Seventh Regiment Championship

The Seventh Regiment Championship[1] also known as the Seventh Regiment Indoor Championship[2] was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, New York City, United States and played on indoor hard courts at the Seventh Regiment Armory.[3] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.[2]

Seventh Regiment Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1960
LocationManhattan, New York City, NY, United States
VenueSeventh Regiment Armory
SurfaceWood(indoor)

History

The Seventh Regiment Championship was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, NYC, New York State, United States and played on indoor hard wood courts.[4] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.[2]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885United States Henry Graff Trevor?def.[5]
1886United States Valentine Gill HallUnited States Henry Graff Trevor6–3,3–6, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1908United States William Cragin Jr.United States Calhoun C. Cragin6–4, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1920United States Frank T. AndersonUnited States Fred Anderson7–5, 6–1, 6–2.[2]
1921United States Fred AndersonUnited States Frank T. Anderson11–9, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4.[6]
1928United States Herbert BowmanUnited States Fred Anderson6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.[2]
1930United States Herbert Bowman (2)United States Percy Rockafellow6–4, 8–6, 7–5.[2]
1943United States Herbert Bowman (3)United States Edward E. Jenkins Jr.3–0 sets.[2]
1960United States Paul CranisUnited States Allen Morris6–4, 6–2.[2]

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1929United States Marie WagnerUnited States Alice Francis6–3, 4–6, 8–6.[2]

References

  1. "SEVENTH REGIMENT TENNIS NEAR END". New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 1910. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  2. "Tournaments: Seventh Regiment Indoor Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  3. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13.
  4. "MILITARY TENNIS TOURNEY.; Seventh Regiment Championship Starts To-morrow Morning". The New York Times. New York City, United States: The New York Times Company. December 24, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  5. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.9.
  6. "FRED ANDERSON IS VICTOR.; Defeats Brother for Seventh Regiment Indoor Tennis Title". The New York Times. New York City, USA: The New York Times Company. March 20, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
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