# Surrey Championships

The Surrey Championships also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships and the Surrey County Championships was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.

## History

In 1881 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club was founded. In 1882 the club staged the first precursor event to these championships known as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1889 the Berrylands Lawn Tennis Tournament name was changed to the Surbiton Open. In 1890 the Surbiton Open was held that also featured the first Surrey County Championships. It was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis considered an important warm-up event to the Wimbledon Championships and the "first big opener of the grass court season" it attracted many former British and foreign Grand Slam champions post open era the tournament was part of the men's Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. In 1975 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club's name was changed to the Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club. During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett – the game was not timed but it contained 37 deuces. The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981. In 1997 the tournament was first revived as an exhibition tournament won by Jason Stoltenberg. Then in 1998 the former Surrey Championships was restored with a new name known as the Surbiton Trophy.

## 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) in some tournaments, but not all. (c) Indicates challenger

### Men's singles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Surrey County Championships ||||
| 1890 | Harry S. Barlow | Wilfred Baddeley | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6-2 |
| 1891 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1892 | Harry S. Barlow (2) | Horace Chapman | 6–2, 6-2 6-1 |
| 1893/1899 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1900 | Charles Dixon | Major Ritchie | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6-2 |
| 1901 | Philip Graeme Pearson | David M. A. G. Hawes | 6-2 2-6 6-2 |
| 1902 | Major Ritchie (2) | Charles Martin | 6–1, 6-1 |
| 1903 | Major Ritchie (3) | Brame Hillyard | 6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 6-4 |
| Surrey Grass Court Championships ||||
| 1904 | Sydney H. Smith | Major Ritchie | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1905 | Sydney H. Smith (2) | Roy Allen | 6–2, 6–3, 6-1 |
| 1906 | Sydney H. Smith (3) | Anthony Wilding | walkover |
| 1907 | Arthur Gore | Major Ritchie | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1908 | Major Ritchie (4) | Arthur Gore | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Major Ritchie (5) | Charles Dixon | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 1910 | Major Ritchie (6) | Robert Powell | 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1911 | Charles Dixon (2) | Anthony Wilding | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1912 | Charles Dixon (3) | Major Ritchie | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1913 | Charles Dixon (4) | Theodore Mavrogordato | 6–2, 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1914 | Norman Brookes | Francis Gordon Lowe | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) |
| 1919 | Gerald Patterson | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Francis Fisher | Theodore Mavrogordato | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1921 | Brian Norton | Sydney M. Jacob | 6–2 6–2 6–3 |
| 1922 | Brian Norton (2) | Randolph Lycett | 9–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1923 | Randolph Lycett | Brian Norton | 3–6 6–4 6–1 2–6 7–5 |
| 1924 | Jack Hillyard | Henry Mayes | 6–4, 1–6, 10–12, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1925 | Gordon Crole Rees | Athar-Ali Fyzee | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Charles Kingsley | Gordon Crole Rees | 6–4, 6–2 ret. |
| 1927 | Gordon Crole Rees (2) | Nigel Sharpe | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1928 | Henry Mayes | Patrick Spence | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1929 | Eric Peters | Oswald Turnbull | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Yoshiro Ohta | Fred Perry | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1931 | Iwao Aoki | Harry Lee | title shared |
| 1932 | Nigel Sharpe | Iwao Aoki | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1933 | David Herman | David H. Williams | title shared |
| 1934 | Jiro Yamagishi | Hideo Nishimura | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Buster Andrews | Patrick Spence | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Cam Malfroy | Harry Lee | 6–2, 9–11, 6–0 |
| 1937 | Robert Tinkler | Pat Sherwood | 9–7, 6–3 |
| 1938 | John Olliff | Eric Filby | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Kho Sin-Kie | Jack Deloford | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II | Not held (due to World War II | Not held (due to World War II |
| 1946 | Hans van Swol | David Butler | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1947 | Claude Lister | Marcel Coen | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1948 | John Bromwich | Geoffrey Paish | title shared |
| 1949 | Czesław Spychała | Geoffrey Paish | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1950 | Narendra Nath | Czesław Spychała | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1951 | Czesław Spychała (2) | David Samaai | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1952 | Ian Ayre | Bryan Woodroffe | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1953 | George Worthington | Roger Becker | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1954 | John Barry | Abe Segal | title shared |
| 1955 | Malcolm Anderson | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1956 | Ian Vermaak | Gordon Forbes | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1957 | Roger Becker | Alan Mills | 7–9, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Roger Becker (2) | Mike Davies | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1959 | Mike Davies | Warren Jacques | 7–9, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1960 | Roger Becker (3) | Keith Diepraam | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1961 | Martin Mulligan | Warren Jacques | 9–7, 6–2 |
| 1962 | Martin Mulligan (2) | Mark Otway | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Roger Taylor | Jaidip Mukerjea | 10–8, 9–11, 10–8 |
| 1964 | David Phillips | Bob Carmichael | 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1965 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Roger Taylor | 9–7, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Keith Wooldridge | Peter Curtis | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1967 | Roger Taylor (2) | Bobby Wilson | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Open era ||||
| 1968 | Keith Wooldridge | Ken Fletcher | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1969 | Gerald Battrick | John Cooper | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1970 | Robert Maud | Frew McMillan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Anand Amritraj | Paul Hutchins | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Premjit Lall | Ross Case | 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1973 | Owen Davidson | Tony Roche | 4–6, 6–4, 10–8 |
| 1974 | Bob Giltinan | Syd Ball | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Peter McNamara | Steve Docherty | 4–6, 9–8, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1977 | P. Lawlor | Chris Wells | 4–6, 6–3, 8-6 |
| 1978 | David Lloyd | Willie Davies | 6–4, 6–7, 6-5 |
| 1979 | Victor Amaya | Mark Edmondson | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1980 | Brian Gottfried | Sandy Mayer | 6–3, 6–3 |

### Men's doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1927 – 1978 | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable |
| 1979 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | Pat DuPré Marty Riessen | 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 |
| 1980 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |

### Women's singles

* Note: The 1898 to 1900 events (*) were "closed" tournaments that were restricted to county team members only.
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Surrey County Championships ||||
| 1890 | May Arbuthnot | Elizabeth Mocatta | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1891 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1892 | May Arbuthnot (2) | Ivy Arbuthnot | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1893/1897 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1898 | Ellen Thynne | Amy Wilson Kirby | 6–2, 7–5 * |
| 1899 | Ellen Thynne (2) | Edith J. Bromfield | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 * |
| 1900 | Charlotte Cooper | Ellen Thynne Evered | 6–2, 6–2 * |
| 1900 | Edith Bromfield | Ellen Thynne Evered | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1901 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) | Edith Bromfield | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1902 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (3) | Agnes Morton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1903 | Toupie Lowther | Edith Bromfield | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Surrey Grass Court Championships ||||
| 1904 | Connie Wilson | Ellen Stawell-Brown | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1905 | Connie Wilson (2) | Agnes Morton | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1906 | Toupie Lowther (2) | Dora Boothby | 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1907 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (4) | Dorothea Douglass Chambers | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1908 | Alice Greene | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Dora Boothby | Edith Johnson | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1910 | Dora Boothby (2) | Agnes Morton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1911 | Helen Aitchison | Agnes Morton | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1912 | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | Dora Boothby | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1913 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5) | Madeline Fisher O'Neill | 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1914 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) |
| 1919 | Elizabeth Ryan | Dorothea Douglass Chambers | walkover |
| 1920 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers (2) | Elizabeth Ryan | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1921 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | Dorothy Holman | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | Irene Bowder Peacock | 10–8, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Eleanor Rose | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1924 | Elizabeth Ryan (5) | Aurea Farrington Edgington | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Elizabeth Ryan (6) | Kathleen McKane | 7–9, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1926 | Joan Fry | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Bobbie Heine | Irene Bowder Peacock | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1928 | Elsie Goldsack | Joan Ridley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1929 | Betty Nuthall | Elizabeth Ryan | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1930 | Jenny Sandison | Betty Nuthall | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1931 | Dorothy Shaw Jameson | Joan Austin | title shared |
| 1932 | Gwen Sterry | Peggy Michell | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1933 | Peggy Michell | Elsie Goldsack Pittman | title shared |
| 1934 | Elsie Goldsack Pittman (2) | Patricia Brazier | 6–3 6–3 |
| 1935 | Joan Hartigan | Phyllis Mudford King | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Dorothy Round | Anita Lizana | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Freda James | Alice Marble | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Helen Wills | Margot Lumb | 6–3 6–4 |
| 1939 | Mary Hardwick | Margot Lumb | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| 1946 | Kay Stammers Menzies | Gay Moorhouse Chandler | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1947 | Kay Stammers Menzies (2) | Joan Curry | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1948 | Joan Curry | Jean Walker-Smith | title shared |
| 1949 | Patricia Canning Todd | Jean Walker-Smith | 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1950 | Jean Walker-Smith | Jean Quertier | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1951 | Helen Fletcher | Joan Curry | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1952 | Maureen Connolly | Patricia Canning Todd | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1953 | Patricia Ward | Shirley Bloomer | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1954 | Shirley Fry | Doris Hart | title shared |
| 1955 | Rosemary Walsh | Daphne Seeney | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1956 | Althea Gibson | Anne Shilcock | 6–3, 13-11 |
| 1957 | Althea Gibson (2) | Thelma Coyne Long | 8–6, 7–5 |
| 1958 | Althea Gibson (3) | Mimi Arnold | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1959 | Sally Moore | Ann Haydon | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1960 | Angela Mortimer | Christine Truman | 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 |
| 1961 | Deidre Catt | Edda Buding | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1962 | Angela Mortimer (2) | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Deidre Catt (2) | Darlene Hard | 1–6, 9–7, 8–6 |
| 1964 | Ann Haydon Jones | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Christine Truman | Rita Bentley | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1966 | Winnie Shaw | Mary-Ann Eisel | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1967 | Lynn Abbes | Robin Blakelock-Lloyd | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Open era ||||
| 1968 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | Christine Truman | 10–8, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Mary-Ann Eisel | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1970 | Ann Haydon Jones (2) | Patti Hogan | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | Joyce Barclay | 9–8, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Joyce Barclay | Patti Hogan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1973 | Wendy Turnbull | Ann Kiyomura | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1974 | Sue Barker | Sue Mappin | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1975 | Greer Stevens | Patti Hogan | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1977 | Winnie Wooldridge (2) | Gwynn Sammel | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Winnie Shaw | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1979 | Cynthia Doerner-Sieler | Kym Ruddell | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1980 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1981 | Betsy Nagelsen | Barbara Hallquist | 6–0, 6–4 |