Niagara International Championship

Niagara International Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNiagara International Tennis Tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1923
LocationNiagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Niagara International Championship was a tennis tournament held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada between 1885 and 1923. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Royal Hotel and was held in the second half of August. In the final year, 1923, the tournament was held on the courts of the Clifton Hotel.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885Canada Henry Gordon MackenzieCanada Robert Orr Shaw Wood6–2, 6–1, 6-1
1886
1887United States E.C. KnightUnited States S. Burrell6–4, 6-1
1888United States Ganson DepewCanada Robert Orr Shaw Wood6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6-0
1889
1890United States Edward E. TannerCanada Henry Gordon Mackenzie6–4, 6–3, 6-1
1891United States J.P. BowmanUnited States Edward E. Tannerdefault
1892United States Arthur E. FullerUnited States Fritz K. Ward6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6-4
1893United States Fritz K. WardUnited States Arthur E. Fuller8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1894United States Malcolm G. ChaseUnited States Fritz K. Ward6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1895United States Carr NeelUnited States Edwin P. Fischer6–2, 6–2, 6-1
1896United States Carr NeelUnited States Fritz K. Ward6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1897United States William S. BondUnited States Malcolm D. Whitman7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1898United States William S. BondUnited States Leo Ware6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1899United States Raymond D. LittleUnited States William S. Bond6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1900United States Raymond D. LittleUnited States Harold H. Hackett6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1901United States Raymond D. LittleUnited States Edwin P. Fischer6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1902United States Beals C. WrightUnited States Harold H. Hackett4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1903United States Edwin P. FischerUnited States Beals C. Wrightwalkover
1904United States Alphonzo Edward BellUnited States Robert LeRoy7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1905United States Irving WrightCanada D.M. Stewart13–11, 8–6, 6–4
1906United States Irving WrightUnited States Harry C. Johnsondefault
1907United States Irving WrightCanada James F. Foulkes6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1908United States Nathaniel NilesUnited States Irving Wright1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1909United States Nathaniel NilesUnited States George C. Janes6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1910United States Nathaniel NilesUnited States Henry C. Wick6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1911United States Edwin H. WhitneyUnited States Fred H. Harris6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1912United States Richard Norris WilliamsUnited States William S. McEllroy6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1913United States Clarence GriffinUnited States Edwin H. Whitney9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1914United States Clarence GriffinUnited States George M. Church3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1915No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919Japan Ichiya KumagaeUnited States Vincent (Vinnie) Richards6-1, 6–4, 6–4.
1920United States Harold TaylorUnited States James Weber6–3, 3–6 default
1921United States Robert Lindley MurrayUnited States Clifford Herd7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1922United States Robert Lindley MurrayUnited States Armand Bruneau6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1923United States Robert Lindley MurrayUnited States Herbert Bowman6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1893Canada Maude Delano-OsborneCanada Mrs. Sydney Smith6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1894Canada Maude Delano-OsborneCanada Mrs. Whithead4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1896United States Juliette AtkinsonUnited States Kathleen Atkinson
1897United States Juliette AtkinsonUnited States Mrs. Eustace Smith6–4, 6–3
1898United States Juliette AtkinsonUnited States Marie Wimer10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1899United States Edith ParkerUnited States Hallie Champlin4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1900United States Marie WimerUnited States Edith Parker9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1901United States Marion Jones United States Carrie Neely6-3 7-5 3-6 6-0
1902United States Carrie NeelyUnited States Nona Closterman6–4, 6–2
1903United States Myrtle McAteerUnited States Carrie Neely6–4, 6–3
1905Canada Violet SummerhayesUnited States Miss Day6–2, 6–3
1907United States May SuttonUnited States Edith Rotch6–2, 6–1
1908United States Marie WagnerCanada Lois Moyes Bickle6–4, 6–2
1909United States May SuttonUnited States J.H. Hannam6–2, 6–1
1910Canada Lois Moyes BickleUnited States Alice Day Beard6–3, 6–4
1911United States Hazel HotchkissUnited States May Sutton0–6, 7–5, 6–0
1912United States Mary K. BrowneUnited States Dorothy Green6–2, 7–5
1913United States Louise Riddell WilliamsUnited States Mary K. Browne8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1914Canada Lois Moyes BickleUnited States Edith Rotch6–0, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ Ohnsorg, Roger W. (February 2011). Robert Lindley Murray: The Reluctant U.S. Tennis Champion; includes "The First Forty Years of American Tennis". Victoria, BC: Trafford On Demand Pub. p. 225. ISBN 978-1426945144.
  2. ↑ "Bond Defeats Whitman" (PDF). The New York Times. 3 Sep 1897. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 28 Aug 1898. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
  5. 1 2 "Little Still Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. September 3, 1901. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Fischer Wins in Niagara Tennis" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 Sep 1903. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  7. ↑ Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Niagara International Tournament 1919". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 16 May 2012.