Narragansett Open

The Narragansett Open^[1] was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Narragansett Pier Open and played at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States that ran until 1909.^[2]

Narragansett Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1885; 140 years ago (1885)
Abolished	1909; 116 years ago (1909)
Location	Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States
Venue	Narragansette Pier Courts Point Judith Country Club
Surface	Clay

History

The Narragansett Pier Open was a tennis tournament first established in 1885 at the Narragansett Pier Courts, Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States. In 1894 the new Point Judith Country Club was established and took over responsibility for hosting the Narragansette Pier Open.^[3] the tournament ran until 1909.^[4]

Notable winners of the men's singles title included Walter Van Rensselaer Berry, Howard Augustus Taylor, Oliver Samuel Campbell. Quincy Shaw, Malcolm Greene Chace and John Howland.^[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Narragansette Pier Open
Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1885	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry	Albert Empie Wright	6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[5]
1887	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry (2)	Albert Empie Wright	6–3, 6–3, 6–1.[5]
1888	Howard Augustus Taylor	Henry Slocum	6–4, 8–6, 7–5.[5]
1889	Quincy Shaw	Howard Augustus Taylor	6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[5]
1890	Oliver Samuel Campbell	John W. Carver	8–6, 1–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.[5]
1893	Malcolm Greene Chace	William Larned	6–4, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–0.[5]
1894	John Howland	Manliffe Francis Goodbody	4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[5]
1895	William Larned	Malcolm Greene Chace	2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5.[5]
1899	Mal Whitman	John Appleton Allen	8–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4.[5]
1900	Clarence R. Budlong	Jahial Parmly Paret	5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[5]

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Narragansette Pier Open
Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1888	Adeline Robinson	Ellen Roosevelt	6–0, 6–1, 6–0