[1] The 1968 British Hard Court Championships was the first 'open' tournament of the so-called Open Era, where both professionals and amateurs could compete.
The event attracted a host of notable names over the 55 years it was held, including Virginia Wade, Rod Laver, Fred Perry, Ken Rosewall, Ann Jones, Ilie Năstase, Evonne Goolagong and many more.
[1] The club is also notable for having held the first 'open' event of tennis' Open Era, a tournament that admitted both amateurs and professionals to compete.
[4] West Hants hosted the men's tournaments at the Bournemouth International from 1996 to 1999, the only British event held on clay.
Adrian Voinea emerged victorious in 1999 before the tournament relocated to Brighton and was staged on hard courts.