The Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma or Rowing Club Rome Tournament[1] or simply R.C. Canottieri Roma was a men's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1920. The tournament was held annually until 1939 when it was discontinued as part of the worldwide ILTF Circuit due to World War II.[2]
History
In 1919 the Rome Rowing Club was founded as the "Club Nautico Romano" by Englishman John Jackson and his Italian friend Luigi D'Eramo.[3] The club is located along the Lungotevere Flaminio in Rome, Italy. In 1920 the club established the Rowing Club Rome Tournament or Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma.[4]
The event was held annually until 1939 when it was discontinued as part of the worldwide ILTF Circuit due to World War II. Following the second world war the venue reopened in 1947 when it built a new clay court.[5] The club still operates to this day.[6]
^"LAWN TENNIS AT ROME: Fixtures for 1921". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 21 August 1920. p. 6. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
