Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament

The Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club, Stenton, Chicago, Illinois, United States from 1885 to 1886.[1] The tournament was played at until 1886.[1]

Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1886; 138 years ago (1886)
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
VenueScarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

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Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club was founded in the early 1880s. In 1885 the club established the Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament.[2] The tournament continued to be held annually through until 1886 when it was discontinued.[1]

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Year Winner Finalist Score
1885   J.W. Corwith   Charles Amherst Chase def.[1]
1886   Charles Amherst Chase   Henry Slocum 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[1]

Men's Doubles

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Year Winner Finalist Score
1885   E.S. Baumann
  Samuel T Chase
  ?
  ?
won.[3]
1886   Charles Amherst Chase
  Samuel T Chase
  Godfrey Brinley
  Henry Slocum
def.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments:Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). 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 & co. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Our Monthly Record". Outing An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Recreation. Boston: Outing Publishing Company. 1885. p. 629.