Niagara International Championship

Niagara International Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNiagara International Tennis Tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1923
LocationNiagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Niagara International Championship 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]

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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

  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.
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