Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships

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Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1932; 93 years ago (1932)
Abolished1972; 53 years ago (1972)
LocationAllentown, Harrisburg
VenueOakmont Tennis Club (1932-43) Country Club of Harrisburg (1943-1993)
SurfaceGrass

The Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1932 as the Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships.[2] It was staged annually Allentown then Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1972 it ceased to part of the official worldwide ILTF Circuit.

History

On 12 September 1932 the first Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships were held at the Oakmont Tennis Club, Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] They remained in that location until 1943 when they were moved to the Country Club of Harrisburg.[3] In 1972 it ceased to part of the official senior worldwide ILTF Circuit. However the tournament continued as part of the USTA Circuit until 1993 when the tournament was re branded as the Metzger Open.[4] That tournament is still being held today as an official tournament of the Middle States Tennis Association.[4]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1932[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg George Lott File:Flag of the United States.svg Berkeley Bell 6–0, 6–0, 6–3
1933[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Hall[5] File:Flag of the United States.svg Samuel Gilpin 8–6 6–3, 6–3
1934[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Hall File:Flag of the United States.svg Fritz Mercur 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1936[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Riggs File:Flag of the United States.svg Gilbert Hall 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1937[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Bernie Coghlan[6] File:Flag of the United States.svg Martin Buxby 6–4, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4
1938[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Frank Guernsey File:Flag of the United States.svg Don McNeill 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1946[1] File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Felicisimo Ampon File:Flag of Argentina.svg Alejo Russell 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1958[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Howe Atwater[7] File:Flag of the United States.svg Jack Calkins 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1965[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Howe Atwater File:Flag of the United States.svg Leif Beck 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1968[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg John Adams[8] File:Flag of the United States.svg Bob Hetherington 2–6, 6–1, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
1970[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Bell Loercher File:Flag of the United States.svg Ed Dailey 6–1, 6–4
1971[1] File:Flag of the United States.svg Brian Marcus File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Maldeis 6–2, 6–1

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1953 File:Flag of the United States.svg Betty Moyer Smith File:Flag of the United States.svg June Knox 8–6, 6–1
1958 File:Flag of the United States.svg Tory Fretz File:Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Karlheim 6–1, 6–2
1962 File:Flag of the United States.svg Alice Fehrenbach File:Flag of the United States.svg Betty Woll 6–2, 6–0
1965 File:Flag of the United States.svg Christine Safford Beck[9] File:Flag of the United States.svg Vija Vuskalns[10] 6–3, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
1969 File:Flag of the United States.svg Joyce Davenport File:Flag of the United States.svg Patti Hogan 7–5, 7–5

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "Tournaments:Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ American Lawn Tennis. New York: USNLTA. 1950. p. 22.
  3. ↑ "Metzger-Open History". metzger-open.com. Harrisburg, PA, United States: Metzger Open. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Metzger Open
  5. ↑ "Gilbert Hall". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Bernard Coghlan: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Howe Atwater: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "John Adams: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Christine Safford Beck (2010) - Hall of Fame". queensathletics.com. Queens University of Charlotte. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Person: Tennis: Vija Vuskalns USA". www.eurosport.com. Euro Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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