[3] In August 1883 an annual Framlingham lawn tennis tournament established by the Framlingham Lawn Tennis Club, and played on the Hurts Hill Courts, Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham Suffolk, England that ran until 1914.
It resumed in 1919 and that event also carried the joint title of Suffolk Championships for that year, and in 1922.
From 1915 the championships being organised and staged by the Saxmundham LTC were not held until 1920 due to the World War I.
From 1923 until the out break of World War II in 1939 championships continued to be held in Saxmundham.
[5] The Framlingham Tennis Tournament as distinct event was staged alongside the now Suffolk Championships until 1983.