The Seventh Regiment Championship also known as the Seventh Regiment Indoor Championship was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, New York City, United States and played on indoor hard courts at the Seventh Regiment Armory.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13. It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.
History The Seventh Regiment Championship was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at Manhattan, NYC, New York State, United States and played on indoor hard wood courts. It was part of the worldwide lawn tennis circuit until 1960 when the event was known as the Seventh Regiment Invitation.
Finals Men's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1885 Henry Graff Trevor?def.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.9.1886 Valentine Gill Hall Henry Graff Trevor6–3,3–6, 6–4, 6–2. 1908 William Cragin Jr. Calhoun C. Cragin6–4, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3. 1920 Frank T. Anderson Fred Anderson7–5, 6–1, 6–2. 1921 Fred Anderson Frank T. Anderson11–9, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4. 1928 Herbert Bowman Fred Anderson6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3. 1930 Herbert Bowman (2) Percy Rockafellow6–4, 8–6, 7–5. 1943 Herbert Bowman (3) Edward E. Jenkins Jr.3–0 sets. 1960 Paul Cranis Allen Morris6–4, 6–2.
Women's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1929 Marie Wagner Alice Francis6–3, 4–6, 8–6.
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External links Lawn Tennis at the Seventh Regiment Armory (1881) image by William St. John Harper, Clark Art Institute.