The Nahant Invitation was an invitational mens clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club,

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, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904.

History

The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club,

, Massachusetts, United States, In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players

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won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was

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played six won five lost one. In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was

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played five won four lost one. The same format continued until 1892. The tournament was held through to 1904.

Finals

Men's Singles

Venue

The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.Nahant Tennis Club

References

{{Reflist, 2 Clay court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States