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Dewar Cup Perth

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Dewar Cup Perth
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Perth (1968–1969)
TourOpen tour, (1968–1969)
Founded1968
Abolished1969
Editions2
LocationPerth, Scotland, UK
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Dewar Cup Perth [1] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1969 and played in Perth, Scotland as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[2] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Results

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 United Kingdom Mark Cox South Africa Bob Hewitt 6-3 6-4
1969 United Kingdom Mark Cox Egypt Ismail El Shafei 3-6 14-12 6-1

Men's doubles

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Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Australia Margaret Smith Court United States Mary-Ann Eisel 6-2, 6-4
1969 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones 9-7, 6-2

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Australia Margaret Smith Court
South Africa Pat Walkden
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
14-12, 6-4

References

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  1. ^ "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 19 September 1969, The Glasgow Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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