Calcutta South Club

Calcutta South Club is a historic lawn tennis club and tennis training centre in Kolkata, India. The Club is on Woodburn Park Road beside Woodburn Park, located adjacent to the Bhawanipur Education Society College.

History[]

The Club was established in 1920 to provide a tennis venue for all communities within the city. In 1959, it was made into a Ltd. company where the members are its shareholders. In addition to its six historic grass (lawn) courts, over time the Club added six clay (1985) and five asphalt-based rubberized courts (2004), making it one of the few clubs worldwide providing all three surfaces for play.^[1]^[2]

The club is known as "the cradle of the game (lawn tennis) in the country (India)," as it nurtured many talents, including Dilip Bose,^[3]^[4] Jaidip Mukherjee, Premjit Lal, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Ali, Zeeshan Ali, Leander Paes, and Syed Fazaluddin, all of whom were Davis Cup players for the country of India.^[5]^[6]

The first Grass Court National Championship of India was held at the Club in 1946, and was won by Dilip Bose.

References[]

^ "History". Calcutta South Club. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
^ "Calcutta South India Club". calcuttasouthindiaclub.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
^ "Dilip Bose dead". The Indian Express. 31 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ Sabanayakan, S. (6 May 2006). "The man who serves". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
^ All India Tennis Association Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
^ "South Club and tennis: Still love-all at 100". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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[1] "History". Calcutta South Club. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[2] "Calcutta South India Club". calcuttasouthindiaclub.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

[3] "Dilip Bose dead". The Indian Express. 31 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[4] Sabanayakan, S. (6 May 2006). "The man who serves". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.

[5] All India Tennis Association Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine

[6] "South Club and tennis: Still love-all at 100". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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