Swanage Open Lawn Tennis Championships

Swanage Open Lawn Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1883; 142 years ago (1883)
Abolished1979; 46 years ago (1979)
LocationSwanage, Dorset, England
VenueSwanage Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Swanage Open Lawn Tennis Championships[1] or simply the Swanage Open was men's grass court tournament founded in 1883 as the Swanage LTC Tournament. The tournament was held at Swanage Lawn Tennis Club, Swanage, Dorset, England until 1979.[2]

History

A Swanage Lawn Tennis Tournament was first established in 1883.[3] In 1955 the men's singles was won by Geoffrey Paish who defeated the South African player Pierre Vercueil.[4] The event was organised by the Swanage Lawn Tennis Club in Swanage, Dorset, England.[2] The first edition of the tournament was won by Eustace Fiennes.[2] The final edition of the men's singles was won by Michael Appleton.[2]

References

  1. ^ "TENNIS: At the Swanage Open Lawn Tennis Championships on Saturday. In the men's singles final. Geoffrey Paish beat a young South African, Pierre Vercueil, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1". New Milton Advertiser. Hampshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tournaments:Swanage". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ "SWANAGE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The twenty first annual tournament in connection with the Swanage Lawn Tennis Club was held on Tuesday, August 9th, and was concluded on Saturday, August 13th, here are the results". Bournemouth Guardian. Hampshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 20 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  4. ^ New Milton Advertiser