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British Hard Court Championships 1948

General Date1948-04-26 - 1948-05-01
Tournament typeOpen
SurfaceClay
Rounds6
CityBournemouth, West Hants LTC
CountryEngland

Source Dunlop Almanack 1949

Media

Winner Player Eric William Sturgess

Players

L.G. Allbut
D.C. Argyle
D.B. Baker
Dilip Kumar Bose
Donald William (Don) Butler
Leslie Erastus Cater
Dennis Cameron Coombe
K.R. Craigie
Roger Luis Dubuc
E.M.G. Earl
George Edward Godsell
Alexander M. Hamburger
Derek Neville Hardwick
C.S. Hunt
J.W.B. Ireson
C.M. (2) Jones

S. Konig
Franjo Kukuljevic
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
Khusru B. Madan
J. Roy Mansell
R.J.E. Mayers
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra
John (Jack) Morison
Roland Morton
William John (Bill) Moss
Narendra Nath
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley
Geoffrey Lane Paish
A.E. Rawlings
Paul Louis Rémy (Remy)
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts

Lord Ronaldshay
Subba L.R. Sawhney
R.C. Smith
Douglas G. Snart
Dr. John Walton Spence
Czeslaw Spychala
Anthony James Michael (Tony) Starte
Eric William Sturgess
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling
Ignacy Hanislaw Tloczynski (Tloczyński)
Robert André Lothar (Boebi) van Meegeren
Francis J. Wallis
Howard Francis Walton
John Charles (Jack) Warboys
Orme Wilson Jr.

Rounds
Round 1

Roger Dubuc*
Cuthbert Collingwood (Teddy) Tinling

6-2 6-2 6-0

Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
Gerald Davies (Gerry) Oakley

8-6 3-6 9-11 6-3 6-3

Lord Ronaldshay*
Derek Neville Hardwick

6-0 2-6 6-1 6-1

Czeslaw Spychala*
R.J.E. Mayers

9-7 6-2 1-6 6-3

John (Jack) Morison*
C.S. Hunt

6-4 6-1 7-5

George Godsell*
William John (Bill) Moss

6-2 8-6 4-6 6-1

Khusru B. Madan*
J.W.B. Ireson

6-4 6-1 6-2

Paul Remy*
Dr. John Walton Spence

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

D.C. Argyle*
D.B. Baker

6-4 6-3 8-6

Subba L.R. Sawhney*
Orme Wilson Jr.

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

Howard Francis Walton*
L.G. Allbut

6-1 6-2 6-3

J. Roy Mansell*
A.E. Rawlings

7-5 6-2 6-4

Tony Starte*
R.C. Smith

2-6 6-8 6-4 6-4 7-5

K.R. Craigie*
E.M.G. Earl

9-7 10-8 7-5

Franjo Kukuljevic*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister

6-0 6-8 6-1 6-4

Round 2

Eric Sturgess*
S. Konig

6-2 6-0 6-0

Douglas G. Snart*
Leslie Erastus Cater

6-4 6-3 7-5

Geoff Paish*
Sumant Chandra (Tiny) Misra

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

Donald Butler*
Dennis Coombe

6-3 6-1 6-4

Roger Dubuc*
Narendra Nath

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

Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
Lord Ronaldshay

6-4 6-2 6-1

Czeslaw Spychala*
John (Jack) Morison

6-3 6-4 6-2

Khusru B. Madan*
George Godsell

3-6 12-10 ret.

Paul Remy*
D.C. Argyle

6-2 6-1 6-1

Howard Francis Walton*
Subba L.R. Sawhney

6-3 7-5 1-6 1-6 6-1

J. Roy Mansell*
Tony Starte

6-2 6-2 1-6 10-8

Franjo Kukuljevic*
K.R. Craigie

6-0 6-1 6-4

Robert Van Meegeren*
Francis J. Wallis

6-3 6-3 6-1

Dilip Bose*
Roland Morton

6-3 6-3 6-2

Alexander M. Hamburger*
John Charles (Jack) Warboys

6-0 6-1 6-1

Ignacy Tloczynski*
C.M. (2) Jones

6-3 6-3 6-2

Round 3

Eric Sturgess*
Douglas G. Snart

6-1 6-2 6-4

Geoff Paish*
Donald Butler

6-4 2-6 6-2 11-9

Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
Roger Dubuc

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

Czeslaw Spychala*
Khusru B. Madan

6-2 6-3 6-3

Howard Francis Walton*
Paul Remy

6-0 6-2 6-4

Franjo Kukuljevic*
J. Roy Mansell

w.o.

Robert Van Meegeren*
Dilip Bose

6-1 6-0 1-6 7-5

Ignacy Tloczynski*
Alexander M. Hamburger

6-0 6-2 6-3

Quarterfinals

Eric Sturgess*
Geoff Paish

6-1 6-1 6-2

Czeslaw Spychala*
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts

9-7 6-1 7-5

Howard Francis Walton*
Franjo Kukuljevic

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

Ignacy Tloczynski*
Robert Van Meegeren

7-5 6-2 7-5

Semifinals

Eric Sturgess*
Czeslaw Spychala

6-2 6-2 6-3

Ignacy Tloczynski*
Howard Francis Walton

6-2 8-6 6-3

Final

Eric Sturgess*
Ignacy Tloczynski

6-2 6-3 6-1

Tournament

Round 1