Lenox Invitation

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Lenox Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883;140 years ago (1883)
Abolished1930;93 years ago (1930)
Editions5
Location Harlem, New York City, United States
VenueLenox Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Lenox Invitation [1] also known as the Lenox Invitation Tennis Tournament [2] was a men's invitational tennis tournament played at the Lenox Lawn Tennis Club, [3] Harlem, New York City, United States on grass courts. The first tournament ran from 1883 until 1930 then was abolished.

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History

The Lenox Invitation was a men's invitational tennis tournament played at the Lenox Lawn Tennis Club, [4] 123rd Street, Manhattan Avenue, [5] Harlem, New York City, United States on grass courts. [6] The first tournament ran from 1883 until 1930 then was abolished. [3] [7]

Finals

Men's singles

Incomplete Roll
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Lenox Invitation
1883 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Van Rensselaer Flag of the United States.svg Harry Farnum 6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6. [3]
1884 Flag of the United States.svg Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Flag of the United States.svg Philip Shelton Sears 6–3, 7–5, 6–3. [3]
1885 Flag of the United States.svg Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Flag of the United States.svg Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–3, 0–6, 8–6. [3]
1886 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Livingston Beeckman Flag of the United States.svg Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 6–3, 0–6, 8–6. [3]
1887 Flag of the United States.svg Joseph Sill Clark Sr. Flag of the United States.svg Philip Shelton Sears 6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5. [3]
1888 Flag of the United States.svg Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Edward Glyn 5–7, 6–0, 8–6, 6–2. [3]
1889 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Huntington Flag of the United States.svg Charles A. Chase 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. [3]
1899 Flag of the United States.svg John Appleton Allen [8] Flag of the United States.svg Jahial Parmly Paret 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3. [3]
1900 Flag of the United States.svg Roche Goosen Flag of the United States.svg George Lorraine Wyeth6–2, 6–2, 6–4. [3]

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