The Cumberland Hard Court Championships or Cumberland Club Hard Court Championships and also known as the Cumberland Hard Court Tournament was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded as in 1927. It was played at the Cumberland Club, Hampstead, London, England until tournament ended in 1986.

History

The Cumberland Club Hard Court Championships were founded in 1927 and played at the Cumberland Club, Hampstead, England. In 1971 the tournament was incorporated into the Bio-Strath Circuit under the sponsorship name of the Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships or simply the Bio-Strath Cumberland, where it was the second leg of circuit that year. In 1981 the British department store retail company British Home Stores took over sponsorship of the event, and it was branded as the British Homes Store Cumberland Club Tournament. The tournament ran through till 1986 as part of the ILTF Independent Tour then was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓
Cumberland Hard Court Championships
1931Japan Jiro SatohUnited Kingdom Ted Avory6-4, 6-3.
1934United Kingdom Bunny AustinIndia Man-Mohan Bhandari6-2 6-1
1935United Kingdom John OlliffUnited Kingdom Frank Wilde14-12, 6-2.
1936United Kingdom Charles HareUnited Kingdom John Olliff6-4, 6-3.
1937United Kingdom Ronald ShayesUnited Kingdom Edmund John David6-4, 6-2.
1938Republic of China (1912–1949) Wai-Chuen ChoyUnited Kingdom John Olliff4-6, 6-2, 6-3.
1939/1946Not held (due to World War II)
1947United Kingdom Howard WaltonUnited Kingdom Francis Wallis4-6, 6-2, 6-2.
1948United Kingdom Headley BaxterUnited Kingdom Dennis Slack6-2, 6-1
1949United Kingdom Tony MottramUnited Kingdom Geoff Paish6-2, 6-4.
1950Australia Geoffrey BrownUnited Kingdom Headley Baxter6-2, 6-2.
1951United Kingdom Tony Mottram (2)Australia Peter Cawthorn6-2, 6-1.
1952Australia Peter CawthornUnited Kingdom Gerry Oakley6-3, 6-1.
1953United Kingdom Roger BeckerUnited Kingdom Gerry Oakley6-3, 6-4.
1954New Zealand Jeff RobsonUnited Kingdom Billy Knight6-3, 6-4.
1955United Kingdom Billy KnightUnited Kingdom Tony Mottram1-6, 6-4, 6-2.
1956United Kingdom Bobby WilsonUnited Kingdom Mike Davies1-6, 6-3, 7-5.
1957United Kingdom Gerry OakleyUnited Kingdom Tony Pickardw.o.
1958United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (2)United Kingdom Gerry Oakley7-5, 6-4.
1959New Zealand Lew GerrardUnited Kingdom Roger Becker6-3, 6-2.
1960United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (3)United Kingdom Norman Kitovitz6-1, 6-2.
1961United Kingdom Roger Becker (2)West Germany Günther Sanders6-3, 6-4.
1962Australia Martin MulliganAustralia Warren Jacques6-4, 6-4.
1963United Kingdom Mark CoxUnited Kingdom Harry Matheson6-3, 7-5.
1964United Kingdom Mark CoxUnited Kingdom Clay Iles7-5, 6-2.
1965United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (4)United Kingdom Gerald Battrick6-3, 7-5.
1966United Kingdom Graham StilwellUnited Kingdom Stanley Matthews2-6, 6-3, 6-3.
1967United Kingdom Gerald BattrickCanada Mike Carpenter7-5, 6-4.
1968United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (5)United Kingdom Peter Curtis6-3, 6-0.
↓ Open era ↓
1969United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (6)United Kingdom Keith Wooldridge6-3, 6-1.
1970Australia Allan McDonaldUnited Kingdom Keith Wooldridge6-3, 9-7.
Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships
1971Australia Ian FletcherUnited Kingdom Alan Mills7-5, 6-0.
↓ ILTF Independent Tour ↓
Cumberland Club Hard Court Championships
1972United Kingdom David LloydUnited Kingdom John de Mendoza6-0, 9-7.
1973United Kingdom Buster MottramAustralia Syd Ball6-2, 6-1.
1974Australia Keith HancockUnited Kingdom Richard Lewis6-3, 6-4.
1975United Kingdom Robin DrysdaleAustralia Alvin Gardiner6-7, 6-2, 6-4.
1977United Kingdom David Lloyd (2)United Kingdom Chris Bradnam7-6, 6-4.
1978United Kingdom Chris BradnamUnited Kingdom Michael Appleton6-1, 6-3.
1979United Kingdom Chris Bradnam (2)United Kingdom Rohun Beven6-3, 6-4.
1980United Kingdom Rohun BevenUnited Kingdom Willie Davies6-1, 6-2.
British Homes Store Cumberland Club Tournament
1981United Kingdom Mark Cox (2)United Kingdom Chris Bradnam7-6, 6-4.
1982Bermuda Stephen AlgerSouth Africa Christo van Rensburg6-2, 7-6.
1983United Kingdom John FeaverUnited Kingdom Chris Bradnam4-6, 7-6, 7-5.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
Cumberland Hard Court Championships
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓
1927United Kingdom Christabel HardieUnited Kingdom Elsie Goldsack6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1928United Kingdom Violet ChamberlainUnited Kingdom Christabel Hardie6-2, 6-1
1929United Kingdom Joan RidleyUnited Kingdom Betty Dix6-2, 6-2
1930United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack PittmanUnited Kingdom Joan Ridley3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1931United Kingdom Davina Gordon TownsendUnited Kingdom Freda Scott3-6, 6-1, 6-2
1932United Kingdom Mrs H. MartinUnited Kingdom N. Case6-4, 6-2
1933United Kingdom Jeanette MorfeyUnited Kingdom Jean Saundersdivided title
1934United Kingdom Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft (2)United Kingdom Mary Burgess-Smith4-6, 8-6, 8-6
1935United Kingdom Joan IngramUnited Kingdom Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft6-1, 6-3
1936United Kingdom Mary HeeleyUnited Kingdom Sheila Paterson6-1, 6-1
1937United Kingdom Mary Heeley (2)United Kingdom Nina Brown6-1, 6-0
1938United Kingdom Mary HardwickUnited Kingdom Betty Batt8-6, 6-2
1939/1946Not held (due to World War II)
1946United Kingdom Joan CurryUnited Kingdom Betty Clements Hilton7-5, 6-4
1947United Kingdom Joan Curry (2)United Kingdom Peggy Dawson-Scott6-3, 6-2
1948United Kingdom Joan Curry (3)United Kingdom Molly Lincoln Blair6-2, 6-4
1949United Kingdom Jean QuertierUnited Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith6-4, 6-1
1950United Kingdom Patsy RodgersUnited Kingdom Joey Physick David6-4, 6-0
1951Australia Nancye Wynne BoltonUnited Kingdom Susan Partridge4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1952United Kingdom Gem HoahingUnited Kingdom Georgie Woodgate2-6, 6-4, 6-3
1953United Kingdom Angela MortimerUnited Kingdom Gem Hoahing6-3, 6-1
1954United Kingdom Angela BuxtonUnited Kingdom Lorna Cawthorn6-4, 6-0
1955United Kingdom Pearl Gannon PantonUnited Kingdom Jenny Middleton5-7, 6-2, 6-0
1956United Kingdom Angela Buxton (2)United Kingdom Sue Waters6-0, 6-4
1957United Kingdom Christine TrumanUnited Kingdom Sheila Armstrong4-6, 6-1, 8-6
1958United Kingdom Christine Truman (2)United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong6-3, 5-7, 6-3
1959United Kingdom Shirley BloomerNew Zealand Ruia Morrison6-2, 6-4
1960United Kingdom Christine Truman (3)United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer Brasher6-4, 6-2
1961United Kingdom Pauline Titchener RobertsUnited States Rosemary Deloford6-4, 6-2
1962United Kingdom Ann HaydonUnited Kingdom Lorna Cawthorn6-2, 6-1
1963United Kingdom Christine Truman (4)Australia Robin Lesh7-5, 6-8, 6-4
1964Australia Jan LehaneUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1965United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (2)United Kingdom Christine Truman4-6, 6-3, 10-8
1966United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (3)United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie6-2, 6-2
1967United Kingdom Christine Truman (5)Czechoslovakia Jitka Volavková7-5, 6-1
1968Australia Faye Toyne-MooreUnited Kingdom Christine Truman Janes6-4, 6-2
↓ Open era ↓
1969United Kingdom Joyce Barclay WilliamsUnited Kingdom Winnie Shaw7-5, 6-2
1970Australia Evonne GoolagongUnited Kingdom Jill Cooper6-2, 9-7
Bio-Strath Cumberland Hard Court Championships
1971United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes (6)United Kingdom Jill Cooper8-6, 4-6, 6-2
↓ ILTF Independent Tour ↓
Cumberland Club Hard Court Championships
1972United Kingdom Glynis ColesUnited States Patti Hogan8-6, 6-4
1973United Kingdom Linda MottramUnited Kingdom Veronica Burton7-5, 2-6, 6-2
1974United Kingdom Veronica BurtonIsrael Paulina Peisachov4-6, 9-8, 6-2
1975United Kingdom Linda Mottram (2)United Kingdom Glynis Coles7-6, 7-5
1977United Kingdom Linda Mottram (3)United Kingdom Jackie Fayter6-2, 5-7, 6-4
1978United Kingdom Linda Mottram (4)United Kingdom Jackie Fayter6-3, 6-7, 6-2
1979United Kingdom Jo DurieUnited Kingdom Linda Mottram6-4, 6-1
1980United Kingdom Jo Durie (2)United Kingdom Anne Hobbs6-4, 7-6
British Homes Store Cumberland Club Tournament
1981United Kingdom Jo Durie (3)United Kingdom Debbie Jevans6-3, 6-4
1982United Kingdom Kate BrasherJapan Masako Yanagi6-1, 6-1
1983United Kingdom Amanda BrownUnited Kingdom Debbie Jevans Jarrett6-2, 4-6, 6-3
1985South Africa Elna ReinachUnited States Nancy Cohen7-5, 7-5
1986Sweden Catrin JexellUnited Kingdom Jane Wood6-4, 6-2