Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1884 |
Abolished | 1892 |
Location | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England |
Venue | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface | Grass |
The Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament first established in 1884 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, and played on outdoor grass courts. [1] The tournament was played at until 1892.
Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881) is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the world. [2] The Club acts as the tennis association for whole of the University of Cambridge, representing thirty-one Colleges. [3] In 1884, the Cambridge University LTA established the Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament. [4] The tournament was held annually through to 1889, when it was discontinued. [5] In 1890, the Selford Lawn Tennis Club in Great Shelford, was host for the tournament until 1891, when that too was discontinued. [6] The tournament served as the precursor event to the later Cambridgeshire County Lawn Tennis Championships established by the Cambridgeshire LTA in 1906.