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Western Indoor Open

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Western Indoor Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1920; 105 years ago (1920)
Abolished1974; 51 years ago (1974)
LocationChicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Richmond
VenueVarious
SurfaceWood / Carpet / indoors

The Western Indoor Open [1]was a combined men's and women's USLTA/ILTF affiliated indoor tennis tournament founded in 1920 as the Western Indoor Championships.[2] [3] The was first played at the Chicago, Illinois, United States and was organised by the Western Tennis Association (today called USTA Western).[4] It continued to played annually in various locations, when it was last played in Cleveland, Ohio, United States in 1974 when it was discontinued.

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  1. ^ "Unranked foe for Bardsley". The Vancouver Sun via Google News Archive. 23 November 1973. p. 23. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Net Club Grows At Cincinnati". Youngstown Vindicator via Google News Archive. 22 April 1927. pp. 14–18. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Riggs and Kelly Meet In Houston Net Meet Today". The Evening Independent via Google News Archive. 17 April 1940. p. 40. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Wise Tennis Tips". The Pittsburgh Press via Google News Archive. 3 February 1923. p. 71. Retrieved 24 January 2025.