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Dewar Cup Aberavon

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Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Aberavon (1968–73)
TourOpen (1968–71)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–73) [1]
Founded1968
Abolished1973
Editions5
LocationAberavon, Wales
VenueAfan Lido
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Dewar Cup Aberavon [2] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[3] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Owen Davidson 8–6, 6–3
1969 Australia Lew Hoad South Africa Bob Hewitt 9–7 6–1
1970 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1971 South Africa Bob Hewitt United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 7–5, 6–4
1973 United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Owen Davidson 7–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

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Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Australia Margaret Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1969 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6-4, 6-4
1970 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones 6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1971 United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Evonne Goolagong 7-6, 6-3
1973 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Australia Margaret Court
South Africa Pat Walkden
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
6-2, 6-3
1969 United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Julie Heldman
6-3, 6-2
1970 United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-4, 6-3
1971 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
7-5 6-4
1973 United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura
4–6, 6–3, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ "dewar Cup Finals to be Split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ Correspondent, Special (12 August 1970). "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via Google Newspaper Archives. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)