India_National_Championships
National Lawn Tennis Championships of India
Tennis tournament
The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India,[1] originally called the All India Championships,[2] or the All India Lawn Tennis Championships[2] and the Indian National Championships, was a combined (men's and women's) tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1999.[3] It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces, but mainly grass courts.
Quick Facts Defunct tennis tournament, Tour ...
| National Lawn Tennis Championships of India | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Abolished | 1999 |
| Location | Various India |
| Surface | Clay, Grass, Hard |
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Ramanathan Krishnan won most men's singles championships with eight titles overall,[4] and, during the pre-Open era Jenny Sandison and Leela Row won the most women's singles championships with seven titles each, while Nirupama Mankad won the most titles during the open era with five titles.
Lawn tennis in India can be traced back within the first decade of the establishment of the Wimbledon championships with early local championships being established in places like Punjab (1885) and Calcutta (1887).[2] However, there was no national championships, in 1910 colonial officers of the British Raj established the All India Lawn Tennis Championships in Allahabad[4][2] which was 10 years before the All India Tennis Association was founded. The championships staged both men's and women's singles play and also doubles.[2] In 1946, the All-India Championships tournament was renamed the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India by the India Lawn Tennis Association.[5]
The tournament was hosted at different cities around India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts (1910–59, 1964–66, 1969, 1970, 1973), hard courts (1967) and clay courts (1960–61, 1974–79). This tournament was also held in conjunction with the Northern India Championships for the years 1961 to 1967.
Men's singles
More information Year, Champions ...
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
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| All India Championships | |||||||||
| 1910[9] |  Edmund Atkinson |  Lewis Deane | 7–5, 7–5, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1911[10] | H. W. Davies | John Rendall | ? | ||||||
| 1912[11] | H. W. Davies (2) | H. Nelson-Wright | 6–0, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1(2) | ||||||
| 1913[12] | Edmund Atkinson | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1914[13] | Edmund Atkinson (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1915 | ? | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1916 | Mohammed Sleem | Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1917–18 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1919 | Mr.Nagu | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1921[14] | Edward Vivian Bobb | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1922[15] | Mohammed Sleem (2) |  Harry Lewis-Barclay | 8–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1923[16] | S.K. Mukerji | Sandford Wilson Bobb | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1924[17] | Eric Burn Andreae | Sri-Krishna Prasada | 8–6, 7–5, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1925[18] | Eric Burn Andreae (2) | Jagat Mohan Lal | 6–4, 6–3, 6–8, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1926[19] | Edward Vivian Bobb (2) | Sri-Krishna Prasada | 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1927[20] | Edward Vivian Bobb (3) | Dip Narain Kapoor | 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1928–29 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1930[21] | Edward Vivian Bobb (4) | Dip Narain Kapoor | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1931[22] |  Dip Narain Kapoor | Ahad Hussain | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1932[23] | Dip Narain Kapoor (2) | Ahad Hussain | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1933[24][25] | Edward Vivian Bobb (5) | Sohan Lal | 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 10–8 | ||||||
| 1934[26] | Sohan Lal | Edward Vivian Bobb | 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1935[27] |  Josip Palada | Franjo Kukuljević | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1936[28] |  Roderich Menzel | Ladislav Hecht | 6–2, 7–5, 5–5 ret. | ||||||
| 1937[29] | Edward Vivian Bobb (6) | Dip Narain Kapoor | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1938[30] | Dip Narain Kapoor (3) | Islam Ahmad | 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1939 | Ghaus M. Khan | Tenkasi K. Ramanathan | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1940[31] | Franjo Punčec | Yudishtra Singh | 11-9. 6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1941 | Ghaus M. Khan | Iftikhar Ahmed Khan | 6–0, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1942 | Subba L.R. Sawhney | Prem Lal Pandhi | 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1943 | Ghaus M. Khan (2) | Iftikhar Ahmed Khan | 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1944 |  Hal Surface | Ghaus M. Khan | 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | ||||||
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| 1946[32] | Sumant Misra | Dilip Bose | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1947[32] |  Lennart Bergelin | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1948[32] | Dilip Bose[32] |  Sohan Lal | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-0 | ||||||
| 1949 |  Felicisimo Ampon | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1950 | Sven Davidson | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1951 | Sven Davidson (3) | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–3, 6–3 7–5 | ||||||
| 1952[32] | Sumant Misra (2) | Dilip Bose | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1953[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan | Naresh Kumar | 6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1954 | Jack Arkinstall | Ramanathan Krishnan | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1955 | Sven Davidson (3) |  Kurt Nielsen | 6–4, 6–1, 15–17, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1956[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan (2) | Jack Arkinstall | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1957 | Ulf Schmidt | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1958[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan (3) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1959[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan (4) | Naresh Kumar | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1960[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan (5) | Ulf Schmidt | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
| India National and Northern India Championships | |||||||||
| 1961[32] | Roy Emerson | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1962 | Ramanathan Krishnan (6) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1963 | Ramanathan Krishnan (7) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1964[32] | Ramanathan Krishnan (8) | Alan Mills | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1965 | Jaidip Mukerjea | Premjit Lall | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1966 | Premjit Lall | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1967 | Premjit Lall (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| National Lawn Tennis Championships of India | |||||||||
| 1968 |  Ilie Năstase | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1969[33] | Premjit Lall[34](3) | ? | ? | ||||||
| Open era | |||||||||
| 1970[34] | Jaidip Mukerjea (2) | Premjit Lall | 7-5, 6-3, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1971[34] | Gaurav Misra | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1972 | Vijay Amritraj[34] | Ramanathan Krishnan | ? | ||||||
| 1973 [34] | Vijay Amritraj (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1974 [34] | Anand Amritraj | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1975 | Vijay Amritraj (3) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1976 | Tom Gorman | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1977 | Ramesh Krishnan | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1978 | Ramesh Krishnan (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1979 | Bidyut Goswami[35] | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1980 | Sashi Menon | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1981 | Sashi Menon (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1982 | Srinivasan Vasudevan | Jay Royappa | 6-1, 6-1 | ||||||
| 1983[36] | Nandan Bal | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1984[37] | Nandan Bal (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1985[37] | Nandan Bal (3) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1986[38] | Zeeshan Ali | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1987[38] | Zeeshan Ali (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1988[38] | Zeeshan Ali (3) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1989[38] | Zeeshan Ali (4) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1990[38] | Leander Paes | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1991[38] | Zeeshan Ali (5) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1992[38] | Gaurav Natekar | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1993[38] | Asif Ismail | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1994[38] | Mahesh Bhupathi | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1995[38] | Mahesh Bhupathi (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1996[38] | Nitin Kirtane | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1997[38] |  Marcus Hilpert | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1998[38] | Marcus Hilpert (2) | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1999[38] | Syed Fazaluddin | ? | ? | ||||||
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Women's singles
More information Year, Champion ...
| Year | Champion | Runner up | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All India Championships | |||||||||
| 1910 | Mrs Kendall | Mrs Hutchinson | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1911 | Miss Warburton | Miss Latham | (score?) | ||||||
| 1912 | Mrs Adams | Mrs Leslie-Jones | 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1913 | Miss Warburton | Mrs Leslie-Jones | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1914 | Mrs Leslie-Jones | Mrs Fremantle | 6–2, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1915–18 | No event WW1 | ||||||||
| 1919 | Mrs Dickens | Mrs Simpson | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1920 | Mrs Kellie [39] | ? | 6–3, 9-11, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1921 | Mrs Kemble | ? | ? | ||||||
| 1922 | Phyllis Howkins Covell | Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | 6–3, 7–5 * | ||||||
| 1923 | Winifred MacClellan Keays | Mrs O'Neill | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1924 | Yolande Mackinnon | Mrs T. Horn | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1925 | Lena McKenna | Phyllis Cox Berthoud | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1926 | Lena McKenna (2) | Miss Holden | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1927 | Jenny Sandison | Lena McKenna | 8–6, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1928 | Abandoned | ||||||||
| 1929 [40] | Jenny Sandison (2) | Elizabeth Ryan | ? | ||||||
| 1930 | Jenny Sandison (3) | Lena McKenna | 6–3, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1931 | Leela Row | Lena McKenna | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1932 | Jenny Sandison (4) | Leela Row | 7–5, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1933 | Jenny Sandison(5) | Leela Row | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1934 | Jenny Sandison (6) | Hyacinth Harvey-Johnston | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1935 | Jenny Sandison (7) | Margaret Parrott | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1936 | Leela Row (2) | Rosie Gibson | 6–1, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1937 | Leela Row (3) | Joan Fry Lakeman | 2–6, 9–7, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1938 | Leela Row (4) | Meher Dubash | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1939 | Gaby Curtis | Laura Woodbridge | 6–2, 6–8, 9–7 | ||||||
| 1940 | Leela Row (5) | Laura Woodbridge | 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1941 | Leela Row (6) | Meher Dubash | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1942 | Mrs. Massey | Leela Row | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1943 | Leela Row (7) | Meher Dubash | |||||||
| 1944 | Laura Woodbridge | Miss Maguire | 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1945 | Laura Woodbridge (2) |  Doreen Sansoni | 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 | ||||||
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| 1946 | Doreen Sansoni | Sarah Mody | 6–1, 10–12, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1947 | Khanum Haji Singh[41] | Laura Woodbridge | w.o. | ||||||
| 1948 | Khanum Haji Singh (2) | Promilla Khanna | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1949 | Khanum Haji Singh (3) | Promilla Khanna | 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1950 | Pat Canning Todd | Gussie Moran | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1951 | Dorothy Head | Joy Mottram | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1952 | Urmila Thapar | Laura Woodbridge | 6–0, 4–6, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1953[42] | Rita Davar | Joy Mottram | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1954[43] | Rita Davar (2) | Urmila Thapar | 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1955 | Rita Davar (3) | Urmila Thapar | 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1956 | Althea Gibson[44] |  Saichiko Kamo | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1957 | Khanum Haji Singh (4) | Promilla Khanna Singh | 7–5, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1958 | Promilla Khanna Singh | Leela Panjabi | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1959 | Dechu Appaiah | Khanum Haji Singh | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1960 | Margaret Hellyer | Mimi Arnold | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1961 | Margaret Hellyer (2) | Dechu Appaiah | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| India National and Northern India Championships | |||||||||
| 1962 | Lesley Turner | Madonna Schacht | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1963 | Rattan Thadani | Cherri Chettyanna | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1964 | Jill Rook Mills | Lakshmi Mahadevan | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1965 |  Marion Law | Nirupama Vasant | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1966 |  Tiiu Soome | Marion Law | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 | ||||||
| National Lawn Tennis Championships of India | |||||||||
| 1967 |  Rena Abzhandadze | Aleksandra Ivanova | 6–4, 6–0 | ||||||
| Open era | |||||||||
| 1968 | Aleksandra Ivanova | Nina Turkheli | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1969 | Judith Dibar | Alice Luthy Tym | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1970 | Aleksandra Ivanova (2) | Irena Škulj | 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1971 | Nirupama Mankad | Kiran Peshawaria | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1972 | Marilyn Tesch | Nirupama Mankad | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1973 | Udaya Kumar | Kiran Peshawaria Bedi | 6–2, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1974 | Susan Das[45] | Nirupama Vasant Mankad | (score?) | ||||||
| 1975 | Nirupama Mankad (2) | Susan Das | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1976 | Nirupama Mankad (3) | Susan Das | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1977 | Nirupama Mankad (4) | Susan Das | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1978 | Nirupama Mankad (5) | Amreeta Ahluwalia | 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 | ||||||
| 1979 | Amreeta Ahluwalia | Anu Peshawaria | 6–4, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1980 | Amreeta Ahluwalia (2) | Anu Peshawaria | 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1981 | Amreeta Ahluwalia (3) | Anu Peshawaria | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1982 | Anu Peshawaria (4) | Namratha Appa Rao | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
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The tournament was staged in different cities for the duration of its run they included:[46]
More information Host city, years staged ...
| Host city | years staged |
|---|---|
| Allahabad[47] | 1910–1938, 1944, 1946–1949, 1950–1951 |
| Bombay | 1939, 1974, 1977, 1979 |
| Calcutta[48] | 1940, 1952–1953, 1955, 1957–1959, 1963 1964–1965, 1967, 1975, 1978 |
| Baroda | 1941 |
| Lahore | 1942 |
| Indore | 1943 |
| Madras[49] | 1944, 1945, 1954 |
| New Delhi | 1956, 1960–1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1982 |
| Bangalore | 1976 |
| Pune | 1981 |
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Included:[50]
Men's singles
- Most titles:
Ramanathan Krishnan (8 titles)[4] - Most finals: Ramanathan Krishnan (10 finals)
- Most consecutive titles:
Edward Vivian Bobb (3 titles) (1927–27, 1930) - Most consecutive finals: Ramanathan Krishnan, (4 finals) (1957–60)
- Most matches played: Vijay Amritraj (26)
- Most matches won: Vijay Amritraj (24)
- Most consecutive matches won: Edward Vivian Bobb (13)
- Most editions played: Premjit Lall (11)
- Best match winning %: Edward Vivian Bobb, 92.8%, (pre-open era)
- Best match winning %: Vijay Amritraj, 92.3%, (open era)
- Oldest champion:
Jack Arkinstall, 34y 7m & 26d (1954) - Youngest champion: Ramanathan Krishnan, 16y 8m & 17d (1954)
Women's singles
- Most titles Pre Open era: Jenny Sandison/
Leela Row (7) - Most titles Open era: Nirupama Mankad (5)
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