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Western Australian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Western Australian Championships (1971–75)
Tour	ILTF (1913–79) men WTA Tour (1971–75) women Grand Prix (1980) men
Founded	1895
Abolished	1984 (men's), 1994 (women's)
Editions	78 (men's), 88 (women's)
Surface	Grass (1971–75)

The Western Australian Open, originally called the Western Australian Championships or Western Australia Championships, is a defunct Grand Prix tennis circuit men's and WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1896 to 1975 at Royal King's Park Tennis Club in Perth, Australia and was played on grass courts.

History

The event was established in 1895 and continued for 78 editions. The men's tournament was a ILTF sanctioned event from 1913 to 1967. In 1980 it became part of the Grand Prix circuit.

The women's event was part of WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1975. The women's event ended in 1994 and had run for 88 editions from 1895.

Margaret Court was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition in 1971, partnering Australian Evonne Goolagong.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1895	Francis Marrie	J. B. Spence	6–1, 6–4
1896	Edward Boddington	John Greayer	7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–0
1897	Herbert Orr	Archer Hoskings	6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1898	Arthur Greene	Keith Bolton	3 sets to 2
1899	James Cramond	Keith Bolton	9–7, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
1900	John Johnston	J. Magee	3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1901	James Cramond	John Greayer	8–6, 6–1, 6–1
1902	Louis Humberstone Saxton	James Cramond	3–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1903	Ernie Parker	John Greayer	3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1904	Ernie Parker	Keith Bolton	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1905	Stanley Doust	Ernie Parker	6–4, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5
1906	Harry Parker	Stanley Doust	6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1907	Ernie Parker	John Griffiths	6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1908	Ernie Parker	Edgar Barnard	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1910	Stanley Doust	Ernie Parker	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1911	Ernie Parker	Richard Parsons	6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–0
1912	Ernie Parker	John Addison	4–6, 10–8, 7–5, 6–4
1913	Ernie Parker	Harry Parker	2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1914	Arnold Leschen	Edward Stokes	6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 7–9, 9–7
1915– 1918	Not held (due to World War I)
1919	Alf Hedemann	Rice Gemmell	6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1920	Rice Gemmell	Alf Hedemann	4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1922	Robert Phillips	Clarence Treloar	6–3, 6–0, 4–6, 9–7
1923	Rice Gemmell	Clarence Treloar	6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1924	Rice Gemmell	Robert Phillips	6–0, 6–0, 6–1
1925	Rice Gemmell	Robert Phillips	6–2, 8–6, 6–2
1926	Rice Gemmell	Clarence Treloar	6–1, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1927	Rice Gemmell	Clarence Treloar	6–1, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1928	Ronald Ford	Clarence Treloar	6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1929	Richard Schlesinger	Harry Jacoby	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1930	Ronald Ford	Max Carpenter	7–5, 4–6, 11–9, 4–6, 6–3
1931	Harry Hopman	Richard Schlesinger	6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1932	Adrian Quist	Reg Ewin	6–1, 6–1, 8–6
1933	Reg Ewin	Ronald Ford	6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1934	Max Carpenter	Donald Harris	6–0, 3–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–2
1935	William Stephen	Ronald Ford	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1936	Harry Jacoby	Gordon Davis	9–7, 6–3, 6–1
1937	William Stephen	Arthur Huxley	4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1938	Gordon Davis	William Stephen	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1939	Norman Wasley	William Stephen	6–1, 10–8, 3–6, 3–6, 6–4
1940	Colin Long	Max Bonner	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1941	Max Bonner	Harry Jacoby	6–8, 6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
1942– 1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Dinny Pails	Max Bonner	6–0, 6–1, 6–0
1947	Lionel Brodie	Max Bonner	6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1948	Frank Sedgman	Colin Long	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1949	Bill Sidwell	Robert McCarthy	6–0, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1950	Frank Sedgman	Clive Wilderspin	6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1951	Ken McGregor	Mervyn Rose	3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1952	Rex Hartwig	Clive Wilderspin	12–10, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–1
1953	Ken Rosewall	Don Candy	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1954	Clive Wilderspin	Ashley Cooper	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1955	Rex Hartwig	Clive Wilderspin	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1956	Clive Wilderspin	Mervyn Rose	4–6, 10–8, 6–2, 6–2
1957	Ashley Cooper	Clive Wilderspin	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
1958	Mal Anderson	Neale Fraser	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1959	Andres Gimeno	Butch Buchholz	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1960	Neale Fraser	Robert Howe	8–6, 8–6, 7–5
1961	Roy Emerson	Neale Fraser	6–2, 6–0, 6–2
1962	Bob Hewitt	Neale Fraser	6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 11–9
1963	Fred Stolle	John Newcombe	7–5, 7–5, 6–8, 6–4
1965	Roy Emerson	Pierre Darmon	9–7, 6–3, 6–4
1966	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey	3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1967	Tony Roche	Bill Bowrey	6–3, 1–6, 9–7, 9–7
1968	Bill Bowrey	Ray Ruffels	6–8, 11–9, 6–2, 17–19, 6–4
1969	Marty Riessen	Ken Rosewall	6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–1
1970	Allan Stone	Phil Dent	6–3, 6–3, 9–7
1971	Alex Metreveli	John Alexander	7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1972	Alex Metreveli	John Cooper	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1972	Patrick Proisy	Wanaro N'Godrella	7–6, 6–4, 6–3
1973	Colin Dibley	Bob Giltinan	6–1, 7–6, 3–6, 6–3
1974	Ross Case	Geoff Masters	6–4, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6
1975	Ray Ruffels	John Lloyd	6–1, 6–7, 6–0, 6–3
1976	Ray Ruffels	Ross Case	6–0, 7–5, 6–3
1978	John Marks	Bob Carmichael	6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 6–4, 14-12
1979	Mark Edmondson	John Marks	4–6, 7–6, 6–1
1980	Colin Dibley	Chris Delaney	6–2, 6–4
1981	John Fitzgerald	Syd Ball	6–2, 6–2
1982	Eddie Edwards	Craig A. Miller	6–3, 6–2
1983	Wally Masur	Juan Farrow	6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1984	Brian Levine	Lloyd Bourne	6–1, 6–2

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Margaret Court	Virginia Wade	6–1, 6–2
1972 (February)	Evonne Goolagong	Olga Morozova	6–2, 7–5
1972 (December)	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong	6–3, 6–2
1974	Margaret Court	Olga Morozova	6–4, 7–5
1975	Helga Niessen Masthoff	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade	6–4, 7–5
1972 (February)	Evonne Goolagong Barbara Hawcroft	Olga Morozova Janet Young	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1972 (December)	Not held
1974	Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova	Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu	6–1, 6–3
1975	Lesley Turner Bowrey Christine Matison	Sue Barker Michelle Tyler	6–3, 6–3

External links

• WTA Results Archive Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine