Far & Near Open

Far & Near Open
Far & Near Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC
Tour	USNLTA Circuit
Founded	1883
Abolished	1890
Editions	4 (known)
Location	Hastings-on-Hudson, New York; United States
Venue	Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club

The Far & Near Open ^[1] was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club ^[2] in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. Also known as the Far & Near Fall Open it was part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1883 to 1886.^[3]

History

The Fall Open Tournament was a 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. The Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club existed from 1882 to 1890.^[4]

Of note: The Fall Open Tournament was probably staged until the club ceased in 1890 newspaper reports from 1885 indicate the same tournament was still going.^[5]

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) ^[6] in some tournaments not all.

Men's singles

Included:^[7]

Year	Winners	Runners Up	Score
1883 ^[a]	Richard Field Conover	Alexander Van Rensselaer	6–1, 6–4 ^[8]
1884 ^[b]	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	Richard Field Conover	6–3, 7–5, 0–6, 6–3
1885	Robert L. Beeckman^[9]	?	?
1886	Robert L. Beeckman^[10]	?	?

Men's doubles

Included:^[11]

Year	Winners	Runners Up	Score
1885	Robert L. Beeckman H. L. Taylor ^[12]	?	?
1886	Robert L. Beeckman H. W. Slocum^[13]	?	?

Women's singles

Year	Winners	Runners Up	Score
1887	Adeline Robinson	Ellen Roosevelt	defeated ^[14]

Notes

^ 1883 edition held from 26–27 October
^ 1884 edition held from 19–21 June

References

^ Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
^ Society, Hastings Historical (2008). Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780738556840.
^ Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ Society, Hastings Historical (2008). Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780738556840.
^ "LAWN TENNIS AT HASTINGS". The New York Times. Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York, United States. 27 June 1885. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ "Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". New York Tribune. New York, United States. 27 October 1883.
^ Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
^ Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 11.
^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
^ Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
^ "Tennis notes". The Times - Philadelphia. 4 July 1886. p. 12.
^ Hall, Valentine Gill p.18.

Sources

"Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922.
Hall, Valentine G. (1889). 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 USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & Co.
Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". New York Tribune. New York, United States. 27 October 1883.
Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
"LAWN TENNIS AT HASTINGS". The New York Times. Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York, United States. 27 June 1885.
Society, Hastings Historical (2008). Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738556840.

External links

http://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC

[8] 1883 edition held from 26–27 October

[10] 1884 edition held from 19–21 June

[1] Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.

[2] Society, Hastings Historical (2008). Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780738556840.

[3] Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[4] Society, Hastings Historical (2008). Hastings-on-Hudson. Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States: Arcadia Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780738556840.

[5] "LAWN TENNIS AT HASTINGS". The New York Times. Hastings-on-the-Hudson, New York, United States. 27 June 1885. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[6] "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 31 July 2018.

[7] Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[9] "Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC". New York Tribune. New York, United States. 27 October 1883.

[11] Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.

[12] Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 11.

[13] Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.

[14] Hall, Valentine G (1889). Lawn Tennis in America. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.

[PT1886-15] "Tennis notes". The Times - Philadelphia. 4 July 1886. p. 12.

[16] Hall, Valentine Gill p.18.

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