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Young America Cricket Club Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSLTA Circuit (1885-1887)
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1887; 137 years ago (1887)
LocationStanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
VenueYoung America Cricket Club
SurfaceGrass

The Young America Cricket Club Invitation[1] was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Young America Cricket Club (YACC), Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States from 1885 to 1895.

History

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In 1855 the Young America Cricket Club (YACC) was founded.[2] In 1885 the club inaugurated an invitational men's tennis tournament known as the Young America Cricket Club Invitation.[3] This important event was only held for three editions.[4] The tournament was discontinued as following the merger of the Young America Cricket Club with another famous venue the Germantown Cricket Club in 1889.[5]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1885 [a] United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.[6] United States Clarence Munroe Clark 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.[7]
1886 [b] United States Robert Livingston Beeckman[8] United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-4,6-4, 9-7.[9]
1887[c] United States Howard Augustus Taylor[10] United States Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^ 1885 edition held from 26–29 May
  2. ^ 1886 edition held from 4–5 June
  3. ^ 1886 edition held from 27–29 May

References

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  1. ^ Whittersley, Joseph T. (1895). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright & Ditson. p. 70.
  2. ^ Lester, John A. (1951). A Century of Philadelphia Cricket. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-1512803938.
  3. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885, 1886, 1887". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. pp. 9, 11, 15.
  4. ^ "Tournament – Young America Cricket Club Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Charleton, James H. (1986). Recreation in the United States: National Historic Landmark Theme Study. Washington D.C.: National Park Service, Department of the Interior. p. 209.
  6. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.9.
  7. ^ "Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  8. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.11.
  9. ^ The Tennis Base
  10. ^ Hall. Valentine G. Lawn Tennis in America (1889) D. W. Granbery & co. New York. p.15.
  11. ^ The Tennis Base
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