Delaware Tennis Club Tournament

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Delaware Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1886;139 years ago (1886)
Abolished1886;139 years ago (1886)
Location Wilmington, Delaware, United States
VenueDelaware Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Delaware Tennis Club Tournament [1] was a 19th-century American tennis competition held only one time in September 1886. [1] The event was played at the Delaware Tennis Club, Wilmington, Delaware, United States and was discontinued.

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History

In 1885 the Delaware Field Club was founded. [2] The club staged the Delaware Tennis Club Tournament in September 1886 the event was played on grass courts. [1] The winner of the men's event was Charles Belmont Davis who defeated Gustavus Remak Jr. in four sets. [1]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1886 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Charles Belmont Davis Flag of the United States.svg Gustavus Remak jr [4] 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tournaments:Delaware Tennis Club" . 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.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  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. 13.
  4. ↑ "Gustavus Remak, Jr". Zeta Psi Fraternity. Pearl River, NY: Zeta Psi International. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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