The Priory Whitsun Lawn Tennis Tournament also known as the Priory Open Lawn Tennis Tournament, or the Priory Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1920 that ran until 1960. In May 1963 the Priory Club was destroyed by a fire, and in 1964 it merged with the Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club to form the

Edgbaston Priory Club The Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' tennis, squash and leisure club in Birmingham, England. The club is the host of the annual WTA Tour stop, the Nature Valley Classic. The 'Ann Jones Court' stadium has a capacity of 2,500 people ( ...

History

Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1878 and continued to stage both the Edgbaston Open Tournament until 1908 and the Midland Counties Championships until November 1964. Priory Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1865. In 1920 the Priory Club established its most popular event known as the Priory Whitsun Tournament sometimes referred to as the Priory Club Tournament usually held in June. This event ran until 1960. In May 1963 the Priory Club was destroyed by a fire, talks about merger took place of the coming months with the Edgbaston C.L.T.C. In December 1964 the new club was formed the

, which continued to host the Midland Counties event until 1977. Former winners of the men's singles title has included; Harry Lee,

George Lyttleton-Rogers George Lyttleton Rogers (10 July 1906 – 19 November 1962) was an Irish tennis player, promoter and coach. He won the Irish Championships title three times, (1926, 1936–1937). He was the Canadian and Argentine champion as well. He was a three ...

, Kho Sin-Khie, Tony Mottram, Jack Harper, Dilip Kumar Bose, Dick Savitt,

Matthew Farhang Mohtadi Matthew Farhang Mohtadi ( fa, متیو فرهنگ مهتدی; January 6, 1926 – July 4, 2020) was a Canadian academic and sportsman, originally from Iran. Sporting career Mohtadi made the final of the 1944 Middle East Championships, for table ...

, Ham Richardson, Sven Viktor Davidson and Bobby Wilson.Tennis Archives Previous winners of women's singles title has included; Joan Fry, Dorothy Round, Mary Heeley, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling,

Helen Jacobs Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 – June 2, 1997) was an American tennis player who won nine Grand Slam titles. In 1936 she was ranked No. 1 in singles by A. Wallis Myers. Early life Jacobs was born in Globe, Arizona, and was Jewish. Her pare ...

, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Louise Brough,

Pat Canning Todd Patricia Canning Todd (born Mary Patricia Canning, July 22, 1922 – September 5, 2015) was an American tennis player who had her best results just after World War II. In 1947 and 1948, she won a total of four Grand Slam championships: one in sin ...

and Sheila Armstrong.

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