Meadow Club Invitation

Meadow Club Invitation Southampton Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	USNLTA Circuit (1887–1923) ILTF Circuit (1924–73)
Founded	1887;138 years ago (1887)
Abolished	1973;52 years ago (1973)
Editions	85
Location	Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States
Venue	The Meadow Club
Surface	Grass

The Meadow Club Invitation ^[1] or formally the Meadow Club of Southampton Invitation and also known as the Southampton Invitation or Southampton Invitational ^[2] was predominantly a men's grass court tennis tournament established in 1887 at the Meadow Club, Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. The tournament was staged as part of ILTC Circuit until 1973 when it was discontinued. ^{[3] [4]}

History

In 1887 the Meadow Club was founded ^[5] It is a private members located at Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. ^[6] The club inaugurated a major international tennis tournament called the Meadow Club Invitation ^[1] that was staged for 85 editions between 1888 and 1973, though it was not staged continuously. ^[5] A women's invitation singles tournament was introduced briefly in the late 1920s to early 1940s under the title of the Southampton Invitational Round Robin or Meadow Club Invitational Round Robin, though women did take part most years in the mixed doubles events.

With the exception of 1903 when the English player Laurie Doherty won the men's event it was completely dominated by American players until the mid-1940s with multiple winners such as; Howard Augustus Taylor, ^[4] Vinnie Richards, Bill Tilden II, Frank Parker, and Bobby Riggs. ^[7] After World War II up until at least 1969 more foreign players won this event including; Pancho Segura, Roy Emerson, Ian Vermaak, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche and Owen Davidson and Rod Laver. ^[8] The Meadow Club Invitation ^[9] ran until 1973 when it was discontinued. ^[10]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887 [4]	Howard Augustus Taylor	Henry Warner Slocum	6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 9-7, 6-3
1888 [4]	Howard Augustus Taylor (2)	Joseph Sill Clark	6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1889 [4]	Howard Augustus Taylor (3)	Joseph Sill Clark	6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1890 [4]	Howard Augustus Taylor (4)	Rodmond Vernon Beach	6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1891 [4]	Valentine Gill Hall	Howard Augustus Taylor	w.o.
1892 [4]	Edward Ludlow Hall	Valentine Gill Hall	4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 8-6
1893 [4]	William Larned	Edward Ludlow Hall	2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1899 [4]	Mal Whitman	Leo Ware	7-5, 6-4, 8-6
1903 [4]	Laurence Doherty	William Larned	6-1, 6-2, 6-1
1918 [4]	Bill Tilden II	Theodore Pell	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1919 [4]	Chuck Garland	Willis Davis	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1920 [4]	Vinnie Richards	William Jackson Clothier	6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
1921 [4]	Willis E. Davis	Vinnie Richards	3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4
1922 [4]	Vinnie Richards (2)	Robert Kinsey	6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1923 [4]	Vinnie Richards (3)	Carl Fischer	6-2, 6-2, 6-2
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924 [4]	Howard Kinsey	Harvey Burton Snodgrass	3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
1925 [4]	Howard Kinsey (2)	George Lott	6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1926 [4]	Bill Tilden II (2)	Brian Norton	6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
1927 [4]	Bill Tilden II (3)	George Lott	6-2, 7-5, 6-2
1928 [4]	Berkeley Bell	Gregory Mangin	6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1929 [4]	Fritz Mercur	John Doeg	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1930 [4]	Sidney Wood	Wilmer Allison	3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1931 [4]	George Lott	Clifford Sutter	6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
1932 [4]	Sidney Wood (2)	Gregory Mangin	4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 12-14, 7-5
1933 [4]	Frank Shields	Frank Parker	6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1934 [4]	Frank Parker	Bryan Grant	6-3, 9-7, 6-0
1935 [4]	Frank Parker (2)	J. Gilbert Hall	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1936 [4]	Frank Parker (3)	Gregory Mangin	1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
1937 [4]	Bobby Riggs	Jiro Yamagishi	6-4, 6-3, ret.
1938 [4]	Bobby Riggs (2)	Sidney Wood	6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1939 [4]	Bobby Riggs (3)	Sidney Wood	10-8, 6-4, 6-4
1940 [4]	Don McNeill	Frank Kovacs	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1941 [4]	Bobby Riggs (4)	Frank Kovacs	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1942 [4]	Ted Schroeder	Sidney Wood	3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
1943 [4]	Pancho Segura	Sidney Wood	6-3, 7-5, 9-7
1944 [4]	Pancho Segura (2)	Don McNeill	7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
1945 [4]	Bill Talbert	Alejo Russell	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1946 [4]	Gardnar Mulloy	Bill Talbert	8-6, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6, 10-8
1947 [4]	Pancho Segura (3)	Seymour Greenberg	6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
1948 [4]	Pancho Gonzales	Budge Patty	6-3, 6-0, 6-3
1949 [4]	Bill Talbert (2)	Pancho Gonzales	6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1950 [4]	Earl Cochell	Gardnar Mulloy	9-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1951 [4]	Tony Trabert	Herb Flam	6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 6-3
1952 [4]	Noel Brown	Sidney Schwartz	8-6, 6-1, 6-0
1953 [4]	Jack Tuero	Charles F. Masterson	6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5
1954 [4]	Eddie Moylan	Bill Talbert	6-0, 6-2, 6-4
1955 [4]	Eddie Moylan (2)	Tony Trabert	6-3, 2-6, 6-8, 8-6, 1-0, ret.
1956 [4]	Roy Emerson	Grant Golden	6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 8-6
1957 [4]	Whitney Reed	Roy Emerson	10-8, 1-0, ret.
1958 [4]	Ham Richardson	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
1959 [4]	Ian Vermaak	Raymond Weedon [11]	6-1, 4-6, 6-1
1960 [4]	Rod Laver	Ronald Holmberg	12-10, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1961 [4]	Allen E. Fox	Bob Mark	5-7, 8-6, 6-1, 4-4, ret.
1962 [4]	Fred Stolle	Whitney Reed	7-5, 6-2, 8-6
1964 [4]	Gene Scott	Charlie Pasarell	10-8, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4
1965 [4]	Chuck McKinley	Gene Scott	3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 10-8
1966 [4]	Tony Roche	Graham Stilwell	6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
1967 [4]	Owen Davidson	Ray Ruffels	6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1968 [4]	Ronald Holmberg	Gene Scott	6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 13-11
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 [4]	Clark Graebner	Bob Lutz	6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Women's singles

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1943	Pauline Betz (1st)	Louise Brough (2nd)	Round Robin

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