The East Grinstead Open was a combined grass court tennis tournament held at the East Grinstead Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(f.1882),

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The East Grinstead Open tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged around 1882 at East Grinstead, West Sussex, England. In 1928 the East Grinstead Open had 128 entries for the gentlemen's singles event. The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Nevill Cobbold. The first winner of the women's event was England's Mrs Baddington. The final known edition was in 1939 the men's singles event was won by New Zealands's Alistair Dewar-Brown. and the women's singles title was won by Hungary's Suzy Körmöczy. It was a featured regular series category event on the Men's Amateur Tour (1877–1912). Notable winners of this tournament included in the men's singles; William Nevill Cobbold (1882, 1883, 1887), Charles Lacy Sweet (1884),

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(1885),

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(1888),

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(1889), Roy Allen (1904, 1909),

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(1911),

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(1912),

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(1924),

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(1927), Donald Leahong (1930),

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(1937) and Ian Collins (1938). Former notable winners of women's singles title included;

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(1885),

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(1903–06, 1908–09, 1911–13),

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(1921–1925), Joan Ridley (1928–30), Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (1931) and

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(1935–36, 1938).

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