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TENNIS, LAWN

by McLintock, Alexander Hare


TENNIS, LAWN

The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, which is the national body controlling the sport in New Zealand, was formed at a meeting held in Hastings in December 1886. Shortly after its inauguration, the New Zealand Association became affiliated with the Lawn Tennis Association (England) but it did not seek affiliation with the International Lawn Tennis Federation until 1923. The New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association consists of district associations with clearly defined geographical boundaries. Within the districts are sub-associations and local tennis clubs. These district associations, which are affiliated to the national body, control their own activities subject to any requirements which may, from time to time, be legislated for by the national body. Since the inception of the Association the game of tennis has made great progress in New Zealand. In 1908 there were nine district associations affiliated with a total registered membership of 6,832. In 1965 there were 21 district associations with a registered membership of 39,637.


New Zealand Tennis Council

The control of tennis in New Zealand is vested in the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Council which has its headquarters in Wellington. The Council consists of officers of the Association and delegates appointed to represent the various district associations, delegate representation being based on the numerical strength of the respective districts. The Council meets three times a year at Wellington and legislates for the game. At the annual meeting, held in August in each year, it elects a Management Committee of seven members to which it delegates its administrative duties. This body controls tennis in New Zealand, though policy matters are referred to the Council. Because the Association's headquarters are in Wellington, the members of the Management Committee are usually elected from those delegates who reside near the city.


DAVIS CUP COMPETITION

Australia – New Zealand Entry

New Zealand's participation in the world championship Davis Cup competitions dates from 1905 when, following consultations between the Australian and New Zealand Associations, it was decided that the two associations should enter a joint Australasian team. This Australasian team met with some outstanding successes mainly because of the presence of N. E. Brookes (Australia) and Anthony Wilding. The arrangement continued until 1922 when New Zealand entered as a separate nation.

The following are the results of matches in which New Zealand had a representative in the Australasian Team:

1905 N. E. Brookes and A. W. Dunlop (Australia) and A. F. Wilding and H. A. Parker (New Zealand): Australasia had a bye in the first round: it defeated Austria in the second round by five matches to nil: lost to America in the final round by five matches to nil.
1906 N. E. Brookes and A. F. Wilding: Australasia won in the first round against Austria: lost to America in the second round by three matches to two.
1907 N. E. Brookes and A. F. Wilding: Australasia defeated America in the first round by three matches to two: defeated British Isles in the Challenge Round by three matches to two thus winning the Cup for the first time.
1908 Australasia, with the same team, being the playing through champion nation, had to play in the Challenge Round only and defeated America by three matches to two.
1909 Australasia again with the same team defeated America in the Challenge Round by five matches to nil.
1910 No match.
1911–13 New Zealand did not have a representative in the team and in 1912 the Cup was lost to the British Isles.
1914 A. F. Wilding again came back into the team with N. E. Brookes: it defeated Canada in the first round by five matches to nil: defeated Germany in the second round by five matches to nil: defeated British Isles in the final round by three matches to nil: defeated America in the Challenge Round by three matches to two thus regaining the Cup.
This was the last year in which New Zealand had a representative in the Australasian Team as Anthony Wilding, its greatest player, was killed in the First World War.

New Zealand's Separate Entry

Having decided to discontinue its association with the Australian Association, the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association in 1923 was granted affiliation to the International Lawn Tennis Federation and thereby became eligible to enter the Davis Cup Competition in its own right. The following are the results of its entries from that date:

1924 F. M. B. Fisher, J. C. Peacock, and P. E. Allison: lost to Czechoslovakia in the first round four matches to one.
1928 E. D. Andrews and R. R. T. Young: Bye in the first round: defeated Portugal in the second round four matches to one: unable to play in the third round and had to default.
1934 E. D. Andrews, C. E. Malfroy, and A. C. Stedman: lost to Czechoslovakia in the first round by four matches to one.
1935 The same team lost to Australia in the first round by three matches to nil.
1937 E. D. Andrews. C. E. Malfroy, A. C. Stedman, and D. C. Coombe: defeated China in the first round by three matches to two: lost to South Africa in the second round by four matches to one.
1929 C. E. Malfroy, D. C. Coombe, and A. D. Brown: lost to Great Britain in the first round by three matches to two.
1947 J. E. Robson, R. S. McKenzie, and J. A. Barry: defeated Norway in the first round by three matches to two: lost to Czechoslovakia in the second round by five matches to nil.
1954 J. E. Robson, J. A. Barry, and M. A. Otway: lost to Hungary in the first round by three matches to two.
1957 J. E. Robson, C. T. Parker, and L. A. Gerrard: defeated by Great Britain in the first round by five matches to nil.
1959 M. A. Otway, L. A. Gerrard, and B. E. Woolf: defeated Ireland in the first round by five matches to nil: lost to Hungary in the second round by three matches to two.
1960 L. A. Gerrard and M. A. Otway: defeated British West Indies in the first round of the American (North) Zone by five matches to nil: lost to Venezuela in the second round by three matches to two.
1961 L. A. Gerrard, M. A. Otway, and I. S. Crookenden: defeated Israel in the first round by five matches to nil: lost to Spain by three matches to two.
1962 I. S. Crookenden and J. Souter: defeated by Denmark in the first round by four matches to one.
1963 L. A. Gerrard, I. S. Crookenden and J. E. Robson: defeated by Philippines three matches to one.
1964 I. S. Crookenden and L. A. Gerrard defeated by Mexico three matches to nil

OVERSEAS TOURS

Over a long period of years the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association has sent men's and women's teams to Australia and has received many return visits. In addition, overseas countries have been invited regularly to send teams to New Zealand. The following are the results of all test matches played against overseas teams since 1909.

1909 New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia: defeated New South Wales 15 matches to six matches.
1913 English Davis Cup Team visited New Zealand and in three tests New Zealand lost 10 matches to two matches, five matches to one match, and six matches to nil.
1920 New South Wales Men's Team visited New Zealand winning the test by 12 matches to eight matches.
1922 New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales eight matches to four matches; defeated by Victoria by nine matches to three matches.
1923 New South Wales Ladies' Team visited New Zealand and won by 11 matches to one match.
New Zealand Men's Team to New South Wales defeated by 13 matches to eight matches.
1924 New South Wales Men's Team visited New Zealand but the results are not recorded.
1926 New Zealand Men's Team to New South Wales. New Zealand defeated by 15 matches to six matches.
In a match against a New South Wales Colts' Team, New Zealand won by 15 matches to six matches. New South Wales Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand won by 18 matches to three matches.
1928 French Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by six matches to nil.
British Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by nine matches to three matches.
1930 New South Wales Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by 10 matches to two matches.
1932 New South Wales Ladies' Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by eight matches to four matches.
1933 United States of America Men's Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by five matches to one match at Wellington and by the same margin at Auckland. New South Wales Ladies' Team to New Zealand, New Zealand defeated by nine matches to three matches.
1935 English Team visited New Zealand. This was a combined team but the results are not recorded.
1948 Australian Combined Team to New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by 22 matches to one match.
1949 New Zealand Ladies' Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales by 13 matches to one match.
1950 New Zealand Men's Team to Australia. New Zealand defeated by New South Wales by eight matches to two matches.
1953 Australian Men's Team visited New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by five matches to one match at Auckland and by the same margin at Wellington.
1955 New Zealand Combined Team to New South Wales. New Zealand men defeated by four matches to one match and Ladies' Team drew three matches all.
Swedish Davis Cup Team visited New Zealand. New Zealand defeated by four matches to one match.
1956 New Zealand Combined Team to New South Wales. New Zealand Men's Team drew six matches all and Ladies' Team was defeated by twelve matches to nil.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

The highlight of the senior tennis season in New Zealand is the national championships competition which has been held annually since 1886, except during the First and Second World Wars. The following are the title winners since the New Zealand Senior Championships were first played.

Men's Championship's Singles

1886–87 P. C. Fenwicke 1911–12 G. Ollivier
1887–88 P. C. Fenwicke 1912–13 R. N. K. Swanston
1888–89 P. C. Fenwicke 1913–14 A. G. Wallace
1889–90 M. Fenwicke 1914–15 G. Ollivier
1890–91 J. M. Marshall 1919–20 G. Ollivier
1891–92 R. D. Harman 1920–21 W. T. Tilden
1892–93 M. Fenwicke 1921–22 J. T. Laurenson
1893–94 M. Fenwicke 1922–23 G. Ollivier
1894–95 J. R. Hooper 1923–24 A. W. Sims
1895–96 H. A. Parker 1924–25 G. Ollivier
1896-97 J. M. Marshall 1925–26 G. Ollivier
1897–98 J. R. Hooper 1926–27 E. D. Andrews
1898–99 C. C. Cox 1927–28 G. Ollivier
1899–1900 J. R. Hooper 1928–29 E. L. Bartleet
1900–01 A. W. Dunlop 1929–30 C. Angas
1901–02 J. C. Peacock 1930–31 A. C. Stedman
1902–03 H. A. Parker 1931–32 C. Angas
1903–04 H. A. Parker 1932–33 E. D. Andrews
1904–05 H. A. Parker 1933–34 C. E. Malfroy
1905–06 H. A. Parker 1934–35 F. J. Perry
1906–07 A. F. Wilding 1935–36 V. B. McGrath
1907–08 H. A. Parker 1936–37 D. C. Coombe
1908–09 A. F. Wilding 1937–38 A. D. Brown
1909–10 A. F. Wilding 1938–39 N. V. Edwards
1910–11 J. C. Peacock 1939–40 J. Bromwich
1945–46 R. S. McKenzie 1956–57 M. Davies
1946–47 R. S. McKenzie 1957–58 R. Howe
1947–48 R. S. McKenzie 1958–59 R. Howe
1948–49 J. E. Robson 1959–60 L. A. Gerrard
1949–50 G. Worthington 1960–61 L. A. Gerrard
1950–51 R. S. McKenzie 1961–62 L. A. Gerrard
1951–52 J. E. Robson 1962–63 L. A. Gerrard
1952–53 G. Worthington 1963–64 L. A. Gerrard
1953–54 J. A. Barry 1964–65 B. Phillips-Moore
1954–55 J. A. Barry 1965–66 K. Fletcher
1955–56 J. E. Robson

Men's Championship Doubles

1886–87 P. C. and M. Fenwicke
1887–88 R. D. Harman and F. Wilding
1888–89 R. D. Harman and F. Wilding
1889–90 M. Fenwicke and J. Jardine
1890–91 R. D. Harman and F. Wilding
1891–92 M. Fenwicke and F. Logan
1892–93 R. D. Harman and F. Wilding
1893–94 J. M. Marshall and P. Marshall
1894–95 R. D. Harman and F. Wilding
1895–96 R. D. Harman and D. Collins
1896–97 H. A. Parker and C. Gore
1897–98 H. A. Parker and C. Gore
1898–99 C. C. Cox and J. N. Collins
1899–1900 C. C. Cox and J. N. Collins
1900–01 H. A. Parker and J. C. Peacock
1901–02 J. C. Peacock and F. M. B. Fisher
1902–03 J. C. Peacock and F. M. B. Fisher
1903–04 H. A. Parker and F. Laishley
1904–05 H. A. Parker and R. Lycett
1905–06 H. A. Parker and R. N. Swanston
1906–07 H. A. Parker and C. C. Cox
1907–08 C. J. Dickie and A. G. Wallace
1908–09 H. A. Parker and Stan Doust
1909–10 F. M. B. Fisher and J. C. Peacock
1910–11 F. M. B. Fisher and J. C. Peacock
1911–12 N. E. Brookes and A. W. Dunlop
1912–13 G. Ollivier and Wm. Goss
1913–14 A. G. Wallace and C. J. Dickie
1914–15 G. Ollivier and F. S. Wilding
1919–20 G. Ollivier and F. S. Wilding
1920–21 W. Tilden and Wm. Johnston
1921–22 W. Goss and R. G. Greenwood
1922–23 G. Ollivier and J. T. Laurenson
1923–24 E. L. Bartleet and H. L. Robson
1924–25 E. B. W. Smyth and A. W. Fotheringham
1925–26 J. C. Peacock and N. R. C. Wilson
1926–27 L. G. Knott and N. G. Sturt
1927–28 E. L. Bartleet and J. T. Laurenson
1928–29 E. L. Bartleet and J. T. Laurenson
1929–30 D. G. France and C. E. Malfroy
1930–31 C. Angas and I. A. Seay
1931–32 N. R. C. Wilson and A. C. Stedman
1932–33 C. E. Malfroy and I. A. Seay
1933–34 C. Sproule and C. Donohoe
1934–35 F. J. Perry and D. G. France
1935–36 D. G. France and N. G. Sturt
1936–37 E. A. Rousell and R. McL. Ferkins
1937–38 E. A. Rousell and R. McL. Ferkins
1938–39 N. F. N. Bedford and J. W. Gunn
1939–40 J. Crawford and J. Bromwich
1945–46 R. McKenzie and N. V. Edwards
1946–47 O. M. Bold and J. E. Robson
1947–48 R. S. McKenzie and S. Painter
1948–49 R. S. McKenzie and S. Painter
1949–50 R. S. McKenzie and J. E. Robson
1950–51 R. S. McKenzie and J. E. Robson
1951–52 O. W. Sidwell and G. Worthington
1952–53 J. A. Barry and J. E. Robson
1953–54 J. A. Barry and R. S. McKenzie
1954–55 J. A. Barry and J. E. Robson
1955–56 J. E. Robson and A. S. Burns
1956–57 M. Davies and W. A. Knight
1957–58 R. Howe and A. S. Burns
1958–59 R. Howe and M. A. Otway
1959–60 L. A. Gerrard and M. A. Otway
1960–61 L. A. Gerrard and B. E. Woolf
1961–62 L. A. Gerrard and I. Crookenden
1962–63 L. A. Gerrard and I. Crookenden
1963–64 A. S. Burns and J. Robson
1964–65 J. Souter and R. Clarke
1965–66 L. A. Gerrard and B. E. Fairlie

Ladies' Championships Singles

1886–87 Miss Lance
1887–88 Miss E. Harman
1888–89 Miss E. Gordon
1889–90 Miss E. Gordon
1890–91 Miss J. Rees
1891–92 Miss N. Douslin
1892–93 Miss J. Rees
1893–94 Miss M. F. Spiers
1894–95 Miss K. Hitchings
1895–96 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1896–97 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1897–98 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1898–99 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1899–1900 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1900–01 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1901–02 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1902–03 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1903–04 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1904–05 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1905–06 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1906–07 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1907–08 Miss K. M. Nunneley
1908–09 Miss L. Powdrell
1909–10 Miss L. Powdrell
1910–11 Miss E. Travers
1911–12 Miss P. A. Stewart
1912–13 Miss A. Gray
1913–14 Miss A. Gray
1914–15 Miss A. Gray
1919–20 Mrs S. C. Hodges
1920–21 Miss N. Curtis
1921–22 Miss N. Curtis
1922–23 Miss S. Lance
1923–24 Miss M. Spiers
1924–25 Mrs W. J. Melody
1925–26 Miss M. Spiers
1926–27 Miss A. Howe
1927–28 Miss M. Spiers
1928–29 Miss M. Macfarlane
1929–30 Miss D. Nicholls
1930–31 Mrs H. M. Dykes
1931–32 Miss J. Hartigan
1932–33 Miss D. Nicholls
1933–34 Miss L. Bickerton
1934–35 Miss D. Nicholls
1935–36 Miss D. Nicholls
1936–37 Miss D. Nicholls
1937–38 Miss M. Beverley
1938–39 Miss M. Hardcastle
1939–40 Miss M. Wynne
1945–46 Miss M. Beverley
1946–47 Miss M. Beverley
1947–48 Miss E. G. Attwood
1948–49 Mrs J. McVay
1949–50 Miss M. Beverley
1950–51 Miss J. F. Burke
1951–52 Miss J. MacGibbon
1952–53 Miss J. F. Burke
1953–54 Miss J. F. Burke
1954–55 Miss J. F. Burke
1955–56 Miss S. Cox
1956–57 Miss R. Morrison
1957–58 Miss S. Cox
1958–59 Miss R. Morrison
1959–60 Miss R. Morrison
1960–61 Miss R. Morrison
1961–62 Miss J. Davidson
1962–63 Miss R. Morrison
1963–64 Miss R. Bentley
1964–65 Mrs R. Davy, née Morrison
1965–66 Miss K. Melville

Ladies' Championships Doubles

1886–87 Mrs Way and Miss Lance
1887–88 Misses Harman and E. Gordon
1888–89 Misses Hitchings and E. Gordon
1889–90 Misses Hitchings and E. Gordon
1890–91 Misses Hitchings and E. Gordon
1891–92 Misses E. Harman and Rees
1892–93 No contest
1893–94 Mrs Chapman and Miss Nicholson
1894–95 Misses C. Lean and E. Black
1895–96 Misses Nunneley and Trimmell
1896–97 Misses Nunneley and Trimmell
1897–98 Misses Nunneley and Kennedy
1898–99 Misses Nunneley and C. Lean
1899–1900 Misses Nunneley and Harman
1900–01 Misses Nunneley and C. Lean
1901–02 Misses Nunneley and Van Asch
1902–03 Misses Nunneley and Gorrie
1903–04 Misses E. F. and M. A. Gorrie
1904–05 Misses Nicholson and Jamieson
1905–06 Misses L. Powdrell and A. Campbell
1906–07 Misses Nunneley and K. Baker
1907–08 Misses Nunneley and K. Baker
1908–09 Misses L. Powdrell and A. Gray
1909–10 Misses L. Powdrell and A. Gray
1910–11 Misses E. Travers and R. Wellwood
1911–12 Misses A. Gray and E. Travers
1912–13 Misses A. Gray and E. Travers
1913–14 Misses A. Gray and E. M. Baird
1914–15 Misses A. Gray and E. M. Baird
1919–20 Mrs S. C. Hodges and Miss M. Macfarlane
1920–21 Mrs W. J. Melody and Miss M. Macfarlane
1921–22 Mrs W. J. Melody and Miss N. Curtis
1922–23 Misses S. Lance and N. Lloyd
1923–24 Mrs W. J. Melody and Miss J. McLaren
1924–25 Mrs W. J. Melody and Miss J. McLaren
1925–26 Mrs W. A. Scott and Miss M. Speirs
1926–27 Misses N. Lloyd and J. Watson
1927–28 Mrs R. P. Adams and Miss Tracy
1928–29 Misses M. Speirs and M. Wake
1929–30 Misses M. Wake and M. Andrew
1930–31 Mrs W J. Melody and Miss M. Myers
1931–32 Misses U. Valkenburg and N. Hall
1932–33 Mrs H. M. Dykes and Mrs R. P. Adams
1933–34 Misses L. Bickerton and N. Hall
1934–35 Misses D. Nicholls and N. Beverley
1935–36 Misses D. Nicholls and N. Beverley
1936–37 Misses I. and T. Poole
1937–38 Misses N. and M. Beverley
1938–39 Misses I. and T. Poole
1939–40 Misses N. Wynne and T. Coyne
1945–46 Mrs J. Graham and Mrs J. McVay
1946–47 Misses M. Beverley and B. Potter
1947–48 Misses E. Attwood and M. Kerr
1948–49 Mrs J. McVay and Mrs J. Robb
1949–50 Misses M. Beverley and M. Robertson
1950–51 Misses J. Burke and E. Becroft
1951–52 Misses J. Burke and E. Becroft
1952–53 Mrs V. Gow and Miss H. Redwood
1953–54 Misses J. Burke and E. Becroft
1954–55 Misses J. Burke and E. Becroft
1955–56 Misses R. Morrison and R. Bulleid
1956–57 Misses R. Morrison and S. Cox
1957–58 Misses S. Cox and P. Nettleton
1958–59 Misses S. Cox and R. Morrison
1959–60 Miss R. Morrison and Mrs H. Robson
1960–61 Misses M. Johnston and J. Davidson
1961–62 Misses R. Morrison and A. Smith
1962–63 Miss R. Morrison and Mrs H. Robson
1963–64 Miss R. Bentley and Mrs H. Robson
1964–65 Mrs R. Davy and Mrs E. Stephan
1965–66 Misses K. Melville and M. Kynaston

Mixed Doubles Championships

1886–87 Hudson and Miss Hitchings
1887–88 No contest
1888–89 F. Wilding and Miss Gordon
1889–98 No contest
1899–1900 F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Nunneley
1900–01 F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Nunneley
1901–02 F. M. B. Fisher and Miss Nunneley
1902–03 H. A. Parker and Miss Nunneley
1903–04 H. A. Parker and Miss Nunneley
1904–05 H. A. Parker and Miss Nunneley
1905–06 H. A. Parker and Miss Nunneley
1906–07 A. F. Wilding and Miss L. Powdrell
1907–08 H. A. Parker and Miss L. Powdrell
1908–09 A. F. Wilding and Miss Nunneley
1909–10 A. F. Wilding and Miss Nunneley
1910–11 H. A. Parker and Miss R. Wellwood
1911–12 F. M. Fisher and Miss E. Travers
1912–13 G. Ollivier and Miss N. Hartgill
1913–14 G. Ollivier and Miss M. Steele
1914–15 W. Goss and Miss E. M. Baird
1919–20 E. W. Griffiths and Miss M. Macfarlane
1920–21 Dr Allison and Miss N. Curtis
1921–22 G. Ollivier and Miss N. Curtis
1922–23 A. W. Sims and Miss S. Lance
1923–24 H. L. Robson and Miss M. Macfarlane
1924–25 E. D. Andrews and Miss J. McLaren
1925–26 D. G. France and Miss M. Speirs
1926–27 D. G. France and Miss M. Speirs
1927–28 N. R. C. Wilson and Miss M. Tracy
1928–29 C. Angas and Miss M. Speirs
1929–30 N. R. Wilson and Mrs Thompson
1930–31 I. A. Seay and Miss M. Andrew
1931–32 L. France and Miss D. Nicholls
1932–33 C. E. Malfroy and Miss M. Macfarlane
1933–34 E. D. Andrews and Miss N. Hall
1934–35 F. J. Perry and Miss S. Whittaker
1935–36 E. F. Moon and Miss D. Nicholls
1936–37 D. C. Coombe and Miss D. Nicholls
1937–38 J. W. Gunn and Miss M. Beverley
1938–39 N. G. Sturt and Miss M. Hardcastle
1939–40 J. Bromwich and Miss T. Coyne
1945–46 J. Gunn and Miss M. Beverley
1946–47 R. V. Robb and Mrs Robb
1947–48 R. McKenzie and Mrs J. McVay
1948–49 R. McKenzie and Mrs J. McVay
1949–50 O. M. Bold and Miss M. Beverley
1950–51 M. A. Otway and Miss J. Burke
1951–52 M. A. Otway and Miss J. Burke
1952–53 J. A. Barry and Miss E. Becroft
1953–54 J. A. Barry and Miss E. Becroft
1954–55 J. A. Barry and Miss E. Becroft
1955–56 A. S. Burns and Miss E. Becroft
1956–57 J. E. Robson and Mrs Robson
1957–58 J. E. Robson and Mrs Robson
1958–59 R. Howe and Miss D. King
1959–60 L. A. Gerrard and Miss R. Morrison
1960–61 C. G. Judge and Miss J. Davidson
1961–62 I. Crookenden and Miss A. Smith
1962–63 L. A. Gerrard and Miss P. Belton
1963–64 J. Souter and Miss J. Davidson
1964–65 R. N. Hawkes and Miss R. Bentley
1965–66 R. N. Hawkes and Miss K. Melville