The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 at Montclair, New Jersey, United States that ran until 1904. History The Montclair Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1882 by the Montclair Lawn Tennis Club (formally incorporated in 1885), Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The tournament ran until 1892. In 1893 the tennis clubs land at Fullerton Avenue was given over to redevelopment thus ending the tournament.Whittemore (1894)
By 1897 tennis activity in the township had shifted toward the Montclair Athletic Club (MAC), which was becoming the dominant multi sport venue in the area, revived the event at its Valley Road grounds. It continued to be staged through till 1904.
Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Henry Slocum, Howard Augustus Taylor, Clarence Hobart, Edward L. Hall,Whittemore (1894) and Otto Hinck.
Past finals Singles (incomplete roll) Year Winner Runner-up Score 1882 Edward Taylor Albert Hamlin 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 1886 Howard Taylor Albert Hamlin 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 1888 Clarence Hobart Rodman Beach 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 1889 Clarence Hobart (2) Deane Miller 10–8, 12–14, 6–3 1890 Edward L. Hall Russell Perkins 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 1891 Bill Larned Stephen Millett 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6, 6–1 1897 Otto Hinck J. Parmly Paret 6–4, 7–5, 8–6 1898 Otto Hinck (2) Edward Pell 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 1899 Otto Hinck (3) Calhoun C. Cragin 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 1900 Otto Hinck (4) John Neely 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 1901 Otto Hinck (5) Fred Alexander 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 1902 Otto Hinck (6) Edwin Fischer 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 1903 Otto Hinck (7) S. Howard Voshell 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 1904 Otto Hinck (8) Wylie Grant 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
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