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Hong Kong National Grass Court Championships

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Tennis tournament
Hong Kong National Grass Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF
Founded1911; 114 years ago (1911)
Abolished1976; 49 years ago (1976)
LocationHong Kong
VenueHong Kong Cricket Club (1911-74) Craigengower Cricket Club (1975-76)
SurfaceGrass- outdoors

The Hong Kong National Grass Court Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1911. also known as the Hong Kong Grass Court Tennis Championships. The championships were held at the Hong Cricket Club (HKCC), British Hong Kong from inception until 1974. It was then staged at the Craigengower Cricket Club (CCC) from 1975 to 1976 before it was discontinued.

History

The first National Grass Court Men’s Singles Championship was held in 1911 at the Hong Kong Cricket Club and won by Harold Adair Nisbet. In 1918 the first men's Chinese champion was Ng Sze-Kwong, he would win the title a further five times (1918-23). The championships continued through to 1976 when they were abolished.

Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Ip Koon Hung, Dick Dell, and Colin Dibley. Former winners of women's singles title included; Ling Tsui Yuen Yuen, Lita Liem, and Kazuko Sawamatsu.

References

  1. "When Australian tennis champ Evonne Goolagong played in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Sydney, Australia. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. "History". www.tennishk.org. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong Tennis Association (HKTA). 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. "Dibley Wins: Hong Kong (AP). Colin Dibley of Australia defeated country man John Copper, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday to the win the men's singles at the Hong Kong Grass Courts Tennis Championships". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas, United States: Newspaper Archive. 11 October 1971. p. 10.
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  10. "HONG KONG - Dick Dell of Bethesda Md. upset top seed Mike Estep of Dallas, 6-2, 6-2 to win the Hong Kong Grass Courts championships". Carthage Press. Carthage, Missouri, United States: Newspaper Archive. 23 October 1972. p. 10.
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  12. "Mrs. Ling Tsui Yuen Yuen". www.tennishk.org. Hong Kong Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

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