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New York Tennis Club Open

The New York Tennis Club Open[1] was an open clay court tennis competition founded in 1886 as the New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament.[1] The club held two open tournaments one in the spring, and another held in early Autumn. The event was played at the New York Lawn Tennis Club, New York City, United States and was discontinued in 1917.

New York Tennis Club Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1920; 104 years ago (1920)
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueNew York Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

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In 1886 the New York Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[2] It staged the first New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament in September 1886 the event was played on clay courts.[1] In 1892 the club established a second tournament the New York Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament[3] (later called the New York Tennis Club Spring Open). In 1918 the club started a third event called the New York Tennis Club Invitation. All events were played at the New York Lawn Tennis Club, New York City, United States and were discontinued in 1920.

Finals

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New York Tennis Club Spring Open

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1890   Charles Gladstone Eames   Carman Randolph Runyon 6–3 6–2 6–1.[1]
1892   Carman Randolph Runyon   Stephen Caldwell Millett 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2.[1]

Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1888   Miss Locke   Adeline McKinley 6–1, 6–1.[1]

New York Tennis Club Fall Open

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1886   Oliver Samuel Campbell   Harry Farnum 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6.[1]
1887   Clarence Hobart   P.B. Ruggles 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1888   Edward Peale MacMullen   Clarence Hobart 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1889   A.W. Post   Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 6–3, 0–6, 8–6.[1]
1890   Oliver Campbell   Percy Knapp 6–4, 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1891[4]   Arthur S. Runyon   Stephen Caldwell Millett 6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5.[1]
1895   Clarence Hobart (2)   Leo Ware 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1897   Jahial Parmly Paret   P.B. Ruggles 6–1, 6–1, 6–3.[1]
1906   Theodore Roosevelt Pell   P.B. Ruggles 6–3, 6–4, 6–3.[1]

Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1887   Miss Smallwood   Miss Grundy 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.
1888   Adeline Robinson   Miss Smallwood 6–3, 3–6, 6–4.
1889   Adeline Robinson (2)   Miss Grundy 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.
1890   Mabel Cahill   Adeline McKinlay 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.
1891[4]   Adeline McKinlay   Miss V. Hobart 6–3, 6–4
1905   Helen Homans   Elisabeth Moore 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.
1915   Molla Bjurstedt   Louise Hammond Raymond 6–3, 0–6, 8–6.
1916   Molla Bjurstedt (2)   Marie Wagner 6–3, 6–3
1917   Marie Wagner   Bessie Holden 6–2, 6–4.

New York Tennis Club Invitation

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1918   Bill Tilden II   S. Howard Voshell 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.[1]
1920   Vinnie Richards   Allen Behr 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Tournaments: New York Tennis Club Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "History". www.newyorktennisclub.com. Throggs Neck, NY: New York Tennis Club. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. ^ "THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS WELL! CLEVER PLAY IN CONTESTS OF THE NEW-YORK LAWN TENNIS CLUB: The annual tournament of the New-York Lawn Tennis Club was most auspiciously begun yesterday afternoon on its grounds on Washington Heights. The holding of a Spring tournament by this club is merely an experiment, all previous tourneys having been held in the Fall, but this experiment is likely to prove successful. The courts of the New-York Club are of earth, and are considered to be the best of their kind in the country". The New York Times. New York City. June 5, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lawn Games". Outing. New York: Outing Publishing Company. 1891. pp. 65, 66.
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