Event name Queensland Open Abolished 1994 Location Brisbane, Australia | Founded 1888 Editions 91 Edition 91 | |
Tour Pre open era (1888-1967)
Grand Prix circuit (1970-92)
WTA Tour (1973-94) | ||
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The Queensland Open originally called the Queensland Championships and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia from 1888-1994. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and WTA Tour and was played originally on outdoor grass courts then outdoor and indoor hard courts.
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History
The Queensland Championships were first played on grass until 1967, the Queensland Open continued on grass courts until 1982 between 1987-1988 it switched to indoor hard courts from 1989 to 1991 it was then played on outdoor hard courts before returning to indoor hard courts until the tournament ceased. The tournament was hosted at various venues over the course of its history first at the Toowong Sports Ground (1888, 1891-1893), the Breakfast Greet Sports Ground (1889-1890), the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds (1894-1896), the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground Cricket (1897,99 1900-04, 1907,08), the Auchenflower Ground 1904-1915) before settling in a permanent base at the Milton Courts tennis centre from (1919-1994). The tournament featured men's and women's singles and doubles competition as well as mixed doubles events the tournament survived for a period of 106 years, the tennis center was closed in 1997 due to heavy financial losses by Tennis Queensland.