Global InformationSlazenger Torquay Open information
| Palace Hotel Covered Courts Dewar Cup Torquay Slazenger Torquay Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Palace Hotel Covered Courts (1936-67) Dewar Cup Torquay (1968–1972) |
| Tour | ILTF Mens Amateur Tour (1913-1967) ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913-1967) |
| Sponsor | Dunlop (1936) Dewars (1968-72) Slazenger (1974-78) |
| Founded | 1936 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Location | Torquay, Devon, Great Britain |
| Venue | Palace Hotel |
| Surface | Indoor (carpet) |
The Slazenger Torquay Open[1] was an indoor tennis tournament originally founded as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts in 1936 that was sponsored by the Dunlop Company for that year only.[2] From the 1950s it was known as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships, that ran until 1967. In 1968 the Scottish whisky company Dewars became sponsors of the event,[3] and it was rebranded as the Dewar Cup Torquay until 1972 when sponsorship ended causing the 1973 edition not being held. In 1974 the sports company Slazenger took over sponsorship of the event until 1978 when it was abolished. It was at played at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, Devon, England.
- ^ Graebner Beats Mendoza, Advances in Dewar Tennis". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 10 November 1972. p. 28.
- ^ Hedges, Martin (1978). The concise dictionary of tennis. New York: Mayflower Books. p. 234. ISBN 0-86124-012-X.
- ^ Hedges