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1740 Clergé No record yet found
1765 Raymond Masson No record yet found
1785 Joseph Barcellon No record yet found
1816 Marchisio Philip Cox James Street
1819 Philip Cox Amédée Charrier James Street
1829 Edmond Barre Philip Cox James Street
1862 Edmund Tompkins Edmond Barre (retired injured) 6-4 James Street
1871 George Lambert Claimed
1885 Tom Pettitt George Lambert 7-5 2/6, 6/1, 1/6, 5/6; 4/6, 4/6, 6/4, 6/3, 6/2, 6/3, 6/3, 6/5 Hampton Court
1890 Tom Pettitt Charles Saunders 7-5 6/2, 4/6, 2/6, 1/6; 4/6, 6/3, 6/3, 6/2; 6/3, 6/1, 4/6, 6/2 Dublin
1891 Charles Saunders Claimed
1895 Peter Latham Charles Saunders 7-2 6/3, 6/0, 6/2, 6/2; 6/0, 4/6, 0/6, 6/4; 6/1 Brighton
1898 Peter Latham Tom Pettitt 7-0 6/4, 6/0, 6/1, 6/2; 6/2,6/5, 6/2 Brighton
1904 Peter Latham Cecil Fairs 7-5 6/5, 6/3, 6/4, 3/6; 6/3, 4/6, 6/1,6/1; 3/6, 3/6, 5/6, 6/5 Brighton
1905 Cecil Fairs Peter Latham 5-1 6/0, 6/3, 6/4, 1/6; 6/2, 6/5 Queen’s and Princes
1906 Cecil Fairs Ferdinand Garcin 7-4 2/6, 3/6,6/4, 6/4; 5/6, 6/4, 6/4, 6/2; 6/3, 4/6, 6/2 Brighton
1907 Peter Latham Cecil Fairs 7-3 6/5, 6/5, 6/3, 3/6; 6/5, 6/3, 5/6, 1/6; 6/2, 6/5 Brighton
1908 Cecil Fairs Claimed
1910 Cecil Fairs Fred Covey 7-6 5/6, 6/3, 3/6, 6/3; 2/6, 6/2, 6/3, 6/2; 1/6, 6/3, 5/6, 1/6, 6/1 Brighton
1912 Fred Covey Cecil Fairs 7-3 6/4, 6/5, 5/6, 3/6; 6/3, 6/4, 6/2, 6/5; 4/6 6/1 Prince’s
1914 Jay Gould Fred Covey 7-1 6/0, 6/1, 6/4, 6/3; 6/2, 6/2, 5/6, 6/1 Philadelphia
1916 Fred Covey Claimed
1922 Fred Covey Walter Kinsella 7-3 6/2, 6/5, 1/6, 6/2; 6/5, 6/4, 2/6, 6/3; 5/6, 6/2 Prince’s
1923 Fred Covey Walter Kinsella 7-3 2/6, 5/6, 4/6, 6/4; 6/1, 6/3, 6/3, 6/0; 6/2, 6/4 Prince’s
1927 Fred Covey Pierre Etchebaster 7-4 0/6, 6/3, 6/4, 6/4; 6/3, 5/6, 6/3, 6/5; 3/6, 4/6, 6/5 Prince’s
1928 Pierre Etchebaster Fred Covey 7-3 6/0, 2/6, 6/1, 6/0; 5/6, 6/3, 6/0, 6/1; 3/6, 6/2 Prince’s
1930 Pierre Etchebaster Walter Kinsella 7-1 6/3, 6/1, 6/3, 6/2; 6/3, 5/6, 6/2, 6/4 Prince’s
1937 Pierre Etchebaster Ogden Phipps 3-1 6/3, 6/2, 4/6, 6/1 retired injured Tuxedo
1948 Pierre Etchebaster Ogden Phipps 7-2 6/3, 5/6, 6/0,6/2; 6/4, 6/5, 6/5, 5/6; 6/2 New York
1948 Pierre Etchebaster Jim Dear 7-4 6/1, 6/5, 6/3, 3/6, 6/3, 1/6, 3/6, 6/3; 4/6, 6/0, 6/1 New York
1949 Pierre Etchebaster Ogden Phipps 7-1 6/0, 6/2, 6/0, 6/2; 4/6, 6/4, 6/2, 6/3 New York
1950 Pierre Etchebaster Alastair Martin 7-0 6/2, 6/5, 6/1, 6/0; 6/4, 6/1, 6/5 New York
1952 Pierre Etchebaster Alastair Martin 7-2 6/1, 5/6, 6/1, 6/0; 6/3, 6/3, 6/3, 5/6; 6/5 New York
1954 Pierre Etchebaster resigned
1955 Jim Dear Albert Johnson 11-10 New York: 6/3, 2/6, 6/5, 2/6; 3/6, 4/6, 2/6, 6/5; 6/3, 5/6, 5/6. Queen’s: 3/6, 6/5, 6/3, 6/2; 6/0, 6/5, 5/6, 5/6; 6/3, 6/1 New York and Queen’s
1957 Albert Johnson Jim Dear 7-3 6/3, 1/6, 6/3, 6/1; 6/5, 4/6, 6/4, 6/3; 4/6, 6/2 Queen’s
1959 Northrup Knox Albert Johnson 7-2 3/6, 6/5, 6/0, 6/5; 6/2, 4/6, 6/4, 6/5; 6/2 New York
1966 Northrup Knox Ronald Hughes 7-0 6/0, 6/3, 6/5, 6/0; 6/1, 6/1, 6/3 New York
1969 Northrup Knox resigned
1969 Pete Bostwick Frank Willis 11-8 New York: 6/4, 6/3, 6/2, 6/2; 6/3, 6/3, 4/6, 4/6, 5/6, 6/2. Manchester: 3/6, 6/4, 6/3, 6/3; 3/6, 5/6, 1/6, 3/6; 6/3 New York and Manchester
1970 Pete Bostwick Jimmy Bostwick 7-1 set scores to come New York
1972 Jimmy Bostwick Pete Bostwick 7-2 set scores to come New York
1975 Jimmy Bostwick resigned
1976 Howard Angus Gene Scott 11-4 set scores to come New York & Queen’s
1977 Howard Angus Gene Scott 7-2 set scores to come Hampton Court
1979 Howard Angus Chris Ronaldson 7-0 set scores to come Hampton Court
1981 Chris Ronaldson Howard Angus 6-1 (ret.) set scores to come Hampton Court
1983 Chris Ronaldson Wayne Davies 7-4 set scores to come Hampton Court
1985 Chris Ronaldson Wayne Davies 7-1 set scores to come Queen’s
1987 Wayne Davies Chris Ronaldson 7-4 set scores to come Queen’s
1988 Wayne Davies Lachlan Deuchar 7-1 set scores to come New York
1991 Wayne Davies Lachlan Deuchar 7-4 set scores to come New York
1993 Wayne Davies Lachlan Deuchar 7-6 set scores to come New York
1994 Robert Fahey Wayne Davies 9-5 6/0 6/5 6/3 6/2 6/5 5/6 6/5 6/4 4/6 5/6 5/6 6/0 1/6 6/2 Hobart & New York
1995 Robert Fahey Wayne Davies 6-2 (ret.) 6/3 4/6 6/2 6/3 4/6 6/2 6/2 6/3 Hobart
1996 Robert Fahey Wayne Davies 7-1 6/1 6/1 6/4 6/5 5/6 6/1 6/4 6/4 Melbourne
1998 Robert Fahey Julian Snow 7-4 6/3 4/6 6/2 6/0 3/6 1/6 6/5 6/2 5/6 6/2 6/5 Melbourne
2000 Robert Fahey Wayne Davies 7-0 6/2 6/2 6/0 6/1 6/1 6/5 6/2 Hobart
2002 Robert Fahey Tim Chisholm 7-6 6/3 6/4 4/6 6/2 6/3 3/6 6/2 6/1 4/6 2/6 2/6 3/6 6/3 Hampton Court
2004 Robert Fahey Tim Chisholm 7-1 6/3 6/2 6/3 6/0 4/6 6/5 6/1 6/3 Newport, RI
2006 Robert Fahey Tim Chisholm 7-0 6/5 6/2 6/3 6/4 6/1 6/2 6/1 Oratory School
2008 Robert Fahey Camden Riviere 7-5 6/1 3/6 5/6 6/4 6/2 6/3 5/6 6/0 6/1 2/6 1/6 6/5 Fontainebleau
2010 Robert Fahey Steve Virgona 7-2 6/4 6/2 2/6 6/4 6/4 6/5 3/6 6/1 6/1 Melbourne
2012 Robert Fahey Steve Virgona 7-3 6/5 3/6 6/1 6/3 6/4 6/3 3/6 5/6 6/2 6/3 Queen’s
2014 Robert Fahey Camden Riviere 7-3 0/6 5/6 6/3 6/4 2/6 6/4 6/1 6/3 6/2 6/0 Melbourne
2016 Camden Riviere Robert Fahey 7-2 6/4 6/3 6/2 4/6; 6/2 6/3 3/6 6/2; 6/2 Newport, RI
2018 Robert Fahey Camden Riviere 7-5 6/4 3/6 5/6 0/6 6/5 6/4 6/3 6/1 5/6 0/6 6/3 6/3 Queen’s
2020 Robert Fahey Camden Riviere Due to Pandemic held over until 2022
2022 Camden Riviere Robert Fahey 7-5 5/6, 6/3, 4/6, 6/2, 6/2, 6/2, 6/3, 5/6, 6/3 3/6, 5/6, 6/2 Prested
2023 Camden Riviere John Lumley 7-3 6/4 6/2 6/3 6/4 4/6 6/3 5/6 5/6 6/5 6/3 Westwood Country Club, Washington DC

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