The Seattle Tennis Club was founded in 1890 as the Olympic Tennis Club (renamed in 1896), and the club operated two clay courts at the northwest corner of Madison Street and Minor Avenue on First Hill. By 1919 a larger facility was needed and the club purchased land at their current location on the shore of Lake Washington in Madison Park.
The program in this image is from the Seattle Tennis Club's tenth annual tournament, held August 9-12, 1899. The program includes the names of the players and brackets for each of the competitions: Gentlemen's Singles, Ladies' Singles, Mixed Doubles, Gentlemen's Doubles, and Ladies' Doubles.
Caption information source: https://www.seattletennisclub.org/STC_History.aspx.
Physical Description: 1 program (12 p.) ; 4.75 x 7.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State.
