Southdean Covered Court Championships
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| Southdean Covered Court Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Abolished | 1952 |
| Editions | 12 |
| Location | Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England |
| Venue | Southdean Sports Club |
| Surface | Wood |
The Southdean Covered Court Championships was an indoor tennis tournament established in 1934 at the Southdean Sports Club, Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England.[1] The championships ran until 1952 when they were discontinued.[2][3]
In 1922 Sir Walter Aston Blount, 10th Baronet created a New City holiday resort in the former seaplane factory south of the church. One of the hangars accommodated a dance hall and another indoor tennis courts; there were also outdoor tennis courts, a putting green.[4]
The New City had its own hotel accommodation, dairy, farm, ice generating plant, and mineral water factory, besides a laundry, hairdressing rooms, and lending library.[5] By 1934 the New City had become the Southdean hotel and sports club, which in 1937 was open to nonresidents, and which by then could offer squash courts and a sea-water swimming pool.[6] In 1934 the Southdean Covered Court Championships was established at the Southdean Sports Club. The championships were staged through till 1952 before being discontinued.
