Montclair Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882 (1882)
Abolished1892 (1892)
LocationMontclair, New Jersey, United States
VenueMontclair Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Montclair Open[1] was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 at Montclair, New Jersey, United States that ran until 1892.

History

The Montclair Open[2] was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 by the Montclair Lawn Tennis Club (formally incorporated in 1885),[3] Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The tournament ran until 1892.[4] In 1893 the tennis clubs land was given over to redevelopment thus ending the tournament.[5]

Notable winners of the mens singles title included; Henry Slocum, Howard Augustus Taylor, Clarence Hobart and Edward L. Hall.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York, NY. USA: D. W. Granbery & Co. pp. 27–28.
  2. ↑ "MONTCLAIR'S OPEN TENNIS TOURNEY". The New York Times. June 30, 1888. p. 6. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Whittemore, Henry (1894). History of Montclair Township, State of New Jersey: Including the History of Families who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Prosperity. New York: Suburban Publishing. p. 170.
  4. ↑ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. 1892. p. 155.
  5. ↑ Whittemore (1894)
  6. ↑ Whittemore (1894)
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