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The Adelaide International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide, South Australia at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre. The tournament is held in January or February, and forms part of the WTA and ATP tours. The event is part of the lead-up to the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, the Australian Open.
The Memorial Drive Tennis club was established in 1914, under the name South Australian Lawn Tennis Club. About 6 acres (2.4 ha) of land were leased to the club directly adjacent to the Adelaide Oval [3] and the grass courts were opened in October 1921 by the Governor of South Australia, Sir Archibald Weigall. [4]
The origins of the South Australian Championships is thought to be traced back to 1880, [2] however other sources give the start date as 1890 [3] [4] when the Adelaide-based South Australian Tennis Championships, the first known recorded winner of the event was Herbert Hambridge [5] running as part of the men's amateur tour until 1967. [6]
The 2025 Adelaide International was a professional tennis tournament on the 2025 ATP Tour and 2025 WTA Tour. It was a combined ATP Tour 250 [1] and WTA 500 tournament [2] played on outdoor hard court at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, Adelaide, Australia. The tournament was held from 6 to 11 January 2025.
The Adelaide University Tennis Club was founded in 1885 and is a lawn tennis club. [13] It was instrumental in the founding of the Adelaide University Sports Association. Dr Albert Curtis came to Adelaide in 1903 having been at the University of Sydney. He had won the 1896 Queensland Doubles Champion [14] and the 1897 NSW Singles Championship. [15]
The 1991 Australian Men's Hardcourt Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts in Adelaide, Australia and was part of the ATP World Series of the 1991 ATP Tour. It was the 14th edition of the tournament and was held from 31 December 1990 until 6 January 1991. Unseeded Nicklas Kulti won the singles title. [3]
The 2000 Next Generation Adelaide International was a men's ATP tennis tournament held in Adelaide, Australia and played on outdoor hardcourts. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament and was held from 3 January until 9 January 2000. Lleyton Hewitt won his first title of the year and the 3rd of his career. [3]
The 2020 Adelaide International was a tournament on the 2020 ATP Tour and 2020 WTA Tour. It was played on outdoor hard courts in Adelaide , Australia. This was the first edition of the tournament, replacing the Sydney International , and took place at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre from 12 to 18 January 2020.