Connecticut State Championships | |
Type: | defunct |
Venue: | Various |
Tour: | ILTF World Circuit (1929–69) men (1929–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–72) men |
Surface: | Grass / outdoor |
The Connecticut State Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament was founded in 1895.[1] The tournament was first played in Hartford, United States.[2] It was played annually at various locations through till 1970 when it was discontinued.[3]
The championships were first held in June 1895 at the Hartford Lawn Tennis Club, Hartford, Connecticut, United States,[4] and the event was sanctioned by the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[5] The tournament has been held in Hartford,[3] Litchfield, New Canaan and New Haven.[3] From the early 1920s the men's championships and women's championships were hosted in different locations.[3] The championships continued until 1970,[6] as part of the ILTF World Circuit when it was downgraded from the main tour.[3]