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South African Championships 1952

General Date1952-04-03 - 1952-04-12
Tournament typeGrand Prix Circuit
SurfaceUnknown
Rounds6
CityJohannesburg, Ellis Park
CountrySouth Africa

Source Deutsche Tennis Zeitung, The Rand Daily Mail

Info Draw: Ca. 40

Media

Winner Player Eric William Sturgess

Players

Ian George Ayre
Dennis Sr Breetzke
Pat Buckley
Donald William (Don) Candy
Derek Capell
Nigel M. Cockburn
Robert T. Connor
Stanley (Stan) Davidson
Michael De Jager
L. de Klerk
Etienne R. De Villiers
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
Stanley E. Dugmore
Trevor Thomas Fancutt

Evelyn Eustace Fannin
N. Fick
Ronald Guiney
Godfrey Heyns
E. John Hurry
Japie Joubert
Neville Katzen
Johann F. Kupferburger
Sydney Levy
B. McGarr
K. Milne
Brian J. Murphy
Leon Hermann Norgarb
H. Nyland

Brian W. Rooke
Alan Abraham (Abe) Segal
William (Russell) Seymour
Heinz Stelzner
Eric William Sturgess
Eric Tooth
Dennis Van der Merwe
Louis Petrus van der Walt
Caeser H. Venter
Ian Clyde Vermaak
Glyn S. Woodroffe
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe

Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

William (Russell) Seymour*
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit

6-4 6-8 6-4 3-6 9-7

Pat Buckley*
Louis Petrus van der Walt

6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3

Ian Ayre*
Brian W. Rooke

6-2 6-4 7-5

Nigel M. Cockburn*
H. Nyland

6-1 6-1 6-1

Etienne R. De Villiers*
Brian J. Murphy

6-1 6-3 6-1

Eric Tooth*
L. de Klerk

6-2 6-4 6-3

Neville Katzen*
Stanley E. Dugmore

6-3 6-1 6-1

Glyn S. Woodroffe*
Michael De Jager

5-7 6-3 6-3 7-5

Round 2

Leon Norgarb*
Brian Woodroffe

10-12 6-4 6-1 6-4

Don Candy*
Caeser H. Venter

2-6 6-2 6-4 6-2

Ian Ayre*
Abe Segal

3-6 6-2 8-6 6-1

Eric Sturgess*
B. McGarr

6-0 6-4 6-1

Heinz Stelzner*
Stanley (Stan) Davidson

10-8 7-5 1-6 6-2

Ian Vermaak*
Japie Joubert

6-1 6-2 6-2

Derek Capell*
Dennis Sr Breetzke

6-1 6-1 6-2

Johann F. Kupferburger*
N. Fick

6-4 6-3 6-3

William (Russell) Seymour*
Pat Buckley

6-1 4-6 6-4 2-6 6-3

Nigel M. Cockburn*
Etienne R. De Villiers

3-6 6-1 6-1 6-3

Neville Katzen*
Eric Tooth

4-6 6-2 6-4 6-1

Robert T. Connor*
Glyn S. Woodroffe

3-6 1-6 6-2 6-1 6-4

Eustace Fannin*
Godfrey Heyns

6-2 6-0 3-6 3-6 6-4

Trevor Fancutt*
Dennis Van der Merwe

6-4 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-4

E. John Hurry*
Ronald Guiney

6-0 6-2 6-0

Sydney Levy*
K. Milne

6-0 6-2 6-4

Round 3

Eric Sturgess*
Heinz Stelzner

6-1 6-3 6-2

Ian Ayre*
William (Russell) Seymour

6-3 7-5 3-6 4-6 6-2

Don Candy*
Trevor Fancutt

4-6 6-3 6-4 6-1

Sydney Levy*
E. John Hurry

6-4 6-0 3-6 6-2

Leon Norgarb*
Ian Vermaak

6-1 6-3 6-1

Derek Capell*
Johann F. Kupferburger

3-6 5-7 6-3 9-7 7-5

Nigel M. Cockburn*
Neville Katzen

Eustace Fannin*
Robert T. Connor

Quarterfinals

Eric Sturgess*
Leon Norgarb

6-4 7-5 7-5

Ian Ayre*
Derek Capell

6-2 8-6 6-4

Nigel M. Cockburn*
Eustace Fannin

6-3 7-5 3-6 6-2

Sydney Levy*
Don Candy

6-2 6-1 6-4

Semifinals

Eric Sturgess*
Ian Ayre

6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3

Sydney Levy*
Nigel M. Cockburn

6-3 6-3 7-9 0-6 6-4

Final

Eric Sturgess*
Sydney Levy

6-2 6-2 6-3

Tournament

Round 1