Englewood Invitation

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

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

History

In 1887 the Englewood Field Club was founded. In August 1887, it staged the first Englewood Open as a clay court tennis tournament. In 1939 the tournament's name was changed to the Englewood Invitation and at which point the surface was switched to grass tennis courts. 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	Oliver Samuel Campbell	Augustus Duryee	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1888	Oliver Samuel Campbell (2)	Albert Empie Wright	6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1889	Clarence Hobart	Carroll J. Post Jr.	7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1890	Clarence Hobart (2)	Philip Shelton Sears	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
1892	M.F. Prosser	Charles Kell	7–5, 9–7, 6–4
1907	Frederick Anderson	Henry J. Mollenhauer	6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1909	Karl Behr	Edward Larned	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1909	Edward Larned	Frederick Anderson	6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1911	Karl Behr (2)	Bill Larned	11–9, 6–2, 6–4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1927	Allen Behr	Percy Kynaston	9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6
1928	Percy Kynaston	Sadakazu Onda	6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1937	Ricardo Tapia	Sadakazu Onda	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1938	Wayne Sabin	Martin Buxby	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
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1939	Wayne Sabin (2)	Ladislav Hecht	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1940	Frank Bowden	Carlton Alexander Rood Jr	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1950	George A. Ball	William (Bill) Lurie	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1954	Calvin D. MacCracken	Larry Schaffer	6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 6–2
1955	Calvin D. MacCracken (2)	Reginald Weir	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1956	Cliff Mayne	Renato Gori	6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1957	Larry Schaffer	Robert M. (Bob) Barker	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1958	Renato Gori	Calvin D. MacCracken	8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1959	Renato Gori (2)	Ronald Kerdasha	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1960	Jim Hanlon	Ronald Kerdasha	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	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
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1960	Martha MacCracken	Nancy Cross	6–1, 6–4

External links

• Englewood Field Club/