South Saxons Open Tournament

[1][2] The first edition was played on grass courts Archery Gardens, St. Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, England.

[4] The first edition was played on grass courts Archery Gardens, St. Leonards on Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, England.

In 1886 the South Saxons Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club was formed and opened their grounds.

In 1920 a new tournament emerged called the Hastings and St. Leonards Open Lawn Tennis Tournament it was staged for the first time at the Central Recreation Ground, a cricket venue that was utilised for other sporting events including Tennis, Football and Archery and also as a general recreation ground.

[10] Former winners of the men's singles title include Joshua Pim, Ernest Wool Lewis and Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce.