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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 .
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.
History
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.
Finals
Incomplete roll included :
[6]
[7]
[8]
Men's singles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
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
National Lawn Tennis Championships of India
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
?
?
Women's singles
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
National Lawn Tennis Championships of India
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
Venues
The tournament was staged in different cities for the duration of its run they included:
[46]
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
Records
Included:
[50]
Men's singles
Women's singles
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