Calcutta South Club

Calcutta South Club is a historic lawn tennis club and tennis training centre in Kolkata, India. The Club is on Woodburn Park Road beside Woodburn Park, located adjacent to the Bhawanipur Education Society College.

Calcutta South Club
Formation1920 (1920)
TypePrivate Members Club
Legal statusActive
PurposeTennis Club and Training Center
Location

History

The Club was established in 1920 to provide a tennis venue for all communities within the city. In 1959, it was made into a Ltd. company where the members are its shareholders. In addition to its six historic grass (lawn) courts, over time the Club added six clay (1985) and five asphalt-based rubberized courts (2004), making it one of the few clubs worldwide providing all three surfaces for play.[1][2]

The club is known as "the cradle of the game (lawn tennis) in the country (India)," as it nurtured many talents, including Dilip Bose,[3][4] Jaidip Mukherjee, Premjit Lal, Naresh Kumar, Akhtar Ali, Zeeshan Ali, Leander Paes, and Syed Fazaluddin, all of whom were Davis Cup players for the country of India.[5][6]

The first National Lawn Tennis Championships of India was held at the Club in 1946, and was won by Dilip Bose.

Notable tournaments

References
  1. "History". Calcutta South Club. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. "Calcutta South India Club". calcuttasouthindiaclub.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. "Dilip Bose dead". The Indian Express. 31 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  4. Sabanayakan, S. (6 May 2006). "The man who serves". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  5. All India Tennis Association Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
  6. "South Club and tennis: Still love-all at 100". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.


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