The Kebo Valley Open was men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1890. It was played at the Kebo Valley Club in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States. The tournament was staged annually until at least 1916.
History The Kebo Valley Club was founded in 1888 by Charles T. How and DeGrasse Fox. In 1889 the club officially opened, with the surrounding land held a race track, tennis and croquet lawns, and a baseball field.Maine Historical Society There was no golf course built until 1892. In 1890 the club initiated an open tennis tournament,The Harvard Crimson with the singles won by Valentine Gill Hall. In 1900 Henry Lane Eno donated a silver cup called the Henry Lane Eno Cup for winners of the men's singles. The tournament was staged annually until at least 1916 when it was discontinued.
Finals Men's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1890 Valentine Gill Hall Edward Ludlow Hall6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–4. 1892 Bob Wrenn Edward Ludlow Hall4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. 1893 Valentine Gill Hall Gregory Seeley Bryan10–8, 6–4, 6–3. 1908 Stanley W. Pearson Harold Hackett8–6, 3–6, 6–3.
Women's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1893 Miss Goodfellow Miss Gibson 6–2 6–1 6–2.
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