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The Scottish Championships its original name until 1994 also known as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Championships, [2] and the Scottish Grass Court Championships, [3] was an outdoor tennis event held from 1878 through 1994. It was played at various locations throughout its duration including Bridge of Allan, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Moffat, Peebles, and ...
Tennis in Scotland was introduced from France in the Middle Ages. During the 20th century it was a minor sport, but has obtained some prominence due to the successes of Andy Murray and other Scots. While tennis courts are not uncommon, the country's oceanic climate has made it historically quite hard for Scottish players to develop.
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The East of Scotland Championships [1] and later known as the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court then later clay court combined men's and women's tennis tournament first established in 1887, and held at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland until 1903. In 1904 they moved to ...
Tennis Scotland is the official governing body of tennis in Scotland. [7] It was founded as the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association (SLTA) in 1895. [ 8 ] In 1977 the Scottish Lawn Tennis Association dropped the word 'Lawn' and became the Scottish Tennis Association (STA) .
The conclusion to Tennis Scotland's season will be shown live by BBC Scotland from Scotstoun Community Indoor Tennis Centre.
21 June – The BBC broadcasts television coverage of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships for the first time. Pre-war daily broadcasts were half an hour to an hour in duration. [1] 1946. From this year, BBC television broadcasts Wimbledon live from 2-3pm in the afternoon until approximately 7.30pm in the evening. [2]
The Lanarkshire Open Tennis Championships [1] also known simply as the Lanarkshire Championships [2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Championship of Lanarkshire [3] It was first played at Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. The championships were part of the ILTF Circuit ...