| Meadow Club Invitation Southampton Invitation | |
| Type: | Defunct |
| Tour: | USNLTA Circuit (1887–1923) ILTF Circuit (1924–73) |
| Ended: | |
| Editions: | 85 |
| Location: | Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States |
| Venue: | The Meadow Club |
The Meadow Club Invitation[1] or formally the Meadow Club of Southampton Invitation and also known as the Southampton Invitation or Southampton Invitational[2] was predominantly a men's grass court tennis tournament established in 1887 at the Meadow Club, Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. The tournament was staged as part of ILTC Circuit until 1973 when it was discontinued.[3] [4]
In 1887 the Meadow Club was founded[5] It is a private members located at Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States.[6] The club inaugurated a major international tennis tournament called the Meadow Club Invitation[7] that was staged for 85 editions between 1888 and 1973, though it was not staged continuously.[8] A women's invitation singles tournament was introduced briefly in the late 1920s to early 1940s under the title of the Southampton Invitational Round Robin or Meadow Club Invitational Round Robin, though women did take part most years in the mixed doubles events.
With the exception of 1903 when the English player Laurie Doherty won the men's event it was completely dominated by American players until the mid-1940s with multiple winners such as; Howard Augustus Taylor,[4] Vinnie Richards, Bill Tilden II, Frank Parker, and Bobby Riggs.[9] After World War II up until at least 1969 more foreign players won this event including; Pancho Segura, Roy Emerson, Ian Vermaak, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche and Owen Davidson and Rod Laver.[10] The Meadow Club Invitation[11] ran until 1973 when it was discontinued.[12]
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1887 |  Henry Warner Slocum | 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 9-7, 6-3 | ||
| 1888 | Howard Augustus Taylor (2) | Joseph Sill Clark | 6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1889 | Howard Augustus Taylor (3) | Joseph Sill Clark | 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1890 | Howard Augustus Taylor (4) | Rodmond Vernon Beach | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1891 | Howard Augustus Taylor | w.o. | ||
| 1892 | Valentine Gill Hall | 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 8-6 | ||
| 1893 | 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 | |||
| 1899 | Leo Ware | 7-5, 6-4, 8-6 | ||
| 1903 | William Larned | 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| 1918 | Theodore Pell | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1919 | Willis Davis | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1920 | William Jackson Clothier | 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 | ||
| 1921 | Vinnie Richards | 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 1922 | Vinnie Richards (2) | Robert Kinsey | 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1923 | Vinnie Richards (3) | Carl Fischer | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1924 | Harvey Burton Snodgrass | 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 | ||
| 1925 | Howard Kinsey (2) | 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 | ||
| 1926 | Bill Tilden II (2) | Brian Norton | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1927 | Bill Tilden II (3) | George Lott | 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1928 | Gregory Mangin | 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 | ||
| 1929 | John Doeg | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 1930 | Sidney Wood | Wilmer Allison | 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1931 | Clifford Sutter | 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1932 | Sidney Wood (2) | Gregory Mangin | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 12-14, 7-5 | |
| 1933 | Frank Parker | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| 1934 | Bryan Grant | 6-3, 9-7, 6-0 | ||
| 1935 | Frank Parker (2) | J. Gilbert Hall | 7-5, 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1936 | Frank Parker (3) | Gregory Mangin | 1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1937 |  Jiro Yamagishi | 6-4, 6-3, ret. | ||
| 1938 | Bobby Riggs (2) | Sidney Wood | 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1939 | Bobby Riggs (3) | Sidney Wood | 10-8, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1940 | Frank Kovacs | 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1941 | Bobby Riggs (4) | Frank Kovacs | 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1942 | Sidney Wood | 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 | ||
| 1943 |  Pancho Segura | Sidney Wood | 6-3, 7-5, 9-7 | |
| 1944 | Pancho Segura (2) | Don McNeill | 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1945 |  Alejo Russell | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1946 | Bill Talbert | 8-6, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6, 10-8 | ||
| 1947 | Pancho Segura (3) | Seymour Greenberg | 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 | |
| 1948 | Budge Patty | 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 | ||
| 1949 | Bill Talbert (2) | Pancho Gonzales | 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1950 | Gardnar Mulloy | 9-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | ||
| 1951 | Herb Flam | 6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 6-3 | ||
| 1952 | Sidney Schwartz | 8-6, 6-1, 6-0 | ||
| 1953 | Charles F. Masterson | 6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5 | ||
| 1954 | Bill Talbert | 6-0, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1955 | Eddie Moylan (2) | Tony Trabert | 6-3, 2-6, 6-8, 8-6, 1-0, ret. | |
| 1956 | Grant Golden | 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 8-6 | ||
| 1957 |  Roy Emerson | 10-8, 1-0, ret. | ||
| 1958 | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1959 | Raymond Weedon[13] | 6-1, 4-6, 6-1 | ||
| 1960 | Ronald Holmberg | 12-10, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 | ||
| 1961 | Bob Mark | 5-7, 8-6, 6-1, 4-4, ret. | ||
| 1962 | Whitney Reed | 7-5, 6-2, 8-6 | ||
| 1964 | Charlie Pasarell | 10-8, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4 | ||
| 1965 | Gene Scott | 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 10-8 | ||
| 1966 |  Graham Stilwell | 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 | ||
| 1967 | Ray Ruffels | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 | ||
| 1968 | Gene Scott | 6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 13-11 | ||
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Bob Lutz | 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |