1886 U.S. National Championships (tennis)
List of champions of The 1886 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open). The tournament was held from Tuesday 23 August to Saturday 28 August on the outdoor Grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. It was the 6th United States National Championships and the second Grand Slam of season. Finals Singles Richard D. Sears defeated R. Livingston Beeckman 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 Doubles Richard D. Sears / James Dwight defeated Howard Taylor / Godfrey Brinley 7–5, 6–8, 7–5, 6–4 Notes References External linksOfficial US Open website {{US Open championships U.S. National Championships U.S. National Championships (tennis) by year U.S. National Championships (tennis) The US Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological orde ...< ...
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Grand Slam (tennis)
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year, also referred to as the "Calendar-year Grand Slam" or "Calendar Slam". In doubles, a team may accomplish the Grand Slam playing together or a player may achieve it with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam". The Grand Slam tournaments, also referred to as majors, are the world's four most important annual professional tennis tournaments. They offer the most ranking points, prize money, public and media attention, the greatest strength and size of field, and the longest matches for men (best of five sets, best of three for the women). The tournaments are overseen by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), rather than the separate ...
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