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| West Superior Invitation | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Abolished | 1899 |
| Location | West Superior, Wisconsin, United States |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The West Superior Invitation [1] was a men's clay court tennis tournament first held on courts at the West Superior Lawn Tennis Club, West Superior, Wisconsin, United States from 1895 to 1899.[2] The event operated in a round robin tournament format. It was an officially sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[3][4] The winner of the of 1897 edition William Scott Bond who was the U.S. No 10 ranked player,[5] the following season he would rise to No.3.[6]
- ^ Orcutt, William Dana. (1899). American Lawn Tennis Volume II. USNLTA. Fixtures 1899. Princeton University Press. Cambridge MA. page.87.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2025). Tournament: West Superior. websource: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/1897. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
- ^ ALT. (1898) Executive Meeting of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association Fixtures for 1898 sanctioned events. Websource: American Lawn Tennis Annual page.20.
- ^ Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. U.S. NATIONAL LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION: Fixtures for 1897. Websource: Wright and Ditson Book 1897 page. 217.
- ^ Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Ranking Tables. Boston. United States, Wright & Ditson., 1899. Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide page.49.
- ^ Wright & Ditson. 1899.