The Middle Atlantic Invitation^[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as the Baltimore Invitation.^[2] 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.^[3] Following World War Two the tournament was re-branded as the Middle Atlantic Invitation.^[4] In 1898 the tournament was moved to Baltimore Country Club.^[1][5] The event continued to be held annually until 1969 when it was discontinued.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1886[6]	Leigh Bonsal	Charles Belmont Davis	6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1887[7]	Alexander Post	Charles Laurie McCawley	6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5.[1]
1888	Alexander Post	Leigh Bonsal	6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1909	Jack Colston	Basil Wagner	2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2.[1]
1890	Marmaduke Smith	Fred Hovey	6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4.[1]
1900	Harry F. Allen	Malcolm Greene Chace	6–2, 2–6, 6–2.[1]
1905	Edward Dewhurst	William Clothier	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
1905	William Clothier	Edward Dewhurst	6–3, 7–5, 6–4.[1]
1927	Manuel Alonso Areizaga	Carl Fischer	6–4, 8–6, 6–4.[1]
1957	Harry Hoffman Jr.	Reynaldo Garrido	6–2, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1963	Frank Froehling III	Patricio Rodríguez	6–2 6–3 6–3.[1]
1964	Dennis Ralston	Frank Froehling III	7–5, 15–13, 6–3.[1]
1965	Fred Stolle	Lew Gerrard	6–3, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1966	Mark Cox	Jim McManus	6–3 6–2 6–3.[1]
1968	Bob Hewitt	Colin Stubs	6–1, 6–4.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Bobby Johnson Jr.[8]	Ed Dailey	7–5, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1936	Alice Marble	Pauline Betz	4–6, 6–4, 6–0.
1966	Virginia Wade	Peaches Bartkowicz	6–1, 6–4.

References