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