1881 U.S. National Championships (tennis)

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1881 U.S. National Championships
Date	August 31 – September 3
Edition	1st
Surface	Grass
Location	Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Venue	Newport Casino
Champions
Singles
Richard D. Sears
Doubles
Clarence Clark / Fred Taylor
U.S. National Championships · 1882 →

The inaugural U.S. National Championship was a tennis tournament that took place in August 1881 at the Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island and in that first year only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter the tournament. A Men's Singles competition and a Men's Doubles competition were played, and Richard Sears became the first men's singles U.S. National Tennis Champion.