Niagara International Tennis Tournament

Tennis tournament

Niagara International Championship

Defunct tennis tournament
Event name| Niagara International Tennis Tournament
Founded| 1885
Abolished| 1923
Location| Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
Surface| Grass / outdoor

The Niagara International Tennis Tournament 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.[1]

## Champions

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### Men's singles

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Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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1885 |  Henry Gordon Mackenzie |  Robert Orr Shaw Wood | 6–2, 6–1, 6-1
1886 |  |  |
1887 |  E.C. Knight |  S. Burrell | 6–4, 6-1
1888 |  Ganson Depew |  Robert Orr Shaw Wood | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6-0
1889 |  |  |
1890 |  Edward E. Tanner |  Henry Gordon Mackenzie | 6–4, 6–3, 6-1
1891 |  J.P. Bowman |  Edward E. Tanner | default
1892 |  Arthur E. Fuller |  Fritz K. Ward | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6-4
1893 |  Fritz K. Ward |  Arthur E. Fuller | 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1894 |  Malcolm G. Chase |  Fritz K. Ward | 6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1895 |  Carr Neel |  Edwin P. Fischer | 6–2, 6–2, 6-1
1896 |  Carr Neel |  Fritz K. Ward | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1897 |  William S. Bond[2] |  Malcolm D. Whitman | 7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1898 |  William S. Bond[3][4] |  Leo Ware | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1899 |  Raymond D. Little |  William S. Bond | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1900 |  Raymond D. Little |  Harold H. Hackett | 6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1901 |  Raymond D. Little[5] |  Edwin P. Fischer | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1902 |  Beals C. Wright |  Harold H. Hackett | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1903 |  Edwin P. Fischer[6] |  Beals C. Wright | walkover
1904 |  Alphonzo Edward Bell |  Robert LeRoy | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1905 |  Irving Wright |  D.M. Stewart | 13–11, 8–6, 6–4
1906 |  Irving Wright |  Harry C. Johnson | default
1907 |  Irving Wright |  James F. Foulkes | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1908 |  Nathaniel Niles |  Irving Wright | 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1909 |  Nathaniel Niles |  George C. Janes | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1910 |  Nathaniel Niles |  Henry C. Wick | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1911 |  Edwin H. Whitney |  Fred H. Harris | 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1912 |  Richard Norris Williams |  William S. McEllroy | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1913 |  Clarence Griffin |  Edwin H. Whitney | 9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1914 |  Clarence Griffin |  George M. Church | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1915 | No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919 |  Ichiya Kumagae |  Vincent (Vinnie) Richards | 6-1, 6–4, 6–4.[7]
1920 |  Harold Taylor |  James Weber | 6–3, 3–6 default
1921 |  Robert Lindley Murray |  Clifford Herd | 7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1922 |  Robert Lindley Murray |  Armand Bruneau | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1923 |  Robert Lindley Murray |  Herbert Bowman | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

### Women's singles

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Year  | Champions  | Runners-up  | Score

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1893 |  Maude Delano Osborne | Mrs. Sydney Smith | 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1894 |  Maude Delano Osborne | Mrs. Whithead | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1896 |  Juliette Atkinson |  Kathleen Atkinson |
1897 |  Juliette Atkinson |  Mrs. Eustace Smith | 6–4, 6–3
1898 |  Juliette Atkinson[4] |  Marie Wimer | 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1899 |  Edith Parker |  Hallie Champlin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1900 |  Marie Wimer |  Edith Parker | 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1901 |  Marion Jones [5] |  |
1902 |  Carrie Neely[8] |  Nona Closterman | 6–4, 6–2
1903 |  Myrtle McAteer |  Carrie Neely | 6–4, 6–3
1905 |  Violet Summerhayes |  Miss Day | 6–2, 6–3
1907 |  May Sutton |  Edith Rotch | 6–2, 6–1
1908 |  Marie Wagner |  Lois Moyes Bickle | 6–4, 6–2
1909 |  May Sutton |  J.H. Hannam | 6–2, 6–1
1910 |  Lois Moyes Bickle |  Alice Day Beard | 6–3, 6–4
1911 |  Hazel Hotchkiss |  May Sutton | 0–6, 7–5, 6–0
1912 |  Mary K. Browne |  Dorothy Green | 6–2, 7–5
1913 |  Louise Riddell Williams |  Mary K. Browne | 8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1914 |  Lois Moyes Bickle |  Edith Rotch | 6–0, 6–4

## References

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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. ^ a b "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
5. ^ a b "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.