Kent Coast Championships
| Kent Coast Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Abolished | 1956 |
| Location | Hythe, Kent, England |
| Venue | Hotel Imperial Courts |
| Surface | Grass |
The Kent Coast Championships or Kent Coast Open Tennis Championships[1] or Kent Coast Open Lawn Tennis Championship [2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first established in 1903. It was first held at the Hotel Imperial tennis courts, Hythe, Kent, England. The tournament was staged annually as part of the ILTF Circuit until 1956.
History
[edit]In 1903, the Kent Coast Championships were established at the Imperial Hotel,[3] Hythe, Kent, England. The winners of the first edition in the men's singles was Henry Norman Marrett,[4] and in the women's singles Mildred Coles. The championships ran annually with the exception of two temporary stoppages due to both the first and second world wars. The final winner of the men's singles was Gerry Oakley,[5] and the women's singles title was shared between Shirley Bloomer and Barbara Knapp.
References
[edit]- ^ "NEWS IN BRIEF: HYTHE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.- The Kent Coast Open Tennis Championships will be played on the courts of the Hotel Imperial, Hythe, from September 11th". Folkestone, Hythe, Sandgate & Cheriton Herald. Kent, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 August 1933. p. 9. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Hurcombe, Martin; Dine, Philip; Lake, Robert J (14 March 2023). "'Flannelled Fools Are Strutting About Tennis Courts'". Sport and the Pursuit of War and Peace from the Nineteenth Century to the Present: War Minus the Shooting?. London: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-84858-8.
- ^ "Hythe". England Guide Book. London: Macmillan. 1920. p. 13.
- ^ "Player – Henry Norman Marrett". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Tennis Archives