Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1885 |
Abolished | 1987 |
Location | Buffalo, New York, United States |
Venue | Summer Street Grounds |
Surface | Grass |
The Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament was a grass court open tennis tournament organised by the Buffalo Lawn Tennis Club and played at the Summer Street Grounds, Buffalo, New York, United States. It was established in 1885. The tournament was staged until the 1887. [1]
The original Buffalo Lawn Tennis Club was established in 1884 it had no permanent home of its own, the club held the Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament on the Summers Street Grounds from 1885 until 1887. [2] The organisation behind the first Buffalo Lawn Club influenced the development of the present Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club. [3] Tennis events returned to Buffalo in 1903 when The Park Country Club opened. [4] In 1908 it held the Buffalo City Lawn Tennis Championship until 1920. [5] In 1921 the Buffalo Tennis and Squash Club opened it then held the Buffalo Covered Court Championships (later the name changed to Buffalo Indoor Championships until 1975. [6]
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Year | Winner | Finalist | Score |
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1885 | ![]() | ![]() | 6-4, 6–3. [1] |
1886 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1. [1] |
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