Norfolk Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Norfolk Championships also known as the Norfolk County Lawn Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tournament originally founded in 1906.[1] It was held in multiple locations such as Norwich, Great Yarmouth, and Cromer, England until 1971.
Great Yarmouth (1911, 1913)
Cromer (1919-71)
| Norfolk Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF |
| Founded | 1906 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Location | Norwich (1906-10, 1912, 1914-15) Great Yarmouth (1911, 1913) Cromer (1919-71) |
| Surface | Grass |
History
The Norfolk County Lawn Tennis Championships were established in 1906.[2] The tournament was staged continuously until 1915 just after the start of World War I. The tournament resumed in 1919 that was staged by the Cromer Lawn Tennis Club,[3] until 1939 when it ceased for seven years until after World War II. It resumed in 1947 and continued for another 24 years until 1971 when it was abolished.[2]
Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Nigel Sharpe and Tony Pickard.[4] Previous winners of the women's singles championship included; Hilda Lane, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Evelyn Attwood and Anne Haydon.[4]
