Long Island Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Long Island Championships [1] was a USLTA/ILTF affiliated tennis tournament founded in 1887 as the Championship of Long Island a grass court event it was first played at the Meadow Club, Southampton, Long Island. The event ran annually until 1972 when it was last played in Roslyn, New York, United States when it was discontinued.
History
The 1887 Meadow Club Invitation tournament originally also carried the title of the Championship of Long Island. During its first decade and a half, the event was recognized by the U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) as a premier Sectional Championship, a designation used to formalize the regional competitive circuit across the United States.[2]
In this early era of American lawn tennis, the tournament functioned as one of the most prestigious grass-court stops on the Eastern circuit, frequently serving as a key preparatory event for the U.S. National Championships. Following the 1902 edition, the "Championship of Long Island" title largely disappeared from primary book sources at the Meadow Club, as the event transitioned into the more exclusive Southampton Invitation.
In 1907 the Long Island Championships was officially revived and designated at the Kings County Tennis Club in Brooklyn, New York.[3] Over its tenure, the event moved to various venues across the Long Island region, including its final home in Roslyn, New York, where the last edition was held in June 1972.[4]
Finals
Men's Singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1887 |  Howard Taylor | Henry Slocum | 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 |
| 1888 | Howard Taylor (2) | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. | 6–8, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1889 | Howard Taylor (3) | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1890 | Howard Taylor (4) | Rodmond Beach | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1891 | Valentine Gill Hall | Howard Taylor | w.o. |
| 1892 | Edward L. Hall | Valentine Gill Hall | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 2–6, 8–6 |
| 1893 | William Larned | Edward L. Hall | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1894[5] | William Larned (2) |  Manliffe Goodbody | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1899 | Mal Whitman | Leo Ware | 7–5, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1909 | William Cragin | Fred Alexander | w.o. |
| 1918 | Frank T. Anderson | Fred C. Anderson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1919 | Samuel Howard Voshell | Fred C. Anderson | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1921 | Percy Kynaston | Carl N. Joliffe | 9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Jerry Lang | Percy Kynaston | 6–3, 4–6, 7–9, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1923 | Jerry Lang (2) | George R. Preston | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1924 | Percy Kynaston (2) | Anton Frederick Von Bernuth | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1925 | Vinnie Richards | Jerry Lang | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1926 | Percy Kynaston (3) | Maurice A. Ferrier | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1, 2–1 ret. |
| 1929 | Jerry Lang (3) | Lawrence Kurzrok | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Elmer Griffin | Percy Kynaston | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1963 | Don Rubell | Sidney Schwartz | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Herb Fitzgibbon | Bob Barker | 9–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Herb Fitzgibbon (2) | Bob Barker | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1967 | Gene Scott | Peter Fishbach | 8–6, 6–4, 7–9, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Gene Scott (2) | Peter Fishbach | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Dick Stockton | Peter Fishbach | ? |
| 1970 | Dick Stockton (2) | Peter Fishbach | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Gene Scott (3) | Peter Fishbach | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| 1972 | Steve Ross | King Van Nostrand | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Women's Singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | Marie Wagner | Mrs E Lynch | 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1920[6] | Florence Ballin | Marie Wagner | 4–6, 6–1, 9–7 |
| 1922 | Marie Wagner (2) | Mrs Samuel Waring | 6–1, 6–1 |