Southern Championships

Southern Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1978)
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
LocationVarious
SurfaceClay/Grass

The Southern Championships[1] also known as the Southern States Championships or Southern Sectional Championships was a men's and women's grass court then later clay tournament staged annually at various locations from 1885 until 1978.[2] The tournament is still being held today as the USTA Southern Championships.[3]

  1. ^ Whittersley, Joseph T. (1895). "Sectional Championships: Southern Championships". Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson Publishing. p. 65.
  2. ^ "Southern Tennis 99 Official Publication of the Southern Section" (PDF). www.southerntennis.com/. USTA Southern. p. 83. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Southern Championships – USTA Southern sectional championships". southernchampionships. USTA Southern. Retrieved 13 March 2023.