The Hudson River Championships[1] also known as the Hudson River Association Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1888 by the Hudson River Lawn Tennis Association. It was first played at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York,United States.[2] It was then played various venues of the association members through till 1910 when it was discontinued.
| Hudson River Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit (1913–1968) |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Abolished | 1910 |
| Location | Englewood Hastings-on-Hudson Newburg Poughkeepsie Yonkers |
| Venue | Various |
History
editThe championships were organised by the Hudson River Lawn Tennis Association that was founded in 1887.[3] that was composed of the Amakassin,[4] Englewood,[5] Park Hill,[6] Poughkeepsie,[7] Powelton,[8] Sleepy Hollow,[9] and West Point,[10] Country Clubs.[11] The association and the clubs it represented were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[12]
Previous winners of the men's and women's singles titles included; Carman Randolph Runyon,[13] Charles Sands, Valentine Gill Hall and Ellen Roosevelt.[14] The tournament was played at various locations including; Englewood, New Jersey, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Newburgh, New York, Poughkeepsie, New York, and Yonkers, New York, United States.
References
edit- ^ "KEEN TENNIS CONTESTS.; Many Surprises in Hudson River Championship Tourney". The New York Times. 11 July 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Tournament – Hudson River Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (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: D.W. Granbery & Company. p. 52.
- ^ "History". www.amackassinclub.com/. The Amackassin Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Home". www.englewoodfieldclub.org. Bergen County New Jersey: Englewood Field Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "About". parkhill-racquetclub. Park Hill Country Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Home". www.poktennis.com. Poughkeepsie Tennis Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "The History of The Powelton Club". www.powelton.com. Newburgh, NY: The Powelton Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Historical Overview". sleepyhollowcc.org. Sleepy Hollow Country Club. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "About". Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Times, Special to The New York (11 September 1899). "LAWN TENNIS AT YONKERS.; Hudson River Association's Tournament on Park Hill Courts". The New York Times. p. 3. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "U.S.National Lawn Tennis Association Fixtures for 1892". Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1892. p. 199.
- ^ "Runyon – Wiley". The New York Times. New York City. 11 October 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ Bailey, Cassie. "Ellen C. Roosevelt: An Early Legend of Tennis" (Poughkeepsie, New York). www.poklib.org. Poughkeepsie Public Library District. Retrieved 5 April 2023.