The East India Championships also known as the East India Lawn Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1920. The championships were played at the

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and ran until 1970 before they were discontinued.

History

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers. In 1920, the East India Championships were founded.Culture, Ministry of, The Handbook of India. Central Publicity, Delhi. Sourc
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In 1969, the East India Championships were held in conjunction with the All Assam Hard Court Championships. The championships ran until 1970 before they were discontinued.

Venue

The

was founded in 1920. Its current facilities consist of the six original grass courts, In 1985 the Club built six new

clay courts A clay court is one of the types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis is played. Clay courts are built on a foundation of crushed stone, brick, shale, and other aggregate, with a thin layer of fine clay particles on top. Clay courts are ...

, and in 2004 it added five asphalt-based rubberized

hard courts A hardcourt (or hard court) is a type of surface or floor on which a sport is played, most usually in reference to tennis courts. It is typically made of rigid materials such as asphalt or concrete, and covered with acrylic resins to seal the surf ...

References

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