Norton Open
Tennis tournament
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The Norton Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1883 as Norton Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] The tournament was organised annually by the Norton Lawn Tennis Club and Norton Lawn Tennis Association, and was played on the Norton Cricket Club grounds at Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England. The tournament ran until 1933 when it was discontinued.
| Norton Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Abolished | 1933 |
| Location | Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England |
| Venue | Norton Cricket Club Grounds |
| Surface | Grass |
History
In 1883 the Norton Lawn Tennis Tournament was established as a men's tennis event. In 1885 a women's event was added to the schedule and the tournament was renamed as the Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament.[2] The Norton Tennis Tournament was staged at Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England.
This annual tournament staged two events per year the Norton Open for men and women,[3] and Northern Counties Challenge Cup for men.[4] The tournament was organised by the Norton Lawn Tennis Association[5] and ran annually until 1933 when it was discontinued due to the event being dropped by the County Durham Lawn Tennis Association (today called the Durham & Cleveland LTA)[6] along with events the Royton Open and Darlington Open.[7][8]