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 | |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit (1988–1900) |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Abolished | 1891 |
| Location | Flushing, Queens, New York City, United States |
| Venue | Flushing Athletic Club |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editIn 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
editMen's singles
edit| 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
edit(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
edit- ^ "Miss Lynch Suffers Defeat". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 12 Jul 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "The Flushing Athletic Club". Times Union. New York City: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 6 Jun 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Times Union
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Tournaments: Flushing Athletic Club Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b The Boston Globe