The Englewoood Invitation (also known as the Englewood Open, the Englewood Field Club Invitational, and the Bergen County Open) was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1887 played at the Englewood Field Club, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States until 1970 when it was abolished.
History In 1887 the Englewood Field Club was founded. In August 1887, it staged the first Englewood Open as a clay court tennis tournament. In 1939 the tournament's name was changed to the Englewood InvitationTennis Archives and at which point the surface was switched to grass tennis courts.Tennis Archives The tournament continued was annually until the event ended in 1970. Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) Englewood/Bergen County OpenYearWinnersRunners-upScore↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ 1887 Oliver Samuel Campbell Augustus Duryee6–2, 7–5, 6–2 1888 Oliver Samuel Campbell (2) Albert Empie Wright6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4 1889 Clarence Hobart Carroll J. Post Jr.7–5, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 1890 Clarence Hobart (2) Philip Shelton Sears6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 1892 M.F. Prosser Charles Kell7–5, 9–7, 6–4 1907 Frederick Anderson Henry J. Mollenhauer6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 1909 Karl Behr Edward Larned6–1, 6–4, 6–3 1909 Edward Larned Frederick Anderson6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 1911 Karl Behr (2) Bill Larned11–9, 6–2, 6–4↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ 1927 Allen Behr Percy Kynaston9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 8–6 1928 Percy Kynaston Sadakazu Onda6–3, 6–2, 7–5 1937 Ricardo Tapia Sadakazu Onda6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 1938 Wayne Sabin Martin Buxby6–3, 6–4, 6–4 Englewood Invitation 1939 Wayne Sabin (2) Ladislav Hecht 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 1940 Frank Bowden Carlton Alexander Rood Jr6–2, 2–6, 6–0 1950 George A. Ball William (Bill) Lurie 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 1954 Calvin D. MacCracken Larry Schaffer 6–4, 9–7, 4–6, 6–2 1955 Calvin D. MacCracken (2) Reginald Weir6–1, 6–1, 6–3 1956 Cliff Mayne Renato Gori 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 1957 Larry Schaffer Robert M. (Bob) Barker6–4, 6–4, 6–3 1958 Renato Gori Calvin D. MacCracken 8–6, 6–3, 6–2 1959 Renato Gori (2) Ronald Kerdasha6–3, 6–2, 6–3 1960 Jim Hanlon Ronald Kerdasha6–4, 6–4, 6–3↓ Open era ↓ 1970 Steve Siegel Warren Lucas6–1, 6–3
Women's singles (incomplete roll) Englewood/Bergen County OpenYearWinnersRunners-upScore 1906 Marie Wagner Miss Coffin 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 1907 Marie Wagner (2) Eleanor Souther6–3, 6–4 1912 Marie Wagner (3) Helen McLean7–5, 6–3 1918 Marion Zinderstein Anna Rogge6–4, 6–2 1919 Marion Vanderhoef Edith Sigourney6–3, 6–3 1925 Molla Mallory Helene Falk 6–1, 6–2Englewood Invitation 1960 Martha MacCracken Nancy Cross 6–1, 6–4
References
External links Englewood Field Club/