Scottish Covered Courts Tennis Championships
| Scottish Covered Courts Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Location | Glasgow Inverclyde Largs |
| Surface | Hard - indoors |
The Scottish Covered Courts Tennis Championships or simply the Scottish Covered Courts was an open men's and women's international indoor tournament founded in 1962.[1] The tournament ran until 1984 as part of the world wide tour.[2] The championships were the precursor event to the current Scottish Indoor Championships.[3]
History
[edit]The Scottish Covered Courts Championships was an open men's and women's international indoor tennis tournament founded in 1962.[4] This first tournament ran to 1970 then was discontinued. In 1982, the tournament was revived as the Scottish Covered Courts Tennis Championships until 1984 before being discontinued again.[5] In 1988, a new indoor national tournament was revived branded as the Scottish Indoor Open Tennis Championships held in Aberdeen.[6] The Scottish Indoor Championships (as they are called today) are still being held.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "HOWES WIN: Australian player Bob Howe's win over Alan Mills (Lancashire), a former Davis Cup player, in the final of the men's singles in the 3rd Scottish Covered Courts Championships held at Largs, Ayrshire, yesterday. Mills. who was the second seed, was unable to cope with the Australians game". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 7 December 1964. p. 12.
- ^ "SCOTTISH COVERED COURT CHAMPS: English player Andrew Evans (Chesterfield) and Welsh international Janette Barber won the singles titles at Scottish Covered Courts Tennis Championships at Inverclyde yesterday". Aberdeen Press and Journal. The British Newspaper Archive. 10 December 1984. p. 15.
- ^ "Tennis Scotland Open Tour 2022". Lawn Tennis Association. LTA. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ Birmingham Daily Post (1964)
- ^ Aberdeen Press and Journal (1984)
- ^ "QUARTER FINAL STAGE: It's the quarter finals of the 1st Scottish Indoor Open Tennis Championships at Aberdeen today". Aberdeen Press and Journal. The British Newspaper Archive. 17 March 1988. p. 12.
- ^ LTA