The Nahant Invitation ^[1] was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, ^[2] Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904. ^[3]

History

The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, ^[4] In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players Howard Augustus Taylor won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was Henry Slocum played six won five lost one. ^[3] In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was Philip Shelton Sears played five won four lost one. ^[3] The same format continued until 1892. ^[3] The tournament was held through to 1904. ^[3]

Finals

Men's Singles

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1885 [5]	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	Oliver Samuel Campbell	6-3, 6-2, 6-3. [3]
1886	Howard Augustus Taylor	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	6-4, 6-4, 6-4. [3]
1887	Henry Slocum	Henry Slocum	RR. [3]
1888	Charles Amherst Chase	Philip Shelton Sears	RR. [3]
1889	Charles Amherst Chase	Edward Ludlow Hall	RR. [3]
1890	Oliver Samuel Campbell	Bob Huntington	RR. [3]
1891	Clarence Hobart	Bob Huntington	RR. [3]
1892	Edward Ludlow Hall	Malcolm Greene Chace	RR. [3]
1903	Laurie Doherty	William Jackson Clothier	6–4, 6–0. [3]
1904 [6]	William Jackson Clothier	William Larned	7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3. [3]

Venue

The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club. ^[7]

References