New York Tennis Club Open

Tennis tournament

New York Tennis Club open

Defunct tennis tournament
Founded| 1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Location| 1\. 147th St. and Nicholas Ave, Manhattan
2\. 123rd St. and Nicholas Ave, Manhattan
3\. Columbia Oval on Gun Hill Rd, Bronx
4\. 238th and Broadway, Bronx
5\. 3081 Harding Ave, Bronx
Surface| Clay

The New York Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1886.[1][2] Its first annual open tournament was held from September to October, 1886. It was played on dirt courts at 147th St. and Nicholas Ave. in Manhattan (Washington Heights section).[3] Their quarters were demolished to make way for new construction in 1898.[4] The club's courts ceremoniously opened at 123rd St. and Nicholas Ave. in 1901.[5] The tournament games were played at the Columbia Oval from 1912 to 1917.[6] The club moved out of Manhattan to 238th and Broadway in the Bronx, 1918. It actually took over and restored the former house and courts of the West Side Tennis Club.[7] Its fourth and final move was to the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx in 1928.[8]

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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1886 |  Oliver Campbell |  P. B. Ruggles | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4[9]
1887 |  Clarence Hobart |  P. B. Ruggles | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2[10]
1888 |  Edward MacMullen |  Clarence Hobart | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3[11]
1889 |  A. W. Post |  Edward L. Hall | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3[12]
1890[13] |  Charles Eames |  Carman Runyon | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1[14]
1890 |  Arthur Runyon |  Stephen Millett | 2–6, 6–3, 6–2[15]
1893 |  Gordon Parker |  Stephen Millett | 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 6–4[16]
1895 |  Clarence Hobart (2) |  Leo Ware | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2[17]
1897 |  J. Parmly Paret |  P. B. Ruggles | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3[17]
1901 |  J. Parmly Paret (2) |  Irving Wright | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3[18]
1902 |  Harold Hackett |  C. C. Kelley | 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–0[19]
1903 |  J. Parmly Paret (3) |  Robert LeRoy | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[20]
1904 |  Robert LeRoy |  Fred Anderson | 7–5, default[21]
1905 |  Fred Anderson |  Harold Hackett | 6–2, 5-2, default[22]
1906 |  Harold Hackett (2) |  C. C. Kelley | 6–4, 7–5, 8–6[23]
1907 |  Harold Hackett (3) |  Henry Mollenhauer | 6–2, 6–3, 1–6, 1–6, 6–2[24]
1908 |  Ross Burchard |  Gustave F. Touchard | 6–4, 9–7, 5–7, 6–1[25]
1909 |  Gustave F. Touchard |  Theodore Pell | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 12–10[26]
1910 |  Gustave F. Touchard (2) |  Wylie Grant | 6–3, 10–8, 1–6, 6–2[27]
1911 |  Gustave F. Touchard (3) |  Walter Merrill Hall | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2[28]
1912 |  Wylie Grant |  S. Howard Voshell | 6–2, 10–8, 6–1[29]
1914 |  Arthur Lovibond |  Hasley Wood | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4[30]
1915 |  Arthur Lovibond (2) |  Arthur Waite | 6–1, 6–3, 8–6, 7–9, 6–4[31]
1918 |  Bill Tilden |  S. Howard Voshell | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2[32]
1919 |  S. Howard Voshell |  Harold Throckmorton | 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1[33]
1920 |  Ichiya Kumagae |  S. Howard Voshell | 6–0, 6–1, 6–3[34]
1921 |  Vincent Richards |  A. J. Cawse | 6–0, 6–2, 6–4[35]
1922 |  Vincent Richards (2) |  Francis Hunter | 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[36]
1923 |  George King |  Watson Washburn | 6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–2[37]
1924 |  Herbert Bowman |  Elliot Binzen | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3[38]
1925 |  Bill Tilden (2) |  Vincent Richards | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4[39]
1926 |  Francis Hunter |  Percy Kynaston | 6–0, 6–0, 6–4[40]
1927 |  Frank Shields |  Gregory Mangin | 5-7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4[41]
1928 |  Julius Seligson |  Herbert Bowman | 7-5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0[8]

### Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll; not held every year)

Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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1886 |  Miss Smallwood |  Miss Leslie | 6–3, 6–4[42]
1887 |  Miss Smallwood (2) |  Miss Grundy | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2[43]
1888 |  Mrs. Badgeley |  unknown | unknown[44]
1890 |  Adeline McKinlay |  Miss V. Hobart | 6–3, 6–4[15]
1903 |  Elisabeth Moore |  Anna Risch | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4[45]
1908 |  Elisabeth Moore (2) |  Margret Johnson | 6–2, 7–5[25]
1916 |  Molla Bjurstedt |  Marie Wagner | 6–3, 6–3[46]
1917 |  Marie Wagner |  Bessie Holden | 6–2, 6–1[47]

## References

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1. ^ "History". www.newyorktennisclub.com. Throggs Neck, NY: New York Tennis Club. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
2. ^ The New York Tribune, May 29, 1886 p. 8.
3. ^ The Sun (New York City), September, 22, 1887 p. 2 (dirt); The Evening World, September 17, 1888 p. 1 (2nd column, dirt); The Sun, September 21, 1888 p. 3 (clay); The New York Times, June 5, 1890 p. 2 (earth); The New York Tribune, May 27, 1906 p. 9 (clay). These are descriptions of the courts' surfaces.
4. ^ The Sun, September 19, 1898 p. 8. "Clubhouse has already been torn down." The Sun, May 14, 1899 pt. 2 p. 7. "Lost its courts last fall."
5. ^ New York Tribune, June 4, 1901 p. 8. Manhattan & Nicholas Aves. intersect.
6. ^ The Sun, October 8, 1917 p. 13; The New York Tribune, June 4, 1912 p. 9; Oct. 9, 1922 p. 19. This was a Columbia University athletic field in the Bronx.
7. ^ The Sun, April 14, 1918 p. 8. Subheading: "New York's New Home."
8. ^ a b American Lawn Tennis, July 20, 1928, pp. 288–289; Dec. 20, 1928 p. 633.
9. ^ The New York Tribune, October 3, 1886 p. 2.
10. ^ The Sun (New York City), September 25, 1887 p. 11.
11. ^ The NY Tribune, Sep 23, 1888 p. 2; The Sun, Sep 23, 1888 p. 11.
12. ^ The New York Tribune, October 2, 1889 p. 3.
13. ^ The New York Times, June 5, 1890 p. 2. The tournament was held twice in 1890.
14. ^ Spring open. Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide, 1891 p. 39. HathiTrust.
15. ^ a b Fall open. Outing, December 1890 pp. 65, 66. Internet Archive.
16. ^ The Evening World, June 17, 1893 p. 6.
17. ^ a b "Tournaments: New York Tennis Club Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
18. ^ The New York Tribune, June 29, 1901 p. 10. Chronicling America.
19. ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1903 p. 142.
20. ^ The New York Times, June 27, 1903 p. 5.
21. ^ Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide, 1905 p. 129. HathiTrust.
22. ^ "Miscellaneous". Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1906 p. 99.
23. ^ Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide, 1907 p. 148.
24. ^ Title. Wright & Ditson's Official Lawn Tennis Guide, 1908 p. 181.
25. ^ a b The Sun, June 14, 1908 p. 10. Chronicling America.
26. ^ Title. Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1910 p. 135. Touchard won the All-Comers' final and Challenge Round. HathiTrust.
27. ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1911 pp. 171–172.
28. ^ "Hall Wins Felipe Cup". The Sun, June 4, 1911 p. 10. Challenge Round. The Sun, June 9, 1911 p. 8.
29. ^ Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide, 1913 p. 203.
30. ^ Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual, 1915 p. 209.
31. ^ "Lovibond's". The New York Times, October 19, 1915 p. 12.
32. ^ American Lawn Tennis, June 15, 1918 p. 74.
33. ^ The Sun, June 16, 1919 p. 20. Chronicling America.
34. ^ American Lawn Tennis, September 1, 1920 pp. 379–380. HathiTrust.
35. ^ The New York Tribune, June 27, 1921 p. 9.
36. ^ The New York Herald, June 26, 1922 p. 9.
37. ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1923 p. 163, 196.
38. ^ American Lawn Tennis, August 15, 1924 p. 364.
39. ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1925 pp. 185–187.
40. ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 1, 1926 pp. 188–189.
41. ^ American Lawn Tennis, July 20, 1927 pp. 262–263.
42. ^ The New York Tribune, October 2, 1886 p. 8.
43. ^ The New York Times, September 25, 1887 p. 3.
44. ^ Result. Outing, November 1888 p. 188. No more details are given.
45. ^ The New York Tribune, June 13, 1903 p. 4
46. ^ "Bjurstedt Wins". The Sun, September 11, 1916 p. 11. This year it was an invitational tournament.
47. ^ The Sun, October 4, 1917 p. 13.