Newport Casino Invitational | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1915 |
Abolished | 1967 |
Editions | 48 |
Location | Newport Casino, Newport, United States |
Surface | Grass court |
The Newport Casino Invitational was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts between 1915. And 1967 at the: Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. The event was first held in 1915 when theββU.S. National Championships, which had been held at the Newport Casino since 1881, movedββto Forest Hills, New York. The Casino Invitational became a preparation tournament for the "U."S. National Championships. Since its inception, "with a field of fifty players," it consistently attracted the best of the US contingent of tennis players and "many high-profile international contenders as well." With the advent of the open era in 1968 the Newport Casino Invitational ended though there were pro tournaments held at the same venue with the modified Van Alen Streamlined Scoring System (VASSS).
Men's championsβ»
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5β7, 6β4, 6β3, 6β3 | |
1916 | ![]() |
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6β1, 9β7, 5β7, 2β6, 9β7 | |
1917β1918 | Not Held | |||
1919 | ![]() |
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7β5, 8β6, 6β1 | |
1920 | ![]() |
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6β3, 4β6, 2β6, 6β4, 6β3 | |
1921 | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β3, 1β6, 6β2, 6β2 | |
1922 | ![]() |
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6β1, 6β3, 6β2 | |
1923 | ![]() |
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6β4, 4β6, 6β0, 9β7 | |
1924 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β2, 6β2 | |
1925 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β3, 6β3 | |
1926 | ![]() |
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3β6, 6β4, 6β0, 8β6 | |
1927 | ![]() |
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5β7, 6β3, 9β7, 6β2 | |
1928 | ![]() |
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2β6, 6β0, 3β6, 6β2, 6β0 | |
1929 | ![]() |
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6β2, 3β6, 6β4, 5β7, 6β3 | |
1930 | ![]() |
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6β1, 0β6, 5β7, 6β2, 6β4 | |
1931 | ![]() |
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6β2, 6β4, 6β8, 6β2 | |
1932 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β3, 6β3 | |
1933 | ![]() |
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1β6, 11β9, 6β1, 6β3 | |
1934 | ![]() |
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6β1, 6β4, 4β6, 7β5 | |
1935 | ![]() |
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6β3, 5β7, 2β6, 8β6, 6β1 | |
1936 | ![]() |
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8β6, 6β4, 8β10, 3β6, 6β1 | |
1937 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β8, 6β1, 6β2 | |
1938 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β3, 6β2 | |
1939 | ![]() |
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8β10, 6β4, 7β5, 6β3 | |
1940 | ![]() |
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9β7, 6β2, 6β4 | |
1941 | ![]() |
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6β4 6β4 6β4 | |
1942 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β3, 4β6, 3β6, 8β6 | |
1943β1945 | Not Held | |||
1946 | ![]() |
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6β1, 2β6, 14β12, 6β3 | |
1947 | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β3, 7β5, 6β4 | |
1948 | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β3, 4β6, 6β4, 6β3 | |
1949 | ![]() |
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10β8, 9β11, 6β3, 6β4 | |
1950 | ![]() |
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6β3, 7β5, 6β4 | |
1951 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 6β0 | |
1952 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β2, 12β14, 6β3 | |
1953 | ![]() |
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5β7, 0β6, 6β4, 8β6, 6β3 | |
1954 | ![]() |
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6β3, 9β7, 12β14, 6β8, 10β8 | |
1955 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β2, 6β2 | |
1956 | ![]() |
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6β0, 8β6, 6β2 | |
1957 | ![]() |
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4β6, 6β1, 6β4, 1β6, 6β2 | |
1958 | ![]() |
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6β4, 7β5, 7β5 | |
1959 | ![]() |
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5β7, 6β4, 6β1, 0β6, 6-3 | |
1960 | ![]() |
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6β1, 6β8, 6β1, 6β2 | |
1961 | ![]() |
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9β7, 7β9, 6β3, 6β1 | |
1962 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β4, 6β4 | |
1963 | ![]() |
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4β6, 9β11, 6β2, 6β3, 6β0 | |
1964 | ![]() |
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walkover | |
1965 | ![]() |
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6β3, 6β4, 6β3 | |
1966 | ![]() |
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14β12, 11β9, 8β6 | |
1967 | ![]() |
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6β4, 6β2, 6β2 | |
1968 | see Hall of Fame Tennis Championships |
See alsoβ»
- Hall of Fame Tennis Championships β professional tournament held since 1968.
Notesβ»
- ^ With the exception of the 1917β1918 and 1943β1945 editions, which were cancelled dueββto both World Wars.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Newport Loses Tennis Tourney" (PDF). The New York Times. February 6, 1915. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Robertson, "Max." Jack Kramer (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Tennis: 100 Years of Great Players and Events. p. 290.
- ^ "USTA Scoring". United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2011-01-07.