Lowther Open

The Lowther Open was a LTA/ILTF affiliated grass court open international tennis tournament founded in 1921. It was played at the Lowther LTC, in Barnes, Surrey, England usually in June. The event ran annually until 1969 when it was discontinued. The venue also staged a hard court event on clay held in April.

Past finals

Mens singles

(incomplete roll).

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Score
1921	Charles P. Dixon	Major Ritchie	6–3, 6–4
1922	Henry Mayes	Carl-Erik von Braun	walkover
1945	Derrick Barton	Gordon Bryant Schwartz	6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1946	Y.Y. Chan	Bobby Thorn	3– 6, 6–4, 7–5
1947	L. Derrick Leyland	Dickie Ritchie	6–4, 6–3
1948	Jimmy Jones	Francis Wallis	7–5, 9–7
1949	Jimmy Jones	George Godsell	6–2, 1–6, 6–1
1950	Gerry Oakley	Jimmy Jones	7–5, 6–2
1951	Sven Davidson	Jack Morrison	6–4, 6–3
1952	L. Derrick Leyland	R.J.E. Mayers	10–8, 6–4
1953	Ramanathan Krishnan	Keith Lavarack	3–6, 6–0, 6–1
1954	Pat Molloy	Ed Bulmer	6–2, 6–1
1955	Ed Bulmer	Reg Kaley	6–1, 9–7
1956	Norman Kitovitz	Gordon Mudge	6–4, 6–1
1957	Alan Mills	Derek Collins	6–2, 8–6
1958	Lennart Plougmann	Norman Kitovitz	6–0, 5–7, 6–3
1959	Julian Coni	William Jacobson	6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1960	Norman Kitovitz (2)	G.J. Holdsworth	6–3, 6–2
1961	Adrian Bey	Robin Sanders	6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1962	Osamu Ishiguro	Michio Fujii	6–1, 7–5
1963	Charles Tang	Reg Bennett	6–4, 6–3
1964	Lester Sack	Munir Pirzada	3–6, 6–0, 7–5
1965	Paul De Zeeuw	Felix Bautista Jr.	6–2, 6–4
1966	Colin McHugo	Vinay Dhawan	10–8, 6–3
1967	Shyam Minotra	Peyton Watson	6–3, 7–5
1968	Koji Watanabe	Onny Parun	6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1969	Derek Schroder	Max Senior	5–7, 6–1, 6–2

Womens singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Score
1921	Phyllis Howkins	Doris Craddock	6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1922	Aurea Edgington	Ada Spencer Hollick	6–2, 6–2
1938-1944	Not held (due to World War II)
1945	Valerie Miles	Patsy Rodgers	6–2, 6–4
1946	Joan Ingram	Dorrit Herbst	6–3, 6–2
1947	Peggy Dawson-Scott	Patsy Rodgers	6–1, 6–3
1948	Betty Wilford	Mrs M.M. Luger	6–2, 6–1
1949	Betty Wilford (2)	Georgie Woodgate	6–3, 5–7, 8–6
1950	Susan Partridge	Georgie Woodgate	6–3, 6–2
1951	Susan Partridge (2)	Peggy Dawson-Scott	6–2, 6–4
1952	Betty Wilford (3)	Gem Hoahing	5–7, 6–3, 8–6
1953	Molly Blair	Valerie Pitt	6–3, 6–2
1954	Georgie Woodgate	Valerie Pitt	7–5, 6–3
1955	Pearl Panton	Peggy Dawson-Scott	6–3, 6–2
1956	Elaine Watson	Rosemary Deloford	6–3, 10–8
1957	Jill Rook	Pat Wheeler	6–4, 6–4
1958	Rosemary Deloford	Norma Marsh	6–2, 2–6, 11–9
1959	Hanna Sladek	Jennifer Wagstaff	6–3, 10–8
1960	Pauline Roberts	Pat Wheeler	6–1, 1–6, 6–2
1961	Ann Haydon	Shirley Brasher	6–1, 6–2
1962	Pauline Roberts (2)	Pat Wheeler Roberts	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1963	Robin Lesh	Hanna Sladek	7–5, 6–2
1964	Robin Lesh (2)	Vera Roberts	6–2, 6–4
1965	Trish McClenaughan	Vera Roberts	6–3, 6–4
1966	Shirley Brasher	Rosemary Deloford	6–1, 6–3
1967	Mrs W Collins	Wendy Hall	7–9, 7–5, 6–4
1968	Shirley Brasher (2)	Corinne Molesworth	6–4, 6–8, 6–4
1969	Corinne Molesworth	Shirley Brasher	6–4, 7–5

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