Narragansett Open

Narragansett Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885 (1885)
Abolished1909 (1909)
LocationNarragansett, Rhode Island, United States
VenueNarragansette Pier Courts
Point Judith Country Club
SurfaceClay

The Narragansett Open[1] was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Narragansett Pier Open and played at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States that ran until 1909.[2]

History

The Narragansett Pier Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. In 1894 the new Point Judith Country Club was established and took over responsibility for hosting the Narragansette Pier Open.[3] the tournament ran until 1909.[4]

Notable winners of the men's singles title included Walter Van Rensselaer Berry, Howard Augustus Taylor, Oliver Samuel Campbell. Quincy Shaw, Malcolm Greene Chace and John Howland.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete Roll)
Narragansette Pier Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1885 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Albert Empie Wright 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[5]
1887 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry (2) Albert Empie Wright 6–3, 6–3, 6–1.[5]
1888 Howard Augustus Taylor Henry Slocum 6–4, 8–6, 7–5.[5]
1889 Quincy Shaw Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[5]
1890 Oliver Samuel Campbell John W. Carver 8–6, 1–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.[5]
1893 Malcolm Greene Chace William Larned 6–4, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–0.[5]
1894 John Howland Manliffe Francis Goodbody 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[5]
1895 William Larned Malcolm Greene Chace 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5.[5]
1899 Mal Whitman John Appleton Allen 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.[5]
1900 Clarence R. Budlong Jahial Parmly Paret 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[5]

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)
Narragansette Pier Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1888 Adeline Robinson Ellen Roosevelt 6–0, 6–1, 6–0

References

  1. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York, NY. USA: D. W. Granbery & Co. pp. 37–38.
  2. ^ Times, Special to The New York (August 29, 1909). "NARRAGANSETT PIER.; Open Tennis Tournament Attracts Many Players to Resort". The New York Times. p. 2. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "A Brief History – 1861 – 1899". www.narragansetthistoricalsociety.com. Narragansett Historical Society Facebook Search Narragansett Historical Society. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1910. p. 182.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Tournaments:Narragansette Pier Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 9, 2023.