| Seabright Invitational Tournament | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Rumson, New Jersey, United States |
| Venue: | Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club |
| Tour: | ILTF World Circuit |
The Seabright Invitational Tournament[1] also known as the Seabright Invitation [2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament staged annually at the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club, Rumson, New Jersey, United States from 1884 to 1950.[3]
The Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is a historic private sports club in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey in the United States.[3] It was founded in 1877 and incorporated officially in 1886.[3] In 1884, the club held its first Seabright Invitational Tournament,[4] [5] the men's singles was won Joseph Sill Clark Sr.[3] The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1889 when it was discontinued.[3]
In 1894 the tournament was reestablished, and in 1920 a permanent women's event was finally added to the schedule.[4] The event was suspended from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II.[3] It resumed in 1946 and continued to be held until 1949.[3] In 1950, the organizing committee of Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club voted to discontinue the event,[3] due to ongoing cost of the maintenance of the grass courts, and the budget needed to build new permanent spectator seating made it untenable.[3] Contrary to official sources the other reason the tournament was ended was not because of funding, but because the members grew tired of the fuss of organizing the event.[6]
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | H.W. Bucknall | Richard W. Stevens | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1. | |
| 1888 | H. Alexander | W. Ward | 6–2, 6–4. | |
| 1892 | Richard W. Stevens | S.M. Allen | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1. | |
| 1895 | Bill Larned | John Howland | 7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2. | |
| 1919 | Bill Larned (2) | Leonard Beekman | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. | |
| 1920 | Willis Davis | 1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. | ||
| 1921 | Dick Williams | 6–0, 6–4, 6–2. | ||
| 1922 | Bill Johnston (2) | Dick Williams | 6–0, 6–2, 6–3. | |
| 1923 | Bill Johnston (3) | Dick Williams | ? | |
| 1924 | Bill Johnston | ? | ||
| 1925 | James Anderson | 6–1, 4–6, 6–0, 6–0. | ||
| 1926 | Vinnie Richards (2) | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | 6–2, 10–8. | |
| 1927 | Bill Tilden II | Francis Hunter | 6–4, 6–1, 8–6. | |
| 1928 | Wilmer Allison | 6–8, 6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 10–10, ret. | ||
| 1929 | Dick Williams | 6–3, 7–5, 8–6. | ||
| 1930 | Sidney Wood | Ellsworth Vines | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0. | |
| 1931 | John Doeg | 10–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6, 6–1. | ||
| 1932 | Sidney Wood (2) | 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1933 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1934 | Bryan Grant | 5–7 6–1 6–3 2–6 6–4. | ||
| 1935 | Wilmer Hines | 6–8, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5. | ||
| 1936 | John McDiarmid | Joe Hunt | 9–7, 6–2, 6–2. | |
| 1937 | Bobby Riggs | Wilmer Allison | w.o. | |
| 1938 | Bobby Riggs (2) | Elwood Thomas Cooke | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1. | |
| 1939 | Frank Parker | Don McNeill | 6–3, 8–6, 6–0. | |
| 1940 | Bobby Riggs (3) | Frank Kovacs | 2–6, 0–6, 6–3, 11–9, 10–8. | |
| 1941 | Bobby Riggs (4) | Ted Schroeder | 6–4, 6–4, 6–0. | |
| 1942/1943 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1945 | Bill Talbert | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4. | |
| 1946 | Jack Kramer | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4. | |
| 1947 | Frank Parker | w.o. | ||
| 1948 | Earl Cochell | Bill Talbert | 9–7, 8–6, 6–4. | |
| 1949 | Earl Cochell (2) | Gianni Cucelli | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1. |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Miss Clarkson | B. Lockwood | 6–2, 6–0. | |
| 1917 | Mary Browne | Miss Grundy | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2. | |
| 1920 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1921 | 8–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1922 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (2) | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1923 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3) | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1924 | Mary Browne (2) | Mayme McDonald | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1925 | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1926 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1927 | Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4) | 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1928 | 9–7, 6–3 | |||
| 1929 | Helen Jacobs (2) | Edith Cross | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1930 | Anna McCune Harper | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1931 | 6–0, 6–0 | |||
| 1932 | Helen Jacobs (3) | Josephine Cruickshank | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1933 | Helen Jacobs | 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1934 | Helen Jacobs | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1935 | 6–1, 6–0 | |||
| 1936 | 6–0, 6–3 | |||
| 1937 | Alice Marble (2) | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6–3, 5–7, 8–6 | |
| 1938 | Alice Marble (3) | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1939 | 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 1940 | Alice Marble (4) | Mary Hardwick | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 1941 | Sarah Palfrey Cooke (2) | Helen Bernhard | 6–,8 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1942/1943 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1944 | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1945 | Pauline Betz (2) | 10–8, 6–3 | ||
| 1946 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | |||
| 1947 | 7–5 6–4 | |||
| 1948 | Louise Snow Isaacs | 6–2, 6–2 |
The club during the 1880s early 1890s also organised other tournaments usually as a one off events occasionally a couple of editions.