Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships Explained

Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships
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The Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships was an open men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1897 as the Rhodesian Lawn Tennis Championships.[1] In 1949 the tournament name changed to the Rhodesian International Championships until 1972.[2] The tournament ran until 1979 when it was discontinued.[3]

History

The Rhodesian Lawn Tennis Association held its first annual championships in 1897.[4] At that time it was affiliated to the South African Lawn Tennis Union until 1932 when it became affiliated to the British Lawn Tennis Association.[5] In 1949 the tournament name changed to the Rhodesian International Championships until 1972.[6] In 1972 the tournament was renamed as the Rhodesian Open Tennis Championships.[7] In 1980 the tournament was abolished following independence from the United Kingdom, and later formation of the new state of Zimbabwe

Notes and References

  1. Book: Robertson . Max . Kramer . Jack . The encyclopedia of tennis. . 1974 . Allen & Unwin . London . 0047960426 . 305.
  2. Book: World of Tennis 1971 : a BP year book. . 1971 . Queen Anne Press . London . 9780362000917 . 290.
  3. Book: Council . United Nations Security . Official Records: Proces-verbaux Officiels . 1980 . United Nations . New York . 19 . en.
  4. Robertson and Kramer (1974)
  5. Robertson and Kramer (1974)
  6. World of Tennis 1971
  7. Book: Tourist Board . Rhodesia National . Rhodesia Calls . 1973 . Africa Calls (Pvt.) Limited . Harare . 40 . en.

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