Niagara International Tennis Tournament

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

Men's Singles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885 Canada Canada R.O.S. Wood 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1886
1887 United States United States S. Burrell 6-4, 6-1
1888 United States Canada R.O.S. Wood 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
1889
1890 United States Canada 6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1891
1892 United States United States 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-8, 6-4
1893 United States United States 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1894 United States Malcolm G. Chase United States 6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1895 United States Carr Neel United States Edwin P. Fischer 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1896 United States Carr Neel United States 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1897 United States William S. Bond[2] United States Malcolm D. Whitman 7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1898 United States William S. Bond[3][4] United States Leo Ware 6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1899 United States Raymond D. Little United States William S. Bond 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1900 United States Raymond D. Little United States Harold H. Hackett 6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1901 United States Raymond D. Little[5] United States Edwin P. Fischer 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1902 United States Beals C. Wright United States Harold H. Hackett 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1903 United States Edwin P. Fischer[6] United States Beals C. Wright walkover
1904 United States Alphonzo Edward Bell United States Robert LeRoy 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1905 United States Irving Wright Canada D.M. Stewart 13–11, 8–6, 6–4
1906 United States Irving Wright United States default
1907 United States Irving Wright Canada James F. Foulkes 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1908 United States Nathaniel Niles United States Irving Wright 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1909 United States Nathaniel Niles United States 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1910 United States Nathaniel Niles United States 6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1911 United States United States 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1912 United States Richard Norris Williams United States William S. McEllroy 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1913 United States Clarence Griffin United States 9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1914 United States Clarence Griffin United States 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1915 No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920 United States United States 6–3, 3–6 default
1921 United States Robert Lindley Murray United States 7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1922 United States Robert Lindley Murray United States 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1923 United States Robert Lindley Murray United States Herbert Bowman 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's Singles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1893 Canada 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1894 Canada 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1896 United States Juliette Atkinson United States Kathleen Atkinson
1897 United States Juliette Atkinson United States Mrs. Eustace Smith 6–4, 6–3
1898 United States Juliette Atkinson[4] United States Marie Wimer 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1899 United States Edith Parker United States Hallie Champlin 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1900 United States Marie Wimer United States Edith Parker 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1901 United States Marion Jones [5]
1902 United States Carrie Neely[7] United States Nona Closterman 6–4, 6–2
1903 United States Myrtle McAteer United States Carrie Neely 6–4, 6–3
1905 Canada Violet Summerhayes United States 6–2, 6–3
1907 United States May Sutton United States Edith Rotch 6–2, 6–1
1908 United States Marie Wagner Canada Lois Moyes Bickle 6–4, 6–2
1909 United States May Sutton United States 6–2, 6–1
1910 Canada Lois Moyes Bickle United States 6–3, 6–4
1911 United States Hazel Hotchkiss United States May Sutton 0–6, 7–5, 6–0
1912 United States Mary K. Browne United States Dorothy Green 6–2, 7–5
1913 United States Louise Riddell Williams United States Mary K. Browne 8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1914 Canada Lois Moyes Bickle United States Edith Rotch 6–0, 6–4

References[]

  1. ^ Ohnsorg, Roger W. 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. ^ "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
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