Flushing Athletic Club Championship

The Flushing Athletic Club Championship[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Flushing Athletic Club Open[2] also known as the Flushing Spring Tournament was a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[3] The tournament was held at the Flushing Athletic Club, Flushing, Queens, New York City, United States.[4]

Flushing Athletic Club Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1988–1900)
Founded1888 (1888)
Abolished1891 (1891)
LocationFlushing, Queens, New York City, United States
VenueFlushing Athletic Club
SurfaceGrass

History

In 1888 the first edition of the Flushing Athletic Club Open was held.[3] That tournament was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event.[3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Walter Cecil Crawley,[4] Anthony Wilding,[4] The tournament ran annually till 1891 as part of the worldwide USNLTA Circuit when it was dropped from that schedule.[4]

Finals

Men's singles
YearChampionRunner UpScore
1888United States A.W. Post[5]United States Clarence Hobart6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 6–1.[4]
1889United States Clarence HobartUnited States Oliver Samuel Campbell6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.[4]
1890United States Henry SlocumUnited States Clarence Hobart3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6-4
1891United States Edward Ludlow HallUnited States Henry Slocum6-4, 5–7, 6–2, 6-4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1888United States Miss Ellen M. LynchUnited States Miss Ward6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[4]
1889United States Adeline RobinsonUnited States Miss Ellen M. Lynch6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1890United States Miss Ellen M. Lynch[6]United States ??
1891United States Miss Ellen M. LynchUnited States Miss Jane Ryerson6-2, 4–6, 5–6, 6–4, 6–3.[6]

References
  1. "Miss Lynch Suffers Defeat". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 12 Jul 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. "The Flushing Athletic Club". Times Union. New York City: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 6 Jun 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. Times Union
  4. "Tournaments: Flushing Athletic Club Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. 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, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 20.
  6. The Boston Globe
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