| Ardsley Invitation | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Tour: | USNLTA Circuit (1916–22) ILTF World Circuit (1923–39) |
| Location: | Ardsley-on-Hudson, United States |
| Venue: | The Ardsley Country Club |
| Surface: | Grass (outdoors) |
The Ardsley Invitation[1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in June 1916.[2] It was organised by the Ardsley Country Club (f.1895), Ardsley-on-Hudson, United States and played on grass courts and ran until 1939.[2]
In 1895 the Ardsley Club and Casino was founded, and in 1898 it constructed outside grass tennis courts.[3] 12 June 1916 the Ardlsey club established a women's invitation tennis tournament.[4] The owners of the club launched the tournament with a view of revving its fortunes in regards to staging prestigious tennis events, previously it had staged three national Intercollegiate Championships.[2] There was no men's singles events, however a mixed doubles invitational tournament was also held along with the women's singles event.[2] The tournament was originally played at part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1916 to 1922,[2] after the United States Lawn Tennis Association joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation the same year,[5] it became part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1923 until 1939 when it was discontinued.[2]
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1916 |  Adelaide Browning Green | Grace Moore LeRoy | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| 1917 | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 1918 |  Molla Bjurstedt (2) | Adelaide Browning Green | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1919 | Natalie Browning | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1920 | 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| 1921 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3) | Louise Hammond Raymond | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1922 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4) | 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1923 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5) | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| 1924 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6) | Adelaide Browning Green | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1925 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7) | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1927 | Alice Francis | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1928[6] | Clara Greenspan | Alice Francis | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1929[7] | Norma Taubele | Ellice Mack Endicott | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | |
| 1930[8] | Norma Taubele (2) | Alice Francis | 7–5, 3–6, 13–11 | |
| 1931 |  Elsie Goldsack Pittman | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1932 | Joan Ridley | Alice Francis | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1939 | Josephine Sanfilippo | Nellie Sheer | 8–6, 10–12, 6–2 |