Southern California Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1887 |
Abolished | 1977 (men) 2005 (women) |
Editions | 93 (men) 121 (women) |
Location | Riverside (1887) Santa Monica (1888–1903) South Pasadena (1904) Long Beach (1905–1915) Los Angeles (1919–1979) |
Surface | Asphalt / outdoor Hard / outdoor |
The Southern California Championships also known as the Southern California Sectional Championships and later known as the Southern California Open was a men's and women's hard court tennis tournament from 1887 to 1979.[1] It was held at various locations including Riverside (1887), then Santa Monica (1888–1903), then South Pasadena (1904), then Long Beach (1905–1920) and finally Los Angeles (1920–1979).