West Sussex Championships
| West Sussex Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1913-76) |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Chichester Bognor Regis England |
| Venue | Priory LTC Bognor Regis LTC |
| Surface | Grass |
The West Sussex Championships[1] was a combined grass court tennis tournament founded in 1891 as a men's event called the West Sussex Challenge Cup. It was first played at the Priory LTC in Chichester, West Sussex England until 1912 then was discontinued.[2] In 1922 the event was restarted and moved location to Bognor Regis, West Sussex where it was rebranded as the West Sussex Championships it continued to be held there with breaks until 1976.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ 15 events in tennis tourney. (7 August 1970) Bognor Regis Observer. Sussex, England. British Newspaper Archive. page.81.
- ^ CHICHESTER TENNIS. WEST SUSSEX CHALLENGE CUP (31 August 1912) The Sportsman. London, England. British Newspaper Archive. page.8.
- ^ Santana, Taylor in West Sussex tennis championships (29 April 1976) The Scotsman. Midlothian, Scotland. British Newspaper Archive. page. 27.