Orange Spring Tournament

Orange Spring Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded 1882
Abolished 1899
Editions 8
Location South Orange, New Jersey,
United States
Surface Outdoor (grass)

The Orange Spring Tournament also known as the Orange Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early men's open tennis tournament held in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. It was usually staged the second week of June annually from 1882 to 1899.

History

The Orange Spring Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States, there were eight editions of this event. [1]

Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:

Mens singles

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1882United States Godfrey M. BrinleyUnited States J. F. Bacon6-0 6-2 6-3
1884United States Richard Field ConoverUnited States Wallace Percy Knapp6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 [2]
1885United States Robert Livingston Beeckman [3]United States William V.S. Thorne7-5 6-2 6-3 [4]
1886United States Robert Livingston Beeckman [5]United Kingdom William Edward Glyn6-2 6-0 6-4 [6]
1887United States Oliver Campbell [7]United States Edward P. MacMullen1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 [8]
1888United States Howard Augustus Taylor [9]United States A.W. Post6-3 6-2 6-4 [10]
1897 [lower-alpha 1]United States Joseph D. ForbesUnited States Jahail (John) Parmly Paret6-1 2-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
1899 [lower-alpha 2]United States Jahail (John) Parmly ParetUnited States George H. Mile6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4

Notes

  1. ↑ 1897 edition there was a challenge round
  2. ↑ 1899 edition there was a challenge round

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "Tournament – Orange Spring Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. ↑ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
  4. ↑ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 11.
  6. ↑ "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 15.
  8. ↑ Times, New York (June 1887). "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1887". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ↑ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 26.
  10. ↑ History, Fulton (2017). "Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Sources

  • Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co.
  • Tournament – "Orange Spring Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017.
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