Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Venue: | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface: | Grass |
The Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament first established in 1884 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, and played on outdoor grass courts.[1] The tournament was played until 1892.
Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881) is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the world.[2] The Club acts as the tennis association for whole of the University of Cambridge, representing thirty-one Colleges.[3] In 1884, the Cambridge University LTA established the Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament.[4] The tournament was held annually through to 1889, when it was discontinued.[5] In 1890, the Selford Lawn Tennis Club in Great Shelford, was host for the tournament until 1891, when that too was discontinued.[6] The tournament served as the precursor event to the later Cambridgeshire County Lawn Tennis Championships established by the Cambridgeshire LTA in 1906.