Nahant Invitation

Nahant Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885; 141 years ago (1885)
Abolished1904; 122 years ago (1904)
LocationNahant, Massachusetts, United States
VenueNahant Club
SurfaceClay

The Nahant Invitation was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904.

History

The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players Howard Augustus Taylor won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was Henry Slocum played six won five lost one. In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was Philip Shelton Sears played five won four lost one. The same format continued until 1892. The tournament was held through to 1904.

Finals

Men's Singles

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1885United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.United States Oliver Samuel Campbell6-3, 6-2, 6-3.
1886United States Howard Augustus TaylorUnited States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
1887United States Henry SlocumUnited States Henry SlocumRR.
1888United States Charles Amherst ChaseUnited States Philip Shelton SearsRR.
1889United States Charles Amherst ChaseUnited States Edward Ludlow HallRR.
1890United States Oliver Samuel CampbellUnited States Bob HuntingtonRR.
1891United States Clarence HobartUnited States Bob HuntingtonRR.
1892United States Edward Ludlow HallUnited States Malcolm Greene ChaceRR.
1903United Kingdom Laurie DohertyUnited States William Jackson Clothier6–4, 6–0.
1904United States William Jackson ClothierUnited States William Larned7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.

Venue

The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.

References

  1. ↑ Gill Hall, Valentine (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: D.W. Granbery and Company. p. 9.
  2. ↑ "Nahant Tennis". www.nahanttennis.org. Nahant Tennis Club. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 "Tournaments: Nahant Invitation". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ Gill Hall (1889)
  5. ↑ Gill Hall (1889)
  6. ↑ "TENNIS CHAMPIONS BEATEN.; Clothier and Dewhurst Win Finals In Nahant Tournament" (Subscription). The New York Times. New York. 7 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  7. ↑ Nahant Tennis Club