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The Meadow Club Invitation or formally the Meadow Club of Southampton Invitation and also known as the Southampton Invitation or Southampton Invitational was predominantly a men's grass court tennis tournament established in 1887 at the Meadow Club, Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. The tournament was staged as part of ILTC Circuit until 1973 when it was discontinued.

History

In 1887 the Meadow Club was founded It is a private members located at Southampton, Long Island, New York, United States. The club inaugurated a major international tennis tournament called the Meadow Club Invitation that was staged for 85 editions between 1888 and 1973, though it was not staged continuously. A women's invitation singles tournament was introduced briefly in the late 1920s to early 1940s under the title of the Southampton Invitational Round Robin or Meadow Club Invitational Round Robin, though women did take part most years in the mixed doubles events.

With the exception of 1903 when the English player Laurie Doherty won the men's event it was completely dominated by American players until the mid-1940s with multiple winners such as; Howard Augustus Taylor, Vinnie Richards, Bill Tilden II, Frank Parker, and Bobby Riggs. After World War II up until at least 1969 more foreign players won this event including; Pancho Segura, Roy Emerson, Ian Vermaak, Fred Stolle, Tony Roche and Owen Davidson and Rod Laver. The Meadow Club Invitation ran until 1973 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887	Howard Augustus Taylor	Henry Warner Slocum	6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 9-7, 6-3
1888	Howard Augustus Taylor (2)	Joseph Sill Clark	6-8, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1889	Howard Augustus Taylor (3)	Joseph Sill Clark	6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1890	Howard Augustus Taylor (4)	Rodmond Vernon Beach	6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1891	Valentine Gill Hall	Howard Augustus Taylor	w.o.
1892	Edward Ludlow Hall	Valentine Gill Hall	4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 8-6
1893	William Larned	Edward Ludlow Hall	2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
1899	Mal Whitman	Leo Ware	7-5, 6-4, 8-6
1903	Laurence Doherty	William Larned	6-1, 6-2, 6-1
1918	Bill Tilden II	Theodore Pell	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1919	Chuck Garland	Willis Davis	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1920	Vinnie Richards	William Jackson Clothier	6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0
1921	Willis E. Davis	Vinnie Richards	3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-4
1922	Vinnie Richards (2)	Robert Kinsey	6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1923	Vinnie Richards (3)	Carl Fischer	6-2, 6-2, 6-2
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924	Howard Kinsey	Harvey Burton Snodgrass	3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
1925	Howard Kinsey (2)	George Lott	6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1926	Bill Tilden II (2)	Brian Norton	6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
1927	Bill Tilden II (3)	George Lott	6-2, 7-5, 6-2
1928	Berkeley Bell	Gregory Mangin	6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1929	Fritz Mercur	John Doeg	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1930	Sidney Wood	Wilmer Allison	3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1931	George Lott	Clifford Sutter	6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
1932	Sidney Wood (2)	Gregory Mangin	4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 12-14, 7-5
1933	Frank Shields	Frank Parker	6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1934	Frank Parker	Bryan Grant	6-3, 9-7, 6-0
1935	Frank Parker (2)	J. Gilbert Hall	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1936	Frank Parker (3)	Gregory Mangin	1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0
1937	Bobby Riggs	Jiro Yamagishi	6-4, 6-3, ret.
1938	Bobby Riggs (2)	Sidney Wood	6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1939	Bobby Riggs (3)	Sidney Wood	10-8, 6-4, 6-4
1940	Don McNeill	Frank Kovacs	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1941	Bobby Riggs (4)	Frank Kovacs	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1942	Ted Schroeder	Sidney Wood	3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1
1943	Pancho Segura	Sidney Wood	6-3, 7-5, 9-7
1944	Pancho Segura (2)	Don McNeill	7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1
1945	Bill Talbert	Alejo Russell	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1946	Gardnar Mulloy	Bill Talbert	8-6, 6-0, 3-6, 2-6, 10-8
1947	Pancho Segura (3)	Seymour Greenberg	6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
1948	Pancho Gonzales	Budge Patty	6-3, 6-0, 6-3
1949	Bill Talbert (2)	Pancho Gonzales	6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1950	Earl Cochell	Gardnar Mulloy	9-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1951	Tony Trabert	Herb Flam	6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 6-3
1952	Noel Brown	Sidney Schwartz	8-6, 6-1, 6-0
1953	Jack Tuero	Charles F. Masterson	6-2, 10-8, 5-7, 3-6, 7-5
1954	Eddie Moylan	Bill Talbert	6-0, 6-2, 6-4
1955	Eddie Moylan (2)	Tony Trabert	6-3, 2-6, 6-8, 8-6, 1-0, ret.
1956	Roy Emerson	Grant Golden	6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 8-6
1957	Whitney Reed	Roy Emerson	10-8, 1-0, ret.
1958	Ham Richardson	Sammy Giammalva Jr.	6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
1959	Ian Vermaak	Raymond Weedon	6-1, 4-6, 6-1
1960	Rod Laver	Ronald Holmberg	12-10, 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1961	Allen E. Fox	Bob Mark	5-7, 8-6, 6-1, 4-4, ret.
1962	Fred Stolle	Whitney Reed	7-5, 6-2, 8-6
1964	Gene Scott	Charlie Pasarell	10-8, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4
1965	Chuck McKinley	Gene Scott	3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 10-8
1966	Tony Roche	Graham Stilwell	6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-4
1967	Owen Davidson	Ray Ruffels	6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1968	Ronald Holmberg	Gene Scott	6-4, 1-6, 6-3, 13-11
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Clark Graebner	Bob Lutz	6-2, 6-2, 6-4

Women's singles

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1943	Pauline Betz (1st)	Louise Brough (2nd)	Round Robin

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