The Flushing Athletic Club Championship was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Flushing Athletic Club Open also known as the Flushing Spring Tournament was a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.Times Union The tournament was held at the Flushing Athletic Club, Flushing, Queens, New York City, United States.
History In 1888 the first edition of the Flushing Athletic Club Open was held. That tournament was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event. The tournament ran annually till 1891 as part of the USNLTA Circuit when it was dropped from that schedule.
Finals Men's singles Year Champion Runner up Score 1888 A.W. Post Clarence Hobart6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 6–1. 1889 Clarence Hobart Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4. 1890 Henry Slocum Clarence Hobart3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6-4 1891 Edward Ludlow Hall Henry Slocum 6-4, 5–7, 6–2, 6-4
Women's singles (incomplete roll) Year Champion Runner up Score 1888 Miss Ellen M. Lynch Miss Ward6–3, 6–3, 6–3. 1889 Adeline Robinson Miss Ellen M. Lynch6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. 1890 Miss Ellen M. LynchThe Boston Globe ?? 1891 Miss Ellen M. Lynch Miss Jane Ryerson 6-2, 4–6, 5–6, 6–4, 6–3.
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