The Montclair Open[1] was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 at Montclair, New Jersey, United States that ran until 1892.
| Montclair Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Abolished | 1892 |
| Location | Montclair, New Jersey, United States |
| Venue | Montclair Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editThe Montclair Open[2] was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 by the Montclair Lawn Tennis Club (formally incorporated in 1885),[3] Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The tournament ran until 1892.[4] In 1893 the tennis clubs land was given over to redevelopment thus ending the tournament.[5]
Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Henry Slocum, Howard Augustus Taylor, Clarence Hobart and Edward L. Hall.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York, NY. USA: D. W. Granbery & Co. pp. 27–28.
- ^ "MONTCLAIR'S OPEN TENNIS TOURNEY". The New York Times. June 30, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York: Suburban Publishing. p. 170.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1892. p. 155.
- ^ Whittemore (1894)
- ^ Whittemore (1894)
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