Queensland Open

For the golf tournament, see Queensland Open (golf).

Queensland Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameQueensland Open
TourPre open era (1888–1967)
Grand Prix circuit (1970–92)
WTA Tour (1973–94)
Founded1888
Abolished1994
Editions91
LocationBrisbane, Australia
SurfaceGrass / outdoor
Hard / indoor

The Queensland Open [1] originally called the Queensland Championships [2] and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships [3] or Queensland Grass Court Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and WTA Tour and was played originally on outdoor grass courts then outdoor and indoor hard courts.

  1. ^ "Tennis Body Wants Top Women Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 1971. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via Google News.
  2. ^ "Queensland Championships". WAIRARAPA DAILY TIMES. 25 August 1913. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via Papers Past.
  3. ^ "Tennis in Queensland". NEW ZEALAND HERALD. 16 December 1933. Retrieved 13 October 2016 – via Papers Past.