Seventh Regiment Championship

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Seventh Regiment Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1950
Location Manhattan, New York City, NY, United States
Venue Seventh Regiment Armory
Surface Wood(indoor)

The Seventh Regiment Championship [1] was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, New York City, United States and played on indoor hard courts at the Seventh Regiment Armory. [2] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1950.

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History

The Seventh Regiment Championship was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, NYC, New York State, United States and played on indoor hard courts. [3] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1950.

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

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References

  1. "SEVENTH REGIMENT TENNIS NEAR END". New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 1910. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13.
  3. "MILITARY TENNIS TOURNEY.; Seventh Regiment Championship Starts To-morrow Morning". The New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. December 24, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  4. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.9.
  5. "FRED ANDERSON IS VICTOR.; Defeats Brother for Seventh Regiment Indoor Tennis Title". The New York Times. New York City, USA: The New York Times Company. March 20, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2023.