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Tennis tournament
Otago Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1913–52)
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1952; 72 years ago (1952)
LocationDunedin, Otago, New Zealand
VenueCarisbrook Club Ground
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Otago Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament was founded in 1886 as the Otago Lawn Tennis Association Tournament. The tournament was first played in Carisbrook Club Ground, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. It was played annually till 1952 when it was downgraded from the main ILTF World Circuit.

History

This tournament organised by the Otago LTA was first held in December 1886, but in subsequent years it was moved up the calendar to its fixed position of late March or April, depending on when Easter occurred. In later years it was also often referred to as the Otago Lawn Tennis Association Easter Tournament. Former winners of men's singles included; Minden Fenwick, Anthony Wilding and Alan Stedman. Previous winners of women's singles included Ruth Orbell, Flora Campbell, Muriel Pattison, and Sonia Cox

References

  1. "Otago Championship Tournament". The Evening Star. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 26 February 1897. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. "Otago Lawn Tennis Association Tournament". Otago Daily Times. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 1 December 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Tournaments: Otago Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. "Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting". The Otago Witness. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 4 January 1894. p. 20. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. "The Otago Tournament". The New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 27 March 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. "Lawn Tennis: Otago Association's Annual Tournament". The Otago Witness. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 2 April 1902. p. 28. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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