# South African Open (tennis)

The South African Open – formerly known as the South African Championships, and for sponsorship reasons the Altech NCR South African Open and the Panasonic South African Open – is a defunct Grand Prix Tennis Tour, World Championship Series, ATP Tour and Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament played from 1891 to 1995 in South Africa. It was part of the pre-open era international seasonal tours from 1891 to 1967 from 1968 to 1971, part of the open era independent events tour from 1972, when it became part the men's Grand Prix Tour until 1989. The women's side of the competition was only briefly part of Virginia Slims tour (1970–74) before it returned to the independent circuit.
The men's event joined the ATP Tour in 1990. It was mainly held in Johannesburg in South Africa, but played in other locations such as Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Kimberly and Pretoria. The tournament was played on outdoor hard courts it ran for a period of 105 years until 1995.

## History

The first South African Championships were first played in 1891 until 1967 and took place in Port Elizabeth. The tournament was held at and organized by the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club. This inaugural edition consisted of a men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles event. The tournament was not played from 1900 to 1902 due to the Boer War. After the formation of the South African Lawn Tennis Union in 1903 the location of the tournament circulated between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, Kimberly and Pretoria. In 1905 the women's doubles competition was added. The tournament was not held from 1915 to 1919 due to World War I, and from 1941 to 1945 due to World War II. The first men's singles winner was Lionel Richardson from Bloemfontein. In 1931 Ellis Park in Johannesburg became the permanent venue for the championships. In 1968 the event went open and was from then on known as the South African Open Sets were played on advantage until 1971; Lingering death tiebreaks at six games all were subsequently adopted. Finals were the best-of-five-sets until the tournament's suspension in 1990; upon its return in 1992 finals were reduced to the best-of-three-sets the men's tournament was suspended again from 1996 until 2006. The women's tournament was also stopped in 1982,1985 and 1988 it was played in 1990 but did not continue after that date.
ATP Tour tennis returned to South Africa in 2009 under the banner of the SA Tennis Open. The history of this event, however, is not part of the history of the Open. The SA Tennis Open, which was part of the 250 series of events, was discontinued in 2011.
The most successful male player at the South African Championships – played from 1891 to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Eric Sturgess, who won eleven titles between 1939 and 1957 and lost a further final in 1947 to Eustace Fannin. He also holds the overall record for the most consecutive titles won – seven between 1948 and 1954. Five players share the record for the most male wins at the tournament in the Open Era – Rod Laver (1969, 1970), Jimmy Connors (1973, 1974), Harold Solomon (1975, 1976), Vitas Gerulaitis (1981, 1982) and Aaron Krickstein (1992, 1993).
The most successful female player at the South African Championships – played from 1891 to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Mrs H.A. Kirby, who won six titles between 1904 and 1912. She also shares the overall record for the most consecutive titles won with Miss H. Grant. Both players won four consecutive titles – Grant won the first four South African titles from 1891 to 1894 and Mrs Kirby won four titles between 1904 and 1907. Margaret Court and Brigitte Cuypers share the record for the most wins at the tournament in the Open Era. Court won three titles in 1968, 1970 and 1971 and Cuypers won in 1976, 1978 and 1979.
The following comprises the full list of South African Open men's singles champions. and South African Open women's singles champions.

## Finals

NB: The following tables below comprise full lists of champions from 1891 until 1995

### Men's singles

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1891 | Lionel Richardson | Lyndhurst Winslow | 6–2, 10–8, 6–2 |
| 1892 | Lionel Richardson(2) | R. Davis | Unavailable |
| 1893 | Walter T. Edmonds | Lionel Richardson | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1894 | Lennox L. Giddy | Walter T. Edmonds | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1895 | Lennox L. Giddy | Stanley Bayly | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1896 | Lennox L. Giddy | H.R. Eaton | Unavailable |
| 1897 | Lennox L. Giddy | William C. Stevens | 8–10, 12–10, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1898 | Lennox L. Giddy | George C. Collins | Unavailable |
| 1899 | Leonard G. Heard | Lennox L. Giddy | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1900–1902 | Not held due to Second Boer War | Not held due to Second Boer War | Not held due to Second Boer War |
| 1903 | R.W.G. Clarke | H.M Steele | 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1904 | Percy Sherwell | R.W.G. Clarke | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1905 | Harold Kitson | A.J. Rowan | 6–1, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1906 | John R. Richardson | Cecil E. Howard Tripp | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1907 | A.J. Rowan | Cecil E. Howard Tripp | 7–5, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1908 | Harold Kitson | Victor Gauntlett | 6–2, 5–7, 6–2, 7–9, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Reginald Doherty | Lionel Escombe | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1910 | Anthony Wilding | Harold Kitson | 6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1911 | Harold Kitson | Father Kelly | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1912 | George Dodd | R.F. Le Sueur | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
| 1913 | Harold Kitson | Harold I. Aitken | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1914 | Charles Winslow | George Dodd | 4–6, 7–9, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1915–1919 | Not held (WW1) | Not held (WW1) | Not held (WW1) |
| 1920 | Brian Norton | Louis Raymond | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1921 | Louis Raymond | Marchant Davies | 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1922 | Louis Raymond | George Dodd | 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Louis Raymond | Jack Condon | 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1924 | Louis Raymond | George Dodd | 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1925 | Ivie Richardson | Charles Winslow | 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Jack Condon | Cecil Blackbeard | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1927 | J.C. Guy Eaglestone | C.H. Robbs | 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1928 | J.C. Guy Eaglestone | George Dodd | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1929 | Colin Robbins | George Dodd | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Louis Raymond | Colin Robbins | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1931 | Louis Raymond | Robert H. M. Bertram | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Robert H. M. Bertram | Colin Robbins | 2–6, 9–7, 9–7, 6–1 |
| 1933 | Colin Robbins | Vernon Kirby | 6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Norman Farquharson | Roy Malcolm | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 14–12 |
| 1935 | Norman Farquharson | Vernon Kirby | 6–0, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1936 | Norman Farquharson | Robert H. M. Bertram | 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1937 | Josip Palada | Vernon Kirby | 6–2, 0–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Norman Farquharson | Vernon Kirby | 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1939 | Eric Sturgess | Eustace Fannin | 6–2, 9–7, 3–6, 6–8, 7–5 |
| 1940 | Eric Sturgess | Robert H. M. Bertram | 6–3, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1941–1945 | Not held (WW2) | Not held (WW2) | Not held (WW2) |
| 1946 | Eric Sturgess | Norman Farquharson | 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1947 | Eustace Fannin | Eric Sturgess | 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 1948 | Eric Sturgess | Tony Mottram | 6–3, 6–4, 6–8, 6–1 |
| 1949 | Eric Sturgess | Geoffrey Brown | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1950 | Eric Sturgess | Arthur Larsen | 6–1, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1951 | Eric Sturgess | Sydney Levy | 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1952 | Eric Sturgess | Sydney Levy | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1953 | Eric Sturgess | Russell Seymour | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1954 | Eric Sturgess | Jaroslav Drobný | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1955 | Russell Seymour | Gordon Forbes | 1–6, 9–7, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1956 | Ian Vermaak | Torsten Johansson | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1957 | Eric Sturgess | Gaetan Koenig | 9–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1958 | Ulf Schmidt | Torben Ulrich | 1–6, 12–10, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1959 | Gordon Forbes | Ian Vermaak | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1960 | Butch Buchholz | Jack Frost | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Gordon Forbes | Julian Mayers | 8–6, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Bob Mark | Gordon Forbes | 6–1, 6–1, 2–6, 8–6 |
| 1963 | Wilhelm Bungert | Gordon Forbes | 6–4, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1964 | Abe Segal | Gordon Forbes | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1965 | Cliff Drysdale | Juan Manuel Couder | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Roy Emerson | Bob Hewitt | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1967 | Manuel Santana | Jan Leschly | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Tom Okker | Marty Riessen | 12–10, 6–1, 6–4 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Tom Okker | 6–3, 10–8, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Rod Laver | Frew McMillan | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall | Fred Stolle | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Cliff Richey | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Jimmy Connors | Arthur Ashe | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Arthur Ashe | 7–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Harold Solomon | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1976 | Harold Solomon | Brian Gottfried | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Buster Mottram | 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Tim Gullikson | Harold Solomon | 2–6, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4 |
| 1979 | Andrew Pattison | Víctor Pecci | 2–6 6–3 6–2 6–3 |
| 1980 | Kim Warwick | Fritz Buehning | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1981 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Jeff Borowiak | 6–4, 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1982 | Vitas Gerulaitis | Guillermo Vilas | 7–6, 6–2, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 1983 | Johan Kriek | Colin Dowdeswell | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1984 | Eliot Teltscher | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 1985 | Matt Anger | Brad Gilbert | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1986 | Amos Mansdorf | Matt Anger | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1987 | Pat Cash | Brad Gilbert | 7–6, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1988 | Jakob Hlasek | Christo van Rensburg | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 1989 | Christo van Rensburg | Paul Chamberlin | 6–4, 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1990 | Wayne Ferreira | Mark Kaplan | 6–3 7–5 7–6 |
| 1991 | Todd Witsken | Wayne Ferreira | 4–6 6–4 6–4 |
| 1992 | Aaron Krickstein | Alexander Volkov | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Aaron Krickstein | Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1994 | Markus Zoecke | Hendrik Dreekmann | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1995 | Martin Sinner | Guillaume Raoux | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1996–2006 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2007 (CH) | Mathieu Montcourt | Rik de Voest | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 2008 (CH) | Ivan Ljubičić | Stefan Koubek | 7–6, 6–4 |

### Women's singles

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1891 | Mabel Grant | Miss Blackburn | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1892 | Mabel Grant | Mrs MacLagan | Unavailable |
| 1893 | Mabel Grant | Mrs MacLagan | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1894 | Mabel Grant | Miss B. Grant | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1895 | Miss L. Biddulph | Miss Fry | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1896 | Mrs H. Green | Miss L. Biddulph | Unavailable |
| 1897 | Miss N. Hickman | Mrs H. Green | 7–9, 12–10, 6–2 |
| 1898 | Miss N. Hickman | Miss L. Biddulph | Unavailable |
| 1899 | Miss N. Hickman | Mrs H. Green | 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1900–1902 | Not held (Boer War) | Not held (Boer War) | Not held (Boer War) |
| 1903 | Miss F. Kuys | Mrs Mackay | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1904 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Mrs M. Nevill (Grant) | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1905 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Mrs S.B.Syfret | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1906 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Mrs Greatwood | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1907 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Mrs R.H.Miller | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1908 | Miss M. Kelly | Mrs Gillmore | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1909 | Mrs G. Washington | Miss Edwards | 6–2, 7–9, 6–4 |
| 1910 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Mrs J Reid | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1911 | Mrs G. Washington | Miss M. Kelly | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1912 | Mrs H.A. Kirby | Olive Mathias | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1913 | Miss M. Coles | Miss M. Kelly | 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1914 | Olive Mathias | Mrs H.A. Kirby | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1915–1919 | Not held (WW1) | Not held (WW1) | Not held (WW1) |
| 1920 | Olive Winslow (Mathias) | Miss Phillips | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1921 | Miss N. Edwards | Mrs W.F. du Plessis | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Mrs M. McJannett | Miss J. Parker | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Mrs C.K. Pitt | Mrs D.R.Moor | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1924 | Irene Peacock | Mrs L. McArthur | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Irene Peacock | Mrs L. McArthur | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1926 | Irene Peacock | Miss A. de Smit | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1927 | Mrs M. McJannett | Mrs V. Everett | 12–10, 6–4 |
| 1928 | Bobbie Heine | Billie Tapscott | 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1929 | Mrs M. McJannett | Miss W.N. Miller | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1930 | Billie Tapscott | Mrs V. Everett | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1931 | Bobbie Heine | Miss W.N. Miller | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Bobbie Heine Miller | Mrs W.N. Lowe (Miller) | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1933 | Billie Tapscott Robbins | Mrs W.N. Lowe | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1934 | Billie Tapscott Robbins | Mrs W.N. Lowe | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Mrs A. Allister | Billie Tapscott Robbins | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Bobbie Heine Miller | Mrs V. Everett | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1937 | Bobbie Heine Miller | Alida Neave | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1938 | Billie Tapscott Robbins | Olive Craze | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1939 | Olive Craze | Sheila Piercey | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1940 | Olive Craze | Sheila Piercey | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1941–1945 | Not held (WW2) | Not held (WW2) | Not held (WW2) |
| 1946 | Mary D. Muller | Mrs O. Plessis | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1947 | Mary D. Muller | Sheila Piercey Summers | 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1948 | Sheila Summers | Kay Menzies | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1949 | Sheila Summers | Thelma Long | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1950 | Shirley Fry | Doris Hart | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1951 | Sheila Summers | Hazel Redick-Smith | 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1952 | Doris Hart | Julia Wipplinger | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1953 | Hazel Redick-Smith | Julia Wipplinger | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1954 | Hazel Redick-Smith | Gwendy Love | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1955 | Hazel Redick-Smith | Lucille van der Westhuizen | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1956 | Dora Kilian | Gwendy Love | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1957 | Heather Brewer | Gwendy Love | 8–10, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Bernice Carr | Heather Brewer-Segal | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1959 | Sandra Reynolds | Bernice Vukovich (Carr) | 6–0, 8–6 |
| 1960 | Bernice Vukovich | Sandra Reynolds | 6–1, 2–6, 12–10 |
| 1961 | Sandra Reynolds | Lynette Hutchings | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1962 | Heather Brewer-Segal | Jean Forbes | 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1963 | Annette Van Zyl | Margaret Hunt | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Darlene Hard | Ann Haydon-Jones | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1965 | Christine Truman | Annette Van Zyl | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Billie Jean King | Margaret Court | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Billie Jean King | Maria Bueno | 7–5, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Margaret Court | Virginia Wade | 6–4, 6–4 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Billie Jean King | Nancy Richey | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1970 | Margaret Court | Billie Jean King | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Evonne Goolagong | Virginia Wade | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1973 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Kerry Melville | Dianne Fromholtz | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1975 | Annette du Plooy (van Zyl) | Brigitte Cuypers | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Brigitte Cuypers | Laura duPont | 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1977 | Linky Boshoff | Brigitte Cuypers | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Brigitte Cuypers | Linda Siegel | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1979 | Brigitte Cuypers | Tanya Harford | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Lesley Charles | Rene Uys | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Kathy Horvath | Kathy Rinaldi | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1982–1983 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1984 | Chris Evert-Lloyd | Andrea Jaeger | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1985 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1986 | Dinky van Rensburg | Rene Mentz | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Gretchen Magers | Louise Allen | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1988–1989 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1990 | Amanda Coetzer | Dinky van Rensburg | 6–4, 6–4 |

### Men's doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1969 | Pancho Gonzales Ray Moore | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1971 | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Ray Moore Georges Goven | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Arthur Ashe Tom Okker | Lew Hoad Robert Maud | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | 7–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1975 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Karl Meiler Charlie Pasarell | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Brian Gottfried Sherwood Stewart | Juan Gisbert Stan Smith | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1977 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Peter Fleming Raymond Moore | 6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Peter Fleming Raymond Moore | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1979 | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Mike Cahill Christopher Mottram | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1980 | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Heinz Günthardt Paul McNamee | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1981 | Terry Moor John Yuill | Fritz Buehning Russell Simpson | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–7, 12–10 |
| 1982 | Brian Gottfried Frew McMillan | Shlomo Glickstein Andrew Pattison | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1983 | Steve Meister Brian Teacher | Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart | 6–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1984 | Tracy Delatte Francisco González | Steve Meister Eliot Teltscher | 7–6, 6–1 |
| 1985 | Colin Dowdeswell Christo van Rensburg | Amos Mansdorf Shahar Perkiss | 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1986 | Mike De Palmer Christo van Rensburg | Andrés Gómez Sherwood Stewart | 3–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
| 1987 | Kevin Curren David Pate | Eric Korita Brad Pearce | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1988 | Kevin Curren David Pate | Gary Muller Tim Wilkison | 7–6, 6–4 |
| 1989 | Luke Jensen Richey Reneberg | Kelly Jones Joey Rive | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1990–1991 | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| 1992 | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | Wayne Ferreira Piet Norval | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1993 | Lan Bale Byron Black | Johan de Beer Marcos Ondruska | 7–6, 6–2 |
| 1994 | Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth | Ellis Ferreira Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1995 | Rodolphe Gilbert Guillaume Raoux | Martin Sinner Joost Winnink | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1996–2006 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 2007 (CH) | Rik de Voest Dominik Meffert | Stéphane Bohli Noam Okun | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 2008 (CH) | Jonas Björkman Dominik Meffert | Thomas Johansson Stefan Koubek | 6–2, 6–2 |