The Northern India Championships[1] or formally the Northern India Lawn Tennis Championship[2] and, also known as the Northern India Tennis Championships,[3] was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded as the North India Championship c. 1899.
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.
The championships were not staged during World War II and a few years after Indian Independence in 1947.
This tournament was also held in conjunction with the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India for the years 1962-67.
In 1969 and 1970 the event was also held in conjunction with the Punjab State Championships.