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Middle States Championships

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]

Middle States Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1885
Abolished1977 (men)
2005 (women)
Editions93 (men)
121 (women)
LocationHoboken (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)
Surfaceoutdoor (grass)

History

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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

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Men's Singles

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Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1885 Hoboken   Richard Sears   Howard Taylor 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1886 Hoboken   Robert Livingston Beeckman   William Edward Glyn 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
1887 Hoboken   Robert Livingston Beeckman (2)   Howard Taylor 6–3, 8–6, 6–4
1888 Hoboken   Edward Peale MacMullen   Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–0, 6–4, 0–6, 8–6
1889 Hoboken   Howard Taylor   Clarence Hobart 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1890 Rochester   Howard Taylor (2)   Albert Empie Wright 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1891 Hoboken   Charles Edward Sands   Howard Taylor w.o.
1892 South Orange   Richard W. Stevens   Charles Edward Sands 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1893 Mountain Station   Richard W. Stevens (2)   Arthur Ellsworth Foote 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1894 [8] Mountain Station   Bill Larned   Richard W. Stevens (3) 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1895[8] Mountain Station   Bill Larned (2)   John Howland 15–13, 8–6, 6–4
1896[9] South Orange   Clarence Hobart   Bill Larned w.o.
1897[8] Mountain Station   Bill Larned (3)   Clarence Hobart w.o.
1899[8] South Orange   Bill Larned (4)   Malcolm Whitman 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1900 South Orange   Malcolm Whitman (2)   Dwight F. Davis 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1901[10] South Orange   Bill Larned (5)   Malcolm Whitman w.o.
1902 South Orange   Holcombe Ward   Fred Larned ?
1903[11] South Orange   Stephen C. Millett   Holcombe Ward ?
1904[12] South Orange   Clarence Hobart (2)   Stephen C. Millett 6-2, 0-4, 7-5, 7-9, 7-5
1905[13] South Orange   Fred Alexander   Clarence Hobart 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 8-6
1906[14] South Orange   Bill Larned (6) Fred Alexander 8-6, 7-5, 6-3
1907[8] South Orange   Bill Larned (7)   Raymond D. Little 3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1908 South Orange   Edward Larned   Bill Larned w.o.
1909 South Orange   Edward Larned (2)   Wallace F. Johnson 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1911[15] South Orange   Walter Merrill Hall   Nathaniel Niles 6–8, 5–4, default
1918 South Orange   Walter Merrill Hall (2)   Roosevelt Pell 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1919 South Orange   Walter Merrill Hall (3)   Leonard A. Beekman 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1920 Philadelphia   Wallace F. Johnson   Kenneth D. Fisher 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1921 Philadelphia   Carl Fischer   Philip Bovier Hawk 1–6, 6–4, 12–10, 0–6, 6–3
1922 Philadelphia   Carl Fischer (2)   ? ?
1923 Philadelphia   Wallace F. Johnson (2)   Carl Fischer 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924 Philadelphia   Wallace F. Johnson (3)   Wallace Wendell Scott ?
1925 Philadelphia   Fritz Mercur   Edward M. Mann 7–5, 3–6, 8–6
1926 Philadelphia   Bill Tilden   Manuel Alonso de Areyzaga 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1927 Philadelphia   Manuel Alonso de Areyzaga   Cranston William Holman 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1935 Pittsburgh   Gilbert A. Hunt   Guy Cheng 6–8, 6–0, 7–5
1936 Pittsburgh   Barnie Walsh   Arthur Hendrix 3–6, 4–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–1
1937 Philadelphia   Julius Heldman   Robert Harman 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2
1939 Bethesda   Barnie Walsh (2)   Hugh J. Lynch 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1943 Philadelphia   James Brink   Gene Garrett 6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1945 Richmond   Jimmy Evert   Bren Macken 6–1, 6–0, 6–1

Women's Singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1890 Rochester   Mabel Cahill   ? ?
1891 Hoboken   Mabel Cahill (2)   Emma Leavitt-Morgan 7–5, 7–5
1892 South Orange   Mabel Cahill (3)   Augusta Schultz 6–1, 6–1
1893 Mountain Station   Mabel Cahill (4)   Helena Hellwig 6–1, 6–1
1894 Mountain Station   Juliette Atkinson   Helena Hellwig 6–8, 6–4, 7–5, 8–10, 6–3
1896 South Orange   Elisabeth Moore   Juliette Atkinson 6–4, 4–6, 2–1, retired
1901 South Orange   Juliette Atkinson (2)   Margaret Johnson 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3
1902 South Orange   Maud Banks   Marion Jones 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1903 South Orange   Carrie Neely   Marion Jones 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1904 South Orange   May Sutton   Carrie Neely 6–1, 6–1
1905 South Orange   Carrie Neely (2)   Alice Day 6–1, 6–2
1906 South Orange   Helen Homans   Alice Day 6–0, 6–2
1907 South Orange   Carrie Neely (3)   Marie Wagner 6–4, 6–3
1908 South Orange   Carrie Neely (4)   Marie Wagner w.o.
1909 South Orange   Louise Hammond   Augusta Bradley Chapman 6–3, 6–4
1910 South Orange   Louise Hammond (2)  Carrie Neely 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1911 South Orange   Hazel Hotchkiss   Louise Hammond Raymond 6–2, 6–2
1912 South Orange   Edythe Parker Beard   Polly Sheldon 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1913 South Orange   Edith Rotch   Alice Day Beard 7–5, 6–1
1914 South Orange   Louise Hammond Raymond (3)   Edith Rotch 6–2 6–3
1915 South Orange   Molla Bjurstedt   Ina Kissel 6–1, 6–3
1916 South Orange   Ina Kissel   Grace Moore LeRoy 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1917 Staten Island   Patricia Butlin Hitchins   Helen Gilleaudeau 5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1918 South Orange   Adelaide Browning Green   Natalie Browning 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1919 South Orange   Helene Pollak   Florence Ballin 6–1. 7–5
1920 Philadelphia   Ida Wilson Huff   Edith Kurtz Newhall 6–2, 6–3
1921 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (2)   Edith Sigourney 6–0, 6–3
1922 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3)   Marion Zinderstein Jessup 6–1, 6–1
1923 Philadelphia   Eleanor Goss   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 7–5 4–6 6–3
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4)   Anne Townsend 6–1 6–0
1925 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5)   Marion Zinderstein Jessup 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1926 Philadelphia   Elizabeth Ryan   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 6–3, 6–2
1927 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6)   Kea Bouman 6–4, 6–4
1928 Philadelphia   Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7)   Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 6–3, 11–9
1929 Philadelphia   Virginia Hilleary   Sarah Neilson Madeira 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1930 Philadelphia   Virginia Hilleary (2)   Dorothy Andrus 6–1, 6–4
1931 Philadelphia   Elsie Goldsack Pittman   Joan Ridley 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1932 Philadelphia   Elsie Goldsack Pittman (2)   Joan Ridley 6–1, 6–2
1933 Philadelphia   Joan Ridley   Alice Francis 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,]. p. 323.
  4. ^ "Experts at Lawn Tennis". The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10535. 9 June 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis Champions". The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10538. 12 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Hobart Won the Tournament". The New York Times. Vol. 45, no. 13983. 14 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Larned Wins the Middle States Championship at Orange". New-York Tribune. Vol. 61, no. 19957. July 7, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennis Championships". The New York Times. Vol. 52, no. 16691. July 5, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Hobart Tennis Champion". The New York Times. Vol. 53, no. 17003. July 3, 1904. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Alexander Is Champion". The New York Times. Vol. 54, no. 17326. July 2, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Larned Earns Title". New-York Tribune. Vol. 66, no. 21780. July 4, 1906. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Spalding's Tennis Annual. New York: New York, 1912 p. 66.

Sources

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  • 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
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