Western Province Championships Explained

Western Province Championships
Type:	defunct
Location:	Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Venue:	Glenhaven Tennis Club
Surface:	Grass/Hard

The Western Province Championships,^[1] and officially known as Western Province Tennis Association Championships,^[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1892. It was originally played on outdoor grass courts, then switched to hard courts later. It was staged at the Glenhaven Tennis Club, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, until 1981.

History

The Western Province Championships were established in 1892 and were orgnaised by the Western Province Tennis Association . The championships formed part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)^[3] of tournaments held during the 1960s to 1980s.^[4] In 1980, the tournament was discontinued after the withdrawal of sponsorship by the South African Sugar Association.^{[5] [6]}

Venues

The championships were staged at the Glenhaven Tennis Club, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Notes and References

1. Book: Robertson . Max . The encyclopedia of tennis. . 1974 . Allen & Unwin . London . 0047960426 . 319–320 . South Africa.
2. Web site: Western Province Tennis Union . Western Province Tennis Union Championships, Wynberg, 19 - 23 December, 1982 - WITS . historicalpapers-atom.wits.ac.za . Wits University Research Archives (1982) . 8 March 2023 . Johannesburg, South Africa.
3. Robertson (1974)
4. Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
5. South African Sugar Journal (1980)
6. Web site: South African Sugar Industry . SASA . The South African Sugar Association. 8 March 2023 . en-ZA.