Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships

The Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships[1] also known simply as the Lanarkshire Championships[2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Championship of Lanarkshire[3] It was first played at Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The championships were part of the ILTF Circuit through till 1967. After which it became part of the Scottish LTA Circuit until 1999 when it was discontinued.

Lanarkshire Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1967)
Scottish LTA Circuit (1968-1999)
Founded1886 (1886)
Abolished1999 (1999)
LocationHamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
VenueHamilton Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

In 1884 Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club[4] was founded, and is the third oldest tennis club in Scotland.[5] In 1886 the club established the Championship of Lanarkshire tournament.[6] The championships were not held during World War I and again during World War II.

The championships were part of the ILTF Circuit through till 1967. After which it became part of the Scottish LTA Circuit. In 1990 the company Viking Sports took over sponsorship of the event,[7] and the tournament was branded as the Viking Sports Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships until 1999 when it was discontinued.

The tournament was staged in various locations including, Hamilton, Motherwell[8] and Wishaw.[9]

References
  1. "SPORTS : TENNIS - HAMILTON Tennis Club player Alastair Sandilands dominated the Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships organised by South Lanarkshire Council and staged at Hamilton". Lanark & Carluke Advertiser. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 22 September 1999. p. 85. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  2. "Tournament – Lanarkshire Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  3. "Championship of Lanarkshire". Lanarkshire Upper Ward Examiner. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 25 September 1886. p. 4. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  4. Thomson, Paul (15 April 2021). "Hamilton tennis coach shortlisted for top award after hit lockdown classes". Daily Record. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  5. "Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club Lanarkshire". My Tennis Life. AJS Digital Group Ltd. 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. Lanarkshire Upper Ward Examiner
  7. "Tennis: Lanarkshire Tennis Championships to be sponsored by Viking Sports and organised by Hamilton District Council this September 16 at the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club". Wishaw Press. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 31 August 1990. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  8. "TENNIS DOUBLES WINNERS: A Bellshill couple Miss Ann Forbes and Mr R. N. Nelson, won the mixed doubles section at the Lanarkshire Championships played at Motherwell last Saturday". Motherwell Times. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 July 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  9. "LANARKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS/WISHAW CHAMPIONSHIPS". Wishaw Press. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 4 May 1951. p. 14. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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