| Edgewood Country Club Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1916 |
| Location | Tivoli, New York, United States |
| Venue | Edgewood Country Club |
| Surface | Clay |
The Edgewood Country Club Open[1] also known as the Tivoli Open[2] was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Tivoli, New York, United States and played at the Edgewood Country Club on clay courts. It was part of the U.S. lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1916.
History
The Edgewood Country Club Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Tivoli, New York, United States and played on clay courts at the Edgewood Country Club Open, originally founded as the Tivoli Lawn Tennis Club of which one of the founding members was Valentine Gill Hall.[3] It was part of the U.S. lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1916.[4]
Finals
Men's Singles
- 1885—
Valentine Gill Hall def. ?[5] - 1886— Valentine Gill Hall def. ?[6]
- 1887— Valentine Gill Hall def. ?[7]
- 1916— Frank Brown Ransom def. Michael Whitehead, 1–6, 6–3, 8–6, 4–6, 10–8
Venue
In 1883 the Tivoli Lawn Tennis Club was established the name was later changed to the Edgewood Country Club.[8]
References
- ↑ Wright & Ditson (1894) Open Tournaments. Wright & Ditson Company. Boston, United States. page.63.
- ↑ Wright & Ditson (1894)
- ↑ Musso, Anthony P. (July 23, 2019). "Lawn croquet, afternoon tea still carries on at Tivoli's swank Edgewood Club". Poughkeepsie Journal (online). Gannett. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Tournament – Edgewood Country Club". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
- ↑ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.10.
- ↑ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America p.13.
- ↑ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America p.13.
- ↑ Musso
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