Merion Cricket Club Amateur Tennis Tournament

In 1886 the Merion Cricket Club Amateur Tournament was established at the Merion Cricket Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States.^[3] In 1887 a women's event was added to the schedule the final was unfinished and both Lydia Wood and Miss. Lycett shared the title.^[4] In 1892 the club moved to is current location in Haverford, PA.^[5] This event was the precursor tournament,^[1] to the Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships that began in 1894 and it continued to host the tournament for the next eight decades.^[6]

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1886[7]	William Linton Landreth	Frederick Winslow Taylor	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1887[1]	Frederick Winslow Taylor	William Linton Landreth	7–5, 8–6
1890[1]	Rodmond Vernon Beach	Benjamin C. Allen	2–6, 8–6, 6–3
1901[8]	Kane Green	Marmaduke Smith	6–4, 2–6, 6–4.

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1887[1]	Lydia Wood	Miss. Lycett	2–6, unfinished.[9]
1888[1]	Bertha Townsend	Lydia Wood	6–3, 6–3.