Nahant Invitation

The Nahant Invitation was an invitational men's clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, that ran till 1904.

History
The Nahant Invitation was a clay court tournament established in 1885 at the Nahant Club, Nahant, Massachusetts, United States, In 1886 the event was played in a round robin format with six players Howard Augustus Taylor won all six of his matches with no defeats, second placed was Henry Slocum played six won five lost one. In 1887 it was a round robin format again with Charles Amherst Chase played five won five no defeats, second was Philip Shelton Sears played five won four lost one. The same format continued until 1892. The tournament was held through to 1904.

Venue
The tournament was played on the courts of the Nahant Club.