New York Tennis Club Open

The New York Tennis Club Open[1] was an open clay court tennis competition founded in 1886 as the New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament.[1] The tournament was usually held in early Autumn. The event was played at the New York Lawn Tennis Club, New York City, United States and was discontinued in 1917.

New York Tennis Club Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1886 (1886)
Abolished1920 (1920)
LocationNew York City, United States
VenueNew York Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

In 1886 the New York Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[2] It staged the first New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament in September 1886 the event was played on clay courts.[1] In 1892 the club established a second tournament the New York Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament[3] (later called the New York Tennis Club Spring Open). In 1918 the club started a third event called the New York Tennis Club Invitation. All events were played at the New York Lawn Tennis Club, New York City, United States and were discontinued in 1920.

Finals

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1890 Charles Gladstone Eames Carman Randolph Runyon6–3 6–2 6–1.[1]
1892 Carman Randolph Runyon Stephen Caldwell Millett6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2.[1]

Women's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1888 Miss Locke Adeline McKinley6–1, 6–1.[1]

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1886 Oliver Samuel Campbell Harry Farnum6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6.[1]
1887 Clarence Hobart P.B. Ruggles6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1888 Edward Peale MacMullen Clarence Hobart7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1889 A.W. Post Henry Warner Slocum Jr.6–3, 0–6, 8–6.[1]
1890 Oliver Campbell Percy Knapp6–4, 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1891[4] Arthur S. Runyon Stephen Caldwell Millett6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5.[1]
1895 Clarence Hobart (2) Leo Ware6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1897 Jahial Parmly Paret P.B. Ruggles6–1, 6–1, 6–3.[1]
1906 Theodore Roosevelt Pell P.B. Ruggles6–3, 6–4, 6–3.[1]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1887 Miss Smallwood Miss Grundy6–4, 1–6, 6–2.
1888 Adeline Robinson Miss Smallwood6–3, 3–6, 6–4.
1889 Adeline Robinson (2) Miss Grundy6–4, 1–6, 6–2.
1890 Mabel Cahill Adeline McKinlay6–3, 6–3, 6–2.
1891[4] Adeline McKinlay Miss V. Hobart6–3, 6–4
1905 Helen Homans Elisabeth Moore6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2.
1915 Molla Bjurstedt Louise Hammond Raymond6–3, 0–6, 8–6.
1916 Molla Bjurstedt (2) Marie Wagner6–3, 6–3
1917 Marie Wagner Bessie Holden6–2, 6–4.

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1918 Bill Tilden II S. Howard Voshell6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2.[1]
1920 Vinnie Richards Allen Behr6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[1]

References
  1. "Tournaments: New York Tennis Club Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. "History". www.newyorktennisclub.com. Throggs Neck, NY: New York Tennis Club. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  3. "THE TOURNAMENT BEGINS WELL! CLEVER PLAY IN CONTESTS OF THE NEW-YORK LAWN TENNIS CLUB: The annual tournament of the New-York Lawn Tennis Club was most auspiciously begun yesterday afternoon on its grounds on Washington Heights. The holding of a Spring tournament by this club is merely an experiment, all previous tourneys having been held in the Fall, but this experiment is likely to prove successful. The courts of the New-York Club are of earth, and are considered to be the best of their kind in the country". The New York Times. New York City. June 5, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  4. "Lawn Games". Outing. New York: Outing Publishing Company. 1891. pp. 65, 66.
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