Burnham-on-Sea Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF |
Founded | 1927 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Location | Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. |
Venue | Avenue Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface | Grass/ Hard |
The Burnham-on-Sea Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court (then later hard court) tennis tournament founded as the Burnham-on-Sea Open in 1927 at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. [2] The tournament ran annually until 1980. [3]
In 1922 a Burnham-on-Sea tournament was established at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England that was a closed tournament only. [4] In 1927 that tournament became an open event called the Burnham-on-Sea Open. When this tournament when staged it was usually held in conjunction with the Somerset Championships. [5] [6] The tournament was branded as the Burnham-on-Sea Open until the mid-1970s when it was renamend the Burnham-on-Sea Championships. [7] The tournament was staged until 1980 when it was discontinued. [8]
The tournament was at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. The club was founded in 1909 then consisting of 7 grass courts and 3 shale courts. [9]
Burnham-on-Sea Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF |
Founded | 1927 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Location | Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. |
Venue | Avenue Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface | Grass/ Hard |
The Burnham-on-Sea Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court (then later hard court) tennis tournament founded as the Burnham-on-Sea Open in 1927 at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. [2] The tournament ran annually until 1980. [3]
In 1922 a Burnham-on-Sea tournament was established at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England that was a closed tournament only. [4] In 1927 that tournament became an open event called the Burnham-on-Sea Open. When this tournament when staged it was usually held in conjunction with the Somerset Championships. [5] [6] The tournament was branded as the Burnham-on-Sea Open until the mid-1970s when it was renamend the Burnham-on-Sea Championships. [7] The tournament was staged until 1980 when it was discontinued. [8]
The tournament was at the Avenue Tennis Club, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England. The club was founded in 1909 then consisting of 7 grass courts and 3 shale courts. [9]