Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships Explained

Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships
Type:	defunct
Founded:	1894
Ended:	1974
Location:	Haverford, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Venue:	Merion Cricket Club
Tour:	Grand Prix circuit (1970–1974)
Surface:	Grass (1894–1969) Hard (1970–1972) Grass (1973–1974)

The Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, also known as the Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships^[1] and the Pennsylvania Grass Court Open Championships,^[2] was a tennis tournament played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania from 1894 to 1974.^[1]

History

The first edition was held in 1894.^[3] The women's championships event began in 1901 the women's tournament was known as the Pennsylvania and Eastern States Championships. It was part of the Eastern Grass Court Circuit,^[4] a series of grass court tournaments on the American Eastern Seaboard in the lead up to the U. S. National Championships which also included Rye/South Orange, Meadow Club, Newport Casino, and others.

The men's events were part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1970–1974^[1] They were held on outdoor hard courts from 1970–72 and grass courts from 1973–1974.^[1]

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Pennsylvania Championships
1894	Marmaduke Smith	Charles Tete	6–3, 6–3, 6–4.
1895	Robert N. Wilson	S.W.B. Moorhead III	7–9, 6–1, 6–4, 6–0.
1896	Marmaduke Smith (2)	Robert N. Wilson	w.o.
1897	Marmaduke Smith (3)	Charles Tete	6–4, 2–6, 8–6, 7–5.
1898	James A. Hill	Marmaduke Smith	w.o.
1899	Robert N. Wilson (2)	James A. Hill	4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.
1900	William Clothier	James A. Hill	w.o.
1901	William Clothier (2)	Robert N. Wilson	6–1, 6–2, 6–4.
1902	William Clothier (3)	Harry F. Allen	6–1, 6–4, 6–4.
1903	William Clothier (4)	Lyle Evans Mahan	6–4, 8–6, 6–2.
1904	Edward Dewhurst	William Clothier	w.o.
1905	Edward Dewhurst (2)	Joseph Roberts Carpenter	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2.
1906	William Clothier (5)	Edward Dewhurst	6–3, 6–2, 6–4.
1907	Joseph Roberts Carpenter	William Clothier	w.o.
1908	Edward Dewhurst (3)	Joseph Roberts Carpenter	6–0, 6–0, 9–7.
1909	Wallace F. Johnson	Edward Dewhurst	w.o.
1910	Wallace F. Johnson (2)	Percy Dwight Siverd	6–2, 6–2, 6–3.
1911	Percy Dwight Siverd	Wallace F. Johnson	8–6, 9–7, 6–1.
1912	R. Norris Williams	Percy Dwight Siverd	6–1, 6–1, 6–1.
1913	Wallace F. Johnson (3)	Bill Tilden II	7–5, 6–1, 6–0.
1914	R. Norris Williams (2)	Bill Tilden II	6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2.
1915	Joseph J. Armstrong	R. Norris Williams	w.o.
1916	Willis E. Davis	Craig Biddle	5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3.
1917	E.B. Mosier	C. Rogers	8–6, 6–3, 6–2.
1918	Bill Tilden II	Philip B. Hawk	6–2, 6–0, 6–0.
1919	Bill Tilden II (2)	Wallace F. Johnson	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2.
1920	Wallace F. Johnson (4)	Carl Fischer	6-0 6-3 6-2.
1921	Wallace F. Johnson (5)		9–7, 6–1, 6–2.
1922	Wallace F. Johnson (6)	Stanley W. Pearson	6–1, 6–3, 6–3.
1923	Wallace F. Johnson (7)	Carl Fischer	6–3, 6–3, 6–4.
1924	Wallace F. Johnson (8)		7–5, 6–8, 6–4, 7–5.
1925	Bill Tilden II (3)	R. Norris Williams	0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4.
1926		Stanley W. Pearson	6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7.
1927	R. Norris Williams (3)	Manuel Alonso Areizaga	6–3, 6–3, 8–10, 6–2.
1928	John Van Ryn	Frank Shields	10–8, 7–5, 6–1.
1929		J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall	6–3, 11–9, 8–6.
1930	Fritz Mercur (2)	Dolf Edward Muehleisen	6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
1931	Samuel Bellows Gilpin III	Gabriel Lavine	6–3, 6–4, 6–4.
1932	Eugene McCauliff	Carl Fischer	6–0, 6–2, 6–2.
1933		Samuel Bellows Gilpin III	6–4, 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–2.
1934		John Van Ryn	6–0, 6–2, 6–0.
1935	Barnie Welsh	William Tilden III	6–3, 6–2, 6–2.
1936		Gilbert Hunt	3–6, 12–10, 6–2 6–2.
1937		Gilbert Hunt	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.
1940			3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4.
1941			9–7, 6–2, 6–4.
1942–45	No competition (due to WWII)
1946			4–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–8, 6–2.
1947	Vic Seixas (2)		6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.
1948			6–1, 6–2, 6–2.
1949			6–4, 6–1, 6–0.
1950			3–6, 9–11, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.
1951	Vic Seixas (3)		8–6, 8–6, 6–3.
1952	Vic Seixas (4)		8–6, 6–4, 6–1.
1953	Vic Seixas (5)		6–4, 6–2, 6–4.
1954	Vic Seixas (6)		6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6-4.
1955			6–1, 6–2, 6–3.
1956	Vic Seixas (7)		7–5, 6–1, 6–4.
1957			6–3, 7–9, 6–4, 7–5.
1958			6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 14–12.
1959	Barry MacKay (2)		9–7, 10–8, 6–0.
1960			9–7, 8–6, 6–3.
1961			6–2, 6–3, 6–1.
1962			6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–3.
1963			6–2, 6–2, 6–4.
1964			6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1965			6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1966			6–3, 6–4, 6–3.
1967			3–6, 3–6, 11–9, 6–2, 7–5.
1968			6–2, 6–3, 6–3.
↓ Open era ↓
1969			6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–4.
1970¹			6–2, 7–6, 6–3.
1971	Clark Graebner (2)		6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5.
1972			6–4, 6–0, 6–4.
1973			7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5.
1974			6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5.

¹results included on ITF website, but not ATP website

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Score
1962		6–4, 15–13, 6–4
1963		6–4, 0–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
1964		6–3, 15–13, 6–3
1965-66	Not held
1967		6–2, 9–11, 7–5
1968		9–7, 10–8, 2–6, 28–30, SUS
1969		6–4, 6–3
1970		3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971		7–6, 6–3
1972		6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1973		7–6, 6–3
1974		7–6, 6–2

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Pennsylvania and Eastern States Championships
1901	Jean B. Clark	Elizabeth Larned	6–1, 4–6, 6–8, 6–4, 6–3
1902	Helen Chapman	Dorothea Morris Baird	3–6, 6–3, 6–3,
1903		?	?
1904	Dorothy Rastall Hibbs	Mira Rastall	6–0, 6–2,
1905	Elizabeth Moore	Dorothy Rastall Hibbs	6-1, 6-1
1906		Phyllis Green	6–3, 6–3,
1907			6–1, 6–4,
1908		?	?
1909	Eleonora Sears (2)		6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1910		Eleonora Sears	1–6, 7–5, 7–5
1911	Louise Hammond (2)		3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1912			7–5, 6–4
1913		Edna Wildey	6–2, 6–4
1914	Louise Hammond (3)	Marion Fenno	3–6, 9–7, 6–2
1915		Alice Day Beard	6–0, 6–2
1916	Molla Bjurstedt		6–2, 6–3
1917	Flora Brown Harvey	Suzanne White	w.o.
1918	Eleonora Sears (3)	Emma Gillig Betz	6–0, 6–1
1919		Anne Townsend	6–0, 6–3
1920		Anne Townsend	6–4, 6–4
1921	Anne Townsend	Phyllis Walsh	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1922		Anne Townsend	6–4, 6–3
1923	Anne Townsend (2)		6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1924	Molly Thayer (2)	Barbara Huff	9–7, 5–7, 6–4
1925			6–4, 6–0
1926	Martha Bayard	Anne Townsend	6–2, 6–0
1927	Molly Thayer (3)	Ida Wilson Huff	6–1, 6–3
1928	Molly Thayer (4)	Anne Townsend	7–5, 7–5
1929		Anne Townsend	6–0, 6–2
1930	Virginia Hilleary	Dorothy Andrus	6–3, 6–2
1931	Marion Zinderstein Jessup (2)	Virginia Hilleary	6–1, 6–1
1932	Virginia Hilleary (2)		7–9, 6–4, 6–3
1933	Marion Zinderstein Jessup (3)	Anne Townsend	6–1, 6–1
1934	Marion Zinderstein Jessup (4)		6–4, 6–3
1935		Anna Fuller Brunie	6–2, 6–1
1936	Dorothy Workman		4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1937	Eunice Dean	Cecilia Riegel	6–3, 9–11, 6–4
1938	Eunice Dean (2)	Theodosia Smith	6–4, 6–1
1939	Anne Page	Barbara Strobhar	6–2, 11–9
1940		Eunice Dean	6–1, 6–2
1941	Helen Jacobs (2)	Hope Knowles	6–0, 6–1
1942	Hope Knowles		3–6, 8–6, 6–0
1943	Barbara Strobhar Clement	Peggy Welsh	6–2, 10–8
1944			6–2, 6–3
1945			6–4, 6–4
1946		Dottie Head	6–1, 11–9
1947			7–5 6–3
1948	Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs (2)	Madge Harshaw Vosters	6–2, 6–4
1949			6–1, 6–2
1950		Helen Pastall Perez	6–2, 4–6, 6–3
1951	Maureen Connolly (2)		7–5, 4–6, 7–5
1952	Maureen Connolly (3)	Madge Harshaw Vosters	6–2, 6–0
1953			8–6, 6–2
1954	Beverly Baker Fleitz (2)	Louise Brough	6–4, 2–6, 8–6
1955	Louise Brough (2)		1–6, 6–2, 6–1
1956			6–1, 6–4
1957	Dottie Head Knode (2)		6–4, 6–3
1958	Althea Gibson (2)		7–5, 2–6, 6–4
1959	Sandra Reynolds	Renee Schuurman	1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1960			6–1, 6–2
1961			6–3, 6–4
1962	Margaret Smith		6–4, 10–8
1963		Margaret Smith	6–2, 7–9, 6–3
1964			6–4, 18–16
1965	Billie Jean Moffitt (2)	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6–1, 6–2
1966	Karen Krantzcke	Peaches Bartkowicz	6–1, 6–2
1967			6–1, 6–3
1968		Vicky Rogers	9–7, 6–0
↓ Open era ↓
1969	Margaret Smith Court (2)	Virginia Wade	6–4, 6–4
1970	Margaret Smith Court (3)	Pat Walkden	6–1, 6–0
1971		Lesley Turner Bowrey	0–6, 6–2, 6-3
1972	Virginia Wade		6–4, 6–1
1974	Kathy May		6–3, 7–5
1975			6–3, 7–5

External links

ATP results archive

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Notes and References

Web site: Tournaments: Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 17 August 2023. subscription.
Barrett, John. Tingay, Lance. West, Peter. (1971) World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. Queen Anne Press. London. . p.242.
Web site: A Century of Philadelphia Sports . History . Temple University . January 13, 2010.
Book: Baltzell . E. Digby . Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar . 2013 . Transaction Publishers . Piscataway, New Jersey . 978-1-4128-5180-0 . 143 . en.