Otago Championships

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Otago Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit
(1913–52)
Founded1886;138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1952;72 years ago (1952)
Location Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
VenueCarisbrook Club Ground
Surface Grass / outdoor

The Otago Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament was founded in 1886 as the Otago Lawn Tennis Association Tournament. [2] The tournament was first played in Carisbrook Club Ground, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [3] It was played annually till 1952 when it was downgraded from the main ILTF World Circuit. [3]

History

This tournament organised by the Otago LTA [4] was first held in December 1886, [3] but in subsequent years it was moved up the calendar to its fixed position of late March or April, depending on when Easter occurred. [3] In later years it was also often referred to as the Otago Lawn Tennis Association Easter Tournament. [3] Former winners of men's singles included; Minden Fenwick, Anthony Wilding and Alan Stedman. [3] Previous winners of women's singles included Ruth Orbell, [5] Flora Campbell, Muriel Pattison, [6] and Sonia Cox

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References

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  2. "Otago Lawn Tennis Association Tournament". Otago Daily Times. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 1 Dec 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Tournaments: Otago Championships" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  4. "Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting". The Otago Witness. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 4 Jan 1894. p. 20. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. "The Otago Tournament". The New Zealand Herald . Auckland, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 27 Mar 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. "Lawn Tennis: Otago Association's Annual Tournament". The Otago Witness. Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand: newspapers.com. 2 Apr 1902. p. 28. Retrieved 10 January 2024.