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Westchester County Championships

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Westchester County Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameWestchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation)
Westchester Invitation
Westchester Bowl Invitation
Westchester County Championships
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1885–1923)
ILTF World Circuit
(1924–69) men
(1924–72) women
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1970–74) men
(1973–74) women
Founded1885; 139 years ago (1885)
Abolished1974; 50 years ago (1974)
LocationArmonk
Briarcliff Manor
Hartsdale
Mount Vernon
Pelham Manor
Port Chester
Rye
White Plains
SurfaceGrass
Clay
Hard

The Westchester County Championships[1] was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) [2] and first played at the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club, Harrison, Westchester County, New York, United States on grass courts, later switching to clay courts, the finally hard courts. The tournament was played at various locations during its run until 1974.

History

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In 1884 the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[1] In September 1885 it staged the Westchester Invitation men's singles tennis tournament that event ran until 1895 when it was discontinued when the lawn tennis club was disbanded. In 1902 a new tournament was revived as a men's doubles event called the Westchester Invitation Round Robin.[3]

In 1911 a singles tournament called the Westchester County Championships was revived and was played at the Country Club of Westchester.[4][5][6] In 1912 the tournament moved to Mount Vernon, New York and was organized by the Westchester Lawn Tennis Association.[7] During the 1950s when played in Rye, New York the men's event was known as the Westchester Bowl Invitation.[8] The first winner of the men's singles was Robert Livingston Beeckman, and the final men's winner was Australian player Rod Brent.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1885 United States Robert Livingston Beeckman United States Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1886 United States Howard Augustus Taylor United States Henry Slocum 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1887 United States Henry Slocum United States Valentine Gill Hall 7–5, 6–3.[1]
1888 United States Oliver Samuel Campbell United States Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.[1]
1889 United States Howard Augustus Taylor United States Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–4, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1890 United States Bob Huntington United States Percy Knapp 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1891 United States Clarence Hobart United States Bob Huntington 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1892 United States Richard Stevens United States Edward L. Hall 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1912[9] United States Allen Toby United States Edgar F Leo 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
1919[10] United States George King ?
1920[11] United States Frank Hunter United States Harold Throckmorton 1–6, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 8–6.[1]
1922 United States George King United States Herbert Bowman 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1931 United States Melvin H. Partridg United States Edward G. Tarangioli[12] 7–9, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1932 United States Eugene McCauliff United States Berkeley Bell 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1954 United States William Tully United States Bob Greene 6–0, 6–1, 6–0.[1]
1955 United States Herb Flam United States Sidney Schwartz 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1958 United States Vic Seixas Sweden Ulf Schmidt 13–11, 6–2.[1]
1967 United States Dick Stockton United States Ken Abere 6–1, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970[13] United States Dave Bonner United States John F. Mangan 6–1, 6–4.[1]
1974 Australia Rod Brent United States Bailey Brown 7–6, 6–2.[1]

Women's Singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1914 United States Clare Cassell United States Eleanor Coward 6–4, 6–3
1918 United States Helen Gilleaudeau United States Madeline Lowerre 6–2, 6–2
1920 United States Molla Mallory United States Eleanor Goss 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1931 United States Margaret Muhl United States Clara Greenspan 8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1932 United States Maud Levi United States Norma Taubele 6–2, 6–4
1958 United States Bonnie Mencher United States Joan Silbersher 6–4, 6–4
1959 United States Sally Wilson United States Laura Krieger 6–4, 6–1
1964 United States Yale Stockwell United States Adria Fisher Price 6–0, 6–0
1965 United States Diane Matzner United States Marilyn Aschner 4–6, 6–3, 1–1, retd.
1968 United States Pat Stewart United States Susan Tenney 6–2, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970[14] United States Louise Gonnerman United States Pat Stewart 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1973 United States Marilyn Aschner United States Louise Gonnerman 6–4, 2–6, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Tournaments: Westchester County Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Index". Lawn Tennis in America: Biographical Sketches of All the Prominent Players ... Knotty Points, and All the Latest Rules and Directions Governing Handicaps, Umpires, and Rules for Playing. New York: D.W. Granbery & Company. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Westchester Tennis". New York Times. July 13, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  4. ^ Alexander, F.B. (1911). "Westchester Invitation". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 139.
  5. ^ Alexander, F.B. (1917). "Country Club of Westchester InvitationTournament". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 90.
  6. ^ Spalding's Tennis Annual (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. 1922. p. 135.
  7. ^ "TENNIS". Brooklyn Life. Brooklyn, New York: newspapers.com. July 20, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Vic Sexias Wins Westchester Tennis". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa: Newspaper Archive. September 1, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "ON LOCAL TENNIS COURTS". The New York Times. New York City, New York: newspapers.com. July 26, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT". The Daily Item. Port Chester, New York: newspapers.com. June 15, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  11. ^ The Daily Item (Port Chester)
  12. ^ Bria, George (October 15, 1989). "80-Year-Old Tennis Star Entering Hall of Fame". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. 24. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  13. ^ "Bonner Begins Defense Of Title". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York: newspapers.com. May 8, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "Bonner, Louis Gonnerman Don County Tennis Crowns". Mount Vernon Argus. White Plains, New York: Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. May 11, 1970. p. 34. Retrieved December 2, 2023.