The Midland Counties Championships [1] also known as the Midland International was a grass court tennis tournament held at Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston, Great Britain from 1882 to 1977.
In 1882 the Midland Counties Challenge Cup became a separate event and ran for seventy two editions until 1977.
[2] The men' event was succeeded by the Birmingham Open in 1978 a $125k event as part of ITF Grand Prix Circuit that year, it was staged only once, it was later revived in 1991 as an indoor tournament for that season only.
The women's was succeeded five years later by a new event called the Edgbaston Cup a Toyota International Series event on the Toyota Series Circuit.
Included:[4][5] (Incomplete roll) Notes: * This edition was part of the Edgbaston Open Tournament.