South African Championships 1949


General 1949-04-07 - 1949-04-16
Grand Prix Circuit
Unknown
6
Johannesburg, Ellis Park
South Africa

Source American Lawn tennis, Tennis Italiano, The Rand Daily Mail


Info Draw: 46



Media


Winner Eric William Sturgess


Players
Brian H. Bands
Pieter F. de Beer
Brian Bilse
Donald Lachlan Moore Black
Dennis Sr Breetzke
Geoffrey Edmund Brown
Pat Buckley
Derek Capell
A.A. (Tony) Charnock
Nigel M. Cockburn
Robert T. Connor
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
D.M. Duncan
D.A. Fairweather
Evelyn Eustace Fannin
Brian L. Holding
E. John Hurry
E. Laubscher
Sydney Levy
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
David Lurie
K.J. Martin
Louis Matthews
Kenneth Bruce (Ken) McGregor
Alan Milne
Leon Hermann Norgarb
Norman Ravinsky
A. Ravinsky
Brian W. Rooke
Archie Lockhart Ross
William (Russell) Seymour
Harold Matheson Silson
Dennis Henry Slack
Brian Smith
D. Standen
Eric William Sturgess
Dennis H. Taylor
A.R. Thomas
Eric Tooth
D. Townsend
Louis Petrus van der Walt
Caeser H. Venter
Hubert Thomas (Tom) sr. Warhurst
Glyn S. Woodroffe
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe
George Allan Worthington


Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Sydney Levy*
Brian Bilse
6-1 6-0 6-2
Dennis H. Taylor*
Brian Smith
6-4 2-6 7-5 6-4
William (Russell) Seymour*
A.R. Thomas
6-1 6-4 9-7
Ken McGregor*
Donald Black
7-5 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-3
Brian H. Bands*
D.M. Duncan
3-6 8-6 6-1 6-0
Derek Capell*
D. Standen
7-9 6-3 6-2 6-2
K.J. Martin*
A.A. (Tony) Charnock
1-6 9-7 6-4 6-2
Eustace Fannin*
Harold Matheson Silson
7-5 6-1 6-3
Robert T. Connor*
Brian W. Rooke
6-2 6-2 4-6 6-4
D. Townsend*
Brian L. Holding
8-6 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3
Caeser H. Venter*
Eric Tooth
6-2 6-4 6-3
Glyn S. Woodroffe*
E. John Hurry
1-6 7-5 8-6 6-0
Norman Ravinsky*
D.A. Fairweather
6-1 6-1 6-1
Tom Warhurst*
David Lurie
6-3 6-4 3-6 8-6

Round 2
Eric Sturgess*
Leon Norgarb
6-1 6-1 6-2
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit*
Archie Lockhart Ross
6-2 8-6 6-4
Claude Frederick Owen Lister*
A. Ravinsky
6-4 6-2 1-6 12-10
Pieter F. de Beer*
Louis Matthews
6-3 6-3 18-16
Sydney Levy*
Dennis H. Taylor
6-0 6-4 6-3
Ken McGregor*
William (Russell) Seymour
5-7 4-6 6-3 6-0 6-4
Brian H. Bands*
Derek Capell
6-2 6-4 7-5
George Worthington*
K.J. Martin
6-0 6-4 1-6 6-4
Eustace Fannin*
Robert T. Connor
5-7 6-0 6-3 6-2
Caeser H. Venter*
D. Townsend
6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1
Glyn S. Woodroffe*
Dennis Henry Slack
6-4 6-4 6-3
Tom Warhurst*
Norman Ravinsky
6-1 6-3 6-1
Nigel M. Cockburn*
E. Laubscher
6-2 6-2 8-6
Dennis Sr Breetzke*
Brian Woodroffe
4-6 6-4 6-3 9-7
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
Alan Milne
6-2 6-4 6-2
Geoff Brown*
Pat Buckley
6-1 6-3 6-2

Round 3
Pieter F. de Beer*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
6-1 6-4 1-6 6-2
Eric Sturgess*
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
6-0 6-1 6-1
Sydney Levy*
Ken McGregor
?
George Worthington*
Brian H. Bands
?
Eustace Fannin*
Caeser H. Venter
?
Tom Warhurst*
Glyn S. Woodroffe
?
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Dennis Sr Breetzke
6-2 6-3 11-9
Geoff Brown*
Louis Petrus van der Walt
6-3 6-2 6-2

Quarterfinals
Eustace Fannin*
Tom Warhurst
8-6 7-5 8-6
George Worthington*
Sydney Levy
6-4 6-4 6-2
Eric Sturgess*
Pieter F. de Beer
?
Geoff Brown*
Nigel M. Cockburn
?

Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
George Worthington
6-3 6-4 6-8 6-4
Geoff Brown*
Eustace Fannin
6-1 0-6 6-3 6-1

Final
Eric Sturgess*
Geoff Brown
4-6 6-4 6-2 7-5


Tournament
Round 1
K.J. Martin*
A.A. (Tony) Charnock
Brian H. Bands*
D.M. Duncan
Derek Capell*
D. Standen
Sydney Levy*
Brian Bilse
Dennis H. Taylor*
Brian Smith
Ken McGregor*
Donald Black
William (Russell) Seymour*
A.R. Thomas
Eustace Fannin*
Harold Matheson Silson
Robert T. Connor*
Brian W. Rooke
Caeser H. Venter*
Eric Tooth
D. Townsend*
Brian L. Holding
Tom Warhurst*
David Lurie
Norman Ravinsky*
D.A. Fairweather
Glyn S. Woodroffe*
E. John Hurry
Round 2
Eric Sturgess*
Leon Norgarb
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit*
Archie Lockhart Ross
Pieter F. de Beer*
Louis Matthews
Claude Frederick Owen Lister*
A. Ravinsky
George Worthington*
K.J. Martin
Brian H. Bands*
Derek Capell
Sydney Levy*
Dennis H. Taylor
Ken McGregor*
William (Russell) Seymour
Geoff Brown*
Pat Buckley
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
Alan Milne
Nigel M. Cockburn*
E. Laubscher
Dennis Sr Breetzke*
Brian Woodroffe
Eustace Fannin*
Robert T. Connor
Caeser H. Venter*
D. Townsend
Tom Warhurst*
Norman Ravinsky
Glyn S. Woodroffe*
Dennis Henry Slack
Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
Pieter F. de Beer*
Claude Frederick Owen Lister
George Worthington*
Brian H. Bands
Sydney Levy*
Ken McGregor
Geoff Brown*
Louis Petrus van der Walt
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Dennis Sr Breetzke
Eustace Fannin*
Caeser H. Venter
Tom Warhurst*
Glyn S. Woodroffe
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Pieter F. de Beer
George Worthington*
Sydney Levy
Geoff Brown*
Nigel M. Cockburn
Eustace Fannin*
Tom Warhurst
Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
George Worthington
Geoff Brown*
Eustace Fannin
Final
Eric Sturgess*
Geoff Brown