Montclair Open

The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 at Montclair, New Jersey, United States that ran until 1904.

History

The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 by the Montclair Lawn Tennis Club (formally incorporated in 1885), Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The tournament ran until 1892. In 1893 the tennis clubs land at Fullerton Avenue was given over to redevelopment thus ending the tournament.

By 1897 tennis activity in the township had shifted toward the Montclair Athletic Club (MAC), which was becoming the dominant multi sport venue in the area, revived the event at its Valley Road grounds. It continued to be staged through till 1904.

Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Henry Slocum, Howard Augustus Taylor, Clarence Hobart, Edward L. Hall, and Otto Hinck.

Past finals

Singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1882	Edward Taylor	Albert Hamlin	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1886	Howard Taylor	Albert Hamlin	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1888	Clarence Hobart	Rodman Beach	4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1889	Clarence Hobart (2)	Deane Miller	10–8, 12–14, 6–3
1890	Edward L. Hall	Russell Perkins	6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1891	Bill Larned	Stephen Millett	4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6, 6–1
1897	Otto Hinck	J. Parmly Paret	6–4, 7–5, 8–6
1898	Otto Hinck (2)	Edward Pell	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1899	Otto Hinck (3)	Calhoun C. Cragin	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1900	Otto Hinck (4)	John Neely	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1901	Otto Hinck (5)	Fred Alexander	6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1902	Otto Hinck (6)	Edwin Fischer	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1903	Otto Hinck (7)	S. Howard Voshell	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1904	Otto Hinck (8)	Wylie Grant	6–1, 6–4, 6–2

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