Meadow Club Invitation

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Meadow Club Invitation
Southampton Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1887–1923)
ILTF Circuit (1924–73)
Founded1887; 139 years ago (1887)
Abolished1973; 53 years ago (1973)
Editions85
LocationSouthampton, Long Island, New York, United States
VenueThe Meadow Club
SurfaceGrass

The Meadow Club Invitation[1] or formally the Meadow Club of Southampton Invitation and also known as the Southampton Invitation or Southampton Invitational[2] was predominantly a men's grass court tennis tournament established in 1887 at the Meadow Club, Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. The tournament was staged as part of ILTC Circuit until 1973 when it was discontinued.[3][4]

History

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In 1887 the Meadow Club was founded[5] It is a private members located at Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States.[6] The club inaugurated a major international tennis tournament called the Meadow Club Invitation[1] that was staged for 85 editions between 1888 and 1973, though it was not staged continuously.[5] A women's invitation singles tournament was introduced briefly in the late 1920s to early 1940s under the title of the Southampton Invitational Round Robin or Meadow Club Invitational Round Robin, though women did take part most years in the mixed doubles events.

With the exception of 1903 when the English player Laurie Doherty won the men's event it was completely dominated by American players until the mid-1940s with multiple winners such as; Howard Augustus Taylor,[4] Vinnie Richards, Bill Tilden II, Frank Parker, and Bobby Riggs.[7] After World War II up until at least 1969 more foreign players won this event including; Pancho Segura, Roy Emerson, Ian Vermaak, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche and Owen Davidson and Rod Laver.[8] The Meadow Club Invitation[9] ran until 1973 when it was discontinued.[10]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Augustus Taylor Error creating thumbnail: Henry Warner Slocum 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 9-7, 6-3
1888[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Augustus Taylor (2) Error creating thumbnail: Joseph Sill Clark 6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1889[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Augustus Taylor (3) Error creating thumbnail: Joseph Sill Clark 6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1890[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Augustus Taylor (4) Error creating thumbnail: Rodmond Vernon Beach 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1891[4] Error creating thumbnail: Valentine Gill Hall Error creating thumbnail: Howard Augustus Taylor w.o.
1892[4] Error creating thumbnail: Edward Ludlow Hall Error creating thumbnail: Valentine Gill Hall 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 8-6
1893[4] Error creating thumbnail: William Larned Error creating thumbnail: Edward Ludlow Hall 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1899[4] Error creating thumbnail: Mal Whitman Error creating thumbnail: Leo Ware 7-5, 6-4, 8-6
1903[4] United Kingdom Laurence Doherty Error creating thumbnail: William Larned 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
1918[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bill Tilden II Error creating thumbnail: Theodore Pell 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1919[4] Error creating thumbnail: Chuck Garland Error creating thumbnail: Willis Davis 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1920[4] Error creating thumbnail: Vinnie Richards Error creating thumbnail: William Jackson Clothier 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
1921[4] Error creating thumbnail: Willis E. Davis Error creating thumbnail: Vinnie Richards 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4
1922[4] Error creating thumbnail: Vinnie Richards (2) Error creating thumbnail: Robert Kinsey 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1923[4] Error creating thumbnail: Vinnie Richards (3) Error creating thumbnail: Carl Fischer 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Kinsey Error creating thumbnail: Harvey Burton Snodgrass 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
1925[4] Error creating thumbnail: Howard Kinsey (2) Error creating thumbnail: George Lott 6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1926[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bill Tilden II (2) South Africa Brian Norton 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
1927[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bill Tilden II (3) Error creating thumbnail: George Lott 6-2, 7-5, 6-2
1928[4] Error creating thumbnail: Berkeley Bell Error creating thumbnail: Gregory Mangin 6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1929[4] Error creating thumbnail: Fritz Mercur Error creating thumbnail: John Doeg 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1930[4] Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood Error creating thumbnail: Wilmer Allison 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1931[4] Error creating thumbnail: George Lott Error creating thumbnail: Clifford Sutter 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
1932[4] Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood (2) Error creating thumbnail: Gregory Mangin 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 12-14, 7-5
1933[4] Error creating thumbnail: Frank Shields Error creating thumbnail: Frank Parker 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1934[4] Error creating thumbnail: Frank Parker Error creating thumbnail: Bryan Grant 6-3, 9-7, 6-0
1935[4] Error creating thumbnail: Frank Parker (2) Error creating thumbnail: J. Gilbert Hall 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1936[4] Error creating thumbnail: Frank Parker (3) Error creating thumbnail: Gregory Mangin 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
1937[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bobby Riggs Japan Jiro Yamagishi 6-4, 6-3, ret.
1938[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bobby Riggs (2) Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood 6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1939[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bobby Riggs (3) Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood 10-8, 6-4, 6-4
1940[4] Error creating thumbnail: Don McNeill Error creating thumbnail: Frank Kovacs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1941[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bobby Riggs (4) Error creating thumbnail: Frank Kovacs 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1942[4] Error creating thumbnail: Ted Schroeder Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
1943[4] Ecuador Pancho Segura Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Wood 6-3, 7-5, 9-7
1944[4] Ecuador Pancho Segura (2) Error creating thumbnail: Don McNeill 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
1945[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bill Talbert Argentina Alejo Russell 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1946[4] Error creating thumbnail: Gardnar Mulloy Error creating thumbnail: Bill Talbert 8-6, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6, 10-8
1947[4] Ecuador Pancho Segura (3) Error creating thumbnail: Seymour Greenberg 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
1948[4] Error creating thumbnail: Pancho Gonzales Error creating thumbnail: Budge Patty 6-3, 6-0, 6-3
1949[4] Error creating thumbnail: Bill Talbert (2) Error creating thumbnail: Pancho Gonzales 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1950[4] Error creating thumbnail: Earl Cochell Error creating thumbnail: Gardnar Mulloy 9-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1951[4] Error creating thumbnail: Tony Trabert Error creating thumbnail: Herb Flam 6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 6-3
1952[4] Error creating thumbnail: Noel Brown Error creating thumbnail: Sidney Schwartz 8-6, 6-1, 6-0
1953[4] Error creating thumbnail: Jack Tuero Error creating thumbnail: Charles F. Masterson 6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5
1954[4] Error creating thumbnail: Eddie Moylan Error creating thumbnail: Bill Talbert 6-0, 6-2, 6-4
1955[4] Error creating thumbnail: Eddie Moylan (2) Error creating thumbnail: Tony Trabert 6-3, 2-6, 6-8, 8-6, 1-0, ret.
1956[4] Australia Roy Emerson Error creating thumbnail: Grant Golden 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 8-6
1957[4] Error creating thumbnail: Whitney Reed Australia Roy Emerson 10-8, 1-0, ret.
1958[4] Error creating thumbnail: Ham Richardson Error creating thumbnail: Sammy Giammalva Jr. 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
1959[4] South Africa Ian Vermaak South Africa Raymond Weedon[11] 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
1960[4] Australia Rod Laver Error creating thumbnail: Ronald Holmberg 12-10, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1961[4] Error creating thumbnail: Allen E. Fox Australia Bob Mark 5-7, 8-6, 6-1, 4-4, ret.
1962[4] Australia Fred Stolle Error creating thumbnail: Whitney Reed 7-5, 6-2, 8-6
1964[4] Error creating thumbnail: Gene Scott Puerto Rico Charlie Pasarell 10-8, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4
1965[4] Error creating thumbnail: Chuck McKinley Error creating thumbnail: Gene Scott 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 10-8
1966[4] Australia Tony Roche United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
1967[4] Australia Owen Davidson Australia Ray Ruffels 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1968[4] Error creating thumbnail: Ronald Holmberg Error creating thumbnail: Gene Scott 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 13-11
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[4] Error creating thumbnail: Clark Graebner Error creating thumbnail: Bob Lutz 6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Women's singles

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Year Winners Runners-up Score
1943 Error creating thumbnail: Pauline Betz (1st) Error creating thumbnail: Louise Brough (2nd) Round Robin

References

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