Tennis tournament
The Ardsley Invitation[1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in June 1916.[2] It was organised by the Ardsley Country Club (f.1895), Ardsley-on-Hudson, United States and played on grass courts and ran until 1939.[2]
History
In 1895 the Ardsley Club and Casino was founded, and in 1898 it constructed outside grass tennis courts.[3] 12 June 1916 the Ardlsey club established a women's invitation tennis tournament.[4] The owners of the club launched the tournament with a view of revving its fortunes in regards to staging prestigious tennis events, previously it had staged three national Intercollegiate Championships.[2] There was no men's singles events, however a mixed doubles invitational tournament was also held along with the women's singles event.[2] The tournament was originally played at part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1916 to 1922,[2] after the United States Lawn Tennis Association joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation the same year,[5] it became part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1923 until 1939 when it was discontinued.[2]
Finals
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year
|
Winners
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
| ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓
|
| 1916 |
 Adelaide Browning Green |
Grace Moore LeRoy |
6–0, 6–2
|
| 1917 |
 Molla Bjurstedt |
Marie Wagner |
5–7, 7–5, 6–3
|
| 1918 |
Molla Bjurstedt (2) |
Adelaide Browning Green |
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
|
| 1919 |
Clare Cassell |
Natalie Browning |
6–4, 6–1
|
| 1920 |
Louise Hammond Raymond |
Marie Wagner |
7–5, 6–2
|
| 1921 |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3) |
Louise Hammond Raymond |
6–4, 6–2
|
| 1922 |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4) |
Mary Browne |
6–1, 2–6, 7–5
|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓
|
| 1923 |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5) |
 Geraldine Beamish |
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
|
| 1924 |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6) |
Adelaide Browning Green |
6–0, 6–1
|
| 1925 |
Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7) |
Marion Zinderstein Jessup |
6–1, 6–4
|
| 1927 |
Alice Francis |
Louise Hammond Raymond |
6–1, 6–4
|
| 1928[6] |
Clara Greenspan |
Alice Francis |
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
|
| 1929[7] |
Norma Taubele |
Ellice Mack Endicott |
6–4, 1–6, 6–2
|
| 1930[8] |
Norma Taubele (2) |
Alice Francis |
7–5, 3–6, 13–11
|
| 1931[8] |
Elsie Goldsack Pittman |
Joan Ridley |
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
|
| 1932 |
Joan Ridley |
Alice Francis |
6–3, 6–0
|
| 1939 |
Josephine Sanfilippo |
Nellie Sheer |
8–6, 10–12, 6–2
|
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