| Longwood Bowl | |
| Type: | Defunct |
| Location: | Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
| Venue: | Longwood Cricket Club |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Longwood Bowl[1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament first played at the Longwood Cricket Club courts at Brookline, Massachusetts, United States from 1882 to 1949.
The men's tournament was also known as the Longwood Challenge Bowl.[2] The first women's event was the Longwood Tennis Cup it later became known as the Longwood Bowl Invitational.
In 1877 the Longwood Cricket Club was founded.[3] In 1881 the club held its first tennis tournament.[4] In 1882 the club held its first important tennis event the Longwood Cricket Club Tournament it was the precursor event to the Longwood Bowl also known as the Longwood Challenge Bowl tournament founded in 1891.[5] The men's event was held through till 1942 when it was discontinued, and the women's event continued on till 1949 before it was also abolished.
The tournament was played for the entire time at Brookline, Massachusetts where Longwood Cricket Club's tennis courts are located.[6] In 1922 the club house and administrative center was moved to Newton, Massachusetts.[7] The winners of the men's tournament retain a permanent replica of the Longwood Bowl Trophy if they win it three times.[8]
Incomplete roll included:[9]
| Longwood Tournament | |||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood Cricket Club Tournament | |||
| 1882 |  Mr Winslow | Warren W. Smith | 0–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1883 | Joseph Sill Clark | James Dwight | 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1884 | James Dwight | Quincy Adams Shaw Jr. | ? |
| 1885 | Howard Augustus Taylor | ? | ? |
| Longwood Bowl | |||
| 1891[10] | Eddie Hall Jr. | Philip Shelton Sears | 6–1, 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1892[11] | Fred Hovey | Eddie Hall Jr. | 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1893 | Fred Hovey (2) | Richard W. Stevens | 8–6, 7–5, 8–6 |
| 1894[12] | William Larned | Richard W. Stevens | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1895 | William Larned (2) | 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4[13] | |
| 1897 | William Larned (3) | Bob Wrenn | 6–2, 9–7, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1898 | Leo Ware | 8–6, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 | |
| 1899 | Mal Whitman (2) | Dwight Filley Davis Sr. | 6–1, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1901 | William Larned (4) | ? | ? |
| 1902 | William Jackson Clothier | William Larned | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1903 | William Larned (5) | William Jackson Clothier | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1904 | William Larned (6) | Holcombe Ward | 3–1 sets[14] |
| 1905 | William Larned (7) | ? | ? |
| 1906 | William Larned (8) | Karl Howell Behr Jr. | 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1907 | William Larned (9) | Clarence Hobart | w.o. |
| 1908 | William Larned (10) | Raymond D. Little | ?[15] |
| 1909 | William Larned (11) | ? | ? |
| 1919 | Bill Johnston | Dick Williams Jr. | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1920[16] | Bill Johnston (2) | Nat Niles | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1921 | Bill Johnston (3) | Dick Williams Jr. | 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6 |
| 1922 | Bill Tilden II | Dick Williams Jr. | 6–1, 8–6, 5–7, 6–0 |
| 1923 | Dick Williams Jr. |  Takeichi Harada | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1924 | Fritz Mercur | Lawrence Bridges Rice | 4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1925 |  Gerald Patterson | Lawrence Bridges Rice | 4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Bill Tilden II (2) | Lewis Nelson White | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1927 | John Doeg | Cranston Holman | 6–8, 10–8, 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1928 | Wilmer Allison Jr. | John Van Ryn | 7–9, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1929 | John Doeg (2) | Fritz Mercur | 10–8, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1930[17] | Cliff Sutter | Sidney Wood Jr. | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1931[18] | Ellsworth Vines | John Doeg | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Arnold Wheeler Jones | Jack Tidball | 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1933 | Richard T. Murphy | Martin Buxby | 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1934 | Wilmer Allison Jr. (2) | Berkeley Bell | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Wilmer Moore Hines[19] | Norcross S. Tilney | 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1936[20] | Frank Parker | Bobby Riggs | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1937 | Wilmer Allison Jr. (3) | Gilbert A. Hunt | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1938 | Bobby Riggs | Frank Kovacs | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1939 | Adrian Quist | Gene Mako | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1942 |  Pancho Segura | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–1, 8–6, 6–3 |
Incomplete roll
Notes:[21]
| Longwood Tournament | ||||
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longwood Tennis Cup | ||||
| 1895 | Miss Mary Larned | Miss Hovey | ? | |
| Longwood Bowl Ladies Tournament | ||||
| 1898 | Miss Nichols | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 1899 | Margaret Hunnewell (2) | Miss Nichols | 4–6, 5–7, 12–10, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1900 | Margaret Hunnewell (3) | 2–6, 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1901 | Miss Sears | 4–6, 6–4, 6–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1902 | Eleanor Stockton (2) | Jane Stockton | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
| 1903[22] | ? | ? | ||
| 1904[23] | Margaret Homer Nichols (2) | ? | ? | |
| 1905 | Evelyn Sears | Maud Barger-Wallach | 8–6, 6–2 | |
| 1906 | Marion Fenno | 6–0, 6–0 | ||
| 1907 | Evelyn Sears (2) | 8–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1908 | Evelyn Sears | ? | ||
| 1909[24] | Maud Barger-Wallach (2) | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1910 | Maud Barger-Wallach | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1911 | 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| 1912 | 13–11, 6–4 | |||
| 1913 | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (2) | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| Longwood Bowl Open | ||||
| 1914 | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |||
| 1915 |  Molla Bjurstedt | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1916 | Molla Bjurstedt | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1917 | Nancy Sheafe Cole | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1918 | Molla Bjurstedt (2) | 6–1, 10–8 | ||
| 1919 | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (3) | Marion Zinderstein | ? | |
| 1920[25] | Eleanor Tennant | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1921 | Catherine Gardner | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Longwood Bowl Invitation | ||||
| 1922 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3) | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| 1923 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4) |  Kitty Mckane | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1924 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1925 (Jul) | 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| 1925 (Aug) | Joan Fryy | 6–1, 6–1 | ||
| Longwood Bowl (Fall) | ||||
| 1925 (Oct) | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | Anna Townsend Godfrey | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Longwood Bowl Invitation | ||||
| 1926 (Jul) | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | Martha Bayard | 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Longwood Bowl (Fall) | ||||
| 1926 (Oct) | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Longwood Bowl Invitation | ||||
| 1927 | Sarah Palfrey | ? | ? | |
| 1928 | Elizabeth Barber Corbiere | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1929 | 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1930 | 7–5, 6–1 | |||
| 1931 | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1932 | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 | |||
| 1933 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1934 | Sarah Palfrey (2) | Jane Sharp | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1935 | Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn (2) | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1936[26] | 6–1, 8–6 | |||
| 1937 | Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn (3) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1938 | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1939 | Helen Bernhard (2) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1942 | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1944 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1945 | Pauline Betz (2) | Margaret Osborne | 6–4, 8–6 | |
| 1946 | Louise Brough (2) | Margaret Osborne | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Longwood Invitational | ||||
| 1948 | Magda Berescu Rurac | ? | ? | |
| 1949 | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2 |