Englewood Invitation

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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; 137 years ago (1887)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationEnglewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
VenueEnglewood Field Club
SurfaceClay/Grass

History

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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

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887[3]   Oliver Samuel Campbell   Augustus Duryee 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1888[3]   Oliver Samuel Campbell (2)   Albert Empie Wright 6–2, 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 Sears 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1892[3]   M.F. Prosser   Charles Kell 7–5, 9–7, 6–4
1907[3]   Frederick Anderson   Henry J. Mollenhauer 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1909[3]   Karl Behr   Edward Larned 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1909[3]   Edward Larned   Frederick Anderson 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1911[3]   Karl Behr (2)   Bill Larned 11–9, 6–2, 6–4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1927[3]   Allen Behr   Percy Kynaston 9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6
1928[3]   Percy Kynaston   Sadakazu Onda 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1937[3]   Ricardo Tapia   Sadakazu Onda 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1938[3]   Wayne Sabin   Martin Buxby[8] 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Englewood Invitation
1939[3]   Wayne Sabin (2)   Ladislav Hecht 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1940[3]   Frank Bowden   Carlton Alexander Rood Jr 6–2, 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 Schaffer 6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 6–2
1955[3]   Calvin D. MacCracken (2)   Reginald Weir 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1956[3]   Cliff Mayne   Renato Gori 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1957[3]   Larry Schaffer   Robert M. (Bob) Barker 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1958[3]   Renato Gori   Calvin D. MacCracken 8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1959[3]   Renato Gori (2)   Ronald Kerdasha 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1960[3]   Jim Hanlon   Ronald Kerdasha 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970[3]   Steve Siegel   Warren Lucas 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

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Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1906   Marie Wagner   Miss Coffin 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1907   Marie Wagner (2)   Eleanor Souther 6–3, 6–4
1912   Marie Wagner (3)   Helen McLean 7–5, 6–3
1918   Marion Zinderstein   Anna Rogge 6–4, 6–2
1919   Marion Vanderhoef   Edith Sigourney 6–3, 6–3
1925   Molla Mallory   Helene Falk 6–1, 6–2
Englewood Invitation
1960   Martha MacCracken   Nancy Cross 6–1, 6–4

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "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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