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Ardsley Invitation

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Ardsley Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit
(1916–22)
ILTF World Circuit
(1923–39)
Founded1913; 111 years ago (1913)
Abolished1939; 85 years ago (1939)
LocationArdsley-on-Hudson, United States
VenueThe Ardsley Country Club
SurfaceGrass (outdoors)

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

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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

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Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1916 United States Adelaide Browning Green United States Grace Moore LeRoy 6–0, 6–2
1917 Norway Molla Bjurstedt United States Marie Wagner 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1918 Norway Molla Bjurstedt (2) United States Adelaide Browning Green 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1919 United States Clare Cassell United States Natalie Browning 6–4, 6–1
1920 United States Louise Hammond Raymond United States Marie Wagner 7–5, 6–2
1921 United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3) United States Louise Hammond Raymond 6–4, 6–2
1922 United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4) United States Mary Browne 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1923 United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5) United Kingdom Geraldine Beamish 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1924 United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6) United States Adelaide Browning Green 6–0, 6–1
1925 United States Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7) United States Marion Zinderstein Jessup 6–1, 6–4
1927 United States Alice Francis United States Louise Hammond Raymond 6–1, 6–4
1928[6] United States Clara Greenspan United States Alice Francis 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1929[7] United States Norma Taubele United States Ellice Mack Endicott 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1930[8] United States Norma Taubele (2) United States Alice Francis 7–5, 3–6, 13–11
1931[8] United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack Pittman United Kingdom Joan Ridley 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1932 United Kingdom Joan Ridley United States Alice Francis 6–3, 6–0
1939 United States Josephine Sanfilippo United States Nellie Sheer 8–6, 10–12, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Ardsley Invitation Tennis Tourney". The New York Times. New York City. 3 Jun 1916. p. 15. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments: Ardsley Invitation". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Club History". ardsleycc.org. The Ardsley Country Club. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Complete List of Tennis Meets Sanctioned by USLTA". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 6 Apr 1916. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ "History of the USTA". New York Daily News. New York City: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Miss Andrus Moves Ahead in Tennis". The Herald Statesman. Yonkers, New York: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 17 Sep 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ "English Woman Wins Ardsley Club Tennis" (PDF). Dobbs Ferry Register. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: New York State Library. 25 September 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  8. ^ a b Dobbs Ferry Register