Redhill Open

Redhill Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883
Abolished1914
LocationRedhill, Surrey, England
VenueRedhill Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Redhill Open [1] also known as the Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament [2] was an early men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in July 1883,[3] The tournament was staged at the Redhill Lawn Tennis Club (f. 1879),[4] Redhill, Surrey, England, and ran until 1914 when it was ended due to the start of the Great War.[5]

  1. ^ Sporting and Club Fixtures: Redhill Open. London: Illustrated Sports & Goy's. 1 July 1884. p. 32.
  2. ^ The Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser, (30 July 1910). Lawn Tennis Tournament: The Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which concluded on Saturday, was a success. Redhill, Surrey, England. p.9.
  3. ^ The Surrey Mirror (7 July 1883). The First Open Single Tournament of the Redhill Lawn Tennis Club takes place to-day. Redhill, Surrey, England. p.5.
  4. ^ "Redhill Lawn Tennis Club / About Us". clubspark.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ The Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, (Saturday 1 August 1914). Lawn Tennis Tournament: The Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, which concluded on Saturday, was a success. Redhill, Surrey, England. p.6.