India International Championships

India International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1923; 102 years ago (1923)
Abolished	1960; 65 years ago (1960)
Location	Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Venue	Calcutta South Club
Surface	Grass

The India International Championships[1] was a men's tennis tournament was founded in 1923. The tournament was played at the Calcutta Cricket Club grounds, Calcutta, Bengal, India. The championships ran until 1960 before it was discontinued.

History

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1923 the India International Championships[3] were established and played at the Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The championships were staged until 1960 when they were abolished.

Venue

The Calcutta South Club was founded in 1920 it also organised the Calcutta Lawn Tennis Championships that later became known as the East India Lawn Tennis Championships. Its current facilities consist of the six original grass courts, In 1985 the Club built six new clay courts, and in 2004 it added five asphalt-based rubberized hard courts.

References

1. "TENNIS IN INDIA: INDIA INTERNATIONAL: British Players Beaten, Local Pairs Success". Perth Daily News. Newspaper Archives. 29 December 1930. p. 2.
2. "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
3. Béla Kehrling, ed. (January 28, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Vol. III, no. 2. Budapest, Hungary. p. 41.