Eastern Province Championships

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Eastern Province Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1904; 122 years ago (1904)
Abolished1981; 45 years ago (1981)
LocationPort Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
VenuePort Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceHard

The Eastern Province Championships [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1904 as the Eastern State Championships and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa until 1981.

History

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The Eastern Province Championships were established in 1904 and organised by the Border Tennis Union. The championships were part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[2] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[3] In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[4][5]

Venues

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The championships were staged at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

References

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  1. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  2. ^ Robertson (1974)
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ South African Sugar Journal (1980)
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).