The Lenox InvitationWright & Ditson (1894) Invitation Tournaments. Wright & Ditson Company. Boston, United States. page.59. also known as the Lenox Invitation Tennis Tournament was a men's invitational tennis tournament played at the Lenox Lawn Tennis Club, Harlem, New York City, United States on grass courts. The first tournament ran from 1883 until 1930 then was abolished.
History The Lenox Invitation was a men's invitational tennis tournament played at the Lenox Lawn Tennis Club, 123rd Street, Manhattan Avenue, Harlem, New York City, United States on grass courts.Wright & Ditson (1894) Invitation Tournaments. Wright & Ditson Company. Boston, United States. page.59. The first tournament ran from 1883 until 1930 then was abolished.
Finals Men's singles Incomplete Roll Lenox Invitation YearWinnersRunners-upScore1883 Alexander Van Rensselaer Harry Farnum6–2, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6.1884 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Philip Sears6–3, 7–5, 6–3.1885 Walter Van Rensselaer Berry (2) Robert Livingston Beeckman6–3, 0–6, 8–6.1886 Robert Livingston Beeckman Henry Warner Slocum Jr.6–3, 0–6, 8–6.1887 Joseph Sill Clark Sr. Philip Shelton Sears6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5.1888 Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. William Edward Glyn5–7, 6–0, 8–6, 6–2.1889 Bob Huntington Charles A. Chase6–3, 6–3, 6–4.1890 Philip Sears Oliver CampbellWon.?1899 John Appleton Allen Jahial Parmly Paret6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.1900 Roche Goosen George Lorraine Wyeth6–2, 6–2, 6–4.
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