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Tennis tournament
Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1886; 138 years ago (1886)
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
VenueScarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club, Stenton, Chicago, Illinois, United States from 1885 to 1886. The tournament was played at until 1886.

History

Scarlet Ribbon Lawn Tennis Club was founded in the early 1880s. In 1885 the club established the Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament. The tournament continued to be held annually through until 1886 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's Singles

Year Winner Finalist Score
1885 United States J.W. Corwith United States Charles Amherst Chase def.
1886 United States Charles Amherst Chase United States Henry Slocum 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.

Men's Doubles

Year Winner Finalist Score
1885 United States E.S. Baumann
United States Samuel T Chase		 United States ?
United States ?		 won.
1886 United States Charles Amherst Chase
United States Samuel T Chase		 United States Godfrey Brinley
United States Henry Slocum 		def.

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments:Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). 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 & co. p. 12.
  3. "Our Monthly Record". Outing An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of Recreation. Boston: Outing Publishing Company. 1885. p. 629.
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