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The Bermuda Open was originally founded as the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships in 1879 the later called the Bermuda Championships in 1914 and was staged in Hamilton, During the 1950s and 1960s it was called the Bermuda International Championships. and was staged under that name until 1974. In 1976 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Classic. From 1914 until at least 1944 it was played on outdoor hard courts. In later years it was held in Paget in Bermuda and played on outdoor clay courts.

History

The first known tennis event to be staged in Bermuda occurred in September 1876 when a Bermuda Tournament for women was held only one time, that was won by Mary G. Gray. The first edition of the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships was staged in 1879 at Hamilton, the men's doubles event was won by Pelham Von Donop and Charles Wood. By 1914 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Championships. In 1950s-1960s the denomination used was the Bermuda International or sometimes the Bermuda Invitation (for the women's events). The tournament was also staged at Paget the last time occurring in 1968. The original surface was hard courts until 1944 when it switched to clay courts. In 1975 the Bermuda Championships was rebranded as the Bermuda Open. In 1976 at the final edition its name was changed again to the Bermuda Classic.

Finals

ILTF World Circuit

ILTF Grand Prix Circuit

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Bermuda Championships
1914	Arthur Berger	Albert J. Ostendorf	6–2, 6–1 ret.
1914/1919	No competition (due to WWI)
1922	Lawrence Bridges Rice	Vinnie Richards	6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2.
1923	Vinnie Richards	Lawrence Bridges Rice	6–3, 6–3, 6–0.
1924	Herbert Bowman	Gerald Emerson	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.
1925	Fred Anderson	F. R. Leighton Crawford	5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
1926	Herbert Bowman (2)	Willard Crocker	6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3.
1927	George Lott	Fritz Mercur	4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 12–10.
1928	Herbert Bowman (3)	Hare W. Powell Jr.	6–4, 6–1, 6–3.
1929	Herbert Bowman (4)	J. Gilbert Hall	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 8–6.
1930	Herbert Bowman (5)	Bruce Barnes	6–4, 6–3, 6–2.
1931	John Doeg	Berkeley Bell	6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6–3.
1932	Fred Perry	Harry Lee	4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4.
1933	Cliff Sutter	Gregory Mangin	6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2.
1934	Lester Stoefen	Wilmer Allison	6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3.
1935	Bryan Grant	J. Gilbert Hall	6–0, 6–0, 6–4.
1936	Bryan Grant (2)	Bob Murray	6–4, 3–6, 1–6, 6–2, 7–5.
1937	Frank Parker	Bob Murray	6–1, 6–0, 6–2.
1938	Wayne Sabin	Don McNeill	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.
1939	Bobby Riggs	Elwood Cooke	6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4.
1940	Elwood Cooke	Gardnar Mulloy	6–1, 6–4, 6–3.
1941	Brownlow Eve	William Freisenbruch	6–4, 3–6, 6–0.
1942/1943	No competition (due to WWII)
Bermuda International Championships
1944	Jack Skelton	Brownlow Eve	6–1, 6–2.
1947	Earl Cochell	Sidney Wood	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3.
1948	Bill Talbert	Marcel Bernard	6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5.
1949	Earl Cochell (2)	Sidney Wood	6–2, 11–9, 6–4.
1950	Bill Talbert (2)	Tony Trabert	6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2.
1951	Vic Seixas	Ham Richardson	6–4, 9–7, 6–4.
1952	Vic Seixas (2)	Bill Talbert	5–7, 1–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0.
1953	Gardnar Mulloy	Fred Kovaleski	6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 9–7.
1954	Irvin Dorfman	Jordan Bentley	6–1, 6–1.
1955	Bill Tully	John Riihiluoma	6–8, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4.
1956	Tony Vincent	Bob Freedman	6–4, 6–4.
1957	Tony Vincent (2)	Don Thompson	6–2, 9–7
1959	Kingman Lambert	Don Thompson	6–3, 6–0.
1961	Gilmore (Gil) Rothrock	Leif Beck	6–1, 6–1.
1963	Bill Tully (2)	Alan Fleming	6–3, 6–0.
1964	Don Thompson	Alan Fleming	2–6, 8–6, 9–7.
1965	Bill Tym	John Fleitz	2–6, 8–6, 9–7.
1966	Bill Tym (2)	Ellis Slack	6–2, 7–5.
1967	Ellis Slack	John Galinato	6–2, 6–3.
1968	Ellis Slack (2)	John Galinato	2–6, 7–5, 6–3.
↓ Open era ↓
1970	Harry Fauquier	Keith Carpenter	6–2, 6–1.
1972	Jim Hanlon	Ladislav Legenstein	6–3, 6–4.
1974	Claude Schoenlank	Ladislav Legenstein	6–3, 6–4.
Bermuda Open
1975	Jimmy Connors	Vitas Gerulaitis	6–1, 6–4
Bermuda Classic
1976	Cliff Richey	Gene Mayer	7–6, 6–2
Bermuda Open
1979	Stephen Alger	Harry Fauquier	6–3, 6–2.

Women' singles