New York Tennis Club Open
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| New York Tennis Club open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Location | Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, United States |
| Venue | New York Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay |
The New York Tennis Club[1] held an annual open tennis competition. It was first played on dirt courts at 147th St. and Nicholas Ave. in Manhattan (Washington Heights section).[2][3] The club's courts ceremoniously opened at 123rd St. and Nicholas Ave. in 1901.[4]
History
[edit]In 1886 the New York Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[5] Its first tournament was staged from September to October 1886. The event would later be played on clay courts.[6] The New York Lawn Tennis Club moved from Manhattan to 238th and Broadway in the Bronx, 1918. Its old space was being encroached upon by ongoing construction. It moved to the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx in 1928.[7]
Finals
[edit]New York Tennis Club
[edit]Men's singles
[edit](Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 |  Oliver Campbell |
P. B. Ruggles |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4.[8] |
| 1887 | Clarence Hobart |
P. B. Ruggles |
6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[9] |
| 1888 | Edward MacMullen |
Clarence Hobart |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[10] |
| 1889 | A. W. Post |
E. L. Hall |
6–3, 6–1, 6–3.[11] |
| 1890 |  Charles Gladstone Eames |
Carman Randolph Runyon |
6–3, 6–2, 6–1.[12] |
| 1891[13] | Arthur S. Runyon |
Stephen Millett |
6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5.[1] |
| 1893 | Gordon Parker |
Stephen Millett |
1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4.[14] |
| 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] |
| 1901 | Jahial Parmly Paret (2) |
Irving Wright |
6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[15] |
| 1902 | Harold Hackett |
C. C. Kelley |
7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0.[16] |
| 1904 | Robert LeRoy |
Frederick Anderson |
7–5, default.[17] |
| 1906 | Harold Hackett (2) |
C. C. Kelley |
6–4, 7–5, 8–6.[18] |
| 1907 | Robert LeRoy (2) |
Theodore Roosevelt Pell |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[19] |
| 1908 | Ross Burchard |
Gustave Touchard |
6–4, 9–7, 5–7, 6–1.[20] |
| 1910 | Wylie Grant |
Fred Inman |
6–2, 5–7, 8–6, 6–2.[21] |
| 1912 | Wylie Grant (2) |
S. Howard Voshell |
6–2, 10–8, 6–1.[22] |
| 1915 | Arthur Lovibond |
Arthur Waite |
6–1, 6–3, 8–6, 7–9, 6–4.[23] |
| 1918 | Bill Tilden |
S. Howard Voshell |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.[1][24] |
| 1919 | S. Howard Voshell |
Harold Throckmorton |
6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1.[25] |
| 1920 | Ichiya Kumagae |
S. Howard Voshell |
6–0, 6–1, 6–3.[26] |
| 1921 | Vincent Richards |
A. J. Cawse |
6–0, 6–2, 6–4.[27] |
| 1922 | Vincent Richards (2) |
Francis Hunter |
6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[28] |
| 1923 | George King |
Watson Washburn |
6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–2.[29] |
| 1924 | Herbert Bowman |
Elliot Binzen |
6–4, 6–2, 6–3.[30] |
| 1925 | Bill Tilden (2) |
Vincent Richards |
6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[31] |
| 1926 | Francis Hunter |
Percy Kynaston |
6–0, 6–0, 6–4.[32] |
| 1927 | Frank Shields |
Gregory Mangin |
5-7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4.[33] |
| 1928 | Julius Seligson |
Herbert Bowman |
7-5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0.[7] |
Women's singles
[edit](Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | Miss Smallwood |
Miss Leslie |
6–3, 6–4.[34] |
| 1887 | Miss Smallwood (2) |
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[13] | Adeline McKinlay |
Miss V. Hobart |
6–3, 6–4. |
| 1903 | Elisabeth Moore |
Anna Risch |
6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[35] |
| 1905 | Helen Homans |
Elisabeth Moore |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2. |
| 1908 | Elisabeth Moore (2) |
Margret Johnson |
6–2, 7–5.[20] |
| 1915 |  Molla Bjurstedt |
Louise Hammond Raymond |
6–3, 0–6, 8–6. |
| 1916 | Molla Bjurstedt (2) |
Marie Wagner |
6–3, 6–3.[36] |
| 1917 | Marie Wagner |
Bessie Holden |
6–2, 6–4. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Tournaments: New York Tennis Club Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ The Sun (New York City), September, 22, 1887 p. 2; The Evening World, September 17, 1888 p. 1 (2nd column). Dirt courts. Chronicling America.
- ^ The New York Times, June 5, 1890 p. 2. Dirt courts.
- ^ New York Tribune, June 4, 1901 p. 8. Manhattan & Nicholas Aves. intersect.
- ^ "History". www.newyorktennisclub.com. Throggs Neck, NY: New York Tennis Club. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
- ^ The New York Tribune, May 27, 1906 p. 9. The clay courts were in place.
- ^ a b American Lawn Tennis, July 20, 1928, pp. 288–289; Dec. 20, 1928 p. 633.
- ^ The New York Tribune, October 3, 1886 p. 2.
- ^ The Sun (New York City), September 25, 1887 p. 11.
- ^ The Sun, September 23, 1888 p. 11. Chronicling America.
- ^ The New York Tribune, October 2, 1889 p. 3.
- ^ Wright & Ditson Official Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide, 1891 p. 39.
- ^ a b "Lawn Games". Outing. New York: Outing Publishing Company. 1891. pp. 65, 66.
- ^ The Evening World, June 17, 1893 p. 6.
- ^ The New York Tribune, June 29, 1901 p. 10. Chronicling America.
- ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1903 p. 142.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide, 1905 p. 129. HathiTrust.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide, 1907 p. 148.
- ^ The Sun, October 11, 1907 p. 7. Chronicling America.
- ^ a b The Sun, June 14, 1908 p. 10. Chronicling America.
- ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1911 pp. 171–172.
- ^ Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide, 1913 p. 203.
- ^ The New York Times, October 19, 1915 p. 12.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, June 15, 1918 p. 74.
- ^ The Sun, June 16, 1919 p. 20. Chronicling America.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, September 1, 1920 pp. 379–380. HathiTrust.
- ^ The New York Tribune, June 27, 1921 p. 9.
- ^ The New York Herald, June 26, 1922 p. 9.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1923 p. 163, 196.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, August 15, 1924 p. 364.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1925 pp. 185–187.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1926 pp. 188–189.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 20, 1927 pp. 262–263.
- ^ The New York Tribune, October 2, 1886 p. 8.
- ^ The New York Tribune, June 13, 1903 p. 4.
- ^ The Sun, September 11, 1916 p. 11.