The Orange Spring Open was an early men's open tennis tournament held in South Orange, New Jersey, United States. It was usually staged the second week of June annually from 1882 to 1899. The club also staged an Autumn event called the Orange Fall Open from 1881 to 1899.
History The Orange Spring Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States, there were eight editions of this event.
Finals Incomplete list of tournaments included:
Men's singles
Year Champion Runner up Score 1882 Godfrey M. Brinley J. F. Bacon 6-0 6-2 6-3 1884 Richard Field Conover Percy Knapp 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 1885 Robert Livingston Beeckman William V.S. Thorne 7-5 6-2 6-3 1886 Robert Livingston Beeckman William Edward Glyn 6-2 6-0 6-4 1887 Oliver Campbell Edward P. MacMullen 1-6 6-2 7-5 6-4 1888 Howard Augustus Taylor A.W. Post6-3 6-2 6-4 1897 Joseph D. Forbes Jahail (John) Parmly Paret 6-1 2-6 4-6 6-0 6-2 1899 Jahail (John) Parmly Paret George H. Mile 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4
See also Orange Fall Open Orange Invitational
Notes
References Citations
Sources Hall, Valentine G[ill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York, USA: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. Tournament – "Orange Spring Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017.