Englewood Invitation

The Englewoood Invitation[1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1887 as the Englewood Open[2] that was also known as the Bergen County Open played at the Englewood Field Club, Englewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States until 1970 when it was abolished.

Englewood Invitation
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913–1968)
Founded1887 (1887)
Abolished1970 (1970)
LocationEnglewood, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.
VenueEnglewood Field Club
SurfaceClay/Grass

History

In 1887 the Englewood Field Club was founded.[3] In August 1887, it staged the first Englewood Open as a clay court tennis tournament.[4] In 1939 the tournament's name was changed to the Englewood Invitation[5] and at which point the surface was switched to grass tennis courts.[6] The tournament continued was annually until the event ended in 1970.

References
  1. TIMES, Special to THE NEW YORK (May 22, 1939). "Doeg Sets Back Glidden, 6–0, 7–5, In Englewood Invitation Tennis; Former National Singles Champion Gains Quarter-Final Round—Decker Defeats Thackara—Sabin Triumphs by 6–1, 6–1". The New York Times. New York: The New Times Company. p. 24. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  2. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Index". 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: D.W. Granbery & Company. p. 29.
  3. "Englewood Field Club – Bergen County". www.englewoodfieldclub.org. Englewood, New Jersey: Englewood Field Club. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  4. "Tournament – Bergen County Englewood". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  5. Tennis Archives
  6. Tennis Archives
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