Northern Lawn Tennis Club
The Northern Lawn Tennis Club, or simply The Northern, is a members-owned sporting club in West Didsbury, Manchester. It is the venue for the Manchester Trophy, played on the International Tennis Federation Women's Circuit.
The club is a member of the Lawn Tennis Association and has facilities offering 22 tennis courts: three indoor courts, nine grass courts, three clay courts, six synthetic tiger turf, an indoor half wall and a junior court. In a normal season, outdoor play will commence on the grass courts around the second week in May and finish around the second week of September. It also has large squash facilities: six courts in total and is an affiliated member of England Squash & Racketball.
The club was established in 1881 in nearby Old Trafford and over the years has hosted many international tournaments including the Manchester Open, which started in 1881 as the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships, and the current Manchester Trophy on the ITF Women's Circuit and formerly part of the ATP Challenger Tour. The club has hosted many players including Ken Rosewall, Maureen Connolly, Pete Sampras and Martina Navratilova.
There is also a gym on site with fitness classes and a bar and restaurant area.
