Natal Sugar Open Championships

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Natal Sugar Open Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Sugar Circuit
Founded1962
Abolished1981
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
SurfaceHard (outdoor)

The Natal Sugar Open Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1962 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa as the Natal Sugar Championships. Its sponsorship name was the Hulett Natal Sugar Open Championships[2] the tournament ended in 1981.

History

The Natal Championships were founded in 1884 and first staged Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3] In 1962 the Natal Sugar Championships were founded as part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[4][5] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[6] In 1962 and 1972 only men's tournament was also valid as the Natal Championships.

In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[7][8] The event was staged at Umhlali during the final four years of the women's event. In later years the tournament had switched to hard courts. The event was usually run between the middle two weeks of July each year.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962 United Kingdom Mike Sangster South Africa Gaetan Koenig 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1963 West Germany Wilhelm Bungert South Africa Abe Segal Title shared due to rain.
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1970[9] South Africa Keith Diepraam United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1971 Spain Manuel Santana Denmark Jan Leschly 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1972[10] West Germany Jürgen Fassbender Spain Juan Gisbert 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1974 United States Raz Reid South Africa Deon Joubert 6-2, 6-1

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962 United Kingdom Ann Haydon South Africa Annette Van Zyl 6-2, 6-0
1963 South Africa Margaret Hunt South Africa Renée Schuurman 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
1964 United States Darlene Hard South Africa Annette Van Zyl 6-1, 6-2
1965 South Africa Ingrid Frohling South Africa Heather Segal 1-6, 6-0, 6-4
1966 South Africa Annette Van Zyl United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1967 Rhodesia Pat Walkden United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6-2, 9-7
1968 South Africa Annette Van Zyl United States Carole Caldwell Graebner 6-1, 6-1
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1969 United States Billie Jean Moffitt King South Africa Annette Du Plooy 6-4, 6-1
1970 United States Billie Jean Moffitt King (2) Australia Margaret Smith Court 6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1971[11] Australia Margaret Smith Court United States Patti Hogan 6-2, 6-1
1972 South Africa Brenda Kirk South Africa Pat Walkden Pretorius 6-3, 6-3
1973 United States Sharon Walsh South Africa Pat Walkden Pretorius 0-6, 6-3, 6-4
1974 United States Sharon Walsh (2) South Africa Brenda Kirk 6-2, 6-1
1975 South Africa Linky Boshoff South Africa Greer Stevens 0-6, 6-0, 6-4
1976 South Africa Brenda Kirk Dimitriou (2) South Africa Alison McMillan 6-1, 6-2
1977 South Africa Elizabeth Vlotman South Africa Alison McMillan McDade 6-3, 6-2
1978 South Africa Alison McMillan McDade South Africa Elizabeth Vlotman 7-5, 6-2
1979 South Africa Elizabeth Vlotman (2) South Africa Alison McMillan McDade 7-5, 6-2
1980 South Africa Elvyn Barrable South Africa Ms Muller 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1981 South Africa Rene Uys South Africa Beverly Mould 3-6, 6-1, 6-2

References

  1. ^ "The South African Sugar Year Book". South Sugar Journal. 53. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa: South African sugar journal.: 26 1982.
  2. ^ "TENNIS". Belfast Telegraph. Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "The History of KZN Tennis". KZN Tennis Association. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ Robertson (1974)
  5. ^ Belfast Telegraph (1962)
  6. ^ Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
  7. ^ South African Sugar Journal (1980)
  8. ^ "South African Sugar Industry". SASA. The South African Sugar Association. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ "TENNIS: Stilwell loses in final of Natal Sugar open tennis tournament at Durban yesterday". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 April 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Weekend Sports In Brief". Oxnard Press Courier. Oxnard, California, United States: Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Sport: Cricket and Tennis". Sports Argus. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 April 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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