The North of Ireland Championships[1] was an early Victorian period men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879.
The championship was played at the Cliftonville Cricket Club, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland.
Following World War One in 1919 new regional lawn tennis was established representative for Northern Ireland called the Ulster Grass Court Championships staged at the Belfast Boat Club,[5] South Belfast.
[6] Notable male players who this championship includes Manliffe Goodbody[7] who won it three times (1889, 1890, 1893).
The North of Ireland and Ulster grass court tournaments have survived into the 21st century where today as two separate events is known as the North of Ireland Open,[8] and the Ulster Senior Open.