British Hard Court Championships 1947


General 1947-04-28 - 1947-05-03
Open
Clay
6
Bournemouth, West Hants LTC
England

Source Dunlop Almanack 1948



Media


Winner Eric William Sturgess


Players
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan
L.G. Allbut
John N. Archer
Derrick William Barton
Headley Thomas Baxter
Owen Murray Bold
Dilip Kumar Bose
V. Braxton
Donald William (Don) Butler
Roland E. Carter
Leslie Erastus Cater
R.N. Clancy
C.G. Curtis
W. Edgington
Evelyn Eustace Fannin
Norman Gordon Farquharson
Alexander M. Hamburger
Jack Edwin Harper
R.R.G. Hoare
J.W.B. Ireson
C.M. (2) Jones
Mirek Kizlink
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
Camille Enright (Cam) Malfroy
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
Ghaus Mohammed Khan
Roland Morton
William John (Bill) Moss
Anthony John (Tony) Mottram
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Geoffrey Lane Paish
Paul Harold Partridge
A. Laurie Proctor
A.E. Rawlings
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
Dennis Henry Slack
Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek
R.C. Smith
Douglas G. Snart
Czeslaw Spychala
Anthony James Michael (Tony) Starte
Eric William Sturgess
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
Ignacy Hanislaw Tloczynski (Tloczyński)
Francis J. Wallis
Howard Francis Walton
John Charles (Jack) Warboys


Rounds
Round 1
Eric Sturgess*
Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek
6-0 6-1 6-3
Cam Malfroy*
Tony Starte
6-0 5-7 6-3 1-6 7-5
Headley Thomas Baxter*
Douglas G. Snart
1-6 8-10 6-4 ret.
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
V. Braxton
6-1 3-6 6-0 1-6 6-3
Tony Mottram*
Owen Bold
6-1 6-2 6-3
Ghaus Mohammed Khan*
Paul Harold Partridge
6-3 11-9 6-1
William John (Bill) Moss*
L.G. Allbut
6-3 7-5 6-2
Czeslaw Spychala*
Alexander M. Hamburger
3-6 9-11 6-3 6-2 10-8
Norman Farquharson*
Dennis Henry Slack
6-2 6-3 6-4
John Charles (Jack) Warboys*
Mirek Kizlink
6-2 9-11 6-3 6-4
Geoff Paish*
R.C. Smith
6-2 6-0 6-0
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
6-2 6-1 6-3
Donald Butler*
C.M. (2) Jones
6-2 6-3 6-4
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan*
C.G. Curtis
6-1 6-2 6-3
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling*
R.N. Clancy
6-2 6-4 6-2
Eustace Fannin*
Roland E. Carter
6-0 6-2 6-4

Round 2
Jack Harper*
Leslie Erastus Cater
6-2 6-4 6-2
Francis J. Wallis*
John N. Archer
6-0 6-2 6-3
A.E. Rawlings*
Dilip Bose
w.o.
J.W.B. Ireson*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
5-7 6-2 ret.
Eric Sturgess*
Cam Malfroy
6-2 6-0 6-1
Headley Thomas Baxter*
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
6-1 6-3 6-0
Tony Mottram*
Ghaus Mohammed Khan
6-2 5-7 6-1 4-6 6-1
Czeslaw Spychala*
William John (Bill) Moss
6-1 6-4 6-2
Norman Farquharson*
John Charles (Jack) Warboys
6-2 6-1 6-1
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Geoff Paish
6-2 6-2 6-2
Donald Butler*
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan
6-1 6-0 6-3
Eustace Fannin*
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
6-1 6-1 6-4
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland*
Roland Morton
4-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-4
Howard Francis Walton*
Derrick Barton
6-4 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-2
R.R.G. Hoare*
W. Edgington
6-0 6-3 6-3
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
A. Laurie Proctor
6-3 6-0 6-2

Round 3
Jack Harper*
Francis J. Wallis
6-3 6-2 6-4
A.E. Rawlings*
J.W.B. Ireson
8-6 6-3 4-6 6-0
Eric Sturgess*
Headley Thomas Baxter
6-1 6-1 6-2
Tony Mottram*
Czeslaw Spychala
6-1 6-3 6-3
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Norman Farquharson
6-4 4-6 6-0 6-2
Eustace Fannin*
Donald Butler
6-2 6-4 6-0
Howard Francis Walton*
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland
1-6 6-3 4-6 7-5 9-7
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
R.R.G. Hoare
6-1 6-1 9-7

Quarterfinals
Jack Harper*
A.E. Rawlings
6-1 6-2 6-1
Eric Sturgess*
Tony Mottram
6-1 6-2 6-1
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Eustace Fannin
6-2 1-6 6-3 6-4
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
Howard Francis Walton
6-4 6-3 3-6 3-6 6-3

Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
Jack Harper
6-8 6-3 6-3 6-2
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
6-1 6-0 6-3

Final
Eric Sturgess*
Ignacy Tloczynski
11-9 6-1 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Eric Sturgess*
Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek
Cam Malfroy*
Tony Starte
Headley Thomas Baxter*
Douglas G. Snart
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
V. Braxton
Tony Mottram*
Owen Bold
Ghaus Mohammed Khan*
Paul Harold Partridge
Czeslaw Spychala*
Alexander M. Hamburger
William John (Bill) Moss*
L.G. Allbut
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
Geoff Paish*
R.C. Smith
Norman Farquharson*
Dennis Henry Slack
John Charles (Jack) Warboys*
Mirek Kizlink
Eustace Fannin*
Roland E. Carter
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling*
R.N. Clancy
Donald Butler*
C.M. (2) Jones
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan*
C.G. Curtis
Round 2
Eric Sturgess*
Cam Malfroy
Headley Thomas Baxter*
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
Tony Mottram*
Ghaus Mohammed Khan
Czeslaw Spychala*
William John (Bill) Moss
Jack Harper*
Leslie Erastus Cater
Francis J. Wallis*
John N. Archer
A.E. Rawlings*
Dilip Bose
J.W.B. Ireson*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Geoff Paish
Norman Farquharson*
John Charles (Jack) Warboys
Eustace Fannin*
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
Donald Butler*
Iftikhar Ahmed Khan
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
A. Laurie Proctor
R.R.G. Hoare*
W. Edgington
Howard Francis Walton*
Derrick Barton
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland*
Roland Morton
Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Headley Thomas Baxter
Tony Mottram*
Czeslaw Spychala
Jack Harper*
Francis J. Wallis
A.E. Rawlings*
J.W.B. Ireson
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Norman Farquharson
Eustace Fannin*
Donald Butler
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
R.R.G. Hoare
Howard Francis Walton*
Frederick (Derrick) Leyland
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Tony Mottram
Jack Harper*
A.E. Rawlings
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Eustace Fannin
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra*
Howard Francis Walton
Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
Jack Harper
Ignacy Tloczynski*
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
Final
Eric Sturgess*
Ignacy Tloczynski