The Eastern Grass Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held on outdoor
grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
s in the eastern United States from 1927 to 1969.
History
The first edition was held in 1927 at the
Westchester Country Club, in
Rye
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, New York. In 1946 the tournament relocated to the
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
The Orange Lawn Tennis Club is the second oldest tennis club in New Jersey. Located in South Orange, it was established after the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club.
In 1887, Orange Lawn hosted the first men's doubles event of the US Open, ...
in
South Orange, New Jersey
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. The tournament was played on outdoor
grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
s and was usually held in August.
In 1970 the tournament was renamed the
Marlborough Open which continued until 1983.
Past finals
Singles
Men
Women
See also
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South Orange Open
The South Orange Open, formerly known as the Eastern Grass Court Championships, is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1970 as the Marlborough Open ChampionshipsBarrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Te ...
References
External links
Orange Lawn Tennis Club 1880–1980 part 1Orange Lawn Tennis Club 1880–1980 part 2Orange Lawn Tennis Club 1880–1980 part 3Orange Lawn Tennis Club 1880–1980 part 4
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Grass court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1927
Recurring events disestablished in 1974
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
1927 establishments in New York (state)
1989 disestablishments in New Jersey
South Orange Open