White Mountains Tennis Championships
tennis tournament
The White Mountains Tennis Championships or the White Mountains Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1890 as the East Side of the White Mountains Championships, a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. The tournament was first organised by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association, and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire, United States.
History
The first edition of the East Side of the White Mountains Championships was held in 1890. It was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event. The tournament was organized by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association, and held at the Iron Mountain LTC in Jackson, New Hampshire. This event ran until 1895, then was discontinued. In 1905 the tournament was revived at Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Jackson, where the men's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships. The women's tournament continued to be held in Jackson until 1916 under its original name.
In 1924 the women's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships The combined tournament was known as the New Hampshire and White Mountains Championships, with players assuming both titles e.g. New Hampshire State Champion and White Mountains Champion.
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