The Geelong Easter Tournament[1] also known as the Geelong Easter Championship was a combined men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1886 .[2] The tournament was organised by the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club and played at Geelong, Victoria, Australia annually until 1967 as part of the ILTF Circuit when it was discontinued.[3]
| Geelong Easter Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | LTA Circuit (1888-1912) ILTF Circuit (1913-67) |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Location | Geelong, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Geelong Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Hard |
History edit
In 1887 the first Geelong Easter Tournament was held in Geelong, Victoria, Australia.[4] The tournament featured two events the main Geelong Easter Tournament and the Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament.[5] The club also staged a Geelong Christmas Tournament at the end of the season.[6] The Easter tournament ran annually until 1967 as part of the ILTF Circuit when it was discontinued.[3] The Easter handicap tournament ran until the 1920s.[7]
References edit
- ^ "GEELONG EASTER TOURNAMENT.Details are now to hand of the 19th annual Easter tournament, which is to be held at Geelong on the 22nd, 24th, and 25th April next month". The Argus. Tove: National Library of Australia. 21 March 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ The Argus
- ^ a b "Tournaments: Geelong Easter Tournament". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Nadel, Dave; Ryan, Graeme (1 August 2015). "Geelong Lawn Tennnis Club". Sport in Victoria: A History. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Ryan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-876498-53-5.
- ^ "Tournaments: Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Tournaments: Geelong Christmas Tournament". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "The British Australasian". The British Australasian. 39. London: British Australian: 14. 1919.