Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1897 |
Abolished | 1979 |
Location | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia/ Rhodesia |
Surface | Grass |
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]
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
Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1897 |
Abolished | 1979 |
Location | Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia/ Rhodesia |
Surface | Grass |
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]
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