Beacon Park Open

Beacon Park Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1880;145 years ago (1880)
Abolished	1880;145 years ago (1880)
Location	Beacon Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Surface	Grass

The Beacon Park Open a men's grass court tennis tournament staged only one time in October 1880. ^[1] The open tournament was organised by the Beacon Park Athletic Association, and played at Beacon Park, Boston, Massachusetts, United States. ^[2]

History

The Beacon Park tournament was a grass court tennis event organised by the Boston Athletic Assoctiation, and played in October 1880. ^[3] It is notable for being the first challenge cup tournament to be staged in the United States.

A description of the tournament that took place in Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes 1890:

In October an open tournament was held at Beacon Park, Boston, for a challenge cup, to be won three times. This was the first challenge cup played for in the country, and was won by Mr. R. D. Sears.

— Heathcote, J. M. (1890). "XVIII: Lawn Tennis in America by R. D. Sears (late Champion of America)". The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. London: Longmans, Green.

References

1. Heathcote, J. M. (1890). "XVIII: Lawn Tennis in America by R. D. Sears (late Champion of America)". The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. London: Longmans, Green.
2. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes
3. Dwight, James (September 12, 2016). "LAWN TENNIS IN NEW ENGLAND" (PDF). United States: Original: Outing Magazine: Wayback Machine. p. 158. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2022.