Lapthorne and Alcott had already overcome higher ranked opponents in the semi-final stage to make the final, in the form of the world's top two ranked players David Wagner of the United States and Lucas Sithole of South Africa respectively.

After their two previous encounters had resulted in one win apiece, it was difficult to predict the likely outcome. 

But,despite heavy rain which you would have thought may have favoured the British player, Alcott recovered from 3-5 down to edge a tight first set before cruising clear in the second to eventually prevail 7-5, 6-1.

"He played unbelievably well early on, but once I started getting my serve in I felt a lot more comfortable." said the 24-year-old former wheelchair basketball player.

"I'm absolutely stoked to win my first Super Series."

The seeding's proved more accurate in the women's singles where Kamaji claimed a maiden British Open title after a narrow victory over second seed Aniek van Koot of The Netherlands.

In a topsy-turvy match,the Japanese player prevailed 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, with van Koot finishing in the runners-up position for a second successive year after losing out in 2013 to the player she beat in order to make the final this time around, Sabine Ellerbrock of Germany.