Cardiff Open
| Cardiff Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1929–69) men (1929–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–72) men |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Location | Cardiff, Great Britain |
| Venue | Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
The Cardiff Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament was founded in 1929 as the Cardiff LTC Tournament.[1] It played annually through till 1975 when it was discontinued.[1] The tournament was played at the Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club, Cardiff, Great Britain. It played annually through till 1972 when it was discontinued.[1]
History[edit]
In 1929 the Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was first held.[2] During the 1930s the event became known as the Cardiff Lawn Tennis Tournament,[1] or simply the Cardiff Tournament.[3] Following World War II the event was then known as the Cardiff Open Tennis Championships.[4]
This tournament was sometimes held in conjunction with the Glamorganshire Championships with winners of that tournament awarded joint titles.[1][5] In 1971 the tournament was part of part of the Bio-Strath Circuit where it was branded as the Bio-Strath Cardiff Open.[6] In 1972 Bio Strath did not renew its sponsorship of the circuit and the Cardiff event was dropped from the larger ILTF Independent Circuit. The tournament however did survive as a local event as late as the 1990s.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Tournaments: Cardiff Championships - Cardiff Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS: CARDIFF. The finals of the Sixth Cardiff Lawn Tennis Club tournament were played on Saturday". Western Mail. Glamorgan, Wales: British Newspaper Archive. 16 July 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "CARDIFF TOURNAMENT". Western Mail. Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales: newspapers.com. 7 Jul 1934. p. 6. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis: Cardiff Open Tennis Championships". Western Mail. Glamorgan, Wales: British Newspaper Archive. 3 November 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "The 1970 British Tournament Season". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 260–271. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- ^ "L.T.A. TOURNAMENTS: Bio-Strath Cumberland Tournament, Hampstead (C); Mercedes-Benz Lee-on- Solent (H); Bio-Strath Droitwich (H); Rothman's Surrey Surbiton (G or H); Bio-Strath St. Annes (G or H); Bio-Strath Cardiff (G or H)". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 18.
- ^ "Greg's gift to fan Matt". South Wales Echo. Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales: newspapers.com. 16 Sep 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2023.