Tennis tournament
New Jersey State Championships Founded 1882-1973 Location Various Surface outdoor (grass), outdoor (clay)
The New Jersey State Championships [ 1] also known as the New Jersey State Tennis Championships or New Jersey State Sectional Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The tournament was played at various times on clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1968 for women's events, and 1973 for men's events.
The New Jersey State Championships,[ 2] was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The first winner of the men's singles was American player Joseph Sill Clark . The first known women's singles event was staged in 1889 which was one by Gertrude Williams . The final men's singles winner was Peter Fleming in 1973. The final women's singles event winner was Pat Stewart in 1968. It was a featured regular series event on the Men's Amateur Tour (1876-1967) and the Women's Amateur Tour (1876-1967).
Incomplete Roll Year Location Winner Runner-up Score ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ 1882 Newark Joseph Sill Clark ? ? 1886 South Orange Richard Field Conover R.J. Halsey 6-3, 6–3, 6-0 1889 South Orange Clarence Hobart W.K. Fowler 6-0, 6–4, 6-4 1890 South Orange Clarence Hobart (2) Duncan William Candler w.o. 1891 South Orange Clarence Hobart (3) Richard W. Stevens ? 1894 Ridgewood Frederick Jessup C.F. Walz 6-1, 6–2, 6-2 1895 Ridgewood Frederick Jessup (2) George H. Miles 2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3 1896 Ridgewood Jahial Parmly Paret Richard Holkins Palmer 6-2, 6–2, 6-1 1899 South Orange Richard W. Stevens Stephen Caldwell Millett 6-2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6-4 1900 South Orange Eddie Hall Richard W. Stevens 6-4, 6–3, 6–8, 6-2 1906 Morristown Frederick George Anderson Theodore Pell 6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4 1907.[ 3] Morristown Edward Penniman Larned Theodore Pell 6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4 1908 Morristown Richard H. Palmer Edward Penniman Larned w.o. 1919 Montclair Harold Throckmorton P.F. Ball 6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3 1920 Montclair Harold Throckmorton (2) Willard H. Botsford 6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3 1921 Montclair Vanderbilt B. Ward Edward J. Oelsner 6-3, 10–8, 6-2 1922 Montclair Herbert Bowman Seiichiro Kashio 6-3, 10–8, 6-2 1923 Montclair Anton Frederick Von Bernuth Percy Lloyd Kynaston ? 1924 [ 4] Montclair Lindsay Dunham Percy Lloyd Kynaston 1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-1 ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ 1925 Montclair Herbert Bowman (2) José María Alonso 6-3, 6–4, 7-5 1926 Montclair Herbert Bowman (3) Allen Hawthorne Behr 6-1, 6–1, 6-2 1927 Montclair Herbert Bowman (4) Fred C. Anderson 6-1, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6-1 1928 Montclair Wilmer Allison Berkeley Bell ? 1929 Montclair Gregory Mangin Bruce Barnes 6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3 1930 Montclair Herbert Bowman (5) Julius Seligson 5-7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 8-6 1931 Montclair Richard T. Murphy[ 5] David Jones 9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6 1932 Montclair Richard T. Murphy (2) David Jones 9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6 1933[ 6] Montclair Gregory Mangin Herbert Bowman 8-6, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3 1934 Montclair Cliff Sutter Gregory Mangin 8-6, 6–4, 6-0 1935 Montclair Gregory Mangin William (Bill) Lurie[ 7] 6-2, 2–6, 7-,5 6-4 1936 Montclair Frank Bowden Leonard Hartman [ 8] 6-3, 6–2, 6-3 1937[ 9] Montclair Donald S. Hawley Gerard Podesta 4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 8-6 1938 Montclair Donald S. Hawley (2) Robert Peacock 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 1939 South Orange Richard (Dick) McKee William (Bill) McGehee 6-4, 6–1, 6-2 1940 South Orange Elwood Thomas Cooke Hal Surface 6-2, 7–5, 6-4 1941 South Orange Frank Kovacs Jack Kramer 1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-1 1942[ 10] South Orange Pancho Segura Ladislav Hecht 6-0, 6–0, 6-0 1943 Elizabeth Pancho Segura (2) Robert J. Odman 6-2, 7–5, 6-1 1944 South Orange Jack McManis Richard J. Bender[ 11] 6-2, 6–2, 6-1 1946 South Orange Ted Schroeder Don McNeill 2-6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6-3 1947[ 12] South Orange Dick Savitt Ricardo Balbiers [ 13] 6-1, 6–2, 6-3 1948[ 14] West Orange Pancho Gonzales Don McNeill 6-3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6-0 1965 Kearney Peter Fishbach John Reese [ 15] 6-4, 5–7, 6-2 3–6, 6-3 1966 East Orange Frank Froehling Robert Barker 6-2, 6-3 1968 Morristown Jeff Miller Cliff Montgomery 6-2, 6–3, 6-4 ↓ Open era ↓ 1970 Kearney Steve Ross Steve Siegel 6-4, 6–3, 0–6, 6-3 1971 Kearney Steve Ross (2) Bob Kahn 6-3, 6–0, 6-0 1972 Clifton Steve Ross (3) Andy Finn 3-6, 6–4, 6-2 1973 Arlington Peter Fleming Steve Ross 3-6, 6–4, 6-2
Incomplete Roll Year Location Winner Runner-up Score ↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ 1889 South Orange Gertrude Williams Lida Voorhees 6-4, 6-2 1890 South Orange Mabel Cahill Emma Leavitt-Morgan 6-3, 6-1 1896 Ridgewood Elisabeth Moore Lulu Mowry 6-4, 6–8, 6-1 1905 Morristown Alice Day Marion Behr 6-3, 6-4 1906 Morristown Alice Day (2) Edna Wildey 4-6, 6–4, 6-1 1907 Morristown Elizabeth Moore (2) Marie Wagner 4-6 6-2 6-4 1908 Morristown Marie Wagner Augusta Bradley Chapman 6-3, 6-1 1909 Morristown Marie Wagner (2) Helen Hellwig Pouch 6-2, 7-5 1910 Morristown Marie Wagner (3) Esther Smith 6–2, 6-1 1911 Morristown Helen Homans McLean Elizabeth C. Bunce 6–4, 6-2 1912 Morristown Edythe Parker Beard Miriam Steever 6–3, 6-2 1913 Morristown Helen Homans McLean Marie Wagner 6-4, 8-6 1914 Morristown Anita Carrington Laura Fischer Pope 6-1, 6-1 1915 Morristown Helen Homans McLean (2) Marie Wagner 6-1, 6-2 1918 South Orange Molla Bjurstedt Marion Zinderstein 6-3, 6-2 1919 South Orange Molla Bjurstedt (2) Florence Sheldon 6-1, 6-1 1920 South Orange Florence Ballin Mrs Rawson Wood 6-4, 7-5 1921 Englewood Helene Pollak Falk Patricia Butlin Hitchins 6-1, 6-4 1922 Englewood Marion Chapman Dorothy Walker Waring 6-2, 6-1 1923 South Orange Lilian Scharman Edna Hauselt 1-6, 6–2, 6-4 ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ 1924 South Orange Grace Moore Le Roy Theodora Sohst 6-2, 6-4 1925 South Orange Clare Cassell Hildegarde Turle Taylor 6-1, 6-0 1926 Westfield Gladys Taylor Hawk Hazel Sawyer Wells 7-5, 6-2 1927 Westfield Marjorie Morrill Clara Greenspan 7-5, 11-9 1929 Westfield Charlotte Miller Mary Keller 6-4, 11-9 1930 Westfield Norma Taubele Alice Francis 6-3, 6-1 1931 Westfield Alice Francis Mrs Christian E. Muhl 6-4, 0–6, 6-2 1932 Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi Grace Surber 6-2, 6-2 1933 Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi (2) Grace Surber 6-4, 6-3 1934 Hackensack Norma Taubele (2) Grace Surber 6-3, 5–7, 6-1 1935 Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi (3) Norma Taubele 4-6, 6-1 6-2 1936 Hackensack Eunice Dean Norma Taubele 6-4, 1–6, 6-2 1937 Hackensack Eunice Dean (2) Millicent Hirsch 3-6, 7–5, 6-3 1938[ 16] Hackensack Helen Bernhard Eunice Dean 6-0 3-3 (suspended) 1939 Hackensack Norma Taubele (3) Millicent Hirsch 6-2, 4–6, 6-2 1940 Hackensack Millicent Hirsch Norma Taubele 6-0, 6-1 1968 East Orange Pat Stewart Louise Gonnerman 12-10, 6-1 ↓ Open era ↓
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