Western Province Championships

The Western Province Championships[1] and officially known as Western Province Tennis Association Championships[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1892 and was originally played on outdoor grass courts, then switched to hard courts later. It was staged at the Glenhaven Tennis Club, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa until 1981.

Western Province Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1892 (1892)
Abolished1981 (1981)
LocationCape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
VenueGlenhaven Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass/Hard

History

The Western Province Championships were established in 1892 and was orgnaised by the Western Province Tennis Association . The championships formed part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[3] of tournaments held during the 1960s to 1980s.[4] In 1980 the tournament was discontinued after the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[5][6]

Venues

The championships were staged at the Glenhaven Tennis Club, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa

References
  1. Robertson, Max (1974). "South Africa". The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 319–320. ISBN 0047960426.
  2. Western Province Tennis Union. "Western Province Tennis Union Championships, Wynberg, 19 - 23 December, 1982 - WITS". historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za. Johannesburg, South Africa: Wits University Research Archives (1982). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. Robertson (1974)
  4. Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
  5. South African Sugar Journal (1980)
  6. "South African Sugar Industry". SASA. The South African Sugar Association. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
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