Cheshire Championships Explained
The Cheshire Championships a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established by the Cheshire Lawn Tennis Association in July 1923, as the Cheshire County Lawn Tennis Championships.[1] The tournament ran as part of the ILTF independent tour until 1968.
History
The Cheshire Lawn Tennis Association was founded in 1890.[2] In March 1923 it established its first Cheshire County Lawn Tennis Championships. In 1938 it became known simply as the Cheshire Championships. Former winners of the men's singles title included Andras Kalman, Geoff Masters and Darrell Shaw.[3] The tournament ran as part of the ILTF senior men's tour until 1968.
The Cheshire County Championships are still being staged today.[4]
Notes and References
- News: LAWN TENNIS. NEW CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEME. The Cheshire County Association have decided to inaugurate a new annual county lawn tennis championships on similar lines to those run by Lancashire, to start in July. . Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser . British Newspaper Archives . 16 March 1923 . Cheshire, England . 8.
- Book: Lake . Robert J. . A Social History of Tennis in Britain . 3 October 2014 . Routledge . Oxford . 978-1-134-44557-8 . 61 . en.
- News: Obituaries: Darrell Shaw . The Daily Telegraph . 26 July 2012 . London . 12.
- Web site: Save the Dates for 2023: Cheshire County Championship Tournaments . Cheshire County Tennis . Lawn Tennis Association . 5 January 2023. en.
