The Narragansett Open was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Narragansett Pier Open and played at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States that ran until 1909.
History The Narragansett Pier Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. In 1894 the new Point Judith Country Club was established and took over responsibility for hosting the Narragansette Pier Open. the tournament ran until 1909.
Notable winners of the men's singles title included Walter Van Rensselaer Berry, Howard Augustus Taylor, Oliver Samuel Campbell. Quincy Shaw, Malcolm Greene Chace and John Howland.
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete Roll) Narragansette Pier Open YearWinnersRunners-upScore1885 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Albert Empie Wright 6–3, 6–2, 6–2.1887 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry (2) Albert Empie Wright6–3, 6–3, 6–1.1888 Howard Augustus Taylor Henry Slocum6–4, 8–6, 7–5.1889 Quincy Shaw Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.1890 Oliver Samuel Campbell John W. Carver8–6, 1–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.1893 Malcolm Greene Chace William Larned6–4, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–0.1894 John Howland Manliffe Francis Goodbody4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.1895 William Larned Malcolm Greene Chace2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5.1899 Mal Whitman John Appleton Allen 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.1900 Clarence R. Budlong Jahial Parmly Paret5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.
Women's singles (Incomplete Roll) Narragansette Pier Open YearWinnersRunners-upScore1888 Adeline Robinson Ellen Roosevelt 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 References