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Orange Invitation
The Orange Invitation was a grass court tennis tournament originally founded in 1881 as the Orange Lawn Tennis Club Open that ran until 1889. In 1920 the event was revived as an annual invitational tournament through to 1940. History In 1880 the Orange Lawn Tennis Club (OLTC) is founded at the intersection of Montrose and Berkeley Avenue in South Orange, New Jersey, where it remained for 36 years.Orange Lawn Tennis Club In October 1881 the club staged a new tournament known as the Orange Lawn Tennis Club Open that ran until 1889.Tennis Archives Prior to 1920 Orange Lawn Tennis Club had been host to the Middle States Championships which was moved to Philadelphia. That tournament was then replaced by the Annual Invitational Tournament until 1940. Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Richard Field Conover, Howard Augustus Taylor, Vinnie Richards, Bill Tilden, Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Masanosuke Fukuda and Sidney Wood. See also * Orange Spring Tournament The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Orange, New Jersey
South Orange, officially the Township of South Orange Village, is a suburban township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village's population was 16,198, reflecting a decline of 766 (4.5%) from the 16,964 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 574 (+3.5%) from the 16,390 counted in the 1990 Census. Seton Hall University is located in the township. "The time and circumstances under which the name South Orange originated will probably never be known," wrote historian William H. Shaw in 1884, "and we are obliged to fall back on a tradition, that Mr. Nathan Squier first used the name in an advertisement offering wood for sale" in 1795.Shaw, William H''History of Essex and Hudson Counties'' Philadelphia: Everts and Peck, 1884. Other sources attribute the derivation for all of The Oranges to King William III, Prince of Orange. Of the 564 municipalities in New Jersey, South Orange Village is one of only four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Tilden
William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 – June 5, 1953), nicknamed "Big Bill", was an American tennis player. Tilden was the world No. 1 amateur for six consecutive years, from 1920 to 1925, and was ranked as the world No. 1 professional by Ray Bowers in 1931 and 1932 and Ellsworth Vines in 1933. He won 14 Major singles titles, including 10 Grand Slam events, one World Hard Court Championships and three professional majors. He was the first American man to win Wimbledon, taking the title in 1920. He also won a joint-record seven U.S. Championships titles (shared with Richard Sears and Bill Larned). Tilden dominated the world of international tennis in the first half of the 1920s, and during his 20-year amateur period from 1911 to 1930, won 138 of 192 tournaments he contested. He owns a number of all-time tennis achievements, including the career match-winning record and the career winning percentage at the U.S. Championships. At the 1929 U.S. National Championships, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennis Tournaments In New Jersey
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent's court. The object of the game is to manoeuvre the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. The player who is unable to return the ball validly will not gain a point, while the opposite player will. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages. The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket, including wheelchair users. The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham, England, in the late 19th century as lawn tennis. It had close connections both to various field (lawn) games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport today called real tennis. The rules of modern tennis have changed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Tennis Tournaments In The United States
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Grass Court Tennis Tournaments
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Orange Spring Tournament
The Orange Spring Tournament was an early men's open tennis tournament held in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. It was usually staged the second week of June annually from 1882 to 1899. History The Orange Spring Tournament was a brief pre- open era tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States, there were eight editions of this event. Past tournaments Incomplete list of tournaments included: Men's singles See also * Orange LTC Open Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower * Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum ... * Orange Invitational Notes References Citations Sources *Hall, Valentine G state=collapsed Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Grass court tennis tournaments South Orange, New Jersey Tennis tournaments in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sidney Wood
Sidney Burr Wood Jr. (November 1, 1911 – January 10, 2009) was an American tennis player who won the 1931 Wimbledon singles title. Wood was ranked in the world's Top 10 five times between 1931 and 1938, and was ranked World No. 6 in 1931 and 1934 and No. 5 in 1938 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. Career Wood was born in Black Rock, Connecticut. He won the Arizona State Men's Tournament on his 14th birthday, which qualified him for the French Championship and earned him a spot at Wimbledon.Tennis Master Sydney Wood Dies Southampton Press, January 15, 2009. He attended in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, where he created the tradition of "J-ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masanosuke Fukuda
was a Japanese male tennis player who represented Japan in the Davis Cup and Olympic Games. He competed in the singles event at the 1924 Summer Olympics, reaching the fourth round in which he lost to Henri Cochet. With compatriot Asaji Honda he competed in the men's doubles event and reached the second round. He competed in the 1924 Wimbledon Championships The 1924 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 5 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little ( ... and reached the third round in the singles event and the second round in the doubles. References External links * * * 1897 births 1974 deaths Japanese male tennis players Olympic tennis players of Japan Tennis players at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Japanese people {{Japan-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manuel Alonso Areizaga
Manuel Alonso de Areizaga (12 November 1895 – 11 October 1984) was a Spanish tennis player. He was the first Spanish tennis player of international stature. Biography Alonso was born at San Sebastián on 12 November 1895. He won the Spanish tennis championships in 1915, 1919 and 1920. He frequently played doubles with his elder brother José María (b. 1890) who also was a successful tennis player. In 1920, Alonso took part at the Summer Olympics at Antwerp. In singles, he reached the quarterfinals losing to British Noel Turnbull. In the same year, Alonso reached the semifinals at the World Hard Court Championships. At the 1924 Summer Olympics at Paris, Alonso reached the fourth round in singles. In the early 1920s, Bill Tilden wrote about Alonso: "Seldom have I seen such wonderful natural abilities as are found in this young Spaniard ..Alonzo has a terrific forehand drive that is the closest rival to W.M. Johnston's of any shot I have seen ..His overhead is at once se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinnie Richards
Vincent Richards (March 20, 1903 – September 28, 1959) was an American tennis player. He was active in the early decades of the 20th century, particularly known as being a superlative volleyer. He was ranked World No. 2 as an amateur in 1924 by A. Wallis Myers, and was ranked joint World No. 1 pro by Ray Bowers in 1927 and World No. 1 pro by Bowers in 1930. Biography Born in Yonkers, New York, he attended the Jesuit Fordham Preparatory School, attended Fordham University and studied at the Columbia University School of Journalism in 1922. Richards won the National Boys Outdoor Singles Tournament in 1917. He became a protégé of Bill Tilden after being defeated by the latter in a match, and he then teamed up with him to win the United States doubles championship in 1918 at the age of 15. He remains the youngest male to have ever won a major championship. Twenty-seven years later, in 1945, he and Tilden won the United States Pro doubles title. While Bill Tilden teamed with Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orange Lawn Tennis Club
The Orange Lawn Tennis Club is the second oldest tennis club in New Jersey. Located in South Orange, it was established after the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club. In 1887, Orange Lawn hosted the first men's doubles event of the US Open, then called the U.S. National Championship. The club also hosted the 1946 Davis Cup and the Eastern Lawn Championship. Former tournaments ''Former notable tournaments staged by the club.'' * Eastern Grass Court Championships * Middle States Championships * Mutual Benefit Life Open * Mutual Benefit Open Championship * Orange Spring Tournament * Orange LTC Open * Orange Invitation * South Orange Open * Tennis Week Open Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ... References External links {{coord, 40.75447, -74.26302, type:landm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Augustus Taylor
Howard Taylor may refer to: * Howard Taylor (tennis) (1865–1920), American tennis player * Howard Taylor (cricketer) (1908–1985), English cricketer * Frederick Howard Taylor (1862–1946), often F. Howard Taylor, British author, speaker, and missionary * Howard Taylor (1929–2020), older brother of actress Elizabeth Taylor * Howard Taylor (painter) (1918–2001), Western Australian artist and art teacher * Howard Taylor (sailor), British sailor at the 1900 Olympics * Howard D. Taylor (1878–1944), American politician in the state of Washington * Howard F. Taylor (born 1939), American sociologist * Howard Taylor (engineer) (1940–2016), British structural engineer See also * Howard Tayler (born 1968), creator of the webcomic ''Schlock Mercenary'' * Taylor Howard (1932–2002), American scientist and radio engineer * Geraldine Taylor (1865–1949), often known as Mrs. Howard Taylor, British Protestant Christian missionary to China * * Howard Taylor Ricketts Howard Tayl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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