Vancouver Lawn Tennis & Badminton Club is a tennis club located at Granville Park in the upmarket neighborhood of Kitsilano

Kitsilano

Kitsilano is an upmarket neighbourhood on the West Side of the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.Known colloquially as "Kits", this neighborhood is home to many yuppies, young families and students as well as yoga studios, organic markets, cafes and Vancouver's Greektown. The primary...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...

, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, Canada

Canada

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History

Founded in 1887, in the 1890s and early 1900s, the club was the first racquets club in the city and became of the more fashionable hotspots,, attracting the city elite to play at the club. The club hosted the annual Vancouver Lawn Tennis Club Championship, attracting big name players such as Bernie Schwengers

Bernie Schwengers

Bernhard Peter Schwengers . was a British-born Canadian tennis player, baseball player, and all-round sportsman...

 who won there in 1900 and twice in 1906 in the singles and doubles.

One of the earliest presidents was a man named Abbott who was also president both of the Vancouver Boating Club (predecessor of the Vancouver Yacht Club) in 1889.

Facilities

As of 2011, the club has 16 tennis courts (eight indoor), six badminton courts and four squash courts.It is a member of the prestigious International Associate Clubs (IAC).