Southern India Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ITF World Circuit |
Founded | 1889 |
Abolished | 1992 |
Location | Madras, Tamil Nadu, India |
Venue | Madras Gymkhana Club |
Surface | Grass |
The Southern India Championships [1] also known as the South Indian International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament was founded in 1889 as the South India Championships. [2] The championships was played at the Madras Gymkhana Club grounds, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. The championships ran on the ITF World Circuit until 1980 before it was downgraded it continued upto the early 1990s.
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers. [3] As early as 1883, the first tennis courts laid in Madras were at the Madras Cricket Club (MCC). [4] In 1884 Madras Gymkhana Club built its first tennis courts. In 1889 the South India Championship was founded and played at the Madras Gymkhana Club, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. During the 1930s to 1950s the tournament was known as the South Indian International Championships. . The championships ran on the ITF World Circuit until 1980 before it was downgraded it continued upto the early 1990s. [5]