The Seabright Invitational Tournament also known as the Seabright Invitation was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament staged annually at the

Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club The Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club is a historic private sports club in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1877 and incorporated in 1886, it is one of the oldest active tennis clubs and claims to be the oldest ...

, Rumson, New Jersey, United States from 1884 to 1950.National Historic Landmark Nomination: Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior. pp. 16, 19–21.

History

The

is a historic private sports club in Rumson, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It was founded in 1877 and incorporated officially in 1886. In 1884, the club held its first Seabright Invitational Tournament, the men's singles was won

Joseph Sill Clark Sr. Joseph Sill Clark Sr. (November 30, 1861 – April 14, 1956) was an American tennis player. Clark won the 1885 U.S. National Championship in doubles with partner Dick Sears. He was also the inaugural singles and doubles national collegia ...

. The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1889 when it was discontinued. In 1894 the tournament was reestablished, and in 1920 a women's event was finally added to the schedule. The event was suspended from 1943 to 1945 because of World War II. It resumed in 1946 and continued to be held until 1949. In 1950, the organizing committee of

voted to discontinue the event, due to ongoing cost of the maintenance of the grass courts, and the budget needed to build new permanent spectator seating made it untenable. Contrary to official sources the other reason the tournament was ended was not because of funding, but because the members grew tired of the fuss of organizing the event."Sport: Too Much Fuss"
'' Time'', August 14, 1950. Accessed March 12, 2023.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

References

{{reflist 1884 establishments in New Jersey 1950 disestablishments in New Jersey Grass court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States Rumson, New Jersey Tennis tournaments in New Jersey