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White Mountains Tennis Championships

The White Mountains Tennis Championships[1] or the White Mountains Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1890 as the East Side of the White Mountains Championships, a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.[2] The tournament was first organised by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association,[3] and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire, United States.[4]

White Mountains Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1890–1923) ILTF Circuit (1924-59)
Founded1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Abolished1960; 64 years ago (1960)
LocationCrawford Notch, New Hampshire
Jackson, New Hampshire
Jefferson, New Hampshire
VenueCrawford Notch Tennis Club
Iron Mountain LTC
Waumbec Tennis Club

History edit

The first edition of the East Side of the White Mountains Championships was held in 1890.[2] It was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event.[4] The tournament was organized by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association,[5] and held at the Iron Mountain LTC in Jackson, New Hampshire.[6] This event ran until 1895, then was discontinued. In 1905 the tournament was revived at Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Jackson, where the men's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships.[7][8] The women's tournament continued to be held in Jackson until 1916 under its original name.

In 1924 the women's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships The combined tournament was known as the New Hampshire and White Mountains Championships,[9] with players assuming both titles e.g. New Hampshire State Champion and White Mountains Champion. The joint tournament was held in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, until the beginning of the Second World War. Following the war it was still being held in Crawford.[10] By 1950 the New Hampshire State Championships and White Mountains separated into two events; the former continued to be played at Crawford, while the latter moved to the Waumbec Tennis Club at Jefferson, New Hampshire.[11] With the onset of the open era looming, this tennis tournament was discontinued in 1959.

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
East of the White Mountains Championships
1890   George Arthur Hurd   Daniel George 6–1, 6–1.[4]
White Mountains Championships
1910[12]   Fred H. Harris   William Bradshaw Craigin 4-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[4]
1911[13]   Fred H. Harris   Fisher Goodhue 6-2, 6–3, 6–1.[4]
New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships
1912[14]   Fred H. Harris   ? ?.[4]
1913[15]   James Newell G. A. Pratt   G. A. Pratt 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2.[4]
1930   Percy Lloyd Kynaston[16]   Anton Frederick Von Bernuth 6–0, 9–7, 6–0.[4]
1935   Arthur B. Wright   David Burt 6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[4]
1937[17]   Robert Decker[18]   Anton Frederick Von Bernuth 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.[4]
1938[19]   Sandy Davenport   Donald Meiklejohn 7–5, 6–1, 6–2.[4]
White Mountains Championships
1939   Albert Henry Stitt   Fred (Fritz) Kuser 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.[4]
1951[20]   Jack Kerr   Blair Hawley 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.

Women's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
East of the White Mountains Championships
1915   Miss C.Small   Miss P. Mallet-Prevost w.o.[4]
1916   EA Gauthey   Edith White 6–0, 8–6.[4]
New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships
1924   Alice Jenckes   Mrs G. Walker 6–4, 6–3
1925   Gladys Taylor Hawk   Penelope Davies 6-3, 6-4
1926   Elsie Lang Pritchard   Mrs J. Bailey 6-2, 6-4
1928   Mrs J. Bailey   Christina Alvarez Stanwix 6-3, 3–6, 8–6
1929   Rosamond Newton   Anne Hollis 6–0, 6–1
1930   Gladys Taylor Hawk   Margaret Cluett 6–0, 6–2
1933   Ottilie Gaertner   Mariette Arguimbau 6-2 6-1
1934   Eunice Dean   Lydia Kayser 6–3, 6–4
1935   Mary Whittemore   Ottilie Gaertner 6–3, 6–1
1936   Esther Edwards   Louise Hedlund 10–8, 9–7
1937   Lois Smith Schieffelin [21]   Esther Edwards 6–4, 6–0
1938[19]   Kay Hubbell   Mary Cape Hall 6–2, 6–2
1939   Lonnie Myers   Kay Hubbell 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1940[22]   Kay Hubbell   Lonnie Myers 6–4, 6–2
1948   Kay Hubbell   Lois Felix 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles edit

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
East of the White Mountains Championships
1915   Miss J.Gott
  Edith White		   Miss Jacobson
  Miss Ullman		 6–2, 6–1
1916   Miss E.A. Gauthey
  Edith White		   Miss M Jacobson
  Miss L Stronse		 6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles edit

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
East of the White Mountains Championships
1915   P.W. Martin
  Miss C.Small		   Lyle Leverich
  Miss Edith White		 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[4]
1916   W.H. Brown
  Miss E.A. Gauthey		   Arthur John Veysey
  Miss M. Ayres		 default.[4]
White Mountains Championships
1951[23]   Mike Blanchard
  Mrs. Blanchard		   William Chick jr.
  Mrs. William Chick jr		 6–3, 6–4

See also edit

References edit

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  2. ^ a b Times Union
  3. ^ "Fast Play at Jackson N.H.". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 14 Aug 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Tournaments: White Mountains Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. ^ The Boston Globe
  6. ^ "White Mountains Tennis Play Underway at Jackson N.H.". The Boston Globe. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 22 Jul 1941. p. 20. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  7. ^ "In Crawford North: 18th Annual New Hampshire and White Mountains Tennis Championship". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 24 Jul 1923. p. 14. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Philadelphians Active at White Mountain Resort". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 25 Jul 1926. p. 34. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Women's Mountain Net Crown Goes to Kay Hubbell". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, NH.: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 20 Jul 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Champs Head Towards Repeats in NH Tennis". Nashua Telegraph. Concord, N.H.: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 16 Jul 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
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  12. ^ "Harris Defeats Craigin: Wins Round of White Mountain Lawn Tennis Championship". New-York Tribune. New York City: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 7 Aug 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  13. ^ The Boston Globe 03 Aug 1913. Newspapers.com. p.16.
  14. ^ "The Wikipedia Library". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 1 Aug 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ^ Boston Evening Transcript
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  17. ^ "NET FINAL TO DAVENPORT; Miss Hubbell Annexes Women's Laurels at Crawford Notch". The New York Times. New York City. 24 July 1938. p. 65. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Robert Decker: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  19. ^ a b The New York Times
  20. ^ "Hawley Defeated by Jack Kerr". The Daily Item. Sunbury, Pennsylvania: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 9 Jul 1951. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  21. ^ "JOHN J. SCHIEFFELIN WEDS LOIS L. SMITH; Membars of Two Prominent New York Families Have a Church Wedding. 3 ATTENDANTS FOR BRIDE Bridegroom Is Descendant of John Jay, First Chief Justice, and of Commodore Vanderbilt". The New York Times. New York City. 12 March 1932. p. 12. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  22. ^ The Portsmouth Herald
  23. ^ The Daily Item
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