Magnolia Springs Open Explained

Magnolia Springs Open
Type:Defunct
Tour:USNLTA Circuit
Location:Magnolia Springs, Orlando, Florida, United States
Venue:Magnolia Springs Tennis Club

The Magnolia Springs Open[1] was a men's and women's hard cement court tennis tournament founded in 1891.[2] The tournament was organised by the Magnolia Springs Tennis Club and was played in Magnolia Springs, Orlando, Florida, United States and was held annually until 1894 as part of the USNLTA Circuit when it was discontinued.[2]

History

The Magnolia Springs Open was first held in 1891 it was organized by the Magnolia Springs Tennis Club,[3] and was played at the Magnolia Springs Resort Hotel, Magnolia Springs, Orlando Florida United States.[4] The men's singles title was won by Albert Empie Wright.[2] The tournament was an official sanctioned vent of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[5] The final edition was held in 1894 with the winner of the men's singles being Gregory Seeley Bryan. In 1895 the club did not renew the tournament and it was discontinued.[6]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1891 Albert Empie Wright J.B. Baumgarten6–2, 6–4, 7–5.
1892 Frank Beach John W. Nichols Jr6–2, 6–2, 6–4.
1893 Clarence Hobart Harry Eugene Avery6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
1894 Gregory Seeley Bryan Edward Morton6–2, 6–3, 6–0.

Mixed doubles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1893 Gregory Seeley Bryan
Maud Reynolds
John A Morton
Miss. White
def.
1894 Gregory Seeley Bryan (2)
Maud Reynolds (2)
Edward Morton
Miss. White
def.

Notes and References

  1. News: Florida Tennis Season Opens . 29 August 2023 . . The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com . 10 Mar 1894 . Boston . 8. subscription.
  2. Web site: Tournaments: Magnolia Springs Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . August 29, 2023. subscription.
  3. News: At The Winter Resorts . 29 August 2023 . Boston Evening Transcript . The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com . 19 Feb 1892 . Boston . 7. subscription.
  4. Boston Evening Transcript (1892)
  5. Boston Evening Transcript
  6. News: No Open Tournaments . 29 August 2023 . The Evening Star . The Wikipedia Library; Newspapers.Com . 1 Mar 1895 . Washington DC . 11. subscription.