Cinque Ports Championships
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| Cinque Ports Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Abolished | 1954 |
| Location | Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Venue | Folkestone Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass |
The Cinque Ports Championships[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1902. The event was staged annually at Folkestone Lawn Tennis Club, Folkestone, Kent, England until 1954.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1895 the orgiginal Folkestone Lawn Tennis Club was formed.[2] In 1902 the club established the Cinque Ports Championships.[3] The Cinque Ports is an historical grouping of towns located in Kent and Sussex.[4] The tournament was played annually through till 1954 when it was discontinued.[5]
Venue
[edit | edit source]The original club had 14 grass tennis courts and situated on land between Bouverie Road and Shorncliffe Road.[6] In 1914 and 1920 it also hosted Davis Cup matches.[7]
References
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- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cinque Ports" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 377–378.
- ^ Tennis Archives
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- ^ Folkestone Harbour and Seafront Development Company