| San Jose State All-Comers Championship | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | San Jose, California Los Gatos |
| Tour: | ILTF World Circuit (1956–1972) ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1976) |
| Surface: | Hard / outdoor |
The San Jose State All-Comers Championship[1] and also known as the California State All-Comers Championship and later known as the Monarch Matches Open (for sponsorship reasons) was a combined men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1956 as the San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament.[2]
The tournament was first played at the Spartan Tennis Complex, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States and ran annually until 1976 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]
In 1956 the first San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament was held.[2] The event was played annually on outdoor hard courts at the Spartan Tennis Complex
San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States..[2] It initially ran annually as part of the ILTF North American Circuit, a global regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit from 1956 to 1969 for men, then 1972 for women before it then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit in 1973 the year the tournament was moved to the Blossom Hill Tennis Club in Los Gatos.[3] In 1975 the Monarch Match Co of San Jose, California (a subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc.) undertook a two-year sponsorship deal of the tournament and it was rebranded as the Monarch Matches Open offering $3,600 prize money.[4] In 1976 the tournament was discontinued when it failed to find a new sponsor.[2]
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1956 |  Cliff Vickery[5] | Chet Bulwa | 10–8, 6–2. |
| 1959 | Conway Catton[6] | Chet Bulwa | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1966 | Don Gale | Whitney Reed | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1967[7] | Greg Shephard[8] | Rich Anderson | 6–4, 6–3. |
| 1968 | Greg Shephard | Rich Anderson[9] | 6–1, 8–6 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1969 | Robert Potthast[10] | 6–1, 8–6 | |
| 1970 | Rich Anderson | 12–10, 8–6 | |
| 1971 | Charles Hoeveler[11] | 6–4, 6–7, 7–6 | |
| 1972 | William (Bill) Brown[12] | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1973[13] | Bob Siska | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| 1974[14] | Steve Cornell | 6–4, 6–4 | |
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1966[15] | Pixie Lamm | Toni Alford | 6–0, 6–1` |
| 1967[16] | Tina Lyman | 2–6, 8–6, 7–5 | |
| 1968 | Gail Hansen | Denise Carter | 6–4, 7–5 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Barbara Downs | Farel Footman | 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1971[17] | Eliza Pande | Barbara Downs | 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1972[18] | Marcie O'Keffe | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1973[19] | Marcie O'Keffe | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1974[20] | Denise Triola | Susan Mehmedbasich | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Peanut Louie Harper | Helle Sparre | 6–4, 2–6, 6–3 |