Australian Hard Court Championships

Australian Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAustralian Hard Court Championships (1938–2008)
TourPre open era (1938–1967)
Independent tour (1968–1969)
Grand Prix circuit (1970–90)
WTA Tour (1973–2008)
ATP Tour (1990–2008)
Founded1938
Editions63
LocationVarious cities on rotation
CategoryWTA Tier III (1993–2008)
SurfaceClay (1938–1977)
Hard (1978–2008)

The Australian Hard Court Championships[1][2] was a former professional tennis tournament established in 1938 and held until 2008. The event was played on clay courts until 1977 when it switched to hard courts. The tournament was a combined event for men and women until the end of the 1980s.[3] In 2009, Tennis Australia merged the separate men's and women's tournaments into a new combined tournament called the Brisbane International.[4][5]

  1. ^ Alexander, J. A. (1950). Australia, the Herald Year Book. p. 776. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. ^ "AUSTRALIAN HARD COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS". The Evening News. Rockhampton, Qld. 28 June 1938. p. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "HARD-COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS". The Age. Melbourne. 4 July 1938. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Baghdatis confirmed, Tomic expected". Brisbane International Tennis. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Transferring tennis championships to Brisbane wrong: Rann". ABC News. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 4 October 2017.