All-India Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1946 (1946)
Abolished1972 (1972)
LocationAmaravati
Bombay Madras
Hyderabad
Trivandrum
VenueMadras Gymkhana Club
SurfaceClay

The All India Hard Court Championships [1] also known as the All India Hard Court Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1946.[2] The championships were first played at the Madras Gymkhana Club grounds, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. The championships ran until 1972 before it was discontinued as part of the worldwide tennis circuit.

History

Tennis was introduced to India in 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[3] In 1946 the All India Tennis Association established a national level tournament called the All India Hard Court Championships.[4] In 1947, 1955 and 1959 this tournament was held in conjunction with the Western India Championships. The championships were staged until 1972 when they were discontinued as part of the worldwide tennis circuit.

Location and Venues

The championships were staged mainly in Madras, but also throughout India in different locations such as; Amaravati, Bombay,[5] Hyderabad and Trivandrum.

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.
  2. ↑ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ↑ (AITA)
  4. ↑ Ranganathan, Shilu (20 July 2010). "Memories of Madras – Field days". The Hindu. Chennai, Tamil Nadu: The Hindu Group. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Dorothy Head (United States) won the women's singles title in the All-India hard court tennis championships at Bombay yesterday" (Subscription). Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 10 January 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 15 February 2023.


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