East Orange Club Amateur Tournament

The East Orange Club Amateur Tournament was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the East Orange Tennis Club, East Orange, New Jersey, United States.[1]

East Orange Club Amateur Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1887; 137 years ago (1887)
Editions2
LocationEast Orange, New Jersey, US
VenueEast Orange Athletic Club Grounds
SurfaceOutdoor (grass)

History edit

The East Orange Club Amateur Tournament was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the East Orange Athletic Club Grounds, East Orange, New Jersey, United States founded in 1885 that ran annually for two editions.[1] It was part of the USNLTA Circuit.[1] The tournament was replaced by an indoor tennis event in 1888 called the East Orange Club Covered Courts Tournament[2] that ran till 1895.[3]

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

(Incomplete list)

Year Winner Finalist Score
1885.[4]   Patrick Lyman[1]   Wallace Percy Knapp 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1886   Oliver Samuel Campbell   Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments:East Orange Club LTC". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  2. ^ Holland, W. B. (1889). Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest. Boston: Outing Publishing Company. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Tournaments:East Orange Club Covered Courts". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  4. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). 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, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.

Sources edit

  • Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). 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, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co.
  • Holland, W. B. (1889). Outing Magazine: The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest. Boston: Outing Publishing Company.