Middle States Championships
Tennis tournament
Middle States Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1885 |
Abolished | 1977 (men) 2005 (women) |
Editions | 93 (men) 121 (women) |
Location | Hoboken (1885-88, 91) Philadelphia (1920-50,53,58,60-68) Rochester (1890) South Orange (1892, 96,99, 1900-1916, 1918-19) Mountain Station (1893-95,97) Staten island (1917) |
Surface | outdoor (grass) |
The Middle States Championships, also known as the Middle States Sectional Championships or Championship of the Middle States, was a regional level tennis tournament held at various locations from 1885 to 1968.[1][2][3]
History
The spring Championship of the Middle States were first staged at the St George's Cricket Club, Hoboken, New Jersey on 10–12 June 1885.[4][5] The first winner of the men's singles event was Richard D. Sears.[6] The tournament was classified as a regional championship by the United States Lawn Tennis Association until 1900 when they started to be referred to as sectional championships (a geographic, competitive term, but nothing to do with how they are governed.[7]
Finals
Men's Singles
Year | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ | ||||
1885 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
1886 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 |
1887 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 |
1888 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 6–4, 0–6, 8–6 |
1889 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 |
1890 | Rochester | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
1891 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1892 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
1893 | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
1894 [8] | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1895[8] | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | 15–13, 8–6, 6–4 |
1896[9] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1897[8] | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1899[8] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1900 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
1901[10] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1902 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | ? |
1903[11] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | ? |
1904[12] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6-2, 0-4, 7-5, 7-9, 7-5 |
1905[13] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 8-6 |
1906[14] | South Orange | ![]() | Fred Alexander | 8-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
1907[8] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
1908 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1909 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
1911[15] | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–8, 5–4, default |
1918 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
1919 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
1920 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
1921 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 6–4, 12–10, 0–6, 6–3 |
1922 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | ? |
1923 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
1924 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | ? |
1925 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 8–6 |
1926 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
1927 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
1935 | Pittsburgh | ![]() | ![]() | 6–8, 6–0, 7–5 |
1936 | Pittsburgh | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 4–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
1937 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2 |
1939 | Bethesda | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
1943 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
1945 | Richmond | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 |
Women's Singles
- Incomplete Roll
Year | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ | ||||
1890 | Rochester | ![]() | ![]() | ? |
1891 | Hoboken | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 |
1892 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
1893 | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
1894 | Mountain Station | ![]() | ![]() | 6–8, 6–4, 7–5, 8–10, 6–3 |
1896 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 2–1, retired |
1901 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3 |
1902 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
1903 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
1904 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
1905 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
1906 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 6–2 |
1907 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
1908 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
1909 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1910 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1911 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
1912 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
1913 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
1914 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 6–3 |
1915 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
1916 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
1917 | Staten Island | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
1918 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
1919 | South Orange | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1. 7–5 |
1920 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
1921 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 |
1922 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
1923 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5 4–6 6–3 |
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
1924 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1 6–0 |
1925 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
1926 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
1927 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
1928 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 11–9 |
1929 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
1930 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 |
1931 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
1932 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
1933 | Philadelphia | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
References
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: New York, American sports publishing company. p. 141.
- ^ Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,]. p. 323.
- ^ "Experts at Lawn Tennis". The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10535. 9 June 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Champions". The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10538. 12 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885: Summary". 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: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
- ^ Kimball, Warren F. (December 2017). "2: The Founding Gentlemen 1877-1913". The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-0462-2.
- ^ a b c d e "William A. Larned has a remarkable record". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California, United States: California Digital Newspaper Collection. 25 July 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Hobart Won the Tournament". The New York Times. Vol. 45, no. 13983. 14 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larned Wins the Middle States Championship at Orange". New-York Tribune. Vol. 61, no. 19957. July 7, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennis Championships". The New York Times. Vol. 52, no. 16691. July 5, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hobart Tennis Champion". The New York Times. Vol. 53, no. 17003. July 3, 1904. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander Is Champion". The New York Times. Vol. 54, no. 17326. July 2, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Larned Earns Title". New-York Tribune. Vol. 66, no. 21780. July 4, 1906. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Spalding's Tennis Annual. New York: New York, 1912 p. 66.
Sources
- Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885: Summary". 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: New York, D. W. Granbery & co.
- Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,].
- Kimball, Warren F. (2017). "2: The Founding Gentlemen 1877-1913". The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press.
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland.
- Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: New York, American sports publishing company