# Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships

The Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships formally known as the Western Australian Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District. The tournament was organised by the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and first played at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia. It ran annually until 1983. when it was discontinued

## History

In January 1922 the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District was etsblished at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia, Australia. The first winners of the men's singles was Ronald Coote, and the winner of the women's singles event was Phyllis Richardson. In December 1926 it became a fully sanctioned event of the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and the tournament was renamed as the Western Australian State Hard Court Championships.
The championships continued to be held in Albany until 1939. In 1940 they were moved to Geraldton. The event was not held from 1941 to 19454 due to World War II. In 1946 the tournament resumed and was played in Kalgoorlie. It was then held at various location throughout its run including Bruce Rock, Greenville, Katanning, Kukerin, Pingelly and Wongan Hills.
In 1983 the tournament was last held at was discontinued the final winner of the men's singles event was Robert (Bob) Casey. The final women's singles champion was Christine Matison.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1922 | Albany | Ronald Francis Charles Coote | Loyal Forte | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1923 | Albany | Clement Leonard Evans | Samuel Stedman Glyde | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1924 | Albany | Clement Leonard Evans | Reginald W. Richardson | 6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Albany | Edward William Sturm | Arthur G. Range Uglow | 6–0, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1926 | Albany | Ernest Malcolm Ladyman | Edward William Sturm | 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Albany | Robert Whitelock (Bob) Phillips | Ernest Malcolm Ladyman | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1928 | Albany | Clarence Leslie Treloar | Eric John Bray | 6–0, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1929 | Albany | William Henry Halliday | Jack Fraser | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1930 | Albany | Harry Stapledon | Clarence Leslie Treloar | 6–0 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1931 | Albany | Harry Stapledon | Ronald Douglas Ford | 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1932 | Albany | Ronald Douglas Ford | William Henry Halliday | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1933 | Albany | Ronald Douglas Ford | Robert Coles Reitze | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1934 | Albany | Jack Langdon | Arthur Patrick Hinds | 8–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Albany | Edward Butt | Jack Langdon | 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1936 | Albany | Ernest Malcolm Ladyman | Jack Langdon | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Albany | Vern Hall | William Henderson Davis | 6–1, 3–6 8–6 4–6 6–4 |
| 1938 | Albany | Ronald Douglas Ford | Keith Allen Hough | 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Albany | Jack Langdon | William Henry Halliday | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1940 | Geraldton | Max Bonner | Ronald Henry Stephen | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1941 | Geraldton | John Bromwich | Max Bonner | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1942/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| 1946 | Kalgoorlie | Herbert Parfitt Blacker | Ronald Henry Stephen | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1947. | Albany | William Frederick Stephen | Ronald Henry Stephen | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1948 | Katanning | Arthur Vernon Hall | Max McDermott | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1949 | Geraldton | Clive Eric Wilderspin | William Frederick Stephen | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1950 | Kalgoorlie | Clive Eric Wilderspin | Keith Edwin Holten | 10–8, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1951 | Pingelly | John Edward Blacklock | Clive Eric Wilderspin | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1952 | Albany | Dawson Cecil Hamilton | Laurie Quan | 6–1, 7–5 9–7 |
| 1953 | Kalgoorlie | Dawson Cecil Hamilton | John Blacklock | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1954 | Toodyay | Geoffrey Oswald Strang | Ronald L. Hunt | 6–3, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–0 |
| 1960 | Geraldton | Arthur James Catchpole | Wayne Millen | 6–2,6–4 |
| 1961 | Bruce Rock | Rob Kilderry | Geoff Strang | 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1962 | Bruce Rock | Wayne Millen | Colin Bell | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Bruce Rock | Peter Harris | Peter McPherson | 9–6 |
| 1964 | Bruce Rock | Timothy John Clayton | Douglas Napier | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Kalgoorlie | Rob Cadwallader | Michael Kenny | 9–5 |
| 1966 | Kalgoorlie | Brian Bowman | Colin Bell | 6–1, 6–2 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Bruce Rock | Gary Penberthy | Daniel Hogan | 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Greenville | Robert Aidan Casey | Alan Wall | 6–3, 14–12 |
| 1975 | Kalgoorlie | Robert Aidan Casey | Ross Olivieri | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1976 * | Kukerin | Robert Aidan Casey | Ross Olivieri | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1976 ** | Kukerin | Robert Aidan Casey | Gary Penberthy | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Kondinin | Ian Bersan | Robert Aidan Casey | 6–3. 6–3 |
| 1979 | Katanning | Gary Penberthy | Larry Hall | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1983 | Wongan Hills | Robert Aidan Casey | Brian Williams | 6–4, 6–3 |

### Women's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1922 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor | ? |
| 1923 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1924 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Mrs E.J. Stuart | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Albany | Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor | Mrs Grace | 6–4, 9–7 |
| 1926 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Peggy Murray | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1927 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Marion Barker | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1928 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Venetia Thompson Fyfe | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1929 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Mrs H.J. Frank | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Albany | Ida Wedin MacBeth | Marion Barker | 1–6, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1931 | Albany | Marion Barker | Bessie Spencer Ford | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1932 | Albany | Pearl Jamieson | Rosie Collins | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1933 | Albany | Rosie Collins | Mary Paterson | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Albany | Pearl Jamieson | Phyllis Richardson | 7–5, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Albany | Pearl Jamieson | Phyllis Richardson | 9–7, 6–4 |
| 1936 | Albany | Phyllis Richardson | Rosie Collins | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1937 | Albany | Pearl Jamieson | Rosie Collins | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1938 | Albany | Rosie Collins | Mrs Stella Lings | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Albany | Joan Crisp | Gwen Nicolson | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1940 | Geraldton | Mavis Williams Cooke | Mary Paterson | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1942/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| 1946 | Kalgoorlie | Rona Ryan | Pauline Graham | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1947 | Albany | Margot Grace | Mavis Williams Cooke | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1948 | Katanning | Rona Ryan | Margot Grace | 7–5, 9–7 |
| 1949 | Geraldton | Marina Nicholas | Margot Grace | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1950 | Kalgoorlie | Valmai Watts Bandy | Mrs S. Robinson | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1951 | Pingelly | Patricia Cunningham | Valmai Watts Bandy | 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 |
| 1952 | Albany | Joan Ryan | Patricia Cunningham | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1953 | Kalgoorlie | Mary Blacklock | Rona Ryan Hesford | ? |
| 1954 | Toodyay | Mary MacFarlane White | Patricia Cunningham Holmes | 8–6, 4–3 retd. |
| 1965 | Kalgoorlie | S. Stephen | Dianne Born | 9–7 ? |
| 1966 | Kalgoorlie | Lesley Hunt | D. Griffiths | 6–3, 6–0 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ |||||
| 1973 | Greenwille | Vicki Lancaster | Keryl Chute | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Kalgoorlie | Michelle Pekovitch | Maureen Smith | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Kukerin | Christine Matison | L. Cooper | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Bruce Rock | Mary Sawyer | Christine Matison | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1978 | Kondinin | Christine Matison | L. Cooper | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1979 | Katanning | Christine Matison | C. Ainscough | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1983 | Wongan Hills | Christine Matison | L. Cooper | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |