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Niagara International Tennis Tournament

The Niagara International Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada between 1885 and 1923. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Royal Hotel and was held in the second half of August. In the final year, 1923, the tournament was held on the courts of the Clifton Hotel.[1]

Niagara
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNiagara International Tennis Tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1923
LocationNiagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

Champions

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885   Henry Gordon Mackenzie   R.O.S. Wood 6–2, 6–1, 6-1
1886
1887   E.C. Knight   S. Burrell 6–4, 6-1
1888   Ganson Depew   R.O.S. Wood 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6-0
1889
1890   Edward E. Tanner   Henry Gordon Mackenzie 6–4, 6–3, 6-1
1891
1892   Arthur E. Fuller   Fritz K. Ward 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6-4
1893   Fritz K. Ward   Arthur E. Fuller 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1894   Malcolm G. Chase   Fritz K. Ward 6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1895   Carr Neel   Edwin P. Fischer 6–2, 6–2, 6-1
1896   Carr Neel   Fritz K. Ward 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1897   William S. Bond[2]   Malcolm D. Whitman 7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1898   William S. Bond[3][4]   Leo Ware 6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1899   Raymond D. Little   William S. Bond 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1900   Raymond D. Little   Harold H. Hackett 6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1901   Raymond D. Little[5]   Edwin P. Fischer 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1902   Beals C. Wright   Harold H. Hackett 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1903   Edwin P. Fischer[6]   Beals C. Wright walkover
1904   Alphonzo Edward Bell   Robert LeRoy 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1905   Irving Wright   D.M. Stewart 13–11, 8–6, 6–4
1906   Irving Wright   Harry C. Johnson default
1907   Irving Wright   James F. Foulkes 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1908   Nathaniel Niles   Irving Wright 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1909   Nathaniel Niles   George C. Janes 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1910   Nathaniel Niles   Henry C. Wick 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1911   Edwin H. Whitney   Fred H. Harris 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1912   Richard Norris Williams   William S. McEllroy 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1913   Clarence Griffin   Edwin H. Whitney 9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1914   Clarence Griffin   George M. Church 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1915 No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919   Ichiya Kumagae   Vincent (Vinnie) Richards 6-1, 6–4, 6–4.[7]
1920   Harold Taylor   James Weber 6–3, 3–6 default
1921   Robert Lindley Murray   Clifford Herd 7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1922   Robert Lindley Murray   Armand Bruneau 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1923   Robert Lindley Murray   Herbert Bowman 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1893   Maude Delano Osborne Mrs. Sydney Smith 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1894   Maude Delano Osborne Mrs. Whithead 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1896   Juliette Atkinson   Kathleen Atkinson
1897   Juliette Atkinson   Mrs. Eustace Smith 6–4, 6–3
1898   Juliette Atkinson[4]   Marie Wimer 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1899   Edith Parker   Hallie Champlin 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1900   Marie Wimer   Edith Parker 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1901   Marion Jones [5]
1902   Carrie Neely[8]   Nona Closterman 6–4, 6–2
1903   Myrtle McAteer   Carrie Neely 6–4, 6–3
1905   Violet Summerhayes   Miss Day 6–2, 6–3
1907   May Sutton   Edith Rotch 6–2, 6–1
1908   Marie Wagner   Lois Moyes Bickle 6–4, 6–2
1909   May Sutton   J.H. Hannam 6–2, 6–1
1910   Lois Moyes Bickle   Alice Day Beard 6–3, 6–4
1911   Hazel Hotchkiss   May Sutton 0–6, 7–5, 6–0
1912   Mary K. Browne   Dorothy Green 6–2, 7–5
1913   Louise Riddell Williams   Mary K. Browne 8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1914   Lois Moyes Bickle   Edith Rotch 6–0, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Ohnsorg, Roger W. (February 2011). Robert Lindley Murray: The Reluctant U.S. Tennis Champion; includes "The First Forty Years of American Tennis". Victoria, BC: Trafford On Demand Pub. p. 225. ISBN 978-1426945144.
  2. ^ "Bond Defeats Whitman" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 Sep 1897. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 28 Aug 1898. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
  5. ^ a b "Little Still Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. September 3, 1901. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Fischer Wins in Niagara Tennis" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 Sep 1903. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  7. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Niagara International Tournament 1919". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ^ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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