Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships

Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1897; 128 years ago (1897)
Abolished1979; 46 years ago (1979)
LocationSalisbury, Southern Rhodesia/Rhodesia
SurfaceGrass

The Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships was an open men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1897 as the Rhodesian Lawn Tennis Championships.[1] In 1949 the tournament name changed to the Rhodesian International Championships until 1972.[2] The tournament ran until 1979 when it was discontinued.[3]

History

The Rhodesian Lawn Tennis Association held its first annual championships in 1897.[4] At that time it was affiliated to the South African Lawn Tennis Union until 1932 when it became affiliated to the British Lawn Tennis Association.[5] In 1949 the tournament name changed to the Rhodesian International Championships until 1972.[6] In 1972 the tournament was renamed as the Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships.[7] In 1980 the tournament was abolished following independence from the United Kingdom, and later formation of the new state of Zimbabwe

References

  1. ^ Robertson, Max; Kramer, Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 305. ISBN 0047960426.
  2. ^ World of Tennis 1971 : a BP year book. London: Queen Anne Press. 1971. p. 290. ISBN 9780362000917.
  3. ^ Council, United Nations Security (1980). Official Records: Proces-verbaux Officiels. New York: United Nations. p. 19.
  4. ^ Robertson and Kramer (1974)
  5. ^ Robertson and Kramer (1974)
  6. ^ World of Tennis 1971
  7. ^ Tourist Board, Rhodesia National (1973). Rhodesia Calls. Harare: Africa Calls (Pvt.) Limited. p. 40.