Southern India Championships

Southern India Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Abolished1980; 44 years ago (1980)
LocationMadras, Tamil Nadu, India
VenueMadras Gymkhana Club
SurfaceGrass

The Southern India Championships[1] also known as the South Indian International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament was founded in 1889 as the South India Championship.[2] The championships was played at the Madras Gymkhana Club grounds, Madras, Tamil Nadu, India. The championships ran until 1980 before it was discontinued.

  1. ^ Datta, Pratip Kumar (2001). "Miss Rita Devar". A Century of Indian Tennis. New Delhi: Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. p. 210. ISBN 978-81-230-0783-0.
  2. ^ Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston, MA, United States: Wright & Ditson. 1891. p. 111.