KENT ALL-COMERS’ CHAMPIONSHIPS Beckenham Cricket Club, Beckenham, Kent

Gentlemen’s Singles Roll of Honour

FINAL DATE WINNER FINALIST SCORE 1886 Herbert Chipp Edward. J. Avory 64 36 63 26 63 25 June 1887 Frederick A. Bowlby Herbert Chipp 16 86 64 61 1888 Ernest G. Meers Frederick A. Bowlby 57 36 97 63 62 22 June 1889 Harry S. Barlow Ernest G. Meers 64 16 62 97 1890 Ernest G. Meers Harry S. Barlow 57 86 63 63 1891 Ernest G. Meers Arthur W. Gore 60 62 62 1892 Harry S. Barlow Ernest G. Meers 46 26 86 62 63 1893 Harry S. Barlow William Renshaw 26 63 61 64 1894 H. A. B. Chapman Harry S. Barlow 36 36 63 64 63 1895 Harry S. Barlow H. A. B. Chapman 26 63 63 46 63 1896 + Manliffe F. Goodbody Harry S. Barlow 61 62 26 60 1897 George Greville Manliffe F. Goodbody 46 63 46 64 64 1898 Wilberforce V. Eaves George Greville 60 60 61 1899 Harold S. Mahoney Wilberforce V. Eaves 61 61 68 36 86 1900 Arthur W. Gore Harold S. Mahoney 64 64 64 1901 H. Lawrence Doherty Arthur W. Gore 61 63 36 64 5 July 1902 + H. Lawrence Doherty George M. Simmond 64 60 63 4 July 1903 + H. Lawrence Doherty Arthur W. Gore 61 62 63 11 June 1904 Harold S. Mahoney Brame Hillyard 63 86 79 46 63 18 June 1905 + Norman Brookes (Aus) Arthur W. Gore 63 97 62 1906 *Arthur W. Gore A. L. Bentley 60 62 61 1907 Anthony F. Wilding (Nz) Arthur W. Gore 97 62 36 06 61 13 June 1908 *H. Roper Barrett Charles P. Dixon 60 97 62 13 June 1909 + H. Roper Barrett Major M. J. G. Ritchie Postponed (Rain) 12 June 1910 Beals C. Wright (USA) H. Roper Barrett 46 75 1210 64

CHALLENGE ROUND ABOLISHED

7 June 1911 + Anthony F. Wilding (Nz) Major M. J. G. Ritchie 60 60 63 1912 Anthony F. Wilding (Nz) H. Roper Barrett 62 46 62 16 62 1913 Alfred E. Beamish George A. Thomas 63 63 36 75 1914 Algernon R. F. Kingscote Hope Crisp 75 26 36 62 62 1915-18 Not Held (World War I) 1919 Lieut.-Col. Algernon R. F. Kingscote Frank M. B. Fisher (Nz) 46 64 97 36 62 1920 + Lieut.-Col. Algernon R. F. Kingscote Zenzo Shimidzu (Jp) 75 32 ret. 11 June 1921 + Lieut.-Col. Algernon R. F. Kingscote Sydney M. Jacob (Ind) 64 46 60 63 17 June 1922 + Lieut.-Col. Algernon R. F. Kingscote Randolph Lycett (Aus) 63 31 ret. 19 June 1923 William M. Johnston (Us) Donald M. Greig 62 63 1924 Lieut.-Col. Algernon R. F. Kingscote Jack M. Hillyard 86 97 62 1925 Randolph Lycett (Aus) Capt. H. S. Lewis Barclay 63 61 57 64 1926 Gordon R. O. Crole-Rees Pat D. B. Spence (Rsa) 64 62 1927 Donald M. Greig Charles H. Kingsley 46 62 63 1928 Charles H. Kingsley Pat D. B. Spence (Rsa) 26 64 86 1929 Harry G. N. Lee Charles H. Kingsley 75 64 62 1930 Henry W. Austin Harry G. N. Lee 62 26 64 62 1931 Dr. J. Colin Gregory John S. Olliff 36 63 79 63 60 1932 Edward. R. Avory E. D. ‘Buster’ Andrews (Nz) 61 64 1933 Vernon G. Kirby (Rsa) Colin J. J. Robbins (Rsa) 86 64 1934 Henry W. Austin Jiro Yamagishi (Jp) 63 60 1935 Jiro Yamagishi (Jp) Ian G. Collins 63 61 1936 David N. Jones (Us) Frank H. D. Wilde 119 63 1937 Jiro Yamagishi (Jp) C. Raymond D. Tuckey 86 16 75 1938 John S. Olliff Nigel Sharpe 62 63 1939 Murray O. Deloford Donald MacPhail 36 62 97 1940-45 Not Held (World War II) 16 June 1946 Geoffrey E. Brown (Aus) Hans A.C. van Swol (Ned) 61 64 15 June 1947 O. Bill Sidwell (Aus) Torsten Johansson (Swe) 62 108 13 June 1948 Frank A. Sedgman (Aus) Jack Harper (Aus) 64 64 11 June 1949 + Gardnar P. Mulloy (Us) Earl Cochell (Us) 23 ret. (back) 18 June 1950 Geoffrey E. Brown(Aus) O. Bill Sidwell (Aus) 86 79 1715 16 June 1951 Don W. Candy (Aus) Gardnar P. Mulloy (Us) 36 64 62 14 June 1952 Ham F. Richardson (Us) Don W. Candy (Aus) 62 68 62 13 June 1953 George A. Worthington (Aus) Gardnar P. Mulloy (Us) 64 46 63 13 June 1954 + Abandoned at Quarterfinal Stage (on Saturday 14 June) 11 June 1955 M. Tony Trabert (Us) Herb Flam (Us) 64 62 17 June 1956 + Mal J. Anderson (Aus) Sammy Giammalva (Us) Abandoned 15 June 1957 Mal J. Anderson (Aus) Herb Flam (Us) 62 46 86 14 June 1958 Neale A. Fraser (Aus) Kurt Nielsen (Den) 64 64 13 June 1959 Alex Olmedo (Per) Kurt Nielsen (Den) 86 36 64 11 June 1960 Robert Mark (Aus) Earl Butch Bucholz Jr. (Us) 63 64 17 June 1961 Jon A. Douglas (Us) Lew A. Gerrard (Nz) 46 63 63 16 June 1962 Barry Phillips-Moore (Aus) Owen K. Davidson (Aus) 64 86 16 June 1963 Ken N. Fletcher (Aus) Marty F. Mulligan (Aus)63 62 14 June 1964 John D. Newcombe (Aus) Fred S. Stolle (Aus) 62 57 1210 13 June 1965 John D. Newcombe (Aus) Lew A. Gerrard (Nz) 63 61 11 June 1966 John D. Newcombe (Aus) Premjit Lall (Ind) 64 1513 17 June 1967 Owen K. Davidson (Aus) Ken N. Fletcher (Aus) 36 62 63 10 June 1968 Fred S. Stolle (Aus) Roy S. Emerson (Aus) 63 61 15 June 1969 Ove Bengtsson (Swe) Tom Gorman (Us) 64 75 13 June 1970 + Clark E. Graebner (Us) Robert Maud (Rsa) 64 108 12 June 1971 Stan R. Smith (Us) Premjit Lall (Ind) 79 64 62 17 June 1972 Alex Metreveli (Geo) Vijay Amritraj (Ind) 62 75 16 June 1973 Alex Metreveli (Geo) Bjorn R. Borg (Swe) 63 98 15 June 1974 Vijay Amritraj (Ind) Tom Gorman (Us) 67 62 64 14 June 1975 Arthur R. Ashe (Us) L. Roscoe Tanner (Us) 75 64 12 June 1976 L. Roscoe Tanner (Us) Jimmy S. Connors (Us) 63 64 4 June 1977 Mark R. Edmondson (Aus) Tim E. Gullikson (Us) 63 64 10 June 1978 Jimmy S. Connors (Us) Stan R. Smith (Us) 98 63 9 June 1979 + Peter B. Fleming (Us) L. Roscoe Tanner (Us) 36 63 75 7 June 1980 Onny Parun (Nz) Sandy Mayer (Us) 64 46 97 6 June 1981 Kevin M. Curren (Rsa) Chris Lewis (Nz) 62 63 5 June 1982 Kevin M. Curren (Rsa) Buster Mottram 76 64 5 June 1983 Steve B. Denton (Us) Pat H. Cash (Aus) 76 76 10 June 1984 Pat H. Cash (Aus) Paul McNamee (Aus) 36 62 61 9 June 1985 Tim Mayotte (Us) Steve B. Denton (Us) 76 60 8 June 1986 Ramesh Krishnan (Ind) Danie T. Visser (Rsa) 75 61 7 June 1987 Scott E. Davis (Us) Danie T. Visser (Rsa) 63 67 63 5 June 1988 Christian Saceanu (Ger) G. Leif Shiras (Us) 76 63 10 June 1989 John P. McEnroe Jr. (Us) Broderick Dyke (Aus) 64 76 9 June 1990 Ivan Lendl (Us) Darren J. Cahill (Aus) 63 75 9 June 1991 + Ivan Lendl (Us) Pat H. Cash (Aus) 36 76(3) 76(4) 7 June 1992 David Wheaton (Us) Christo van Rensburg (Rsa) 63 16 61 6 June 1993 David Wheaton (Us) Chris B. Bailey 64 36 76(2) 12 June 1994 Guy Forget (Fra) M. Jeremy Bates 62 63 11 June 1995 + Andrew L. Richardson Petr Korda (Cze) Divided (Rain) 9 June 1996 Mark R. J. Petchey Petr Korda (Cze) 62 64

Notes

1896 Manliffe Francis Goodbody played under the pseudonym 'Cregan' 1902 Rain on 14 June. Postponed to 5 July 1903 Rain on 13 June. Postponed to 4 July 1905 Played at The Championships, Wimbledon on Sunday, 18 June at 3pm (met in SFs) 1909 Rain on 13 June. Postponed - cannot confirm score line 1911 Challenge Round abolished 1920 Zenzo Shimidzu retired out of sportsmanship due to rain 1921 Bill Tilden scheduled to compete, but did not compete after minor operation in London 1922 Randolph Lycett retired due to an ankle injury 1949 Earl Cochell retired due to a muscle tear in his back 1954 Tournament Abandoned at quarterfinal stage due to torrential rain 1956 Final abandoned due to rain 1970 On 24 July 1970, ILTF introduced a 9-point tie-break rule that came into force at 8-games all 1979 Tie-break introduced at 6-games all 1991 Pat Cash led 5-3 in the third set 1995 Final abandoned due to torrential rain