# Bermuda Open

The Bermuda Open was originally founded as the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships in 1879 the later called the Bermuda Championships in 1914 and was staged in Hamilton, During the 1950s and 1960s it was called the Bermuda International Championships. and was staged under that name until 1974. In 1976 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Classic. From 1914 until at least 1944 it was played on outdoor hard courts. In later years it was held in Paget in Bermuda and played on outdoor clay courts.

## History

The first known tennis event to be staged in Bermuda occurred in September 1876 when a Bermuda Tournament for women was held only one time, that was won by Mary G. Gray. The first edition of the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships was staged in 1879 at Hamilton, the men's doubles event was won by Pelham Von Donop and Charles Wood. By 1914 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Championships. In 1950s-1960s the denomination used was the Bermuda International or sometimes the Bermuda Invitation (for the women's events). The tournament was also staged at Paget the last time occurring in 1968. The original surface was hard courts until 1944 when it switched to clay courts. In 1975 the Bermuda Championships was rebranded as the Bermuda Open. In 1976 at the final edition its name was changed again to the Bermuda Classic.

## Finals

* ILTF World Circuit
* ILTF Grand Prix Circuit

### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Bermuda Championships ||||
| 1914 | Arthur Berger | Albert J. Ostendorf | 6–2, 6–1 ret. |
| 1914/1919 | No competition (due to WWI) | No competition (due to WWI) | No competition (due to WWI) |
| 1922 | Lawrence Bridges Rice | Vinnie Richards | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2. |
| 1923 | Vinnie Richards | Lawrence Bridges Rice | 6–3, 6–3, 6–0. |
| 1924 | Herbert Bowman | Gerald Emerson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1925 | Fred Anderson | F. R. Leighton Crawford | 5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3. |
| 1926 | Herbert Bowman (2) | Willard Crocker | 6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3. |
| 1927 | George Lott | Fritz Mercur | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 12–10. |
| 1928 | Herbert Bowman (3) | Hare W. Powell Jr. | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3. |
| 1929 | Herbert Bowman (4) | J. Gilbert Hall | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–6. |
| 1930 | Herbert Bowman (5) | Bruce Barnes | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. |
| 1931 | John Doeg | Berkeley Bell | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–3. |
| 1932 | Fred Perry | Harry Lee | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1933 | Cliff Sutter | Gregory Mangin | 6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1934 | Lester Stoefen | Wilmer Allison | 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3. |
| 1935 | Bryan Grant | J. Gilbert Hall | 6–0, 6–0, 6–4. |
| 1936 | Bryan Grant (2) | Bob Murray | 6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 7–5. |
| 1937 | Frank Parker | Bob Murray | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2. |
| 1938 | Wayne Sabin | Don McNeill | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1939 | Bobby Riggs | Elwood Cooke | 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1940 | Elwood Cooke | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3. |
| 1941 | Brownlow Eve | William Freisenbruch | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0. |
| 1942/1943 | No competition (due to WWII) | No competition (due to WWII) | No competition (due to WWII) |
| Bermuda International Championships ||||
| 1944 | Jack Skelton | Brownlow Eve | 6–1, 6–2. |
| 1947 | Earl Cochell | Sidney Wood | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3. |
| 1948 | Bill Talbert | Marcel Bernard | 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5. |
| 1949 | Earl Cochell (2) | Sidney Wood | 6–2, 11–9, 6–4. |
| 1950 | Bill Talbert (2) | Tony Trabert | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2. |
| 1951 | Vic Seixas | Ham Richardson | 6–4, 9–7, 6–4. |
| 1952 | Vic Seixas (2) | Bill Talbert | 5–7, 1–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0. |
| 1953 | Gardnar Mulloy | Fred Kovaleski | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7. |
| 1954 | Irvin Dorfman | Jordan Bentley | 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1955 | Bill Tully | John Riihiluoma | 6–8, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1956 | Tony Vincent | Bob Freedman | 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1957 | Tony Vincent (2) | Don Thompson | 6–2, 9–7 |
| 1959 | Kingman Lambert | Don Thompson | 6–3, 6–0. |
| 1961 | Gilmore (Gil) Rothrock | Leif Beck | 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1963 | Bill Tully (2) | Alan Fleming | 6–3, 6–0. |
| 1964 | Don Thompson | Alan Fleming | 2–6, 8–6, 9–7. |
| 1965 | Bill Tym | John Fleitz | 2–6, 8–6, 9–7. |
| 1966 | Bill Tym (2) | Ellis Slack | 6–2, 7–5. |
| 1967 | Ellis Slack | John Galinato | 6–2, 6–3. |
| 1968 | Ellis Slack (2) | John Galinato | 2–6, 7–5, 6–3. |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Harry Fauquier | Keith Carpenter | 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1972 | Jim Hanlon | Ladislav Legenstein | 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1974 | Claude Schoenlank | Ladislav Legenstein | 6–3, 6–4. |
| Bermuda Open ||||
| 1975 | Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Bermuda Classic ||||
| 1976 | Cliff Richey | Gene Mayer | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Bermuda Open ||||
| 1979 | Stephen Alger | Harry Fauquier | 6–3, 6–2. |

### Women' singles

(incomplete roll)
Championship of Bermuda :
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1889 | Mabel Grant | Grace Roosevelt | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Bermuda Championships ||||
| 1913 | Bessie Gosling Harvey | Mary Gray | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Bessie Gosling Harvey (2) | Marion Cresswell | walkover |
| 1915-19 | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) | Not held (due to World War I) |
| 1922 | Marie Wagner | Miss Yuillo | 6–0, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1923 | Mayme McDonald | Gladys Hutchings | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1924 | Mollie Thayer | Gladys Hutchings | 8–6, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Mary Hart McIlquham | Joan Reid-Thomas | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1926 | Martha Bayard | Gladys Hutchings | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Martha Bayard (2) | Penelope Anderson | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1928 | Alice Francis | Gladys Hutchings | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1929 | Penelope Anderson | Mary Harland | 7–9, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1930 | Edith Sigourney | Penelope Anderson | 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1931 | Sarah Palfrey | Marjorie Morrill | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Sarah Palfrey (2) | Betty Nuthall | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1933 | Virginia Rice | Virginia Hilleary | 10–8, 6–3 |
| 1934 | Marjorie Sachs | Penelope Anderson McBride | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Sylvie Jung Henrotin | Dorothy Andrus | walkover |
| 1936 | Sylvie Jung Henrotin (2) | Norma Taubele | 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1937 | Helen Pedersen | Penelope Anderson McBride | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Sylvie Jung Henrotin (3) | Marjorie Gladman van Ryn | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1939 | Helen Bernhard | Pauline Betz | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1940 | Sarah Palfrey Fabyan (3) | Pauline Betz | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1941 | Gladys Hutchings | Barbara Robinson Freisenbruch | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1942-43 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| Bermuda International Championships ||||
| 1944 | Barbara Robinson Freisenbruch | Gladys Hutchings | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1947 | Doris Hart | Barbara Scofield | 6–2, 9–7 |
| 1948 | Doris Hart (2) | Pat Canning Todd | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1949 | Dorothy Head | Nancy Chaffee | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1950 | Betty Rosenquest | Helen Pedersen Rihbany | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Bermuda Invitation ||||
| 1951 | Beverly Baker | Barbara Scofield | 9–7, 7–5 |
| Bermuda International Championships ||||
| 1952 | Pat Canning Todd | Barbara Scofield Davidson | 6–4, 6–0 |
| Bermuda Invitation ||||
| 1953 | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne duPont | 9–7, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1954 | Heather Nicholls Brewer | Kay Hubbell | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1955 | Sheila West Gosling | J. Pollitt | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Bermuda International Championships ||||
| 1956 | Sheila West Gosling (2) | Mrs J. Jones | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1957 | Sheila West Gosling (3) | Mrs J. Jones | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1957 | Florence Blanchard | Ann Alger | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Bermuda Invitation ||||
| 1959 | Barbara Scofield Davidson | Elizabeth Coleman | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1961 | Dottie Head Knode (2) | Barbara Scofield Davidson | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Barbara Scofield Davidson | Jean French | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Alice Tym | Kay Hubbell | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1966 | Alice Tym (2) | Kay Hubbell | 6–1, 6–2 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Ann Alger | Grace Rathbun Findlay | 7–5, 7–5 |

### Men's Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Bermuda Open Tennis Championships ||||
| 1879 | Pelham Von Donop Charles Wood | ? ? | ? |
| Bermuda Open ||||
| 1975 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| Bermuda Classic ||||
| 1976 | Mike Cahill John Whitlinger | Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |