Calcutta South Club

Calcutta South Club

Formation	1920; 105 years ago (1920)[1]
Type	Private Members Club
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Tennis Club and Training Center
Location	Woodburn Park Road, Kolkata, India

Calcutta South Club is a historic lawn tennis club and tennis training centre in Kolkata, India.^[2] The club is on Woodburn Park Road beside Woodburn Park, located adjacent to the Bhawanipur Education Society College. Maximum tournaments and tennis clinics held by Mr. Akhtar Ali the former National and Davis Cup Coach of India.

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.^[3][4]

The club is known as "the cradle of the game (lawn tennis) in the country (India)," as it nurtured many talents, including Dilip Bose,^[5][6] 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.^[7][8]

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

Notable tournaments

• East India Championships
• Indian International Championships
• National Lawn Tennis Championships of India

References

Cited sources

1. "Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal". wbsportsandyouth.gov.in. Kolkata: Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports. 2017. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
2. "Bengal Tennis Association — AFFILIATED MEMBERS". bengaltennis.online. Kolkata: Bengal Tennis Association. Archived from the original on 12 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
3. "History". Calcutta South Club. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
4. "Calcutta South India Club". calcuttasouthindiaclub.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
5. "Dilip Bose dead". The Indian Express. 31 December 1996. Archived from the original on 23 April 1997. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
6. Sabanayakan, S. (6 May 2006). "The man who serves". Sportstar. sportstarlive.com. Retrieved 25 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
7. All India Tennis Association Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
8. "South Club and tennis: Still love-all at 100". Hindustan Times. 15 February 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

Further reading

• "Sportstar East Sports Conclave 2023: "Infrastructure, funds lacking, rowing struggles to prosper in Kolkata" — Calcutta Rowing Club secretary". sportstar.thehindu.com. Kolkata: Sportstar – The Hindu. 6 February 2023. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.