Niagara International Tennis Tournament
Tennis tournament
The Niagara International Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada between 1885 and 1923. The tournament was played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Royal Hotel and was held in the second half of August. In the final year, 1923, the tournament was held on the courts of the Clifton Hotel.[1]
Champions
Men's singles
Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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1885 |
Henry Gordon Mackenzie |
R.O.S. Wood |
6–2, 6–1, 6-1
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1886 |
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1887 |
E.C. Knight |
S. Burrell |
6–4, 6-1
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1888 |
Ganson Depew |
R.O.S. Wood |
6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6-0
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1889 |
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1890 |
Edward E. Tanner |
Henry Gordon Mackenzie |
6–4, 6–3, 6-1
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1891 |
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1892 |
Arthur E. Fuller |
Fritz K. Ward |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6-4
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1893 |
Fritz K. Ward |
Arthur E. Fuller |
8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0
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1894 |
Malcolm G. Chase |
Fritz K. Ward |
6–3, 6–1, 8–6
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1895 |
Carr Neel |
Edwin P. Fischer |
6–2, 6–2, 6-1
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1896 |
Carr Neel |
Fritz K. Ward |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3
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1897 |
William S. Bond[2] |
Malcolm D. Whitman |
7–9, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
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1898 |
William S. Bond[3][4] |
Leo Ware |
6–4, 1–6, 6–4, 10–8
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1899 |
Raymond D. Little |
William S. Bond |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
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1900 |
Raymond D. Little |
Harold H. Hackett |
6–2, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
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1901 |
Raymond D. Little[5] |
Edwin P. Fischer |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
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1902 |
Beals C. Wright |
Harold H. Hackett |
4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
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1903 |
Edwin P. Fischer[6] |
Beals C. Wright |
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1904 |
Alphonzo Edward Bell |
Robert LeRoy |
7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
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1905 |
Irving Wright |
D.M. Stewart |
13–11, 8–6, 6–4
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1906 |
Irving Wright |
Harry C. Johnson |
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1907 |
Irving Wright |
James F. Foulkes |
6–1, 6–4, 6–2
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1908 |
Nathaniel Niles |
Irving Wright |
1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
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1909 |
Nathaniel Niles |
George C. Janes |
6–1, 6–1, 6–1
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1910 |
Nathaniel Niles |
Henry C. Wick |
6–1, 6–4, 6–0
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1911 |
Edwin H. Whitney |
Fred H. Harris |
6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3
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1912 |
Richard Norris Williams |
William S. McEllroy |
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
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1913 |
Clarence Griffin |
Edwin H. Whitney |
9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 9–7
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1914 |
Clarence Griffin |
George M. Church |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
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1915 |
No competition (due to WWI)
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1916
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1917
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1918
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1919 |
Ichiya Kumagae |
Vincent (Vinnie) Richards |
6-1, 6–4, 6–4.[7]
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1920 |
Harold Taylor |
James Weber |
6–3, 3–6 default
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1921 |
Robert Lindley Murray |
Clifford Herd |
7–5, 8–6, 6–3
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1922 |
Robert Lindley Murray |
Armand Bruneau |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2
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1923 |
Robert Lindley Murray |
Herbert Bowman |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
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Women's singles
Year
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Champions
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Runners-up
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Score
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1893 |
Maude Delano Osborne |
Mrs. Sydney Smith |
6–8, 6–3, 6–3
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1894 |
Maude Delano Osborne |
Mrs. Whithead |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
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1896 |
Juliette Atkinson |
Kathleen Atkinson |
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1897 |
Juliette Atkinson |
Mrs. Eustace Smith |
6–4, 6–3
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1898 |
Juliette Atkinson[4] |
Marie Wimer |
10–8, 7–9, 6–4, 6–3
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1899 |
Edith Parker |
Hallie Champlin |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
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1900 |
Marie Wimer |
Edith Parker |
9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
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1901 |
Marion Jones [5] |
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1902 |
Carrie Neely[8] |
Nona Closterman |
6–4, 6–2
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1903 |
Myrtle McAteer |
Carrie Neely |
6–4, 6–3
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1905 |
Violet Summerhayes |
Miss Day |
6–2, 6–3
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1907 |
May Sutton |
Edith Rotch |
6–2, 6–1
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1908 |
Marie Wagner |
Lois Moyes Bickle |
6–4, 6–2
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1909 |
May Sutton |
J.H. Hannam |
6–2, 6–1
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1910 |
Lois Moyes Bickle |
Alice Day Beard |
6–3, 6–4
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1911 |
Hazel Hotchkiss |
May Sutton |
0–6, 7–5, 6–0
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1912 |
Mary K. Browne |
Dorothy Green |
6–2, 7–5
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1913 |
Louise Riddell Williams |
Mary K. Browne |
8–6, 3–6, 6–4
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1914 |
Lois Moyes Bickle |
Edith Rotch |
6–0, 6–4
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