Tennis Ireland
Tennis Ireland is the governing body for tennis for the island of Ireland, with responsibilities for clubs and competitions. Tennis Ireland is divided into four Branches corresponding to the four provinces of Ireland, with its national headquarters located on the campus of Dublin City University
History[]
Tennis Ireland was formed in 1908 as the Irish Lawn Tennis Association, a federation of 14 Irish tennis clubs. It became independent of the Lawn Tennis Association following the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922.[1]
Competitions[]
- Davis Cup
- Fed Cup
Famous winners of the Irish Open[]
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Ladies[]
- Lottie Dod - 1887
- Blanche Bingley Hillyard - 1888, 1894, 1897
- Elizabeth Ryan - 1919-1921, 1923
- Jadwiga Jędrzejowska - 1932
- Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling - 1934
- Helen Wills Moody - 1938
- Alice Marble - 1939
- Louise Brough - 1946
- Maureen Connolly - 1952, 1954
- Angela Mortimer - 1953
- Ann Haydon Jones - 1961
- Billie Jean King - 1963, 1969
- Maria Bueno - 1964, 1965
- Margaret Court - 1966, 1968, 1971, 1973
- Virginia Wade - 1970
- Evonne Goolagong Cawley - 1972
Men's[]
- - 1945
- Rod Laver - 1962
- Greg Rusedski - 1993, 1994, 1996
Clubs[]
See also[]
References[]
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Categories:
- National members of Tennis Europe
- Tennis in Ireland
- Sports governing bodies in Ireland
- All-island sports governing bodies in Ireland
- 1908 establishments in Ireland
- Irish sport stubs
- Tennis stubs