South African Championships 1948


General 1948-03-18 - 1948-03-28
Grand Prix Circuit
Unknown
6
Johannesburg, Ellis Park
South Africa

Source Tennis Italiano, The Rand Daily Mail


Info Draw: 40



Media


Winner Eric William Sturgess


Players
Brian H. Bands
Pieter F. de Beer
H.R. Begbie
Brian Bilse
Pat Buckley
Nigel M. Cockburn
Rory Leslie Edmund Condon
Robert T. Connor
J.P. Dreyer
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
Evelyn Eustace Fannin
Norman Gordon Farquharson
J. Fourie
J.H. Greef
Keith Hedley
Denis Hodson
Brian L. Holding
Cecil Victor Irvine
W.A. Joubert
Robert E. Klemp
Sydney Levy
Louis Matthews
A.J. McKay
Anthony John (Tony) Mottram
Chris F. Muller
Leon Hermann Norgarb
D.F. Osborne
Norman Ravinsky
A. Ravinsky
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
Archie Lockhart Ross
P.A. Staples
Eric William Sturgess
Dennis H. Taylor
Eric Tooth
V. Tooth
Gordon R. Tudhope
Louis Petrus van der Walt
Caeser H. Venter
Brian Maxwell Woodroffe


Rounds
Round 1

The remaining players had a bye.

Eric Tooth*
Denis Hodson
9-7 6-4 2-6 6-4
Norman Farquharson*
Dennis H. Taylor
9-7 6-3 6-4
Rory Leslie Edmund Condon*
Archie Lockhart Ross
6-3 3-6 6-4 3-6 6-1
Brian Woodroffe*
Cecil Victor Irvine
6-4 3-6 6-1 6-2
Eustace Fannin*
Chris F. Muller
6-1 6-3 6-4
Pieter F. de Beer*
A. Ravinsky
6-3 6-3 6-4
Brian H. Bands*
Robert E. Klemp
4-6 6-2 6-4 4-6 10-8
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Leon Norgarb
7-9 1-6 6-3 6-3 6-1

Round 2
Eric Sturgess*
D.F. Osborne
6-0 6-1 6-1
Pat Buckley*
V. Tooth
6-2 6-1 6-0
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
W.A. Joubert
8-6 7-9 3-6 8-6 6-3
Gordon R. Tudhope*
Louis Matthews
6-3 6-4 6-3
Eric Tooth*
Norman Farquharson
5-7 9-7 1-0 ret.
Brian Woodroffe*
Rory Leslie Edmund Condon
4-6 6-4 7-5 4-6 6-3
Keith Hedley*
P.A. Staples
5-7 6-3 6-2 7-5
Sydney Levy*
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
7-5 6-2 6-2
Eustace Fannin*
Pieter F. de Beer
6-4 7-5 8-6
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Brian H. Bands
4-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
H.R. Begbie*
J.P. Dreyer
6-8 6-8 6-2 6-1 6-0
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
J. Fourie
6-1 6-1 7-5
Norman Ravinsky*
J.H. Greef
6-4 6-0 4-6 6-1
Robert T. Connor*
Brian Bilse
6-0 6-1 6-1
Caeser H. Venter*
A.J. McKay
6-4 6-3 7-5
Tony Mottram*
Brian L. Holding
6-1 6-1 6-4

Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Pat Buckley
7-5 6-3 6-1
Gordon R. Tudhope*
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
11-9 7-5 6-1
Eric Tooth*
Brian Woodroffe
7-5 6-4 1-6 7-5
Sydney Levy*
Keith Hedley
6-4 7-5 6-3
Eustace Fannin*
Nigel M. Cockburn
4-6 6-4 6-4 10-8
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
H.R. Begbie
6-3 6-0 6-1
Norman Ravinsky*
Robert T. Connor
3-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-3
Tony Mottram*
Caeser H. Venter
6-0 6-1 6-2

Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Gordon R. Tudhope
6-1 6-1 6-1
Sydney Levy*
Eric Tooth
6-1 6-1 6-1
Eustace Fannin*
Louis Petrus van der Walt
7-5 6-4 6-3
Tony Mottram*
Norman Ravinsky
6-4 6-3 6-3

Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
Sydney Levy
6-0 4-6 7-5 6-1
Tony Mottram*
Eustace Fannin
6-2 6-4 6-2

Final
Eric Sturgess*
Tony Mottram
6-3 6-4 6-8 6-1


Tournament
Round 1
Eric Tooth*
Denis Hodson
Norman Farquharson*
Dennis H. Taylor
Brian Woodroffe*
Cecil Victor Irvine
Rory Leslie Edmund Condon*
Archie Lockhart Ross
Eustace Fannin*
Chris F. Muller
Pieter F. de Beer*
A. Ravinsky
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Leon Norgarb
Brian H. Bands*
Robert E. Klemp
Round 2
Eric Sturgess*
D.F. Osborne
Pat Buckley*
V. Tooth
Gordon R. Tudhope*
Louis Matthews
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts*
W.A. Joubert
Sydney Levy*
Johannes (Jackie) du Toit
Keith Hedley*
P.A. Staples
Eric Tooth*
Norman Farquharson
Brian Woodroffe*
Rory Leslie Edmund Condon
Tony Mottram*
Brian L. Holding
Caeser H. Venter*
A.J. McKay
Norman Ravinsky*
J.H. Greef
Robert T. Connor*
Brian Bilse
Eustace Fannin*
Pieter F. de Beer
Nigel M. Cockburn*
Brian H. Bands
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
J. Fourie
H.R. Begbie*
J.P. Dreyer
Round 3
Eric Sturgess*
Pat Buckley
Gordon R. Tudhope*
Arthur Gordon (Paddy) Roberts
Sydney Levy*
Keith Hedley
Eric Tooth*
Brian Woodroffe
Tony Mottram*
Caeser H. Venter
Norman Ravinsky*
Robert T. Connor
Eustace Fannin*
Nigel M. Cockburn
Louis Petrus van der Walt*
H.R. Begbie
Quarterfinals
Eric Sturgess*
Gordon R. Tudhope
Sydney Levy*
Eric Tooth
Tony Mottram*
Norman Ravinsky
Eustace Fannin*
Louis Petrus van der Walt
Semifinals
Eric Sturgess*
Sydney Levy
Tony Mottram*
Eustace Fannin
Final
Eric Sturgess*
Tony Mottram