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Gulf State Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1892-1923)
ILTF Circuit (1923-68)
Founded1892; 132 years ago (1892)
Abolished1968; 56 years ago (1968)
LocationBaton Rouge
Tampa
New Orleans
Shreveport
VenueTampa Bay LTC (1892-94)
New Orleans LTC (1902-16)
SurfaceGrass
Hard

The Gulf State Championships[1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1892 as the Gulf Coast Championships.[2] It was first played at the Tampa Bay Lawn Tennis Club, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States in 1892.[3] In 1968 the final edition was played at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after which when it was downgraded from the main worldwide ILTF Circuit.[3]

History

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In 1892 the first Gulf Coast Championships (also known as the Tampa Bay Championships) were held in at the Tampa Bay Lawn Tennis Club, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States and was played on outdoor hard cement courts.[3] The first winner of the men's singles title was Albert Empie Wright,[3] he defeated a former top 4 ranked English tennis player,[4] Charles Walder Grinstead in the final, who was touring America at this time.[5] The first gulf tournament ran until 1894 when it was discontinued. In 1901 the tournament was revived under the new name the Gulf State Championships held at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, New Orleans, Louisiana.[6] The tournament continued to be held there until 1914.[7] In 1968 the tournament was downgraded from the main worldwide ILTF Circuit and became a USLTA regional event.[3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Gulf Coast Championships
1892 Tampa United States Albert Empie Wright England Charles Walder Grinstead 6–2, 8–6, 6–1.[3]
1893[8] Tampa United States Bob Wrenn United States Albert Empie Wright 6-2, 6–2, 6–2.[3]
1894 Tampa United States Gregory Seeley Bryan United States Bob Wrenn w.o.[3]
Gulf State Championships
1901[9] New Orleans United States R.G. Hunt United States ? ?
1911 New Orleans United States Wallace F. Johnson United States Nat Thornton 6–3, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
1912 New Orleans United States Wallace F. Johnson (2) United States Frank Richard Woodbury 6–2, 6–0, 6-–2.[3]
1933 Shreveport United States Arthur Hodges Hendrix United States Hudson Russell Hamm Jr. 6–2, 6–0 6–2.[3]
1951 New Orleans United States Jack Tuero United States Ham Richardson 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1.[3]
1957 Baton Rouge United States Tommy Robinson United States Ron Fisher 4–6, 11–9, 7–5.[3]
1958 Baton Rouge United States Larry Caton United States Don Caton 7–5, 6–1, 1–6, 9–11, 6–4.[3]
1959 Baton Rouge United States Ron Fisher United States James G. Schmidt Sr 6–2, 6–8, 6–4.[3]
1960 Baton Rouge United States Andy Lloyd United States Tom Falkenburg 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1961 Baton Rouge United States Jerry Walters United States Clint Nettleton 5–7, 6–3, 6–2.[3]
1962 Baton Rouge United States Jerry Walters (2) United States Clint Nettleton 6–4, 4–6, 6–0.[3]
1963 Baton Rouge United States Tom Karp United States Upton Giles III 6–1, 6–3.[3]
1966 Baton Rouge United States Steve Faulk United States Robert Ecuyer 6–3, 6–4.[3]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
Gulf Coast Championships
1893 Tampa United States Miss Valentine Hobart United States Miss Constance Talmage 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.
1894 Tampa United States Miss Valentine Hobart United States Miss Elizabeth Stroud 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Gulf State Championships
1903 New Orleans United States Mrs. R. C. Montgomery United States May Logan 6–4, 6–4
1906 New Orleans United States May Logan United States ?. ?
1914 New Orleans United States Ethelyn Legendre United States May Logan 3–6, 6–2 6–2
1916 New Orleans United States Mrs Irving Murphy United States Ethelyn Legendre 6–1, 6–2
1933 Shreveport United States Charlotte MacQuiston United States LaVerne Stages 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1934[10] Shreveport United States Charlotte MacQuiston (2) United States ? ?
1957 Baton Rouge United States Carolyn Rogers United States Sue Zigerbein 6–0, 6–2
1958 Baton Rouge United States Carolyn Rogers (2) United States Sylvia Bradley 6–3, 6–2
1961[11] Baton Rouge United States Carolyn Rogers (3) United States Kitty Moody 6–4, 6–1
1963 Baton Rouge United States Patsy Lowdon United States Putsy Trice 4–6, 8–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ Aiello, Thomas (2019). New Orleans Sports: Playing Hard in the Big Easy. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-68226-100-2.
  2. ^ "Tennis Cracks Now Playing in Florida". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 29 Mar 1892. p. 10. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Tournaments: Gulf Coast - State Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "Champion of the Gulf Coast". Evening star. Washington. District of Columbia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 2 Apr 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis Tournament". The Morning Journal-Courier. New Haven, Connecticut: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 14 Jun 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tennis Tournament New Orleans". The Macon Telegraph. Macon: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 24 Jun 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  7. ^ Aiello
  8. ^ "Tennis Tournament Ended: Wrenn Wins Gulf Coast Championship from Wright". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 26 Mar 1893. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Tennis Tournament New Orleans". The Macon Telegraph. Macon: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 24 Jun 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Netters of Three States Enter Centennial Finals". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Lubbock, Texas: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 30 Jun 1935. p. 20. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Shreveport Woman Wins Gulf Tennis". The Shreveport Journal. Shreveport: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 21 Aug 1961. p. 31. Retrieved 26 August 2023.