The event was established briefly before World War One in 1908 before stopping. In 1914 the earlier tournament the
South Saxons Open was discontinued. This event resumed in 1920 as the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open Lawn Tennis Tournament and was staged again at the Hastings
Central Recreation Ground, a cricket venue that was utilised for other sporting events including archery, football and rugby, and also used as a general purposes recreation ground. In 1925 the events name was changed again to the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open. Following World War Two the event was not resumed to the early to mid 1950s it lasted a few more editions until it was discontinued in 1958. ==Finals==