Magnolia Springs Open

Magnolia Springs Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	USNLTA Circuit
Founded	1891;134 years ago (1891)
Abolished	1894;131 years ago (1894)
Location	Magnolia Springs, Orlando, Florida, United States
Venue	Magnolia Springs Tennis Club
Surface	Hard

The Magnolia Springs Open ^[1] was a men's and women's hard cement court tennis tournament founded in 1891. ^[2] The tournament was organised by the Magnolia Springs Tennis Club and was played in Magnolia Springs, Orlando, Florida, United States and was held annually until 1894 as part of the USNLTA Circuit when it was discontinued. ^[2]

History

The Magnolia Springs Open was first held in 1891 it was organized by the Magnolia Springs Tennis Club, ^[3] and was played at the Magnolia Springs Resort Hotel, Magnolia Springs, Orlando Florida United States. ^[4] The men's singles title was won by Albert Empie Wright. ^[2] The tournament was an official sanctioned vent of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. ^[5] The final edition was held in 1894 with the winner of the men's singles being Gregory Seeley Bryan. In 1895 the club did not renew the tournament and it was discontinued. ^[6]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1891	Albert Empie Wright	J.B. Baumgarten	6–2, 6–4, 7–5. [2]
1892	Frank Beach	John W. Nichols Jr	6–2, 6–2, 6–4. [2]
1893	Clarence Hobart	Harry Eugene Avery	6–3, 6–1, 6–3. [2]
1894	Gregory Seeley Bryan	Edward Morton	6–2, 6–3, 6–0. [2]

Mixed doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1893	Gregory Seeley Bryan Maud Reynolds	John A Morton Miss. White	def. [2]
1894	Gregory Seeley Bryan (2) Maud Reynolds (2)	Edward Morton Miss. White	def. [2]

References

1. "Florida Tennis Season Opens" . Boston Evening Transcript . Boston: The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com. 10 Mar 1894. p. 8. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. "Tournaments: Magnolia Springs Open" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
3. "At The Winter Resorts" . Boston Evening Transcript. Boston: The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com. 19 Feb 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
4. Boston Evening Transcript (1892)
5. Boston Evening Transcript
6. "No Open Tournaments" . The Evening Star. Washington DC: The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com. 1 Mar 1895. p. 11. Retrieved 29 August 2023.