Niagara_International_Tournament
Niagara International Tennis Tournament
Tennis tournament
The Niagara International Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada between 1885 and 1923. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Royal Hotel and was held in the second half of August. In the final year, 1923, the tournament was held on the courts of the Clifton Hotel.[1]
Quick Facts Defunct tennis tournament, Event name ...
| Niagara | |
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| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Niagara International Tennis Tournament |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
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Men's singles
More information Year, Champions ...
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 |  Henry Gordon Mackenzie | R.O.S. Wood | 6–2, 6–1, 6-1 | ||
| 1886 | |||||
| 1887 |  E.C. Knight | S. Burrell | 6–4, 6-1 | ||
| 1888 | Ganson Depew | R.O.S. Wood | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6-0 | ||
| 1889 | |||||
| 1890 | Edward E. Tanner | Henry Gordon Mackenzie | 6–4, 6–3, 6-1 | ||
| 1891 | |||||
| 1892 | Arthur E. Fuller | Fritz K. Ward | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6-4 | ||
| 1893 | Fritz K. Ward | Arthur E. Fuller | 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 1894 | Malcolm G. Chase | Fritz K. Ward | 6–3, 6–1, 8–6 | ||
| 1895 | Carr Neel | Edwin P. Fischer | 6–2, 6–2, 6-1 | ||
| 1896 | Carr Neel | Fritz K. Ward | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1897 | William S. Bond[2] | Malcolm D. Whitman | 7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1898 | William S. Bond[3][4] | Leo Ware | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8 | ||
| 1899 | Raymond D. Little | William S. Bond | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1900 | Raymond D. Little | Harold H. Hackett | 6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1901 | Raymond D. Little[5] | Edwin P. Fischer | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1902 | Beals C. Wright | Harold H. Hackett | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 1903 | Edwin P. Fischer[6] | Beals C. Wright | walkover | ||
| 1904 | Alphonzo Edward Bell | Robert LeRoy | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1905 | Irving Wright | D.M. Stewart | 13–11, 8–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1906 | Irving Wright | Harry C. Johnson | default | ||
| 1907 | Irving Wright | James F. Foulkes | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1908 | Nathaniel Niles | Irving Wright | 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1909 | Nathaniel Niles | George C. Janes | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| 1910 | Nathaniel Niles | Henry C. Wick | 6–1, 6–4, 6–0 | ||
| 1911 | Edwin H. Whitney | Fred H. Harris | 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1912 | Richard Norris Williams | William S. McEllroy | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1913 | Clarence Griffin | Edwin H. Whitney | 9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7 | ||
| 1914 | Clarence Griffin | George M. Church | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1915 | No competition (due to WWI) | ||||
| 1916 | |||||
| 1917 | |||||
| 1918 | |||||
| 1919 |  Ichiya Kumagae | Vincent (Vinnie) Richards | 6-1, 6–4, 6–4.[7] | ||
| 1920 | Harold Taylor | James Weber | 6–3, 3–6 default | ||
| 1921 | Robert Lindley Murray | Clifford Herd | 7–5, 8–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1922 | Robert Lindley Murray | Armand Bruneau | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1923 | Robert Lindley Murray | Herbert Bowman | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
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Women's singles
More information Year, Champions ...
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Maude Delano Osborne | Mrs. Sydney Smith | 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1894 | Maude Delano Osborne | Mrs. Whithead | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1896 | Juliette Atkinson | Kathleen Atkinson | |
| 1897 | Juliette Atkinson | Mrs. Eustace Smith | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1898 | Juliette Atkinson[4] | Marie Wimer | 10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1899 | Edith Parker | Hallie Champlin | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1900 | Marie Wimer | Edith Parker | 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1901 | Marion Jones [5] | ||
| 1902 | Carrie Neely[8] | Nona Closterman | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1903 | Myrtle McAteer | Carrie Neely | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1905 | Violet Summerhayes | Miss Day | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1907 | May Sutton | Edith Rotch | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1908 | Marie Wagner | Lois Moyes Bickle | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1909 | May Sutton | J.H. Hannam | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1910 | Lois Moyes Bickle | Alice Day Beard | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1911 | Hazel Hotchkiss | May Sutton | 0–6, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1912 | Mary K. Browne | Dorothy Green | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1913 | Louise Riddell Williams | Mary K. Browne | 8–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Lois Moyes Bickle | Edith Rotch | 6–0, 6–4 |
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- "Miss Atkinson's Tennis Cup" (PDF). The New York Times. August 30, 1898.
- "Little Still Tennis Champion" (PDF). The New York Times. September 3, 1901. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- "Fischer Wins in Niagara Tennis" (PDF). The New York Times. 5 Sep 1903. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Niagara International Tournament 1919". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- "Niagara Tennis Tournament" (PDF). The New York Times. 31 Aug 1902. Retrieved 16 May 2012.