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Sindh Championships

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Sindh Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Asian Circuit
Founded1912; 112 years ago (1912)
Abolished1977; 47 years ago (1977)
LocationHyderabad
Karachi
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Sindh Championships was a grass court tennis tournament founded in 1912 as the Sindh Lawn Tennis Championships.[1] It was first played in Karachi, India until 1940 when it was stopped due to the second world war. It resumed after World War II, and was then last played in Hyderabad, India in 1977.[2] The event was part of the ILTF Asian Circuit.

References

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  1. ^ Majumdar, Boria; Mangan, J. A. (13 September 2013). Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present. Oxford: Routledge. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-317-99894-5.
  2. ^ Hussein Kas, Anwar (1977). "A.P.L.T.A'S Faulty Policies". The Statesman. 23 (3–8). Karachi: Mohammad Owais: 15.