1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

Tennis tournament From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

The inaugural U.S. National Championship was a tennis tournament that took place in August 1881 at the Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island and in that first year only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter the tournament. A Men's Singles competition and a Men's Doubles competition were played, and Richard Sears became the first men's singles U.S. National Tennis Champion.

Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
1881 U.S. National Championships
DateAugust 31 – September 3
Edition1st
SurfaceGrass
LocationNewport, Rhode Island,
United States
VenueNewport Casino
Champions
Singles
Richard D. Sears
Doubles
Clarence Clark / Fred Taylor
U.S. National Championships · 1882 
Close

Finals

Singles

United States Richard Sears defeated United Kingdom William E. Glyn 6–0, 6–3, 6–2

Doubles

United States Clarence Clark / United States Fred Taylor defeated United States Arthur Newbold / United States Alexander Van Rensselaer, 6-5, 6-4, 6-5

Preceded by Grand Slams Succeeded by
Loading related searches...

Wikiwand - on

Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.