National Lawn Tennis Championships of India

National Lawn Tennis Championships of India
Defunct tennis tournament
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1910
Abolished1999
LocationVarious
India
SurfaceClay, Grass, Hard

The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India,[1] originally called the All India Championships,[2] or the All India Lawn Tennis Championships[2] and the Indian National Championships, was a combined (men's and women's) tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1999.[3] It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces, but mainly grass courts.

Ramanathan Krishnan won most men's singles championships with eight titles overall,[4] and, during the pre-Open era Jenny Sandison and Leela Row won the most women's singles championships with seven titles each, while Nirupama Mankad won the most titles during the open era with five titles.

  1. ^ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b Majumdar, Boria; Mangan, J. A. (2013). Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present. Routledge. pp. 117–118. ISBN 9781317998945.
  3. ^ "As the Road to Wimbledon India rolls into Kolkata, Wimbledon.com looks back at the history of the famous Calcutta South Club". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. ^ All India Tennis Association