South-West Districts Championships
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ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1979)
| South-West Districts Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1950–1972) ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1979) |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Abolished | 1982 |
| Location | Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Venue | Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
The South-West Districts Championships[1] was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1950.[2] The tournament was played at the Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Club, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia,[3] and ran annually until 1979 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]
In March 1950 the first South Western Districts Championships were founded.[2] The winner of the men's singles title was Ken McGregor.[2] The winner of the women's singles event was won by Joy Strickland.[2] The event was played annually on outdoor grass courts at the Warrnambool Lawn Tennis Club,[4] Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia throughout its run.[2] It initially ran annually as part of the ILTF Australasia Circuit,[5] a global regional sub circuit of the larger ILTF World Circuit until 1969 for men, then 1972 for women before it then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit until 1979 when it was downgraded from that tour.[2]
Today the venue for these former championships being the Warrnambool Tennis Club is one of the largest tennis facilities in Australia. With 26 grass courts,[6] 6 porous courts and 2 plexipave courts.[7]
