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River Plate Championships
The River Plate Championships or Campeonatos de Río de la Plata also known as the River Plate International Championships or Campeonatos Internacionales de River Plate was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1893 as the Buenos Aires LTC Open. In 1894 the tournaments title was changed to the Championship of the River Plate. It was first held Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The tournament ran until 1978 when it ceased to be an official event of the international tennis circuit, but it did continue for another twenty years until it was abolished in 1998. This tournament was ranked next in importance to the National championships in Argentina , the Championships of the River Plate constitute the oldest tennis competition in the country. History In 1893 the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club organized its first tournament the Buenos Aires LTC Open, to members of all sports club with the Río de la Plata area, but was mainly played by local p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
