Nahant Invitation

The Nahant Invitation^[1] was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club,^[2] Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904.^[3]

The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States,^[4] In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players Howard Augustus Taylor won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was Henry Slocum played six won five lost one.^[3] In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was Philip Shelton Sears played five won four lost one.^[3] The same format continued until 1892.^[3] The tournament was held through to 1904.^[3]

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1885[5]	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	Oliver Samuel Campbell	6-3, 6-2, 6-3.[3]
1886	Howard Augustus Taylor	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	6-4, 6-4, 6-4.[3]
1887	Henry Slocum	Henry Slocum	RR.[3]
1888	Charles Amherst Chase	Philip Shelton Sears	RR.[3]
1889	Charles Amherst Chase	Edward Ludlow Hall	RR.[3]
1890	Oliver Samuel Campbell	Bob Huntington	RR.[3]
1891	Clarence Hobart	Bob Huntington	RR.[3]
1892	Edward Ludlow Hall	Malcolm Greene Chace	RR.[3]
1903	Laurie Doherty	William Jackson Clothier	6–4, 6–0.[3]
1904[6]	William Jackson Clothier	William Larned	7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[3]

The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.^[7]