Wellesley Open Explained

Wellesley Open
Type:	defunct
Tour:	USNLTA Circuit
Founded:	1888
Ended:	1888
Editions:	1
Venue:	Ridge Hill Farm
Location:	Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States

The Wellesley Open ^[1] was a grass court tennis tournament staged for one edition only from July 10 to 13 1888.^[2] It was played at Ridge Hill Farm in Wellesley, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.

The event was part of the USNLTA Circuit for that season only.

History

The tournament was organized by Fred Hovey then president of the Wellesley Lawn Tennis Club.^[3]

The tournament featured a 20 man draw for the singles, 10 pairs for the men's doubles.^[4] It included players such as Fred S. Mansfield, Fred Hovey who also played, Henry Ditson of the sports company Wright & Ditson, Edward Peale MacMullen and Henry Bixby.^[5]

Finals

Singles

Sources

• Tennis Archives Tournament: Wellesley. https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/.

Notes and References

1. Gill Hall, Valentine. (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D.W. Cranberry & Co. Boston. United States. pp.30, 31.
2. Wellesley Tennis Tournament. (20 July 1888). The Newton Graphic. Newton Massachusetts. United States. page.8.
3. Wellesley Tennis Tournament. (20 July 1888). The Newton Graphic. Newton Massachusetts. United States. page.8.
4. Tennis Archives
5. Tennis Archives
6. Tennis Archives
7. Hall, Valentine Gill pp.30-31.