Kings County Championships | |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Brooklyn, United States |
Venue: | Various |
Tour: | USLTA Circuit (1890–22) ILTF World Circuit (1923–72) |
Surface: | Clay / outdoor Grass / outdoor |
The Kings County Championships was an open international tennis tournament was founded in 1890 as the Kings County Inter-Club Association Annual Tournament in 1892.[1] The tournament was first played at the Knickerbocker Field Club, Brooklyn, United States.[2] It was played annually until 1942 when it was discontinued due to World War II.[2]
In August 1891 the Kings County Inter-Club Association was formed,[1] it later became known as the Terrace-Kings County Tennis Association.[3] The Kings County Inter-Club Association originally consisted of the Alitora Club, Brooklyn Tennis Club, Crescent Athletic Club, Kings County Tennis Club (founded 1886) and the Knickerbocker Field Club.[1] [4] In 1917 the event was moved to a permanent home at the Terrace Club, Flatbush, Brooklyn.[5] The tournament was staged annually usually in June until the early 1940s when it was discontinued due to World War II.[2] [6]
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1902 | Frederick G. Anderson | Lyle Evans Mahan | 10–8, 9–7, 6–3. | |
1923[7] | Percy Lloyd Kynaston | Isador Biltchik | 3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3. | |
1924[8] | Percy Lloyd Kynaston (2) | Alfred J. Cawse | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. | |
1925[9] | Percy Lloyd Kynaston (3) | Allen Behr | 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. | |
1926 | Louis Maria Heyden | Allen Behr | 11–9, 6–3, 8–6. | |
1927 | Julius Seligson | Allen Behr | 9–7, 6–3, 6–4. | |
1928 | Sadakazu Onda | Don Lewis | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0. | |
1929 | Percy Lloyd Kynaston (4) | Sadakazu Onda | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3. | |
1940 | Frank Joseph Bowden | Ladislav Hecht | 1–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–0, 6–3. | |
1942 | Pancho Segura | Ladislav Hecht | 6–4, 8–10, 6–4, 7–5. |