Delaware Tennis Club Tournament Explained

Delaware Tennis Club Tournament
Type:	defunct
Location:	Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Venue:	Delaware Tennis Club
Surface:	Grass

The Delaware Tennis Club Tournament^[1] was a 19th-century American tennis competition held only one time in September 1886.^[1] The event was played at the Delaware Tennis Club, Wilmington, Delaware, United States and was discontinued.

History

In 1885 the Delaware Field Club was founded.^[2] The club staged the Delaware Tennis Club Tournament in September 1886 the event was played on grass courts.^[1] The winner of the men's event was Charles Belmont Davis who defeated Gustavus Remak Jr. in four sets.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tournaments:Delaware Tennis Club. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . May 21, 2023. subscription.
2. Book: on . Best Books . Delaware; a Guide to the First State . 1938 . Somerset Publishers, Inc. . Wilmington . 978-1-62376-008-3 . 424 . en.
3. Book: Hall . Valentine Gill . 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 . 1889 . D. W. Granbery & co. . New York . 13 .
4. Web site: Gustavus Remak, Jr. . Zeta Psi Fraternity . Zeta Psi International . 24 May 2023 . Pearl River, NY.