Delaware Field Club Open

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Delaware Field Club Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1887;136 years ago (1887)
Abolished1889;134 years ago (1889)
Location Wilmington, Delaware, United States
VenueDelaware Field Club
Surface Clay

The Delaware Field Club Open [1] also known as the Delaware Field Club Lawn Tennis Tournament was an American 19th century tennis competition founded in 1887. [1] The tournament was usually held in early Autumn. The event was played at the Delaware Field Club, Wilmington, Delaware, United States and was discontinued in 1889.

Contents

History

In 1885 the Delaware Field Club was founded. [2] The club first staged the first Delaware Field Club Open in September 1886 the event was played on clay courts. The tournament was discontinued in 1889.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1887 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Charles Belmont Davis Flag of the United States.svg Marmaduke Smith 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. [1]
1888 [4] Flag of the United States.svg Gustavus Remak jr Flag of the United States.svg Charles T. Lee2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 9–7. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tournaments:Delaware Field Club Open" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
  2. on, Best Books (1938). Delaware; a Guide to the First State,. Wilmington: Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 424. ISBN   978-1-62376-008-3.
  3. Hall, Valentine Gill (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: D. W. Granbery & co. p. 17.
  4. Hall, Valentine Gill (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: D. W. Granbery & co. p. 46.