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first played here on 26 October 1881, having failed to secure a site near to Guildredge Park, the Devonshire Park company agreed the club to use the facilities alongside the cricket club and the tennis. This agreement lasted until 1886 when the tennis became more prominent and the club relocated to
199:. The stadium court has a capacity of 8,000 people. The Devonshire Park, originally intended as a cricket ground, opened its gates to the public on 1 July 1874 and in 1879, the first tennis courts was marked out on its lawns. In 1877 the 275: 639: 263: 668: 586: 78: 448: 251: 200: 632: 208: 290: 678: 307: 188: 152: 625: 658: 458: 579: 218:(LTA) and the Eastbourne council announced a £44m project to upgrade the park including a show court and new practice courts. 192: 148: 663: 519: 204: 71: 673: 572: 282: 196: 144: 364: 215: 338: 232: 136: 161: 454: 500: 601: 527: 609: 556: 391: 652: 504: 237: 17: 184: 63: 48: 93: 80: 531: 421: 207:
running from July 9–16 of that year. In 1881 the club staged the inaugural
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set about regularising the laws of lawn tennis and produced its
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the club where sport and sociability walk hand in hand
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In 1881, Devonshire Park Football Club, now known as
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Devonshire Park LTC

Eastbourne
Coordinates
50°45′49″N 0°17′00″E / 50.763686°N 0.283204°E / 50.763686; 0.283204
Devonshire Park F.C.
Fed Cup
Eastbourne International
WTA
ATP
1977
tennis
Eastbourne
ATP
WTA Tour
Eastbourne International
All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club
first tournament at Wimbledon
South of England Championships
Lawn Tennis Association
Eastbourne Town
The Saffrons
Devonshire Park in May 2019
Centre court in April 2006
Crowd at Devonshire Park during the 2014 Aegon International
2014 Aegon International
Devonshire Park in September 2021
List of tennis stadiums by capacity
Official site
"Venues: Where to Play"

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