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| Hoylake Open Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1930 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Location | West Kirby, Cheshire, England |
| Venue | Ashton Park |
| Surface | Grass/Clay |
The Hoylake Open Championships [1] also known as the Rothman's Hoylake Open Championships [2] (for sponsorship reasons) was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1930 as the Hoylake and West Kirby Open. [3] The event was staged annually at Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire, England until 1974.
On 25 August 1930 the Hoylake and West Kirby Open lawn tennis tournament was established. [4] The tournament was unique in that it was played on public tennis courts at the Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire. [2] It began mainly as a local British event for the first couple of decades [2] It then began to attract international players from the 1950s onward. The tournament continued under same the brand name until 1966. In 1967 the newspaper company the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd took over sponsorship of the event, and it was rebraded as Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Hoylake Open. [5] In 1970 the tobacco company Rothmans International took over sponsorship of the tournament. [6] It became a major stop on the ILTF Circuit in July just after Wimbledon until its demise in the mid-1970s.
In 1960 and from 1967 the tournament was also valid as North of England Championships with the winners succeeding to both titles. [7] The tournament was predominantly played on grass courts except for the 1974 edition that was played on clay courts.
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Gerry Oakley & Mike Sangster (3) Gerry Oakley & Mike Sangster (3) Margaret O'Donnell & 
Margaret Smith Court (3) Georgie Woodgate & Margaret O'Donnell & Margaret Smith Court (3)
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