# Aldeburgh Open

The Aldeburgh Open and later known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts was a men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. The tournament was organised by the Aldeburgh LTC and first staged at the West Hill grounds, Aldeburgh-on-Sea, Suffolk, England. In 1924 the event switched to clay courts. The tournament ran annually until 1939 when it was discontinued because of World War II.

## History

In 1884 the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis tournament was established. The tournament was held annually through till 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War I. Initially it was played on grass tennis courts, it resumed in 1920 and in 1923 the event switched to hard clay courts and was known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts. The event continued to be held through till 1938. In 1939 it was discontinued because of World War II.

## Finals
### Men's singles

Incomplete roll included:
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. ||||
| 1888 | F.E. Haward | H. Favarger | 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 |
| 1890 | F.E. Haward | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1891 | Alexander W. Miller White | Charles Sidney Cullingham | 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1892 | Herbert Owen Ransome | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1893 | Herbert Owen Ransome (2) | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 1894 | Robert Baldock Scott | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | w.o. |
| Aldeburgh Open ||||
| 1908 | Edward Gordon Cleather | Charles Richard Longe | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) |
| 1920 | Hugh Walter Davies | Harold Aitken | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1922 | Henry Alfred Carless | B.S. Foster | 7-5, 6-8, 6-3 |
| Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts ||||
| 1923 | J.F. Park | J.K. Stanford | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1931 | James Giesen | Brian William Finnigan | 9-11, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1935 | Brian William Finnigan | G.C. Pryse-Rice | 2-6, 8-6, 6-0 |

### Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. ||||
| 1890 | Mrs Lang | Mrs Stapylton | walkover |
| 1891 | Toupie Lowther | Miss Carter | 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 |
| Aldeburgh Open ||||
| 1908 | Lavinia Radeglia | May Morris | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1909 | Dorothy Holman | E.G. Willis | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1910 | Miss Stogdon | N. Stanford | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1911 | Mildred Brooksmith | Charlotte Everard | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1912 | Daisy Clark Kercheval-Hole | Mrs Reynolds | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1913 | Mildred Brooksmith (2) | E.M. Brogden | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) |
| 1920 | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty | Mrs Hind | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1921 | Mrs Darbishire | N. Welch | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts ||||
| 1922 | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty (2) | Violet Southam | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1923 | Violet Southam | Joan Ridley | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1924 | Nancy Palmer Edwards | M.C. Hervey | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1925 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (2) | J. Hill | 6-2, 11-9 |
| 1926 | Dorothy Biddle | Miss Norman | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1927 | Mary Cambridge | L.K. Bond | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1928 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (3) | Mrs P. Carthew | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1929 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (4) | Betty Boas | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1930 | Helen Eddis | Miss Wentworth-Reeve | 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1931 | Kay Stammers | Margaret Stocks | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1932 | Dorothy Biddle de Winton (2) | I.M. Boothroyd | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1933 | Dorothy Biddle de Winton (3) | D. Finnigan | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1934 | D. Finnigan | Betty Boas | 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 |
| 1935 | Mrs P. Carthew | D. Finnigan | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1936 | Audrey Wright | E. Worrall | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1937 | Freda Scott Underwood | E. Worrall | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1938 | Nancy Palmer (5) | Mrs P. Carthew | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |