Singapore Open Championships

The Singapore Open Championships ^[1] or simply the Singapore Championships was a combined ITF affiliated men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1921 and held at the Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore. It was the organised by the Singapore Tennis Association (STA) and was the successor event to the earlier Championship of Singapore (1883-1907) that was played at the same venue.^[2] Also know as the Singapore Grass Court Championships it was usually always played in November and ran annually with breaks until the 1986.^[3]

Singapore Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ITF World Circuit (Asia)
Founded	1921
Abolished	1986
Editions	65
Location	Singapore
Venue	Singapore Cricket Club
Surface	Grass

The event was part of the ILTF Asian Circuit. The inaugural mens singles was won by Japanese player Shunjiro Nakamura who defeated compatriot Asaji Honda in the final.^[4]The winner of the final mens singles was New Zealand player Steve Guy.^[5]

See also

• ATP Singapore Open (men's tour event founded in 1989).
• WTA Singapore Open (women's tour event founded in 1986)

References

1. $50,000 sponsorship for Singapore Open championships The Straits Times, 7 November 1981, Page 39. Websource:https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19811107-1.2.111.7.
2. Straits Settlements News: Sport. (17 November 1885) Lawn Tennis Championship of Singapore has been won by Mr R. W. Braddell, and the cup now becomes his absolute property, he having held it at three consecutive tournaments. Mr Braddell's opponent this year was Mr Owen. Overland China Mail. Hong Kong, China. British Newspaper Archive pages. 3,4.
3. Life of grass court events is at stake The Business Times, 11 November 1986, Page 11
4. Sporting News and Notes. Tennis Championship. Nakamura beats Honda. The Straits Times, 19 August 1921, Page 9. Websource:https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19210819-1.2.69.
5. The Business Times, 11 November 1986, Page 11.