Surrey Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Surrey Championships (1890–67) Surrey Grass Court Championships (1968–80) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1968–1975, 1979–1980) |
Founded | 1890 |
Abolished | 1981 |
Editions | 72 |
Location | Surbiton, Surrey, England |
Venue | Berrylands LTC (1890-1974) Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club (1975-81) |
Surface | Grass |
The Surrey Championships [1] also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships [2] and the Surrey County Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.