Eastern Province Championships Explained

The Eastern Province Championships ^[1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1904 as the Eastern State Championships and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa until 1981.

History

The Eastern Province Championships were established in 1904 and was orgnaised by the Border Tennis Union. The championships were part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)^[2] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.^[3] In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.^{[4] [5]}

Venues

The championships were staged at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.

Notes and References

1. Book: Robertson . Max . The encyclopedia of tennis. . 1974 . Allen & Unwin . London . 0047960426 . 319–320 . South Africa.
2. Robertson (1974)
3. Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
4. South African Sugar Journal (1980)
5. Web site: South African Sugar Industry . SASA . The South African Sugar Association. 8 March 2023 . en-ZA.