Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships Explained
The Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships[1] also known simply as the Lanarkshire Championships[2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Championship of Lanarkshire[3] It was first played at Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The championships were part of the ILTF Circuit through till 1967. After which it became part of the Scottish LTA Circuit until 1999 when it was discontinued.
History
In 1884 Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club[4] was founded, and is the third oldest tennis club in Scotland.[5] In 1886 the club established the Championship of Lanarkshire tournament.[6] The championships were not held during World War I and again during World War II.
The championships were part of the ILTF Circuit through till 1967. After which it became part of the Scottish LTA Circuit. In 1990 the company Viking Sports took over sponsorship of the event,[7] and the tournament was branded as the Viking Sports Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships until 1999 when it was discontinued.
The tournament was staged in various locations including, Hamilton, Motherwell[8] and Wishaw.[9]
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Notes and References
- News: SPORTS : TENNIS - HAMILTON Tennis Club player Alastair Sandilands dominated the Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships organised by South Lanarkshire Council and staged at Hamilton. . 13 April 2023 . Lanark & Carluke Advertiser . British Newspaper Archive . 22 September 1999 . Lanarkshire, Scotland . 85. subscription.
- Web site: Tournament – Lanarkshire Championships . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 13 April 2023.
- News: Championship of Lanarkshire . 13 April 2023 . Lanarkshire Upper Ward Examiner . British Newspaper Archive . 25 September 1886 . Lanarkshire, Scotland . 4. subscription.
- News: Thomson . Paul . Hamilton tennis coach shortlisted for top award after hit lockdown classes . 13 April 2023 . Daily Record . 15 April 2021 . en.
- Web site: Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club Lanarkshire . My Tennis Life . AJS Digital Group Ltd . 13 April 2023 . en . 2023.
- Lanarkshire Upper Ward Examiner
- News: Tennis: Lanarkshire Tennis Championships to be sponsored by Viking Sports and organised by Hamilton District Council this September 16 at the Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club.. 13 April 2023 . Wishaw Press . British Newspaper Archive . 31 August 1990 . Lanarkshire, Scotland . 2. subscription.
- News: TENNIS DOUBLES WINNERS: A Bellshill couple Miss Ann Forbes and Mr R. N. Nelson, won the mixed doubles section at the Lanarkshire Championships played at Motherwell last Saturday.. 13 April 2023 . Motherwell Times . British Newspaper Archive . 2 July 1954 . Lanarkshire, Scotland . 15. subscription.
- News: LANARKSHIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS/WISHAW CHAMPIONSHIPS . 13 April 2023 . Wishaw Press . British Newspaper Archive . 4 May 1951 . Lanarkshire, Scotland . 14. subscription.
