Niagara International Tennis Tournament

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]

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

Champions

Men's Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885 Henry Gordon Mackenzie R.O.S. Wood6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1886
1887 E.C. Knight S. Burrell6-4, 6-1
1888
1889
1890 Edward E. Tanner Henry Gordon Mackenzie6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1891
1892 Arthur E. Fuller
1893 Fritz K. Ward Arthur E. Fuller8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1894 Malcolm G. Chase Fritz K. Ward6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1895 Carr Neel
1896 Carr Neel Fritz K. Ward6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1897 William S. Bond [2] Malcolm D. Whitman7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1898 William S. Bond [3][4] Leo Ware6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1899 Raymond D. Little William S. Bond6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1900 Raymond D. Little Harold H. Hackett6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1901 Raymond D. Little [5] Edwin P. Fischer6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1902 Beals C. Wright Harold H. Hackett4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1903 Edwin P. Fischer [6] Beals C. Wright
1904 Alphonzo Edward Bell Robert LeRoy7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1905 Irving Wright B.M. Stewart13–11, 8–6, 6–4
1906 Irving Wright Harry C. Johnsondefault
1907 Irving Wright James F. Foulkes6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1908 Nathaniel Niles Irving Wright1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1909 Nathaniel Niles George C. Janes6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1910 Nathaniel Niles Henry C. Wick6–1, 6–4, 6–0
1911 Edwin H. Whitney Fred H. Harris6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
1912 Richard Norris Williams William S. McEllroy6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1913 Clarence Griffin Edwin H. Whitney9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
1914 Clarence Griffin George M. Church3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1915No competition (due to WWI)
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920 Harold Taylor James Weber6–3, 3–6 default
1921 Robert Lindley Murray Clifford Herd7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1922 Robert Lindley Murray Armand Bruneau6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1923 Robert Lindley Murray Herbert Bowman6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1893 Maude Delano OsborneMrs. Sydney Smith6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1894 Maude Delano OsborneMrs. Whithead4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1896 Juliette Atkinson Kathleen Atkinson
1897 Juliette Atkinson Mrs. Eustace Smith6–4, 6–3
1898 Juliette Atkinson [4] Marie Wimer10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1899 Edith Parker Hallie Champlin4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1900 Marie Wimer Edith Parker9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1901 Marion Jones [5]
1902 Carrie Neely [7] Nona Closterman6–4, 6–2
1903 Myrtle McAteer Carrie Neely6–4, 6–3
1905 Violet Summerhayes Miss Day6–2, 6–3
1907 May Sutton Edith Rotch6–2, 6–1
1908 Marie Wagner Lois Moyes Bickle6–4, 6–2
1909 May Sutton J.H. Hannam6–2, 6–1
1910 Lois Moyes Bickle Alice Day Beard6–3, 6–4
1911 Hazel Hotchkiss May Sutton0–6, 7–5, 6–0
1912 Mary K. Browne Dorothy Green6–2, 7–5
1913 Louise Riddell Williams Mary K. Browne8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1914 Lois Moyes Bickle Edith Rotch6–0, 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. "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
  5. "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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