Kent Championships

The Kent Championships was a tennis tournament held in Beckenham, Kent, England between 1886 and 1996. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at Foxgrove road, Beckenham and was held in the second half of June or early July. From 1887 until 1910 the tournament was organized as an All-Comers event, the winner of which would play the title holder from previous year in the Challenge Round.

Champions

Men's Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1886	Herbert Chipp	Edward. J. Avory	6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1887	Frederick A. Bowlby	Herbert Chipp	1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1
1888	Ernest G. Meers	Frederick A. Bowlby	5–7, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1889	Harry S. Barlow	Ernest G. Meers	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1890	Ernest G. Meers	Harry S. Barlow	5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3
1891	Ernest G. Meers	Arthur Gore	6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1892	Harry S. Barlow	Ernest G. Meers	4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3
1893	Harry S. Barlow	William Renshaw	2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1894	Horace A. B. Chapman	Harry S. Barlow	3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1895	Harry S. Barlow	Horace A. B. Chapman	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1896	Manliffe Goodbody	Harry S. Barlow	6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1897	George Greville	Manliffe Goodbody	4–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1898	Wilberforce Eaves	George Greville	6–0, 6–0, 6–1
1899	Harold Mahoney	Wilberforce Eaves	6–1, 6–1, 6–8, 3–6, 8–6
1900	Arthur Gore	Harold Mahoney	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1901	Laurence Doherty	Arthur Gore	6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1902	Laurence Doherty	George Simond	6–4, 6–0, 6–3
1903	Laurence Doherty	Arthur Gore	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1904	Harold Mahoney	Brame Hillyard	6–3, 8–6, 7–9, 4–6, 6–3
1905	Norman Brookes	Arthur Gore	6–3, 9–7, 6–2
1906	Arthur Gore	A.L. Bentley	6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1907	Anthony Wilding	Arthur Gore	9–7, 6–2, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1
1908	Herbert Roper Barrett	Charles P. Dixon	6–0, 9–7, 6–2
1909	Herbert Roper Barrett	Major Ritchie	cancelled (rain)
1910	Beals Wright	Herbert Roper Barrett	4–6, 7–5, 12–10, 6–4
1911	Anthony Wilding	Major Ritchie	6–0, 6–0, 6–3
1912	Anthony Wilding	Herbert Roper Barrett	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1913	Alfred Beamish	George A. Thomas	6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1914	Algernon Kingscote	Hope Crisp	7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1915	No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919	Algernon Kingscote	F.M.B. Fisher	4–6, 6–4, 9–7, 3–6, 6–2
1920	Algernon Kingscote	Zenzo Shimidzu	7–5, 3–2 ret.
1921	Algernon Kingscote	Sydney M. Jacob	6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1922	Algernon Kingscote	Randolph Lycett	6–3, 3–1 ret.
1923	William M. Johnston	Donald Greig	6–2, 6–3
1924	Algernon Kingscote	Jack M. Hillyard	8–6, 9–7, 6–2
1925	Gordon Crole Rees	H. S. Lewis Barclay	6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
1926	Algernon Kingscote	Patrick Spence	6–4, 6–2
1927	Donald Greig	Charles H. Kingsley	4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1928	Charles H. Kingsley	Patrick Spence	2–6, 6–4, 8–6
1929	Harry G. N. Lee	Charles H. Kingsley	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1930	Bunny Austin	Harry G. N. Lee	6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1931	Colin Gregory	John S. Olliff	3–6, 6–3, 7–9, 6–3, 6–0
1932	Edward. R. Avory	Eskell D. Andrews	6–1, 6–4
1933	Vernon Kirby	Colin J. J. Robbins	8–6, 6–4
1934	Bunny Austin	Jiro Yamagishi	6–3, 6–0
1935	Jiro Yamagishi	Ian Collins	6–3, 6–1
1936	David N. Jones	Frank H. D. Wilde	11–9, 6–3
1937	Jiro Yamagishi	Charles Raymond D. Tuckey	8–6, 1–6, 7–5
1938	John S. Olliff	Nigel Sharpe	6–2, 6–3
1939	Murray Deloford	Donald MacPhail	3–6, 6–2, 9–7
1940	No competition (due to WWII)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946	Geoffrey Browne	Hans van Swol	6–1, 6–4
1947	Bill Sidwell	Torsten Johansson	6–2, 10–8
1948	Frank Sedgman	Jack Harper	6–4, 6–4
1949	Gardnar Mulloy	Earl Cochell	2–3 ret.
1950	Geoffrey Browne	Bill Sidwell	8–6, 7–9, 17–15
1951	Don Candy	Gardnar Mulloy	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1952	Ham Richardson	Don Candy	6–2, 6–8, 6–2
1953	Ham Richardson	Gardnar Mulloy	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1952	Competition cancelled at quarterfinal stage
1955	Tony Trabert	Herb Flam	6–4, 6–2
1956	Mal Anderson	Sammy Giammalva	cancelled
1957	Mal Anderson	Herb Flam	6–2, 4–6, 8–6
1958	Neale Fraser	Kurt Nielsen	6–4, 6–4
1959	Alex Olmedo	Kurt Nielsen	8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1960	Robert Mark	Butch Buchholz	6–3, 6–4
1961	Jon Douglas	Lew Gerrard	4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1962	Barry Phillips-Moore	Owen Davidson	6–4, 8–6
1963	Ken Fletcher	Marty Mulligan	6–3, 6–2
1964	John Newcombe	Fred Stolle	6–2, 5–7, 12–10
1965	John Newcombe	Lew Gerrard	6–3, 6–1
1966	John Newcombe	Premjit Lall	6–4, 15–13
1967	Owen Davidson	Ken Fletcher	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1968 [lower-alpha 1]	Fred Stolle	Roy Emerson	6–3, 6–1
1969	Ove Bengtson	Tom Gorman	6–4, 7–5
1970	Clark Graebner	Robert Maud	6–4, 10–8
1971	Stan Smith	Premjit Lall	7–9, 6–4, 6–2
1972	Alex Metreveli	Vijay Amritraj	6–2, 7–5
1973	Alex Metreveli	Björn Borg	6–3, 9–8
1974	Vijay Amritraj	Tom Gorman	6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1975	Arthur Ashe	Roscoe Tanner	7–5, 6–4
1976	Roscoe Tanner	Jimmy Connors	6–3, 6–4
1977	Mark Edmondson	Tim Gullikson	6–3, 6–4
1978	Jimmy Connors	Stan Smith	9–8, 6–3
1979	Peter Fleming	Roscoe Tanner	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1980	Onny Parun	Sandy Mayer	6–4, 4–6, 9–7
1981	Kevin Curren	Chris Lewis	6–2, 6–3
1982	Kevin Curren	Buster Mottram	7–6, 6–4
1983	Steve Denton	Pat Cash	7–6, 7–6
1984	Pat Cash	Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1985	Tim Mayotte	Danie Visser	7–5, 6–1
1986	Ramesh Krishnan	Danie Visser	6–3, 6–7, 6–3
1987	Scott Davis	Leif Shiras	7–6, 6–3
1988	Christian Saceanu	Broderick Dyke	6–4, 7–6
1989	John McEnroe	Paul McNamee	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1990	Ivan Lendl	Darren Cahill	6–3, 7–5
1991	Ivan Lendl	Pat Cash	3–6, 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–4)
1992	David Wheaton	Christo van Rensburg	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
1993	David Wheaton	Chris Bailey	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2)
1994	Guy Forget	Jeremy Bates	6–2, 6–3
1995	Andrew Richardson / Petr Korda		divided (rain)
1996	Mark Petchey	Petr Korda	6–2, 6–4

Notes

External links

• Kent Championships – Gentlemen’s Singles Roll of Honour
• Beckenham Lawn Tennis Tournament 1886 - 1986 Souvenir Book

Coordinates: 51°24′50″N 0°01′19″W / 51.4140°N 0.0219°W / 51.4140; -0.0219