Harrisburg Open Championships

The Harrisburg Open Championships[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Harrisburg Lawn Tennis Tournament. [2] It was first organised by Harrisburg Outdoor Club, and played at the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States through till 1970 when it was discontinued .

Harrisburg Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
SurfaceGrass

History

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In September 1886 the Harrisburg Outdoor Club organised the first Harrisburg Lawn Tennis Tournament.[3] Following World War Two the tournament was re-branded as the Harrisburg Open Championships.[4] The event continued to be held annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.[1]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1886[5]   Frank Beecher Wiestling[6]   George Reilly Jr. 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1887   Clarence Munroe Clark   Frank Beecher Wiestling 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1888   Joseph Sill Clark Sr.   Frank Beecher Wiestling 6–3, 3–6, 6–3.[1]
1970   Bell Loercher   Ed Dailey 6–1, 6–4.[1]

Mixed doubles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1886[7]   George E. Etter
  Miss. Wiestling
? won.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Tournaments: Harrisburg Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  2. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.12.
  3. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889)
  4. ^ Sports Illustrated Volume XV. New York City: Time. 1961. p. 2.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis: Harrisburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archive. 17 September 1888. p. 3. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  6. ^ College, Harvard (1890). Secretary's Report: no. II Class of 1887. Cambridge, MASS: Journal Job Print. p. 64.
  7. ^ The Philadelphia Inquirer