The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early men's

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tournament held from 1880 to 1885. It consisted of a spring tournament usually held in April and another held in autumn usually September. It was a forerunner event for the later

Sussex Championships The Sussex Championships or Sussex County Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament that were first staged in 1889. By 1972 it was known as the Sussex Tennis Open Championships. The championships were first held in Bright ...

formally called the ''Sussex County Championships'' that were first staged in 1889 and are still being staged today.

History

The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was a brief pre-open era autumn tennis tournament originally played on outdoor asphalt courts at Brighton and Hove Rink,

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with the exception of the 1884 event that was played on grass courts. In 1882 the organisers staged a spring event in June also played on asphalt courts, but for only two editions. There were just four editions of this event but it did feature two future Wimbledon Men's singles champions, the Renshaw twins. It was a forerunner event for the later

also called Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889.

Spring tournament

Men's singles

Autumn tournament

Incomplete list of tournaments included:

Men's singles

Women's singles

References

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