British Columbia Championships

British Columbia Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913=69)
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
VenueVictoria Lawn Tennis Club (1887-49)
Victoria Lawn Tennis and Badminton Club (1950-62)
Victoria Racquet Club (1963-78)

The British Columbia Championships[1] also known as the British Columbia Lawn Tennis Championships[2] or the Labatts British Columbia Championships (for sponsorship reasons) was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Victoria Lawn Tennis Challenge Cup.[3] also called the British Columbia Challenge Cup.[4]

It was first played at the Esquimalt Royal Navy Dockyard, Victoria British Columbia, Canada. The tournament ran as part of ILTF Circuit until 1973. The tournament continued as part of the Satellite Circuit until 1978 when it was discontinued.

  1. ^ "HISTORY: TENNIS IN VICTORIA IN THE EARLY DAYS". clubspark.ca. Oak Bay Tennis Club. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Mrs Williamson Wins Net Crown". Eureka Humboldt Standard. Eureka, California: Newspaper Archives. 4 August 1959. p. 11. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Kendrick, Martyn; Canada (Association), Tennis (1990). Advantage Canada : a Tennis Centenary. Toronto: Tennis Canada. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-9691122-4-2.
  4. ^ Historical Committee, USTA/PNW (20 February 2013). "History of Tennis in the Pacific Northwest" (PDF). irvingtonclub.com/. Irvington Club. p. 4. Retrieved 14 April 2023.