In 1893 Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships were established Launceston Lawn Tennis Club, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
For the years 1940 '48 '51 '55 '60 '64 the tournament was valid as Australian Hard Court Championships.
It was an annual featured event on the international tennis circuit till 1980.
In 1994 a new women's event was revived called the Tasmanian International Open,[4] held in Hobart, Australia.
The championships alternated between Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but was not staged sequentially.