The Macclesfield Open[1] also known as the South Park Tournament was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.[2] The tournament was organised by the Macclesfield Lawn Tennis Club and played at Macclesfield, Cheshire, England annually until 1967 when it was discontinued.[1]
| Macclesfield Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | LTA Circuit (1888-1912) ILTF Circuit (1913-67) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Location | Macclesfield, Cheshire, England |
| Venue | West Park/South Park |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editIn 1881 the first Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was held in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England in 1885,[3] The tournament was organised by the Macclesfield Lawn Tennis Club and played at West Park annually until the early 1910s. The tournament was then moved to South Park, Macclesfield in 1920.[1] By 1925 it was also known as the South Park Tournament.[4] The event was stopped two times during world war one and world war two. The tournament was staged annually until 1967 just before open era when it was dropped from the LTA schedule of events.[5][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Tournaments: Macclesfield Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "MACCLESFIELD LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The Sixth ANNUAL OPEN TOURNAMENT". Macclesfield Courier and Herald. Cheshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 4 July 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ Macclesfield Courier and Herald
- ^ "TENNIS. South Park Tournament. . The final of the Macclesfield Open tennis tournament at the South Park, Macclesfield, will be played tomorrow (Saturday). It is expected that lae Mayoress (Mrs. D. M. Catlow) will present the prizes". Macclesfield Times. Cheshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 August 1925. p. 8. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "TENNIS NEWS: The 64th Macclesfield Open tennis tournament Its been a full week at South Park the finals will be played on Saturday at this LTA sanctioned. event". Alderley & Wilmslow Advertiser. Cheshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 August 1963. p. 11. Retrieved 18 August 2023.