The Middle Atlantic Invitation was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Baltimore Invitation.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13. It was first organised by Baltimore Cricket Club (f. 1874), and played at the Baltimore, Maryland, United States through till 1969 when it was discontinued.
History In October 1886 the Baltimore Cricket Club organised the first Baltimore Invitation Lawn Tennis Tournament.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Following World War Two the tournament was re-branded as the Middle Atlantic Invitation. In 1898 the tournament was moved to Baltimore Country Club. The event continued to be held annually until 1969 when it was discontinued.
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1886Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.8. Leigh Bonsal Charles Belmont Davis6–3, 6–2, 6–4.1887Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.13. Alexander Post Charles Laurie McCawley6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5.1888 Alexander Post Leigh Bonsal6–2, 6–2, 6–1.1909 Jack Colston Basil Wagner2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2.1890 Marmaduke Smith Fred Hovey6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4.1900 Harry F. Allen Malcolm Greene Chace6–2, 2–6, 6–2.1905 Edward Dewhurst William Clothier6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2.1905 William Clothier Edward Dewhurst6–3, 7–5, 6–4.1927 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Carl Fischer6–4, 8–6, 6–4.1957 Harry Hoffman Jr. Reynaldo Garrido6–2, 6–3, 6–3.1963 Frank Froehling III Patricio Rodríguez6–2 6–3 6–3.1964 Dennis Ralston Frank Froehling III7–5, 15–13, 6–3.1965 Fred Stolle Lew Gerrard6–3, 6–3, 6–4.1966 Mark Cox Jim McManus6–3 6–2 6–3.1968 Bob Hewitt Colin Stubs6–1, 6–4.↓ Open era ↓1969 Bobby Johnson Jr. Ed Dailey7–5, 6–4.
Women's singles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1936 Alice Marble Pauline Betz4–6, 6–4, 6–0. 1966 Virginia Wade Peaches Bartkowicz6–1, 6–4.
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