It was the organised by the Singapore Tennis Association (STA) and was the successor event to the earlier Championship of Singapore (1883-1907) that was played at the same venue.
[2] Also known as the Singapore Grass Court Championships it was usually always played in November and ran annually with breaks until the 1986.
[3] The event was part of the ILTF Asian Circuit.
The inaugural mens singles was won by Japanese player Shunjiro Nakamura who defeated compatriot Asaji Honda in the final.
[4]The winner of the final mens singles was New Zealand player Steve Guy.