Nahant Invitation | |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Nahant, Massachusetts, United States |
Venue: | Nahant Club |
Surface: | Clay |
The Nahant Invitation[1] was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club,[2] Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904.[3]
The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States,[4] In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players Howard Augustus Taylor won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was Henry Slocum played six won five lost one.[3] In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was Philip Shelton Sears played five won four lost one.[3] The same format continued until 1892.[3] The tournament was held through to 1904.[3]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1885[5] | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. | Oliver Samuel Campbell | 6-3, 6-2, 6-3. |
1886 | Howard Augustus Taylor | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. |
1887 | Henry Slocum | RR. | |
1888 | Charles Amherst Chase | Philip Shelton Sears | RR. |
1889 | Charles Amherst Chase | Edward Ludlow Hall | RR. |
1890 | Oliver Samuel Campbell | RR. | |
1891 | Clarence Hobart | RR. | |
1892 | Edward Ludlow Hall | Malcolm Greene Chace | RR. |
1903 | William Jackson Clothier | 6–4, 6–0. | |
1904[6] | William Larned | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3. | |
The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.[7]