Norwich Open

The Norwich Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first founded in 1881 as the Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.

[1] The original tournament was played on grass courts laid out on the bowling green at Chapelfield Gardens in Norwich, Norfolk, England.

[4] At the inaugural tournament that was held from 9 to 13 September that year, the men's singles being won by a Mr. Francis William Monement.

[6] In 1883 the third edition of this tournament was played from 22 to 27 August, the men's singles event was again won by Mr. Francis William Monement, who defeated his brother Mr. William Bolding Monement.

[7] That event was staged at the Anglia Lawn Tennis Center, and was played on clay courts.