The Wellesley Open Gill Hall, Valentine. (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D.W. Cranberry & Co. Boston. United States. pp.30, 31. was a grass court tennis tournament staged for one edition only from July 10 to 13 1888.Wellesley Tennis Tournament. (20 July 1888). The Newton Graphic. Newton Massachusetts. United States. page.8. It was played at Ridge Hill Farm in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.
The event was part of the USNLTA Circuit for that season only.
History The tournament was organized by Fred Hovey then president of the Wellesley Lawn Tennis Club.Wellesley Tennis Tournament. (20 July 1888). The Newton Graphic. Newton Massachusetts. United States. page.8.
The tournament featured a 20 man draw for the singles, 10 pairs for the men's doubles.Tennis Archives It included players such as Fred S. Mansfield, Fred Hovey who also played, Henry Ditson of the sports company Wright & Ditson, Edward Peale MacMullen and Henry Bixby.Tennis Archives
Finals Singles Year Winners Runners up Score 1888 Philip Sears Arthur WillistonTennis Archives4-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-2.Hall, Valentine Gill pp.30-31.
References
Sources Tennis Archives Tournament: Wellesley. https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/.