The East of Scotland Championships[1] and later known as the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court then later clay court combined men's and women's tennis tournament first established in 1887, and held at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland until 1903. In 1904 they moved to Edinburgh, Scotland until 1989 when they were discontinued.
| East of Scotland Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships |
| Tour | ILTF |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Location | St Andrews Edinburgh |
| Surface | Clay Grass |
History
editIn 1885 a Fifeshire Tennis Tournament was established at St. Andrews University and played on the College Grounds. This tournament became known as the East of Scotland Championships in 1887 and played at the St. Andrews Lawn Tennis Club, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland.[2] The championships were initially played on grass courts till around 1903. In 1904 the championships were moved to Liberton Lawn Tennis Club, Liberton, Edinburgh which had clay courts, this would remain the championships venue until 1973 when the tennis club closed. In 1974 it was moved to Craiglockhart for the duration of its run in 1989 when it was discontinued.
The championships were sponsored by TSB Bank from 1983 to 1989, and were known as the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships.[3]
Event name
edit- East of Scotland Championships (1887-1969)
- East of Scotland Open Tennis Championships (1970-1982)
- TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships (1983-1989)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "LAWN TENNIS. ST ANDREWS LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The third annual open tournament of this club began yesterday. The programme shows nine events, the chief of which are the ladies' and gentlemen's East of Scotland Championships". Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 22 August 1889.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – East of Scotland Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "RAIN AGAIN: Rain again interrupted proceedings in the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships at Craiglockhart last night". Dundee Courier. Dundee, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 29 June 1989. pp. 17, 18.