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08/31/1874 |
James Dwight and Frederick R. Sears Jr. compete in tennis in Nahant. |
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08/31/1876 |
William Appleton hosts a tennis match at his home in Nahant. |
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1876 |
Arthur Hunnewell builds a tennis court in Boston. |
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04/30/1877 |
Longwood Cricket Club is established. |
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09/28/1881 |
Sears (Eleonora) is born in the Back Bay. |
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09/30/1881 |
Richard Sears wins the first U.S. National Lawn Tennis singles championship in Newport, Rhode Island. |
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11/30/1885 |
Thomas Pettit wins the world’s open court tennis championship in England. |
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1893 |
R.D. Wrenn wins the U.S. National Lawn Tennis singles championship. |
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1895 |
F.H. Hovey wins the U.S. National Lawn Tennis singles championship. |
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1898 |
M.D. Whitman wins the U.S. National Lawn Tennis singles championship. |
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