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References
- ↑ "CRANLEIGH OPEN: The annual tennis tournament sanctioned by the LTA will be played August 11th to 16th" . Surrey Advertiser. Surrey, England: British Newspaper Archive. 27 June 1969. p. 7. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "CRANLEIGH NEWS:Favoured on all four days by brillant weather, the first annual (Cranleigh open lawn tennis tournament) orgnaised by the Crangleigh TC, which commenced on the Cricket Ground on Wednesday of last week was concluded on Sunday" . West Sussex Gazette. Sussex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 16 August 1923. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ West Sussex Gazette
- ↑ West Sussex Gazette