Kebo Valley Club Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit
Founded1890 (1890)
Abolished1916 (1916)
LocationBar Harbor, Maine, United States
VenueKebo Valley Golf Club
SurfaceGrass

The Kebo Valley Club Open[1] was men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1890.[2] It was played at the Kebo Valley Club in Bar Harbor, Maine, United States.[2] 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.[3][4] In 1889 the club officially opened, with the surrounding land held a race track, tennis and croquet lawns, and a baseball field.[5] There was no golf course built until 1892.[5] In 1890 the club initiated an open tennis tournament,[6] with the singles won by Valentine Gill Hall.[2] In 1900 Henry Lane Eno donated a silver cup called the Henry Lane Eno Cup[7] for winners of the men's singles.[2] The tournament was staged annually until at least 1916 when it was discontinued.[2]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1890United States Valentine Gill HallUnited States Edward Ludlow Hall6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–4.[2]
1892United States Bob WrennUnited States Edward Ludlow Hall4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1893United States Valentine Gill HallUnited States Gregory Seeley Bryan10–8, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
1908[8]United States Stanley W. PearsonUnited States Harold Hackett8–6, 3–6, 6–3.[2]

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1893United States Miss GoodfellowUnited States Miss Gibson6–2 6–1 6–2.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Summer Tennis Tournaments". www.thecrimson.com. Cambridge. MASS: The Harvard Crimson. 23 May 1890. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tournaments: Kebo Valley Club Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Kebo Valley Golf Club, Bar Harbor, 1907". Maine Memory Network. Bar Harbor: Maine Historical Society. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Our History". kebovalleyclub.com. Bar Harbor, Maine: Kebo Valley Golf Club. 5 February 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  5. 1 2 Maine Historical Society
  6. ↑ The Harvard Crimson
  7. ↑ "AT BAR HARBOR". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. 12 July 1909. p. 7. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Pearson Won Kebo Valley Tennis. (Published 1906)". The New York Times. New York City: The New York Times Company. 7 September 1906. p. 10. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
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