The Border Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1902 as the Border State Championships and was played on outdoor clay then hard courts at the Selborne Park Tennis Club, East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa until 1981.
| Border Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Abolished | 1981 |
| Location | East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Venue | Selborne Park Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay/Hard |
History edit
The Border Championships were established in 1902 and was organised by the Border Tennis Union.[2] The championships were part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[3] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[4] In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[5][6]
Venues edit
The championships were staged at the Selborne Park Tennis Club East London, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
References edit
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). "South Africa". The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 319–320. ISBN 0047960426.
- ^ "Chapter Fourteen: Sports and Recreation" (PDF). www.sahistory.org.za/. Cape Town, South Africa: South African History Online. p. 9. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ Robertson (1974)
- ^ 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.
- ^ South African Sugar Journal (1980)
- ^ "South African Sugar Industry". SASA. The South African Sugar Association. Retrieved 8 March 2023.