Broughty Ferry Open

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Broughty Ferry Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884
Abolished1929
Location Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
VenueBroughty Ferry LTC
Surface Clay

The Broughty Ferry Open [1] was a late Victorian era clay court tennis tournament first staged in 1884 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. The tournament ran until 1929.

History

The Broughty Ferry Open was a clay court court tennis tournament organised by the Broughty Ferry LTC, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland from 1884 to 1929. [2]

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References

  1. "LAWN TENNIS: EVENTS-BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, CAMPHILL. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, 4th, 5th, and 6th SEPTEMBER" . Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 September 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. "BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: The forty fifth annual and final tournament in connection the Broughty Ferry Lawn Tennis Club concluded last night at the Esplanade tennis courts, Dundee" . Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2023.