Englewood Invitation

Englewood Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit (1913–1968)
Founded	1887; 138 years ago (1887)
Abolished	1970; 55 years ago (1970)
Location	Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
Venue	Englewood Field Club
Surface	Clay/Grass

The Englewoood Invitation^[1] also known as the Englewood Field Club Invitational was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1887 as the Englewood Open^[2] that was also known as the Bergen County Open played at the Englewood Field Club, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States until 1970 when it was abolished.^[3]

History

In 1887 the Englewood Field Club was founded.^[4] In August 1887, it staged the first Englewood Open as a clay court tennis tournament.^[5] In 1939 the tournament's name was changed to the Englewood Invitation^[6] and at which point the surface was switched to grass tennis courts.^[7] The tournament continued was annually until the event ended in 1970.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887[3]	Oliver Samuel Campbell	Augustus Duryee	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1888[3]	Oliver Samuel Campbell (2)	Albert Empie Wright	6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1889[3]	Clarence Hobart	Carroll J. Post Jr.	7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1890[3]	Clarence Hobart (2)	Philip Shelton Sears	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1892[3]	M.F. Prosser	Charles Kell	7–5, 9–7, 6–4
1907[3]	Frederick Anderson	Henry J. Mollenhauer	6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1909[3]	Karl Behr	Edward Larned	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1909[3]	Edward Larned	Frederick Anderson	6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1911[3]	Karl Behr (2)	Bill Larned	11–9, 6–2, 6–4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1927[3]	Allen Behr	Percy Kynaston	9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6
1928[3]	Percy Kynaston	Sadakazu Onda	6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1937[3]	Ricardo Tapia	Sadakazu Onda	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1938[3]	Wayne Sabin	Martin Buxby[8]	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Englewood Invitation
1939[3]	Wayne Sabin (2)	Ladislav Hecht	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1940[3]	Frank Bowden	Carlton Alexander Rood Jr	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1950[3]	George A. Ball	William (Bill) Lurie[9]	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1954[3]	Calvin D. MacCracken	Larry Schaffer	6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 6–2
1955[3]	Calvin D. MacCracken (2)	Reginald Weir	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1956[3]	Cliff Mayne	Renato Gori	6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1957[3]	Larry Schaffer	Robert M. (Bob) Barker	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1958[3]	Renato Gori	Calvin D. MacCracken	8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1959[3]	Renato Gori (2)	Ronald Kerdasha	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1960[3]	Jim Hanlon	Ronald Kerdasha	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970[3]	Steve Siegel	Warren Lucas	6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Englewood/Bergen County Open
Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1906	Marie Wagner	Miss Coffin	6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1907	Marie Wagner (2)	Eleanor Souther	6–3, 6–4
1912	Marie Wagner (3)	Helen McLean	7–5, 6–3
1918	Marion Zinderstein	Anna Rogge	6–4, 6–2
1919	Marion Vanderhoef	Edith Sigourney	6–3, 6–3
1925	Molla Mallory	Helene Falk	6–1, 6–2
Englewood Invitation
1960	Martha MacCracken	Nancy Cross	6–1, 6–4

References

1. TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (May 22, 1939). "Doeg Sets Back Glidden, 6–0, 7–5, In Englewood Invitation Tennis; Former National Singles Champion Gains Quarter-Final Round—Decker Defeats Thackara—Sabin Triumphs by 6–1, 6–1". The New York Times. New York. p. 24. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
2. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Index". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. p. 29.
3. "Tournaments: Bergen County - Englewood". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
4. "Englewood Field Club – Bergen County". www.englewoodfieldclub.org. Englewood, New Jersey: Englewood Field Club. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
5. "Tournament – Bergen County Englewood". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
6. Tennis Archives
7. Tennis Archives
8. "Martin Buxby: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
9. "William Lurie: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved August 26, 2023.

External links

• Englewood Field Club/