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- History
- Competitions
- Famous winners of the Irish Open Ladies Men's
- Clubs
- See also
- References
- External links
Tennis Ireland is the governing body for Tennis for the whole 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 UniversityHistoryTennis 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] CompetitionsFamous winners of the Irish Open{{Expand list|date=August 2008}}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- Allan Davidson - 1945
- Rod Laver - 1962
- Greg Rusedski - 1993, 1994, 1996
Clubs- Claremont Railway Tennis Club
See also{{Portal|Tennis}}- Sport in Ireland
- Irish Open
References1. ^Tennis Ireland website.
External links- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070825100012/http://www.theshelbourneirishopen.ie/index.html The Shelbourne Irish Open]
- Tennis Ireland
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070809041053/http://www.ulstertennis.co.uk/general/index.html Tennis Ireland - Ulster Branch]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070505133025/http://www.fedcup.com/ranking/current.asp Fed Cup Current Rankings]
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