The Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament[1] was a late-19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886.[2] The tournament was organised by the Rochester Lawn Club and was first staged at the Rochester, New York, United States. The tournament ran annually until 1893 when it was discontinued.
| Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Abolished | 1893 |
| Location | Rochester, New York, United States |
| Venue | Rochester Lawn Club |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editIn 1886 the Rochester Lawn Club was established.[3] The same year a new annual lawn tournament was established, and the winner of the inaugural singles event was the finalist at the 1885 U.S. National Championships, Godfrey Brinley.[4] In 1888 the event was by won one of the semi-finalists from the 1886 U.S. National Championships, Charles Amherst Chase. The final men's singles event was held 1893 that was won by Frederick Kemp (Fritz) Ward.[5] In 1915 the venue changed its name to the Tennis Club of Rochester.[6] During World War I the club was host for the Red Cross Tournament that featured Molla" Bjurstedt Mallory
See also
edit- Rochester Open (an early English tennis tournament from 1881 to 1924).
References
edit- ^ 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 & co. p. 12.
- ^ "Tournament – Rochester USA". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Our History". www.tcr1886.com. Tennis Club of Rochester. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Gill Hall, Valentine, Lawn Tennis in America (1889) p. 12.
- ^ Whittelsey, Joseph T., ed. (1894). "Tournaments of 1893.". Wright & Ditson officially adopted lawn tennis guide. Boston, MASS.: Wright & Ditson. p. 41.
- ^ Tennis Club of Rochester