The All England Plate , also referred to as the Wimbledon Plate , was a tennis competition held at the Wimbledon Championships which consisted of players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition . The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1896 and the winner was awarded £5 prize money and the runner-up £3. In 1933 the first women's edition was held. In 1975 the competition also became open to players who had lost in the third round of the singles competition as well as players who only participated in the doubles competition. The last edition of the men's tournament was held in 1981 and for the women in 1989.[ 1]
All England Plate Tour ILTF Founded 1896; 128 years ago (1896 ) Abolished 1989; 35 years ago (1989 ) Location Wimbledon , London , England Venue All England Lawn Tennis Club Surface Grass
Year
Country
Champions
Country
Runners-up
Score in the final
1896 BRI Arthur Gore BRI Lawrence Doherty 1–6, 6–2, 7–5
1897 BRI Herbert Baddeley BRI Ernest Crawley 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1898 BRI George Hillyard BRI Allan Pearson 6–3, 8–6
1899 BRI Wilberforce Eaves BRI George Hillyard w.o.
1900 BRI George Greville BRI Ernest Black 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1901 BRI Philip Pearson BRI H. W. Davies 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1902 BRI Brame Hillyard BRI Herbert Lawford 8–6, 6–1
1903 BRI Arthur Gore USA Clarence Hobart 7–5, 6–3
1904 BRI George Greville BRI Brame Hillyard 6–3, 6–0
1905 BRI Wilberforce Eaves AUS B. Murphy 6–3, 6–2
1906 BRI George Hillyard BRI Theodore Mavrogordato 6–2, 6–4
1907 NZL Anthony Wilding AUT Kurt von Wessely 6–3, 6–4
1908 GER Oscar Kreuzer RSA Victor Gauntlett 6–3, 6–4
1909 CAN Robert Powell NZL Harry Parker 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1910 FRA André Gobert NZL Percival Davson 6–4, 6–4
1911 BRI Arthur Lowe BRI A. C. Parke 6–0, 8–6
1912 BRI Frank Pearson AUS F. E. Barritt 6–0, 10–8
1913 BRI Gordon Lowe BRI F. F. Roe 8–10, 6–3, 6–3
1914 BRI Charles P. Dixon BRI R. W. F. Harding 6–1, 6–2
1915
No competition (due to World War I)
1916
1917
1918
1919 BRI F. R. L. Crawford BRI Max Woosnam 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
1920 BRI Gordon Lowe BRI Charles P. Dixon 1–6, 8–6, 6–3
1921 BRI Brian Gilbert NZL Frank Fisher 7–5, 4–6, 6–0
1922 RSA Brian Norton AUS Rupert Wertheim 6–2, 6–2
1923 BEL Jean Washer BRI Josiah Ritchie 6–3, 6–4
1924 RSA Jack Condon BRI Jack Hillyard 7–5, 6–2
1925 HUN Béla von Kehrling FRA Roger George 6–3, 6–4
1926 BRI Brian Gilbert BRI F. R. L. Crawford 10–8, 6–2
1927 FRA Antoine Gentien BRI Oswald Turnbull 1–6, 6–2, 6–0
1928 IND Mohammed Sleem BRI Brian Gilbert 6–3, 6–3
1929 USA Bud Chandler BRI William Powell 6–4, 6–1
1930 FRA Emmanuel du Plaix NZL Cam Malfroy 6–1, 9–7
1931 RSA Vernon Kirby IRL George Lyttleton-Rogers 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
1932 FRA Henri Cochet JPN Takeo Kuwabara 6–2, 6–4
1933 GBR Frank Wilde GBR Patrick Wheatley 6–2, 6–4
1934 AUT Hermann Artens GBR Raymond Tuckey 5–7, 7–5, 6–1
1935 JPN Jiro Yamagishi FRA Jean Lesueur 6–2, 6–2
1936 USA D. N. Jones GBR Ian Collins 6–0, 6–2
1937 USA Wayne Sabin RSA Norman Farquharson 2–6, 6–0, 6–3
1938 GBR Don Butler HUN Ottó Szigeti 6–1, 8–10, 6–3
1939 USA Don McNeill BEL Jacques Van den Eynde 8–6, 6–2
1940
No competition (due to World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 FRA Robert Abdesselam POL Czesław Spychała 7–5, 6–3
1947 RSA Eric Sturgess GBR Tony Mottram 6–3, 6–3
1948 PHI Felicisimo Ampon ARG Heraldo Weiss 11–9, 6–4
1949 USA Earl Cochell IRL Guy Jackson 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1950 GBR Geoff Paish BEL Jacques Brichant 6–4, 6–4
1951 RSA Nigel Cockburn HKG Ip Koon Hung 7–5, 5–7, 10–8
1952 CHI Luis Ayala IND Naresh Kumar 8–6, 6–2
1953 GBR Geoff Paish USA John Ager 4–6, 6–2
1954 USA Hugh Stewart BRA Armando Vieira 8–6, 6–0, 7–5
1955 AUS Neale Fraser AUS Bob Howe 6–2, 7–5
1956 USA Hugh Stewart USA Gardnar Mulloy 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1957 RSA Gordon Forbes RSA Abe Segal 10–8, 11–13, 6–3
1958 FRA Paul Rémy FRA Jean Noël Grinda 6–3, 11–9
1959 TCH Jiří Javorský USA Mal Fox 6–3, 6–2
1960 DEN Torben Ulrich ITA Orlando Sirola 6–4, 7–5
1961 DEN Jørgen Ulrich IND Naresh Kumar 6–4, 10–12, 6–3
1962 USA Jon Douglas RSA Abe Segal 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963 USA Gene Scott NZL Ian Crookenden w.o.
1964 GBR Bobby Wilson AUS Bill Bowrey 6–4, 6–3
1965 AUS Owen Davidson NED Tom Okker 6–3, 8–6
1966 GBR Roger Taylor AUS Bob Howe 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1967 USA Jim McManus USA Gene Scott 6–3, 6–2
1968 GBR Gerald Battrick USA Herb Fitzgibbon 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1969 BRA Thomaz Koch AUS Ray Ruffels 6–1, 6–3
1970 RSA Bob Maud USA Roy Barth 6–3, 6–3
1971 AUS Dick Crealy CHI Patricio Cornejo 6–3, 6–4
1972 AUS Kim Warwick
N/A
w.o.
1973 GBR John Clifton USA Steve Messmer 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1974 URS Teimuraz Kakulia AUS Paul Kronk 6–3, 5–7
1975 BRA Thomaz Koch USA Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 6–2
1976 NZL Brian Fairlie GBR Roger Taylor 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1977 USA Marty Riessen USA Raz Reid 6–4, 5–7, 9–7
1978 AUS Dale Collings USA Tim Wilkison 3–6, 9–8, 6–4
1979 AUS Paul Kronk AUS Mark Edmondson 6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1980 ISR Shlomo Glickstein FRA Patrice Dominguez 6–3, 7–6
1981 AUS David Carter AUS Chris Johnstone 6–3, 6–4
Year
Country
Champions
Country
Runners-up
Score in the final
1933 FRA Colette Rosambert FRA Jacqueline Goldschmidt 6–4, 6–1
1934 ITA Lucia Valerio GBR Jean Saunders 7–5, 6–3
1935 ITA Lucia Valerio GBR Alex McOstrich 6–1, 1–6, 6–1
1936 GBR Florence Ford GBR Mona Riddell 6–4, 6–4
1937 GBR Freda James GBR Margot Lumb 6–0, 7–5
1938 AUS Dorothy Stevenson AUS Joan Hartigan 6–4, 6–4
1939 GBR Mrs. Alex McKelvie LUX Alice Weiwers 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1940
No competition (due to World War II)
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska GBR Patsy O'Connell 6–4, 7–5
1947 POL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska GBR Molly Blair 6–2, 7–5
1948 ARG Maria Weiss GBR Betty Wilford 6–1, 5–7, 7–5
1949 ITA Annalisa Bossi SWE Bibbi Gullbrandsson 6–0, 7–5
1950 GBR Kay Tuckey USA Betty Rosenquest 6–4, 6–1
1951 RSA Beryl Bartlett GBR Georgie Woodgate 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1952 EGY Betsy Abbas GBR Gem Hoahing 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1953 GBR Pat Harrison IRL Betty Lombard 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1954 GBR Rosemary Walsh GBR Pat Hird 6–2, 7–5
1955 AUS Fay Muller USA Lois Felix 6–4, 6–4
1956 AUS Thelma Coyne Long FRG Ilse Buding 6–3, 6–4
1957 AUS Margaret Hellyer RSA Renée Schuurman 6–4, 6–4
1958 RSA Sandra Reynolds AUS Margaret Hellyer 6–2, 6–2
1959 GBR Shirley Brasher CAN Hanna Sladek 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1960 GBR Deidre Catt GBR Lorna Cawthorn 6–3, 6–2
1961 GBR Rita Bentley URS Anna Dmitrieva 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1962 RSA Marlene Gerson AUS Margaret Hellyer 6–2, 6–1
1963 FRA Françoise Dürr URS Anna Dmitrieva 6–1, 6–3
1964 TCH Věra Suková USA Justina Bricka 0–6, 6–2, 6–2
1965 URS Anna Dmitrieva GBR Nell Truman 6–2, 6–1
1966 RSA Pat Walkden GBR Robin Lloyd 6–4, 6–0
1967 USA Patti Hogan AUS Gail Sherriff 6–2, 9–7
1968 GBR Virginia Wade USA Kathleen Harter 6–2, 12–10
1969 USA Betty-Ann Grubb RSA Laura Rossouw 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1970 AUS Evonne Goolagong INA Lita Liem 6–2, 6–1
1971 GBR Janice Wainwright NED Betty Stöve 6–4, 0–6, 6–2
1972 AUS Karen Krantzcke USA Sharon Walsh 6–1, 6–4
1973 AUS Helen Gourlay GBR Veronica Burton 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1974 URS Marina Kroschina GBR Lindsey Beaven 6–3, 8–6
1975 AUS Dianne Fromholtz GBR Veronica Burton 6–4, 6–2
1976 SWE Mimmi Wikstedt USA Bunny Bruning 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1977 RSA Yvonne Vermaak GBR Sue Mappin 6–2, 7–5
1978 USA Mona Guerrant TCH Hana Strachoňová 6–2, 8–6
1979 GBR Sue Barker ITA Sabina Simmonds 7–6, 6–0
1980 RSA Rosalyn Fairbank USA Sharon Walsh 6–4, 6–2
1981 AUS Sue Saliba USA Pam Casale 6–3, 6–3
1982 BRA Cláudia Monteiro USA Renee Blount 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1983 GBR Amanda Brown AUS Amanda Tobin 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1984 USA Melissa Brown USA Robin White 6–2, 7–5
1985 RSA Elna Reinach USA Terry Holladay 6–4, 6–2
1986 USA Pam Shriver USA Stephanie Rehe 4–6, 7–6(7–1) , 6–0
1987 GBR Sara Gomer USA Kate Gompert 6–3, 6–4
1988 USA Gretchen Magers GBR Sara Gomer 6–1, ret.
1989 USA Wendy White RSA Elna Reinach 6–3, 6–4
^ Alan Little, ed. (2011). 2011 Wimbledon Compendium . London: The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. pp. 493–497. ISBN 9781899039364
