The West Superior Invitation Orcutt, William Dana. (1899). American Lawn Tennis Volume II. USNLTA. Fixtures 1899. Princeton University Press. Cambridge MA. page.87. was a men's clay court tennis tournament first held on courts at the West Superior Lawn Tennis Club, West Superior, Wisconsin, United States from 1895 to 1899.Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2025). Tournament: West Superior. websource: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/1897. Tennis Archives. Netherlands. The event operated in a round robin tournament format. It was an officially sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.ALT. (1898) Executive Meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association Fixtures for 1898 sanctioned events. Websource: American Lawn Tennis Annual page.20.Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. U.S. NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION: Fixtures for 1897. Websource: Wright and Ditson Book 1897 page. 217. The 1897 edition was won by William Scott Bond who was the U.S. No 10 ranked player,Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Ranking Tables. Boston. United States, Wright & Ditson., 1899. Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide page.49. the following season he would rise to No.3.Wright & Ditson. 1899.
Finals Singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1897 William S. Bond Walter A. Bethelwon.Tennis Archives.
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