Westchester County Championships
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.
| Westchester County Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) Westchester Invitation Westchester Bowl Invitation Westchester County Championships |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit (1885–1923) ILTF World Circuit (1924–69) men (1924–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–74) men (1973–74) women |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Location | Armonk Briarcliff Manor Hartsdale Mount Vernon Pelham Manor Port Chester Rye White Plains |
| Surface | Grass Clay Hard |
History edit
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 edit
Men's Singles edit
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 |  Robert Livingston Beeckman |
Howard Augustus Taylor |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1886 | Howard Augustus Taylor |
Henry Slocum |
6–3, 6–3.[1] |
| 1887 | Henry Slocum |
Valentine Gill Hall |
7–5, 6–3.[1] |
| 1888 | Oliver Samuel Campbell |
Robert Livingston Beeckman |
6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.[1] |
| 1889 | Howard Augustus Taylor |
Oliver Samuel Campbell |
6–4, 6–2, 7–5.[1] |
| 1890 | Bob Huntington |
Percy Knapp |
7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1891 | Clarence Hobart |
Bob Huntington |
7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1892 | Richard Stevens |
Edward L. Hall |
7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1912[9] | Allen Toby |
Edgar F Leo |
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1919[10] | George King |
? | |
| 1920[11] | Frank Hunter |
Harold Throckmorton |
1–6, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 8–6.[1] |
| 1922 | George King |
Herbert Bowman |
6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[1] |
| 1931 | Melvin H. Partridg |
Edward G. Tarangioli[12] |
7–9, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2.[1] |
| 1932 | Eugene McCauliff |
Berkeley Bell |
7–5, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
| 1954 | William Tully |
Bob Greene |
6–0, 6–1, 6–0.[1] |
| 1955 | Herb Flam |
Sidney Schwartz |
6–3, 6–4.[1] |
| 1958 | Vic Seixas |
 Ulf Schmidt |
13–11, 6–2.[1] |
| 1967 | Dick Stockton |
Ken Abere |
6–1, 6–2, 7–5.[1] |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970[13] | Dave Bonner |
John F. Mangan |
6–1, 6–4.[1] |
| 1974 |  Rod Brent |
Bailey Brown |
7–6, 6–2.[1] |
Women's Singles edit
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Clare Cassell |
Eleanor Coward |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1918 | Helen Gilleaudeau |
Madeline Lowerre |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Molla Mallory |
Eleanor Goss |
6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1931 | Margaret Muhl |
Clara Greenspan |
8–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1932 | Maud Levi |
Norma Taubele |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1958 | Bonnie Mencher |
Joan Silbersher |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 1959 | Sally Wilson |
Laura Krieger |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 1964 | Yale Stockwell |
Adria Fisher Price |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 1965 | Diane Matzner |
Marilyn Aschner |
4–6, 6–3, 1–1, retd. |
| 1968 | Pat Stewart |
Susan Tenney |
6–2, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970[14] | Louise Gonnerman |
Pat Stewart |
0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Marilyn Aschner |
Louise Gonnerman |
6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Westchester Tennis". New York Times. July 13, 1902. p. 12. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Alexander, F.B. (1911). "Westchester Invitation". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 139.
- ^ Alexander, F.B. (1917). "Country Club of Westchester InvitationTournament". Spalding's Tennis Annual. American Sports Publishing Company. p. 90.
- ^ Spalding's Tennis Annual (PDF). New York: American Sports Publishing Company. 1922. p. 135.
- ^ "TENNIS". Brooklyn Life. Brooklyn, New York: newspapers.com. July 20, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "Vic Sexias Wins Westchester Tennis". Waterloo Daily Courier. Waterloo, Iowa: Newspaper Archive. September 1, 1958. p. 18. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ "ON LOCAL TENNIS COURTS". The New York Times. New York City, New York: newspapers.com. July 26, 1912. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT". The Daily Item. Port Chester, New York: newspapers.com. June 15, 1921. p. 4. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ The Daily Item (Port Chester)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bonner Begins Defense Of Title". Poughkeepsie Journal. Poughkeepsie, New York: newspapers.com. May 8, 1971. p. 10. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ^ "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.