GBR}} Helen Proudfoot{{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Macfarlane6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1952{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Beryl Bartlett{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Glenda Love3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1953{{flagicon|GBR}} Shirley Bloomer{{flagicon|GBR}} Patricia Harrison4–6, 6–2, 6–0
1954{{flagicon|GBR}} Jean Petchell{{flagicon|GBR}} Jean Knight6–1, 6–2
1955{{flagicon|GBR}} Elaine Watson{{flagicon|GBR}} Rosemary Walsh3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1956{{flagicon|GBR}} Christine Truman{{flagicon|GBR}} Valerie Lewis7–5, 6–4
1957{{flagicon|GBR}} Rita Bentley{{flagicon|GBR}} Jill Rook5–7, 6–2, 6–0
1958{{flagicon|GBR}} E.A. Walker{{flagicon|GBR}} Mollie Welsh Mackay9–7, 7–5
1959{{flagicon|GBR}} N.T. Seacy{{flagicon|GBR}} A.V. Paterson6–0, 8–6
1960{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Barclay{{flagicon|GBR}} Anne McAlpine9–7, 1–6, 6–1
1961{{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Blakelock{{flagicon|SCO}} Frances MacLennandivided the title
1962{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Barclay (2){{flagicon|GBR}} NT Buchanan6–3, 6–3
1963{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Barclay (3){{flagicon|GBR}} D.McCallum6–2, 6–2
1964{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams (4){{flagicon|SCO}} Winnie Shaw4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1965{{flagicon|SCO}} Winnie Shaw{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams6–2, 6–0
1966{{flagicon|SCO}} Winnie Shaw (2){{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1967{{flagicon|AUS}} Judy Tegart{{flagicon|GBR}} Ann Jones6–4, 6–4
colspan="4" align="center" | ↓  Open era  ↓
1968{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams (5){{flagicon|AUS}} Karen Krantzcke8–6, 6–4
1969{{cite web|last1=Briercliffe|first1=Anne|title=A hectic weekend is in prospect for MacAulay|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19830915&id=i_U9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CUkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4393,3089983&hl=en|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=15 September 1983|accessdate=29 August 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Marjorie Love{{flagicon|GBR}} Sheila Moodie6–2, 6–2
1970{{flagicon|SCO}} Winnie Shaw (3){{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams6–3, 6–8, 12–10
1971{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams (6){{flagicon|SCO}} Winnie Shaw6–4, 6–2
1972{{flagicon|GBR}} Corinne Molesworth{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williamsdivided the title
1973{{flagicon|GBR}} Jill Cooper{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Williams6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1974{{flagicon|GBR}} Marjorie Love{{flagicon|AUS}} Patricia Coleman3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1975{{flagicon|SCO}} Joyce Barclay Hume (7){{flagicon|GBR}} Lindsay Blachford6–2, 6–4
1976 {{cite web|title=Craiglockhart was Wimbledon warm-up tournament of choice for the pros |url= http://www.edinburghnews.com/craiglockhart-was-wimbledon-warm-up-tournament-of-choice-for-the-pros-1-2389369|publisher=Edinburgh News|date= 3 July 2012|accessdate=30 September 2016}}{{flagicon|ROM}} Mariana Simionescu{{flagicon|TCH}} J. Sedlackova6–2, 6–3
1977 {{cite web|title=More Tennis Milestones|url=http://www.sportscotland.org.uk/trophies/sports/tennis/|publisher=Sport Scotland|accessdate=30 September 2016}}{{flagicon|TCH}} Martina Navratilova{{flagicon|USA}} Kristien Shaw2–6, 9–8, 7–5
1978{{flagicon|USA}} Carrie Meyer{{flagicon|AUS}} D. Colligs6–3, 8–9, 6–3
1979{{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis{{flagicon|GBR}} Joyce Barclay Hume7–6, 6–4
1980{{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis (2){{flagicon|USA}} Carolina Maso6–2, 6–2
1981{{flagicon|SCO}} Judy Erskine{{flagicon|GBR}} J. Denholm6–7, 6–1, 6–3
1982{{flagicon|GBR}} Cathy Drury{{flagicon|GBR}} Denise Parnell6–2, 6–2
1983{{flagicon|GBR}} Cathy Drury (2){{flagicon|AUS}} L. Fitzgerald6–0, 6–0
1984{{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis (3)??
1985{{flagicon|USA}} Lea Antonoplis (4){{flagicon|AUS}} Elizabeth Minter6–3, 6–0
1986{{flagicon|GBR}} Jackie Holden??
1987 {{cite web|last1=Traynor|first1=James|title=Suzie discovers form too late to trouble Gabriella|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19870613&id=kkw1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935,3800077|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=13 June 1987|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|USA}} Lisa Bonder{{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriela Sabatinidivided the title {{cite web|last1=Traynor|first1=James|title=Ailing Lendl the final blow to tennis washout|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19870615&id=k0w1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=WqYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4674,3866372|work=The Glasgow Herald|date=15 June 1987|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}
1988 {{cite web|title=Bank of Scotland Tennis|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1320&dat=19880611&id=ST9WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IeoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6117,3970597|work=Gainesville Sun|date=11 June 1988|accessdate=30 September 2016|via=Google News Archive}}{{flagicon|USA}} Gigi Fernández{{flagicon|AUS}} Wendy Turnbull6–2, 6–2
1989 {{cite web|last1=Overpeck. F.|first1=Keith|title=Sports Beat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/110807141/|via=newspapers.com|work=The Courier-Journal|location=Louisville, Kentucky|page=9|date= June 21, 1989|accessdate=30 September 2016}}{{flagicon|USA}} Mary Joe Fernández{{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Simpkin6–1, 6–3
1990{{flagicon|FRG}} Barbara Rittner??
1991 {{cite web|title=Obituaries: Norman Mair|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/obituaries/13192781.Norman_Mair/|website=Herald Scotland|date=8 December 2014|accessdate=30 September 2016}}{{flagicon|GBR}} Michelle Mair??
1992{{flagicon|GBR}} Caroline Billingham{{flagicon|GBR}} K. Rossdivided the title
1993 {{flagicon|USA}} Samantha Smith{{flagicon|GBR}} Anne Simpkin6–1, 6–3
1994 {{flagicon|GBR}} Heather Lockhart{{flagicon|GBR}} Alison Reid6–0, 4–6, 6–4

See also

References

{{Reflist|2}}

Sources

  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Myers. Arthur Wallis. (1903), Lawn Tennis at Home Abroad, Charles Scribner and Sons. New York. USA.

External links

  • [https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=tournament&accion=honour&pais=GBR&nomTorneo=SCOTLAND+CH.&descPais=GREAT+BRITAIN&codpais=GBR&stats=SCOTLAND+CH.#datosDraw The Tennis Base:Tournament Roll of Honour Scotland Championships]

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