Litchfield Open Explained

Litchfield Open
Type:	defunct
Location:	Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Venue:	Litchfield Lawn Tennis Club,
Surface:	Clay

The Litchfield Open^[1] was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 by the Litchfield Lawn Tennis Club, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, and played on outdoor clay courts..^[2] The tournament was played at until 1904.

History

In 1878 the Litchfield Lawn Club was founded to provide the following sports, croquet, bowling, tennis and social events.^[3] In 1885 it established the Litchfield Open tennis event to be played at Litchfield, Connecticut, United States on grass courts. On August 29, 1892, the Litchfield Lawn Club changed its name to the Litchfield Country Club. In 1905 the Litchfield Open was discontinued as the club became host for venue for the Connecticut State Championships,^[4] which was founded in 1895^[5] until 1914.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Cranberry & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.9.
2. Web site: Tournaments:Litchfield (USA). The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . May 18, 2023. subscription.
3. Web site: History . litchfield.club . Litchfield Country Club . May 18, 2023 . Litchfield, Connecticut.
4. News: Sixth Contest For State Tennis Cup . May 18, 2023 . . Newspaper Archives . July 8, 1910 . Bridgeport . 3.
5. News: State Tennis Championship . May 18, 2023 . New Haven Daily Morning Journal and Courier . Newspaper Archives . June 3, 1895 . 2.
6. Litchfield Country Club
7. News: Connecticut Tennis Winners. . May 18, 2023 . The New York Times . July 15, 1911 . New York City . 8. subscription.