The early years
James Dwight
United States · grass major champion · grass titles 1882 to 1887
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7
Grass titles in the roll
5
Titles at the grass majors
2
Singles titles on grass
1882-1887
Years of grass titles
On grass
James Dwight won 7 leading grass titles between 1882 and 1887, at the US Championships, the Longwood Bowl and the Northern Championships.
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Every grass title: 7
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| US Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Men's doubles | with Richard Sears |
| 1883 | Men's doubles | with Richard Sears |
| 1884 | Men's doubles | with Richard Sears |
| 1886 | Men's doubles | with Richard Sears |
| 1887 | Men's doubles | with Richard Sears |
| Longwood Bowl | ||
| 1884 | Men's singles | |
| Northern Championships | ||
| 1885 | Men's singles | |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. †single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
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Sources
- Wikipedia: List of US Open men's doubles champions
- US Open champions (USTA)
- Wikipedia: Longwood Bowl
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Northern Lawn Tennis Championships
- Tennis Archives
- GTC roll of grass champions, checked against a second source where one exists
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