Flushing Athletic Club Championship

The Flushing Athletic Club Championship[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Flushing Athletic Club Open[2] also known as the Flushing Spring Tournament was a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[3] The tournament was held at the Flushing Athletic Club, Flushing, Queens, New York City, United States.[4]

Flushing Athletic Club Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1988–1900)
Founded1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Abolished1891; 133 years ago (1891)
LocationFlushing, Queens, New York City, United States
VenueFlushing Athletic Club
SurfaceGrass

History

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In 1888 the first edition of the Flushing Athletic Club Open was held.[3] That tournament was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event.[3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Walter Cecil Crawley,[4] Anthony Wilding,[4] The tournament ran annually till 1891 as part of the worldwide USNLTA Circuit when it was dropped from that schedule.[4]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1888   A.W. Post[5]   Clarence Hobart 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 6–1.[4]
1889   Clarence Hobart   Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[4]
1890   Henry Slocum   Clarence Hobart 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6-4
1891   Edward Ludlow Hall   Henry Slocum 6-4, 5–7, 6–2, 6-4

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner Up Score
1888   Miss Ellen M. Lynch   Miss Ward 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1889   Adeline Robinson   Miss Ellen M. Lynch 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1890   Miss Ellen M. Lynch[6]   ? ?
1891   Miss Ellen M. Lynch   Miss Jane Ryerson 6-2, 4–6, 5–6, 6–4, 6–3.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Lynch Suffers Defeat". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 12 Jul 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "The Flushing Athletic Club". Times Union. New York City: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 6 Jun 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Times Union
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Tournaments: Flushing Athletic Club Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 20.
  6. ^ a b The Boston Globe