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- ↑ "Tournaments:Litchfield (USA)" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ↑ "History". litchfield.club. Litchfield, Connecticut: Litchfield Country Club. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
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- ↑ "Connecticut Tennis Winners" . The New York Times. New York City. July 15, 1911. p. 8. Retrieved May 18, 2023.