Westchester Invitation

The Westchester Invitation[1] also known as the Westchester Bowl Invitation[2] was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) and first played at the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club, Harrison, Westchester County, New York, United States.

Westchester Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameWestchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation)
Westchester Invitation
Westchester Bowl Invitation
TourILTF Circuit (1913–1968)
Founded1885 (1885)
Abolished1958 (1958)
LocationHarrison, Westchester County, New York, United States
VenueWestchester Lawn Tennis Club (1885–95)
Westchester Country Club (1902–58)

History

In 1884 the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club was founded. In September 1885 it staged the Westchester Invitation mens singles tennis tournament that event ran until 1895 when it was discontinued when the lawn tennis club was disbanded. In 1902 a new tournament was revived as a men's doubles event called the Westchester Invitation Round Robin.[3] In 1911 the singles mens event was revived and was played at the Country Club of Westchester.[4][5][6] the tournament ran until 1958. The first winner of the men's singles was Robert Livingston Beeckman the final men's winner was Vic Seixas.

References
  1. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Index". 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 & Company. p. 10.
  2. "Vic Sexias Wins Westchester Tennis". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa: Newspaper Archive. September 1, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  3. "Westchester Tennis". New York Times. July 13, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. Alexander, F.B. (1911). "Westchester Invitation". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 139.
  5. Alexander, F.B. (1917). "Country Club of Westchester InvitationTournament". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 90.
  6. Spalding's Tennis Annual (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. 1922. p. 135.
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