Toronto Lawn Tennis Club
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The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club hosted the first ever National Tennis Championship of Canada
and has hosted 2 Davis Cup
ties.
Established in 1874 by I.F. Hellmuth
and located in Rosedale
, the club that year played host to a tournament (for gentlemen's singles) that over time became the Canadian Open tennis championship, now known as the Rogers Cup.
The Toronto LTC also played host to the first Davis Cup tie played in Canada, in July 1921. Australia
swept aside Canada
5-0, with Canadian Henri Laframboise taking the only two sets dropped by the James Anderson-led Aussies. Six years later to the month, Jack Wright
and Willard Crocker
-led Canada defeated Cuba
3-2 in an American Zone semi-final contest. Both Davis Cup ties were competed on red clay.
The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club expanded its facilities in 1960 to include squash.
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...
and has hosted 2 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
ties.
Established in 1874 by I.F. Hellmuth
I.F. Hellmuth
Isidore Frederick Hellmuth was the first champion of what became the Canadian National Tennis Championship, now known as the Canadian Open or the Rogers Cup. He was also a three-time runner-up as well as one-time doubles champion....
and located in Rosedale
Rosedale, Toronto
Rosedale is an affluent neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which was formerly the estate of William Botsford Jarvis, and so named by his wife, granddaughter of William Dummer Powell, for the wild roses that grew there in abundance....
, the club that year played host to a tournament (for gentlemen's singles) that over time became the Canadian Open tennis championship, now known as the Rogers Cup.
The Toronto LTC also played host to the first Davis Cup tie played in Canada, in July 1921. Australia
Australia Davis Cup team
The Australian Davis Cup team is the second most successful team ever to compete in the Davis Cup, winning the coveted title on 23 separate occasions, second behind the United States with 32....
swept aside Canada
Canada Davis Cup team
The Canada Davis Cup team represents Canada in Davis Cup tennis competition and is governed by Tennis Canada.Canada currently competes in the Americas Zone of Group I. The team's best result came in its first appearance in 1913 when it reached the World Group final, losing to the United States 0–3...
5-0, with Canadian Henri Laframboise taking the only two sets dropped by the James Anderson-led Aussies. Six years later to the month, Jack Wright
Jack Wright (tennis)
Jack Wright was a noted Canadian tennis player.Wright captured the Canadian National tennis tournament singles title three times, in 1927, 1929, and 1931, and the doubles title four times, in with Willard Crocker in 1923, 1925, and 1929, and once with Marcel Rainville, in 1931.Wright competed...
and Willard Crocker
Willard Crocker
Willard Frederick Crocker was a former Canadian National singles and doubles tennis champion and Canadian Davis Cup player....
-led Canada defeated Cuba
Cuba Davis Cup team
The Cuba Davis Cup team represents Cuba in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Federación Cubana de Tenis de Campo.Cuba currently compete in the Americas Zone Group III. They played in the World Group in 1993.-History:...
3-2 in an American Zone semi-final contest. Both Davis Cup ties were competed on red clay.
The Toronto Lawn Tennis Club expanded its facilities in 1960 to include squash.