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New Jersey State Championships

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New Jersey State Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882-1973
LocationVarious
Surfaceoutdoor (grass), outdoor (clay)

The New Jersey State Championships[1] also known as the New Jersey State Tennis Championships or New Jersey State Sectional Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The tournament was played at various times on clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1968 for women's events, and 1973 for men's events.

History

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The New Jersey State Championships,[2] was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The first winner of the men's singles was American player Joseph Sill Clark. The first known women's singles event was staged in 1889 which was one by Gertrude Williams. The final men's singles winner was Peter Fleming in 1973. The final women's singles event winner was Pat Stewart in 1968. It was a featured regular series event on the Men's Amateur Tour (1876-1967) and the Women's Amateur Tour (1876-1967).

Finals

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Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles

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Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1882 Newark United States Joseph Sill Clark United States ? ?
1886 South Orange United States Richard Field Conover United States R.J. Halsey 6-3, 6–3, 6-0
1889 South Orange United States Clarence Hobart United States W.K. Fowler 6-0, 6–4, 6-4
1890 South Orange United States Clarence Hobart (2) United States Duncan William Candler w.o.
1891 South Orange United States Clarence Hobart (3) United States Richard W. Stevens ?
1894 Ridgewood United States Frederick Jessup United States C.F. Walz 6-1, 6–2, 6-2
1895 Ridgewood United States Frederick Jessup (2) United States George H. Miles 2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1896 Ridgewood United States Jahial Parmly Paret United States Richard Holkins Palmer 6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1899 South Orange United States Richard W. Stevens United States Stephen Caldwell Millett 6-2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6-4
1900 South Orange United States Eddie Hall United States Richard W. Stevens 6-4, 6–3, 6–8, 6-2
1906 Morristown Canada Frederick George Anderson United States Theodore Pell 6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1907.[3] Morristown United States Edward Penniman Larned United States Theodore Pell 6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1908 Morristown United States Richard H. Palmer United States Edward Penniman Larned w.o.
1919 Montclair United States Harold Throckmorton United States P.F. Ball 6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1920 Montclair United States Harold Throckmorton (2) United States Willard H. Botsford 6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1921 Montclair United States Vanderbilt B. Ward United States Edward J. Oelsner 6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1922 Montclair United States Herbert Bowman Japan Seiichiro Kashio 6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1923 Montclair United States Anton Frederick Von Bernuth United States Percy Lloyd Kynaston ?
1924 [4] Montclair United States Lindsay Dunham United States Percy Lloyd Kynaston 1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-1
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1925 Montclair United States Herbert Bowman (2) Spain José María Alonso 6-3, 6–4, 7-5
1926 Montclair United States Herbert Bowman (3) United States Allen Hawthorne Behr 6-1, 6–1, 6-2
1927 Montclair United States Herbert Bowman (4) United States Fred C. Anderson 6-1, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6-1
1928 Montclair United States Wilmer Allison United States Berkeley Bell ?
1929 Montclair United States Gregory Mangin United States Bruce Barnes 6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1930 Montclair United States Herbert Bowman (5) United States Julius Seligson 5-7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 8-6
1931 Montclair United States Richard T. Murphy[5] United States David Jones 9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1932 Montclair United States Richard T. Murphy (2) United States David Jones 9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1933[6] Montclair United States Gregory Mangin United States Herbert Bowman 8-6, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3
1934 Montclair United States Cliff Sutter United States Gregory Mangin 8-6, 6–4, 6-0
1935 Montclair United States Gregory Mangin United States William (Bill) Lurie[7] 6-2, 2–6, 7-,5 6-4
1936 Montclair United States Frank Bowden United States Leonard Hartman[8] 6-3, 6–2, 6-3
1937[9] Montclair United States Donald S. Hawley United States Gerard Podesta 4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 8-6
1938 Montclair United States Donald S. Hawley (2) United States Robert Peacock 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1939 South Orange United States Richard (Dick) McKee United States William (Bill) McGehee 6-4, 6–1, 6-2
1940 South Orange United States Elwood Thomas Cooke United States Hal Surface 6-2, 7–5, 6-4
1941 South Orange United States Frank Kovacs United States Jack Kramer 1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-1
1942[10] South Orange Ecuador Pancho Segura Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hecht 6-0, 6–0, 6-0
1943 Elizabeth Ecuador Pancho Segura (2) United States Robert J. Odman 6-2, 7–5, 6-1
1944 South Orange United States Jack McManis United States Richard J. Bender[11] 6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1946 South Orange United States Ted Schroeder United States Don McNeill 2-6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6-3
1947[12] South Orange United States Dick Savitt Chile Ricardo Balbiers[13] 6-1, 6–2, 6-3
1948[14] West Orange United States Pancho Gonzales United States Don McNeill 6-3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6-0
1965 Kearney United States Peter Fishbach United States John Reese[15] 6-4, 5–7, 6-2 3–6, 6-3
1966 East Orange United States Frank Froehling United States Robert Barker 6-2, 6-3
1968 Morristown United States Jeff Miller United States Cliff Montgomery 6-2, 6–3, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 Kearney United States Steve Ross United States Steve Siegel 6-4, 6–3, 0–6, 6-3
1971 Kearney United States Steve Ross (2) United States Bob Kahn 6-3, 6–0, 6-0
1972 Clifton United States Steve Ross (3) United States Andy Finn 3-6, 6–4, 6-2
1973 Arlington United States Peter Fleming United States Steve Ross 3-6, 6–4, 6-2

Women's Singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1889 South Orange United States Gertrude Williams United States Lida Voorhees 6-4, 6-2
1890 South Orange Ireland Mabel Cahill United States Emma Leavitt-Morgan 6-3, 6-1
1896 Ridgewood United States Elisabeth Moore United States Lulu Mowry 6-4, 6–8, 6-1
1905 Morristown United States Alice Day United States Marion Behr 6-3, 6-4
1906 Morristown United States Alice Day (2) United States Edna Wildey 4-6, 6–4, 6-1
1907 Morristown United States Elizabeth Moore (2) United States Marie Wagner 4-6 6-2 6-4
1908 Morristown United States Marie Wagner United States Augusta Bradley Chapman 6-3, 6-1
1909 Morristown United States Marie Wagner (2) United States Helen Hellwig Pouch 6-2, 7-5
1910 Morristown United States Marie Wagner (3) United States Esther Smith 6–2, 6-1
1911 Morristown United States Helen Homans McLean United States Elizabeth C. Bunce 6–4, 6-2
1912 Morristown United States Edythe Parker Beard United States Miriam Steever 6–3, 6-2
1913 Morristown United States Helen Homans McLean United States Marie Wagner 6-4, 8-6
1914 Morristown United States Anita Carrington United States Laura Fischer Pope 6-1, 6-1
1915 Morristown United States Helen Homans McLean (2) United States Marie Wagner 6-1, 6-2
1918 South Orange Norway Molla Bjurstedt United States Marion Zinderstein 6-3, 6-2
1919 South Orange Norway Molla Bjurstedt (2) United States Florence Sheldon 6-1, 6-1
1920 South Orange United States Florence Ballin United States Mrs Rawson Wood 6-4, 7-5
1921 Englewood United States Helene Pollak Falk United States Patricia Butlin Hitchins 6-1, 6-4
1922 Englewood United States Marion Chapman United States Dorothy Walker Waring 6-2, 6-1
1923 South Orange United States Lilian Scharman United States Edna Hauselt 1-6, 6–2, 6-4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924 South Orange United States Grace Moore Le Roy United States Theodora Sohst 6-2, 6-4
1925 South Orange United States Clare Cassell United States Hildegarde Turle Taylor 6-1, 6-0
1926 Westfield United States Gladys Taylor Hawk United States Hazel Sawyer Wells 7-5, 6-2
1927 Westfield United States Marjorie Morrill United States Clara Greenspan 7-5, 11-9
1929 Westfield United States Charlotte Miller United States Mary Keller 6-4, 11-9
1930 Westfield United States Norma Taubele United States Alice Francis 6-3, 6-1
1931 Westfield United States Alice Francis United States Mrs Christian E. Muhl 6-4, 0–6, 6-2
1932 Hackensack United States Maud Rosenbaum Levi United States Grace Surber 6-2, 6-2
1933 Hackensack United States Maud Rosenbaum Levi (2) United States Grace Surber 6-4, 6-3
1934 Hackensack United States Norma Taubele (2) United States Grace Surber 6-3, 5–7, 6-1
1935 Hackensack United States Maud Rosenbaum Levi (3) United States Norma Taubele 4-6, 6-1 6-2
1936 Hackensack United States Eunice Dean United States Norma Taubele 6-4, 1–6, 6-2
1937 Hackensack United States Eunice Dean (2) United States Millicent Hirsch 3-6, 7–5, 6-3
1938[16] Hackensack United States Helen Bernhard United States Eunice Dean 6-0 3-3 (suspended)
1939 Hackensack United States Norma Taubele (3) United States Millicent Hirsch 6-2, 4–6, 6-2
1940 Hackensack United States Millicent Hirsch United States Norma Taubele 6-0, 6-1
1968 East Orange United States Pat Stewart United States Louise Gonnerman 12-10, 6-1
↓  Open era  ↓

References

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  1. ^ Sclar, Ari F. (15 April 2015). Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. p. 49. ISBN 978-1-61249-356-5.
  2. ^ Times, The New York (10 June 1926). "Feibleman Winner in Jersey Tennis; Reaches Round Before Semi-Finals in State Tourney by Defeating Dunham". The New York Times. p. 23. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. New York: Wright & Ditson. 1908. p. 79.
  4. ^ Times, The New York (10 June 1926) p.23.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Richard Murphy". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ Times, The New York (10 July 1933). "Mangin wins title at Montclair Net; Beats Bowman, 8-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, to Annex New Jersey State Singles Crown. Von Bernuth-Wolf Score Defeat Cuban Team of Nodarse and Randin to Capture the Doubles Championship". The New York Times. p. 17.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: William Lurie". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Player Profile; Leonard Hartman". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ Times, The New York (5 July 1937). "Hawley Victor in 5 sets; Halts Podesta in Jersey State Net Final at Montclair". The New York Times. p. 15. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. ^ Times, The New York (12 July 1942). "Segura Conquers Patty at Orange; Triumphs, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1, to Gain Title Round of New Jersey State Tennis Tourney Hecht defeats Russel Reveals Brilliant and Steady Game to Win, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1, From Aggressive Rival". The New York Times. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ "Richard J. Bender '44". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ "The Cornell Daily Sun: Sport Page". cdsun-cornell.veridiansoftware.com. Cornell University Library. 28 October 1947. p. 11. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  13. ^ "Player Profile: Ricardo Balbiers". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  14. ^ Waldman, Frank (1949). Famous American Athletes of Today. Boston: L.C. Page. p. 184.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: John Reese". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  16. ^ Times, The New York (24 July 1938). "Jersey Tennis Final Off; Miss Dean-Miss Bernhard Match North Postponed Indefinitely". The New York Times. p. 61. Retrieved 6 October 2022.

Sources

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  • Player Profile: Richard Murphy". ATP Tour. ATP.
  • Player Profile: William Lurie". ATP Tour. ATP.
  • Player Profile: John Reese". ATP Tour. ATP.
  • "The Cornell Daily Sun: Sport Page". cdsun-cornell.veridiansoftware.com. Cornell University Library. 28 October 1947.
  • Sclar, Ari F. (15 April 2015). Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports. West Lafayette: Purdue University Press. ISBN 978-1-61249-356-5.
  • Times, The New York (10 June 1926). "Feibleman Winner in Jersey Tennis; Reaches Round Before Semi-Finals in State Tourney by Defeating Dunham". The New York Times.
  • Waldman, Frank (1949). Famous American Athletes of Today. Boston: L.C. Page.
  • Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide. New York: Wright & Ditson. 1908.