Seventh Regiment Championship Explained
Seventh Regiment Championship |
Type: | defunct |
Founded: | 1885 |
Ended: | 1960 |
Location: | Manhattan, New York City, NY, United States |
Venue: | Seventh Regiment Armory |
Surface: | Wood(indoor) |
The Seventh Regiment Championship[1] also known as the Seventh Regiment Indoor Championship[2] was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, New York City, United States and played on indoor hard courts at the Seventh Regiment Armory.[3] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.[2]
History
The Seventh Regiment Championship was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, NYC, New York State, United States and played on indoor hard wood courts.[4] It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.[2]
Finals
Men's Singles
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1885 | Henry Graff Trevor | ? | def.[5] |
1886 | Valentine Gill Hall | Henry Graff Trevor | 6–3,3–6, 6–4, 6–2. |
1908 | William Cragin Jr. | Calhoun C. Cragin | 6–4, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3. |
1920 | Frank T. Anderson | Fred Anderson | 7–5, 6–1, 6–2. |
1921 | Fred Anderson | Frank T. Anderson | 11–9, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4.[6] |
1928 | Herbert Bowman | Fred Anderson | 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3. |
1930 | Herbert Bowman (2) | Percy Rockafellow | 6–4, 8–6, 7–5. |
1943 | Herbert Bowman (3) | Edward E. Jenkins Jr. | 3–0 sets. |
1960 | Paul Cranis | Allen Morris | 6–4, 6–2. |
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Women's Singles
(Incomplete roll)
External links
Notes and References
- News: SEVENTH REGIMENT TENNIS NEAR END . February 22, 2023 . New York Times . https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine . January 9, 1910 . New York City, United States.
- Web site: Tournaments: Seventh Regiment Indoor Championship . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . July 30, 2023. subscription.
- Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13.
- News: MILITARY TENNIS TOURNEY.; Seventh Regiment Championship Starts To-morrow Morning. . February 22, 2023 . The New York Times . December 24, 1906 . New York City, United States . 8.
- Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.9.
- News: FRED ANDERSON IS VICTOR.; Defeats Brother for Seventh Regiment Indoor Tennis Title. . February 22, 2023 . The New York Times . March 20, 1921 . New York City, USA . 1.