Ardsley Invitation

The Ardsley Invitation was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in June 1916. It was organised by the Ardsley Country Club, Ardsley-on-Hudson, United States and played on grass courts and ran until 1939.

History

In 1895 the Ardsley Club and Casino was founded, and in 1898 it constructed outside grass tennis courts. 12 June 1916 the Ardsley club established a women's invitation tennis tournament. The owners of the club launched the tournament with a view of revving its fortunes in regards to staging prestigious tennis events, previously it had staged three national Intercollegiate Championships. There was no men's singles events, however a mixed doubles invitational tournament was also held along with the women's singles event. The tournament was originally played at part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1916 to 1922, after the United [States Lawn Tennis Association] joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation the same year, it became part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1923 until 1939 when it was discontinued.