Australian Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Australian Hard Court Championships (1938–2008)
Tour	Pre open era (1938–1967) Independent tour (1968–1969) Grand Prix circuit (1970–90) WTA Tour (1973–2008) ATP Tour (1990–2008)
Founded	1938
Editions	63
Location	Various cities on rotation
Category	WTA Tier III (1993–2008)
Surface	Clay (1938–1977) Hard (1978–2008)

The Australian Hard Court Championships^[1][2] was a former professional tennis tournament established in 1938 and held until 2008. The event was played on clay courts until 1977 when it switched to hard courts. The tournament was a combined event for men and women until the end of the 1980s.^[3] In 2009, Tennis Australia merged the separate men's and women's tournaments into a new combined tournament called the Brisbane International.^[4][5]

History

Men's event

The Australian Men's Hard Court Championships began in Sydney in 1938. Throughout its history the championships were hosted in various cities around Australia. The tournament was played on clay until 1977. In 1978 the event switched to hardcourts and continued to be played on that surface until 1987. In the years 1987 and 1988, the tournament was held in conjunction with the South Australian Open. Between 1999 and 2004, the national title was held in conjunction with the AAPT Championships.^[6] In 2005, the tournament was held in conjunction with the Adelaide Next Generation Hard Courts.^[7] From 2006 until 2008, the tournament was held in conjunction with the Adelaide Next Generation International.^[8] In 2008, the tournament in Adelaide was discontinued and merged with the women's event into a new combined tournament called the Brisbane International.

Women's event

The Australian Women's Hard Court Championships event began alongside the men's in Sydney in 1938 and was also hosted in various cities around Australia throughout its history. The tournament was played on clay courts until 1977. In 1978 the event switched to hardcourts and continued to be played on that surface till 1987. Between 1989 and 1994, the event was held in conjunction with the Danone Australian Hardcourt Championships.^[9] It was not staged in 1995 and 1996, but re-emerged as a women's only event called the Thalgo Australian Women's Hard Courts which was held until 2002. In 2003, the tournament took the sponsorship of Uncle Tobys, and was named Uncle Tobys Hardcourts until 2005. Between 2006 and 2008, it was held as the Mondial Australian Women's Hardcourts.^[10] In 2009 the tournament was discontinued and was merged with the men's event into a new combined tournament called the Brisbane International.

Sponsors

Sponsors for the men's event included Eurovox^[11] and Goldair.^[12] Sponsors for the women's event included Danone, Uncle Tobys, Mondial, and Thalgo.

Past finals

Past finals of the championship's events include:^[13][14]

Men's singles

Location	Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
Sydney	1938	Jack Crawford[15]	Vivian McGrath	2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Toowoomba[16]	1939	Vivian McGrath	James Gilchrist	3–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–0
Hobart	1940	John Bromwich[17]	Jack Crawford	6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
	1941–1945	No event/WW2
Sydney	1946	Dinny Pails[18]	Geoff Brown	7–5, 6–2, 7–5
Toowoomba	1947	Adrian Quist[19]	Frank Sedgman	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Sydney[20]	1948	Adrian Quist	Bill Sidwell	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
	1949	Adrian Quist	Geoff Brown	4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–0
Toowoomba[21]	1950	Frank Sedgman	George Worthington	6–1, 6–0, 6–4
Launceston[22]	1951	Frank Sedgman	Don Candy	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Melbourne	1952	Lew Hoad	Ken Rosewall	2–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–2, 11–9
Sydney	1953	Lew Hoad[22]	John Bromwich	7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7
Brisbane	1954	Mervyn Rose	Don Candy	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
Launceston	1955	Ken Rosewall	Neale Fraser	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Melbourne	1956	Ashley Cooper[23]	Mervyn Rose	7–5, 6–4, 9–11, 6–4
	1957	Ashley Cooper[23]	Neale Fraser	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Brisbane	1958	Ashley Cooper[23]	Bob Mark	7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Melbourne	1959	Neale Fraser	Roy Emerson	6–2, 3–6, 12–10, 6–3
Hobart	1960	Martin Mulligan	Bob Hewitt	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
	1961	Bob Hewitt	Rod Laver	6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
Brisbane	1962	Rod Laver	Fred Stolle	6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6
Melbourne	1963	Neale Fraser	Owen Davidson	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Launceston	1964	Martin Mulligan	Fred Stolle	6–3, 6–4, 8–6
Sydney	1965	John Newcombe	Fred Stolle	4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
	1966	Roy Emerson	Tony Roche	6–3, 8–6, 4–6, 6–3
Melbourne	1967	Tony Roche	John Newcombe	5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
Open era
Sydney	1968	Phil Dent	Bob Giltinan	6–2, 6–4, 12–10
	1969	Ray Ruffels	Ian Fletcher	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
Toowoomba	1970	Colin Dibley[24]	Bob Giltinan	6–3, 7–6, 6–4
Southport	1971	Mal Anderson	Geoff Masters	2–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
	1972	Geoff Masters	Mal Anderson	6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Rockdale	1973	Ross Case	Kim Warwick	6–3, 6–1, 6–0
Gympie	1974	Ulrich Pinner	Kjell Johansson	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Melbourne	1975	Peter McNamara	John Marks	6–2, 6–2, 6–2
Sydney	1976	Terry Rocavert	Warren Maher	6–4, 6–7, 2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Melbourne	1977	David Carter	Mal Anderson	6–1, 6–3
	1978	No event
Hobart	1979[25]	Guillermo Vilas	Mark Edmondson	6–4, 6–4
	1980[26]	Shlomo Glickstein	Robert Van't Hof	7–6, 6–4
Sydney	1981	Kim Warwick	Greg Whitecross	6–3, 7–6
	1982	Pat Cash	Craig A. Miller	7–5, 6–7, 6–2
	1983	Simon Youl	John Frawley	3–6, 7–5, 6–2
	1984	Peter Doohan[27]	Jonathan Canter	2–6, 6–3, 6–3
	1985	Peter Doohan[27]	Bruce Derlin	6–4, 6–4
	1986	Peter Doohan[27]	Desmond Tyson	6–3, 6–2
	1987	John Frawley	Johan Anderson	6–2, 6–3
Adelaide	1988	Mark Woodforde	Wally Masur	6–2, 6–4
	1989	Mark Woodforde	Patrik Kühnen	7–5, 1–6, 7–5
	1990	Thomas Muster	Jimmy Arias	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
	1991	Nicklas Kulti	Michael Stich	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
	1992	Goran Ivanišević	Christian Bergström	1–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4
	1993	Nicklas Kulti	Christian Bergström	3–6, 7–5, 6–4
	1994	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Alexander Volkov	6–4, 6–3
	1995	Jim Courier	Arnaud Boetsch	6–2, 7–5
	1996	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Byron Black	7–6(7–0), 3–6, 6–1
	1997	Todd Woodbridge	Scott Draper	6–2, 6–1
	1998	Lleyton Hewitt[28]	Jason Stoltenberg	3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
	1999	Thomas Enqvist	Lleyton Hewitt	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
	2000	Lleyton Hewitt	Thomas Enqvist	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
	2001	Tommy Haas	Nicolás Massú	6–3, 6–1
	2002	Tim Henman	Mark Philippoussis	6–4, 6–7(6–8), 6–3
	2003	Nikolay Davydenko	Kristof Vliegen	6–2, 7–6(7–3)
	2004	Dominik Hrbatý	Michaël Llodra	6–4, 6–0
	2005	Joachim Johansson[29]	Taylor Dent	7–5, 6–3
	2006	Florent Serra	Xavier Malisse	6–3, 6–4
	2007	Novak Djokovic	Chris Guccione	6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–4
	2008	Michaël Llodra	Jarkko Nieminen	6–3, 6–4
succeeded by Brisbane International

Women's singles

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Location	Year	Champion	Runner up	Score
Sydney	1938	Emily Hood Westacott[3]	May Hardcastle	7–5, 6–1
Toowoomba	1939	May Hardcastle	Thelma Coyne	6–3, 6–4
Hobart	1940	Nell Hall Hopman	Thelma Coyne	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
	1941–45	No event due to WW2
Sydney	1946	Nancye Wynne Bolton[30]	Dulcie Whittaker	7–5 6–1
Toowoomba	1947	Thelma Coyne Long	Mary Bevis	8–6, 6–3
Launceston	1948	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Sadie Berryman Newcombe	6–2, 6–3
Sydney[31]	1949	Mary Bevis	Esme Ashford	6–1, 6–1
Toowoomba	1950[32]	Nancye Wynne Bolton	Thelma Coyne Long	5–7, 6–3, 6–3
Launceston	1951	Joyce Fitch	Beryl Penrose	4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Sydney	1952	Pam Southcombe	Loris Nichols	6–4, 7–5
	1953	Beryl Penrose	Mary Bevis Hawton	6–2, 6–3
Brisbane	1954	Jenny Staley	Beryl Penrose	3–6, 6–0, 6–4
Launceston	1955	Margaret Hellyer	Pat Parmenter	6–4, 6–3
Melbourne	1956	Mary Carter	Marie Toomey Martin	7–5, 4–6, 6–1
Sydney	1957	Beth Jones	Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
Brisbane	1958	Lorraine Coghlan	Mary Bevis Hawton	6–3, 6–3
Melbourne	1959	Jan Lehane	Lorraine Coghlan	6–0 2–6 6–2
Hobart	1960	Lesley Turner	Dawn Robberds	6–2, 6–2
Rockdale	1961	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6–2, 0–6, 7–5
Brisbane	1962	Lesley Turner	Jan Lehane	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Glen Iris	1963	Joan Gibson	Madonna Schacht	10–8, 6–3
Launceston	1964	Madonna Schacht	Gail Sherriff	1–6, 8–6, 10–8
Sydney	1965	Lesley Turner[33]	Margaret Smith	7–5, 6–3
Brisbane	1966	Karen Krantzcke	Lexie Kenny	6–1, 6–2
Melbourne	1967	Lesley Turner	Kerry Melville	1–6, 7–5, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
Launceston	1968	Karen Krantzcke	Evonne Goolagong	6–1, 6–1
Sydney	1969	Kerry Melville	Karen Krantzcke	6–3, 8–10, 6–1
Toowoomba	1970	Evonne Goolagong	Marilyn Tesch	6–3, 7–5
Southport	1971	Evonne Goolagong	Mona Schallau	6–1, 6–1