Englewood Invitation

The Englewoood Invitation[1] also known as the Englewood Field Club Invitational was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1887 as the Englewood Open[2] that was also known as the Bergen County Open played at the Englewood Field Club, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States until 1970 when it was abolished.[3]

Englewood Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913–1968)
Founded1887 (1887)
Abolished1970 (1970)
LocationEnglewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
VenueEnglewood Field Club
SurfaceClay/Grass

History

In 1887 the Englewood Field Club was founded.[4] In August 1887, it staged the first Englewood Open as a clay court tennis tournament.[5] In 1939 the tournament's name was changed to the Englewood Invitation[6] and at which point the surface was switched to grass tennis courts.[7] The tournament continued was annually until the event ended in 1970.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887[3] Oliver Samuel Campbell Augustus Duryee6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1888[3] Oliver Samuel Campbell (2) Albert Empie Wright6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1889[3] Clarence Hobart Carroll J. Post Jr.7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1890[3] Clarence Hobart (2) Philip Shelton Sears6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1892[3] M.F. Prosser Charles Kell7–5, 9–7, 6–4
1907[3] Frederick Anderson Henry J. Mollenhauer6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1909[3] Karl Behr Edward Larned6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1909[3] Edward Larned Frederick Anderson6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1911[3] Karl Behr (2) Bill Larned11–9, 6–2, 6–4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1927[3] Allen Behr Percy Kynaston9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6
1928[3] Percy Kynaston Sadakazu Onda6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1937[3] Ricardo Tapia Sadakazu Onda6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1938[3] Wayne Sabin Martin Buxby[8]6–3, 6–4, 6–4
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1939[3] Wayne Sabin (2) Ladislav Hecht6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1940[3] Frank Bowden Carlton Alexander Rood Jr6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1950[3] George A. Ball William (Bill) Lurie[9]6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1954[3] Calvin D. MacCracken Larry Schaffer6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 6–2
1955[3] Calvin D. MacCracken (2) Reginald Weir6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1956[3] Cliff Mayne Renato Gori6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1957[3] Larry Schaffer Robert M. (Bob) Barker6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1958[3] Renato Gori Calvin D. MacCracken8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1959[3] Renato Gori (2) Ronald Kerdasha6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1960[3] Jim Hanlon Ronald Kerdasha6–4, 6–4, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970[3] Steve Siegel Warren Lucas6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1906 Marie Wagner Miss Coffin6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1907 Marie Wagner (2) Eleanor Souther6–3, 6–4
1912 Marie Wagner (3) Helen McLean7–5, 6–3
1918 Marion Zinderstein Anna Rogge6–4, 6–2
1919 Marion Vanderhoef Edith Sigourney6–3, 6–3
1925 Molla Mallory Helene Falk6–1, 6–2
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1960 Martha MacCracken Nancy Cross6–1, 6–4

References
  1. TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (May 22, 1939). "Doeg Sets Back Glidden, 6–0, 7–5, In Englewood Invitation Tennis; Former National Singles Champion Gains Quarter-Final Round—Decker Defeats Thackara—Sabin Triumphs by 6–1, 6–1". The New York Times. New York. p. 24. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Index". 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 & Company. p. 29.
  3. "Tournaments: Bergen County - Englewood". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  4. "Englewood Field Club – Bergen County". www.englewoodfieldclub.org. Englewood, New Jersey: Englewood Field Club. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. "Tournament – Bergen County Englewood". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  6. Tennis Archives
  7. Tennis Archives
  8. "Martin Buxby: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  9. "William Lurie: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
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