Eastern Province Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Eastern Province Championships [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1904 as the Eastern State Championships and was played on outdoor hard courts at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa until 1981.
| Eastern Province Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Abolished | 1981 |
| Location | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa |
| Venue | Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Hard |
History
The Eastern Province Championships were established in 1904 and organised by the Border Tennis Union. The championships were part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[2] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[3] In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[4][5]
Venues
The championships were staged at the Port Elizabeth Lawn Tennis Club, Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.