# Nahant Invitation

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The **Nahant Invitation**[1] was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club,[2] [Nahant](/source/Nahant,_Massachusetts), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), [United States](/source/United_States), that ran till 1904.[3]

## History

The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, [Nahant](/source/Nahant,_Massachusetts), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts), [United States](/source/United_States),[4] In 1886 the event was played in a [round robin format](/source/Round-robin_tournament) with six players [Howard Augustus Taylor](/source/Howard_Augustus_Taylor) won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was [Henry Slocum](/source/Henry_Slocum_(tennis)) played six won five lost one.[3] In 1887 it was a round robin format again with [Charles Amherst Chase](/source/Charles_Amherst_Chase) played five won five no defeats, second was [Philip Shelton Sears](/source/Philip_Shelton_Sears) played five won four lost one.[3] The same format continued until 1892.[3] The tournament was held through to 1904.[3]

## Finals

### Men's Singles

Year Winner Runner-up Score 1885[5] Joseph Sill Clark Sr. Oliver Samuel Campbell 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.[3] 1886 Howard Augustus Taylor Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.[3] 1887 Henry Slocum Henry Slocum RR.[3] 1888 Charles Amherst Chase Philip Shelton Sears RR.[3] 1889 Charles Amherst Chase Edward Ludlow Hall RR.[3] 1890 Oliver Samuel Campbell Bob Huntington RR.[3] 1891 Clarence Hobart Bob Huntington RR.[3] 1892 Edward Ludlow Hall Malcolm Greene Chace RR.[3] 1903 Laurie Doherty William Jackson Clothier 6–4, 6–0.[3] 1904[6] William Jackson Clothier William Larned 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[3]

## Venue

The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.[7]

## References

1. Gill Hall, Valentine (1889). *Lawn Tennis in America*. New York: D.W. Granbery and Company. p. 9.

1. ["Nahant Tennis"](http://www.nahanttennis.org/#:~:text=We%20are%20located%20on%20the,in%20the%20USA%2C%20in%201874.&text=The%20Nahant%20Courts%20are%20located,played%20in%20America%20in%201874.). *www.nahanttennis.org*. Nahant Tennis Club. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

1. ["Tournaments: Nahant Invitation"](https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/). *The Tennis Base*. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

1. Gill Hall (1889)

1. Gill Hall (1889)

1. ["TENNIS CHAMPIONS BEATEN.; Clothier and Dewhurst Win Finals In Nahant Tournament."](https://www.nytimes.com/1904/08/07/archives/tennis-champions-beaten-clothier-and-dewhurst-win-finals-in-nahant.html) (Subscription). *The New York Times*. 7 August 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

1. Nahant Tennis Club

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