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Western India Championships

{{Infobox tennis tournament

| name = Western India Championships

| type = defunct

| founded = {{start date and age|df=yes|1888}}

| editions =

| ended = {{end date and age|df=yes|1980}}

| event name =

| location =Bombay, Maharashtra, India

| venue =Bombay Gymkhana Club

| tour =

| surface = Grass/Clay

}}

The Western India Championships{{cite journal |title=The Illustrated Weekly of India |journal=The Illustrated Weekly of India |date=July 1970 |volume=91 |page=57 |publisher=Published for the proprietors, Bennett, Coleman & Company, Limited, at the Times of India Press }} also known as the Western India Tennis Championships,{{cite news |title=Clark Triumphs in West India Net Play. Straight Clark of Los Angeles beat Vladislav Sckonecki exiled pole, in the men's singles final of the Western India Tennis Championships in Bombay.|work=Long Beach Independent |publisher=Newspaper Archives |date=25 February 1952 |location=Long Beach, California, United States |page=59}} was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Bombay Gymkhana Club Open Tournament. The championships were played at the Gymkhana Club grounds, in Bombay, Maharashtra, India. The championships ran until 1980 before they were discontinued.

History

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.{{cite web |title=History |url=https://aitatennis.com/history/ |website=aitatennis |publisher=All India Tennis Association |access-date=11 January 2023 |location=New Delhi, India}} In 1888 the Western India Championships were founded as the Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament and played at the Bombay Gymkhana Club, Bombay, Maharashtra, India. In 1900 the tournament became known as the Western India Tournament, and in 1912 it was officially named the West India Championships.{{cite book |last1=Datta |first1=Pratip Kumar |title=A Century of Indian Tennis |date=2001 |publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India |location=New Delhi |isbn=978-81-230-0783-0 |page=79 |chapter=Women's Tennis in India}} The championships were staged until 1980 when they were abolished.

In 1947, 1955 and 1959 this tournament was held in conjunction with the All India Hard Court Championships. It was also held jointly with the Cricket Club of India tournament for 1970 and 1975.

Finals

=Men's singles=

(incomplete roll).{{cite web |title=Tournaments:Bombay – Western India Championships|url=https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/|website=The Tennis Base |publisher=Tennismem SL |access-date=26 May 2023 |location=Madrid|url-access=subscription}}

class=wikitable
style="width:80px"|Year

!style="width:240px"|Champions

!style="width:240px"|Runners-up

!style="width:170px" class="unsortable"|Score

colspan=4 align=center |Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament
1888{{flagicon|ENG}} Francis Reid Ward{{flagicon|UKGBI}} T.C. Sangster2–6, 6–5, 6–3
1889{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Alfred Bruce Sangster{{flagicon|IND|British}} Arthur Knapp Oliver6–1, 5–6, 6–4
1890{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Eustace Ferrers Nicholson{{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Elliott Barton6–5, 6–5, 6–4
1891{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Eustace Ferrers Nicholson (2){{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Elliott Barton6–4, 3–5, 6–2, 6–1
1892{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Captain C.S. Smith{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Pelham George von Donop8–6, 6–4, 6–1
1894{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Captain C.S. Smith (2){{flagicon|UKGBI}} Robert Montagu Poore6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1897{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert E. Cheetham{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Captain John Glennie Greig6-5, 6-2
1898{{flagicon|UKGBI}} Captain John Glennie Greig{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert E. Cheetham6-5, 6-3
1899{{flagicon|ENG}} Arthur Cyril Ransome{{flagicon|SCO}} Percy F. Fisher4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Tournament
1900{{flagicon|SCO}} Percy F. Fisher{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1902{{flagicon|ENG}} Francis J. Marshall{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid6–5, 6–4, 6–3
1903{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert E. Cheetham6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1904{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid (2){{flagicon|UKGBI}} Ralph Kidd6–0, 3–6, 6–3
1905{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert E. Cheetham (2){{flagicon|UKGBI}} Ralph Kidd?
1906{{flagicon|ENG}} John C. S. Rendall{{flagicon|ENG}} Herbert E. Cheetham6-3, 6-1
1907{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid (3){{flagicon|ENG}} T.C. Lucas6-4, 6-3
1909{{flagicon|SCO}} J. Stuart Milne{{flagicon|UKGBI}} A.H. Glendenning6-5, 6-3
1910{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Dubourdieu{{flagicon|SCO}} W. Reid?
1911{{flagicon|SCO}} F.R.R. Brooke{{flagicon|SCO}} J. Stuart Milne6-3, 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1912{{flagicon|IND|British}} Hassan Ali Fyzee{{flagicon|IND|British}} Captain J.T. Lucas7-5, 6-4
1913{{flagicon|FRA}} Richard Dubourdieu (2){{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1914{{flagicon|IND|British}} Hassan Ali Fyzee{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1915{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao{{flagicon|IND|British}} N.F. Naoroji6-3, 6-2
1916{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao (2){{flagicon|JPN}} Zenzo Shimidzu0–6, 6–0, 6–1
1917{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao (3){{flagicon|IND|British}} Hassan Ali Fyzee6-3, 6-0
1918{{flagicon|JPN}} Zenzo Shimidzu{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao6-4, 6-1
1919{{flagicon|ENG}} John C. S. Rendall{{flagicon|JPN}} Zenzo Shimidzu10–8, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
1920{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao (4){{flagicon|IND|British}} Lewis Seymour Deane6-4, 6-2
1921{{flagicon|IND|British}} N.B. Bhagwat{{flagicon|JPN}} Tawara Tsumoru (Tsumio) Takeshi6–4, 2–6, 6–1
1922{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao (5){{flagicon|UKGBI}} Ernest Taylor Annett6-3, 6-2
1923{{flagicon|JPN}} Sunao Okamoto{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao6-1, 6-1
1924{{flagicon|IND|British}} Mr. Chunilal{{flagicon|GBR}} R.A. Wagle6-0, 6-2
1925{{flagicon|JPN}} Sunao Okamoto (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Thomas William Brough6-0, 6-3
1926{{flagicon|IND|British}} Syed Mohammad Hadi{{flagicon|IND|British}} Udupi D. Ranga Rao2-6, 7-5 6-1
1927{{flagicon|IND|British}} Alexander Maurice Dudley Pitt{{flagicon|IND|British}} R.S. Raya Iyer8–6, 5–7, 6–1
1928{{flagicon|IND|British}} Alexander Maurice Dudley Pitt (2){{flagicon|GBR}} Morley Fox6-4, 6-2
1929{{flagicon|IND|British}} Alexander Maurice Dudley Pitt (3){{flagicon|GBR}} Morley Fox6-4, 6-2
1930{{flagicon|NZL}} Buster Andrews{{flagicon|IND|British}} M. Kamruddin6-4, 6-3
1931{{flagicon|IND|British}} N.R. Suvarna{{flagicon|IND|British}} B.H. Khardekar6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1932{{flagicon|JPN}} Jiro Satoh{{flagicon|IND|British}} Edward Vivian Bobb3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1933{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio de Stefani{{flagicon|IND|British}} Edward Vivian Bobb6-4, 6-3
1934{{flagicon|IND|British}} Edward Vivian Bobb{{flagicon|GBR}} John Edward Tew7-5, 7-5
1935{{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} Josip Palada{{flagicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} Franjo Punčec6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1936{{flagicon|FRA}} Roderich Menzel{{flagicon|TCH}} Ladislav Hecht6-1, 6-1
1937{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Gentien{{flagicon|NZL}} Alan Stedman7-5, 6-2
1938{{flagicon|IND|British}} Subba L.R. Sawhney{{flagicon|IND|British}} Bernard Thomas Blake6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1939{{flagicon|IND|British}} Edward Vivian Bobb (2){{flagicon|IND|British}} Syed Abdul Azim3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1940{{flagicon|IND|British}} Edward Vivian Bobb (3){{flagicon|IND|British}} Syed Abdul Azim2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1941{{flagicon|DEN}} Finn Bekkevold{{cite web |title=Players: Finn Bekkevold |url=https://www.itftennis.com/en/players/finn-bekkevold/800100598/den/mt/s/overview/ |website=www.itftennis.com |publisher=International Tennis Federation |access-date=25 May 2023}}{{flagicon|IND|British}} Charles William Barker7-5, 6-2
1942{{flagicon|IND|British}} Ghaus Mohammed Khan{{flagicon|IND|British}} Prem Lal Pandhi6-2, 7-5
1943{{flagicon|IND|British}} S.S. Indulkar{{flagicon|IND|British}} R.N. Pandit6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1944/1945colspan=4 align=center |Not held (due to World War II)
1946{{flagicon|IND|British}} Narendra Nath{{flagicon|IND}}/{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Mehta6-3, 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1947{{flagicon|IND}} Narendra Nath (2){{flagicon|IND}} Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed{{cite web |title=Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed: Overview {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/players/khan-iftikhar-ahmed/ae30/overview |website=ATP Tour |publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals |access-date=25 May 2023}}6-4 6-4 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1948{{flagicon|SWE}} Torsten Johansson{{flagicon|SWE}} Lennart Bergelin6-4 ret.
1950{{flagicon|FRA}} Robert Abdesselam{{flagicon|BEL}} Philippe Washer6–2, 9–7, 6–2
1952{{flagicon|USA}} Louis Straight Clark{{flagicon|POL}} Władysław Skonecki8–6, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2
1953{{flagicon|IND}} Narendra Nath (3){{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan6–4, 7–5, 6–0
1954{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Arkinstall{{flagicon|IND}} Sumant Misra6–4, 1–6, 6–4
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1955{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Arkinstall6–2, 0–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1956{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan (2){{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Arkinstall5–7, 7–5, 6–0 ret.
1957{{flagicon|Egypt|1922}} Jaroslav Drobný{{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Arkinstall6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1958{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan (3){{flagicon|GBR}} Billy Knight6–1, 6–2, 6–4
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1959{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan (4){{flagicon|ITA}} Giuseppe Merlo6–4, 6–3, 6–4
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1960{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan (5){{flagicon|AUS}} Warren Woodcock6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1962{{flagicon|IND}} Ramanathan Krishnan (6){{flagicon|GBR}} Billy Knight8–6, 6–3, 6–1
1965{{flagicon|IND}} Shyam Minotra{{flagicon|IND}} Ravi Venkatesan13–11, 9–7, 6-2
1966{{flagicon|IND}} Premjit Lall{{flagicon|JPN}} Osamu Ishiguro3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
1967{{flagicon|IND}} Jaidip Mukerjea{{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Carmichael5–7, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 6-3
1968{{flagicon|IND}} Shiv Prakash Misra{{flagicon|IND}} Premjit Lall1–6, 8–6, 9–7, 4–6, 6–3
colspan=4 align=center|↓  Open Era  ↓
1969{{flagicon|IND}} Shyam Minotra{{flagicon|POL}} Mieczysław Rybarczyk6-1, 7-5

=Women's singles=

(incomplete roll)

class=wikitable
style="width:80px"|Year

!style="width:240px"|Champions

!style="width:240px"|Runners-up

!style="width:130px" class="unsortable"|Score

colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1924{{flagicon|IND|British}} Lena McKenna{{flagicon|IND|British}} Mrs T.E. Cunningham6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1925{{flagicon|GBR}} Gladys Tedman Bayley{{flagicon|IND|British}} Meherbai Bhabha Tata6–1, 1–6, 6–1
1926{{flagicon|GBR}} Phyllis Howkins Covell{{flagicon|GBR}} Annie Nepean Clayton6-0, 6-0
1927{{flagicon|GBR}} Phyllis Howkins Covell (2){{flagicon|IND|British}} R. Wallis6-4, 6-3
1928{{flagicon|GBR}} Phyllis Howkins Covell (3){{flagicon|IND|British}} G. Evans6-4, 6-1
1929{{flagicon|IND|British}} Mrs M.P. McDougall{{flagicon|AUS}} Olive Stebbing7-5, 6-1
1930{{flagicon|GBR}} Phyllis Howkins Covell (4){{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row6-2, 6-1
1931{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row{{flagicon|IND|British}} Laura Woodbridge6-0, 6-1
1932{{flagicon|IND|British}} Laura Woodbridge{{flagicon|IND|British}} Esther Bonjour6-4, 6-4
1933{{flagicon|ITA}} Lucia Valerio{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row6-4, 6-3
1934{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row (2){{flagicon|IND|British}} Esther Bonjour6-2, 6-1
1935{{flagicon|IND|British}} Jenny Sandison{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1936{{flagicon|IND|British}} Jenny Sandison Boland (2){{flagicon|IND|British}} Hyacinth Harvey-Johnston6-3, 6-3
1937{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row (3){{flagicon|IND|British}} Meher Dubash6-1, 6-2
1938{{flagicon|IND|British}} Lolita Simon Foottit{{flagicon|IND|British}} Mrs E.H. Edney6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1939{{flagicon|IND|British}} I.S. Hannay Williams{{flagicon|IND|British}} S. Emery6-4, 6-0
1940{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row (4){{flagicon|IND|British}} Khanum Haji6-2, 6-2
1941{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row (5){{flagicon|IND|British}} Khanum Haji6-3, 6-3
1942{{flagicon|IND|British}} Khanum Haji{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row6–8, 6–2, 9–7
1943{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leila Row (6){{flagicon|IND|British}} Laura Woodbridge6-3, 6-4
1946{{flagicon|IND|British}} Leela Row Dayal (7){{flagicon|IND|British}} Laura Woodbridge6-2, 6-0
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1947{{flagicon|IND}} Leela Row Dayal (8){{flagicon|IND}} Khanum Haji Singh5–7, 6–2, 6–3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1948colspan=4 align=center |(Not held)
1949{{flagicon|IND}} Khanum Haji Singh (2){{flagicon|IND}} Laura Woodbridge6-4, 6-4
1950{{flagicon|GBR}} Gem Hoahing{{flagicon|IND}} Leela Row Dayal6-0, 6-1
1952{{flagicon|USA}} Shirley Fry{{flagicon|USA}} Doris Hart2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1953{{flagicon|IND}} Leela Row Dayal (9){{flagicon|IND}} Laura Woodbridge6–3, 7–9, 6–3
1954{{flagicon|IND}} Urmila Thapar{{flagicon|IND}} Laura Woodbridge6–4, 4–6, 6–2
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1955{{flagicon|IND}} Rita Davar{{flagicon|DEN}} Bridget Zachariassen6-3, 6-1
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1956{{flagicon|FRG}} Totta Zehden{{flagicon|FRG}} Inge Reh Vogle6–3, 2–6, 6–4
colspan=4 align=center |Western India & All India Hard Court Championships
1957{{flagicon|IND}} Khanum Haji Singh (3){{flagicon|IND}} Mrs Sarah Mody6-2, 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1958{{flagicon|DEN}} Bridget Zachariassen{{flagicon|IND}} Laura Woodbridge6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1959{{flagicon|IND}} Mrs Sarah Mody{{flagicon|IND}} Leela Punjabi2–6, 9–7, 10-8
1960{{flagicon|USA}} Mimi Arnold{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Hellyer6–8, 6–3, 6–2
1961{{flagicon|AUS}} Margaret Hellyer{{flagicon|IND}} Dechu Appaiah6-3, 6-4
1962{{flagicon|DEN}} Pia Balling{{flagicon|IND}} Dechu Appaiah6-1, 6-0
1965{{flagicon|IND}} Lakshmi Mahedevan{{flagicon|IND}} Leela Punjabi6-2, 10-8
1966{{flagicon|USA}} Carol-Ann Prosen{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1968{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant{{flagicon|IND}} Rattan Thadani6-2, 6-4
colspan=4 align=center|↓  Open Era  ↓
1969{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant (2){{flagicon|ROM}} Judith Dibar8-6, 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships & Cricket Club of India Tournament
1970 (Feb){{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant (3){{flagicon|YUG}} Irena Škulj3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1970 (Dec){{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant (4){{flagicon|IND}} Kiran Peshawaria6-2, 6-3
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1971colspan=4 align=center |(Not held)
1972|{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad (5){{flagicon|AUS}} Marilyn Tesch6-4, 6-1
1973{{flagicon|IND}} Udaya Kumar{{flagicon|IND}} Susan Das6-2, 6-4
1974{{flagicon|IND}} Susan Das{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad6-2, 6-4
1975{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad (6){{flagicon|IND}} Udaya Kumar6-1, 6-1
1976{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad (7){{flagicon|IND}} Lakshmi Mahedevan6-1, 6-0
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships & Cricket Club of India Tournament
1977{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad (8){{flagicon|IND}} Amreeta Ahluwalia6–4, 6–0
colspan=4 align=center |Western India Championships
1978{{flagicon|IND}} Amreeta Ahluwalia{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad5–7, 6–4, 8–6
1979{{flagicon|IND}} Nirupama Vasant Mankad (9){{flagicon|IND}} Amreeta Ahluwalia6-3, 6-2
1980{{flagicon|IND}} Nandini Rangaraja{{flagicon|IND}} Namratha Apparao7-5, 6-0

Event names

  • Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament (1888–1899)
  • Western India Tournament (1900–1911)
  • Western India Championships (1912–1980)

References

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Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in India

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