The Orange Spring Open was an early men's open tennis tournament held in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. It was usually staged the second week of June annually from 1882 to 1889. The club also staged an Autumn event called the Orange Fall Open from 1881 to 1899.
| Orange Spring Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Abolished | 1899 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Location | South Orange, New Jersey, US |
| Surface | Outdoor (grass) |
History
editThe Orange Spring Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States, there were eight editions of this event.[1]
Finals
editIncomplete list of tournaments included:
Men's singles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 |  Godfrey M. Brinley |
J. F. Bacon |
6-0 6-2 6-3 |
| 1884 | Richard Field Conover |
Wallace Percy Knapp |
6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 [2] |
| 1885 | Robert Livingston Beeckman[3] |
William V.S. Thorne |
7-5 6-2 6-3 [4] |
| 1886 | Robert Livingston Beeckman[5] |
 William Edward Glyn |
6-2 6-0 6-4 [6] |
| 1887 | Oliver Campbell[7] |
Edward P. MacMullen |
1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 [8] |
| 1888 | Howard Augustus Taylor[9] |
A.W. Post |
6-3 6-2 6-4 [10] |
| 1897 [a] | Joseph D. Forbes |
Jahail (John) Parmly Paret |
6-1 2-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 |
| 1899 [b] | Jahail (John) Parmly Paret |
George H. Mile |
6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 1897 edition there was a challenge round
- ^ 1899 edition there was a challenge round
References
editCitations
- ^ "Tournament – Orange Spring Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ 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, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
- ^ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ 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. 11.
- ^ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ 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. 15.
- ^ Times, New York (June 1887). "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1887". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ 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. 26.
- ^ History, Fulton (2017). "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
Sources
edit- 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.
- Tournament – "Orange Spring Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017.