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The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 at Montclair, New Jersey, United States that ran until 1892.


History

The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 by the Montclair Lawn Tennis Club (formally incorporated in 1885), Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The tournament ran until 1892. In 1893 the tennis clubs land was given over to redevelopment thus ending the tournament. Notable winners of the mens singles title included;
Henry Slocum Henry Warner Slocum, Sr. (September 24, 1827 – April 14, 1894), was a Union general during the American Civil War and later served in the United States House of Representatives from New York. During the war, he was one of the youngest major gen ...
, Howard Augustus Taylor, Clarence Hobart and
Edward L. Hall Edward Ludlow Hall (March 17, 1872 – 1932) was an American tennis player who was active at the end of the 19th century. He was the son of Valentine Hall Jr. and an uncle of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. He was active from 1890 to 1930 and w ...
.Whittemore (1894)


References

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