Westchester County Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Westchester County Championships[1] was a tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) [2] and first played at the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club, Harrison, Westchester County, New York, United States on grass courts, later switching to clay courts, the finally hard courts. The tournament was played at various locations during its run until 1974.
Westchester Invitation
Westchester Bowl Invitation
Westchester County Championships
ILTF World Circuit
(1924–69) men
(1924–72) women
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1970–74) men
(1973–74) women
| Westchester County Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) Westchester Invitation Westchester Bowl Invitation Westchester County Championships |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit (1885–1923) ILTF World Circuit (1924–69) men (1924–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–74) men (1973–74) women |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Location | Armonk Briarcliff Manor Hartsdale Mount Vernon Pelham Manor Port Chester Rye White Plains |
| Surface | Grass Clay Hard |
History
In 1884 the Westchester Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[1] In September 1885 it staged the Westchester Invitation men's singles tennis tournament that event ran until 1895 when it was discontinued when the lawn tennis club was disbanded. In 1902 a new tournament was revived as a men's doubles event called the Westchester Invitation Round Robin.[3]
In 1911 a singles tournament called the Westchester County Championships was revived and was played at the Country Club of Westchester.[4][5][6] In 1912 the tournament moved to Mount Vernon, New York and was organized by the Westchester Lawn Tennis Association.[7] During the 1950s when played in Rye, New York the men's event was known as the Westchester Bowl Invitation.[8] The first winner of the men's singles was Robert Livingston Beeckman, and the final men's winner was Australian player Rod Brent.
Finals
Men's Singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 |  Robert Livingston Beeckman | Howard Augustus Taylor | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1886 | Howard Augustus Taylor | Henry Slocum | 6–3, 6–3.[1] |
| 1887 | Henry Slocum | Valentine Gill Hall | 7–5, 6–3.[1] |
| 1888 | Oliver Samuel Campbell | Robert Livingston Beeckman | 6–8, 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3.[1] |
| 1889 | Howard Augustus Taylor | Oliver Samuel Campbell | 6–4, 6–2, 7–5.[1] |
| 1890 | Bob Huntington | Percy Knapp | 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1891 | Clarence Hobart | Bob Huntington | 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1892 | Richard Stevens | Edward L. Hall | 7–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1912[9] | Allen Toby | Edgar F Leo | 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1919[10] | George King | ? | |
| 1920[11] | Frank Hunter | Harold Throckmorton | 1–6, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 8–6.[1] |
| 1922 | George King | Herbert Bowman | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[1] |
| 1931 | Melvin H. Partridg | Edward G. Tarangioli[12] | 7–9, 6–0, 6–1, 6–2.[1] |
| 1932 | Eugene McCauliff | Berkeley Bell | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
| 1954 | William Tully | Bob Greene | 6–0, 6–1, 6–0.[1] |
| 1955 | Herb Flam | Sidney Schwartz | 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
| 1958 | Vic Seixas |  Ulf Schmidt | 13–11, 6–2.[1] |
| 1967 | Dick Stockton | Ken Abere | 6–1, 6–2, 7–5.[1] |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970[13] | Dave Bonner | John F. Mangan | 6–1, 6–4.[1] |
| 1974 |  Rod Brent | Bailey Brown | 7–6, 6–2.[1] |
Women's Singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | Clare Cassell | Eleanor Coward | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1918 | Helen Gilleaudeau | Madeline Lowerre | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Molla Mallory | Eleanor Goss | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 |
| 1931 | Margaret Muhl | Clara Greenspan | 8–6, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1932 | Maud Levi | Norma Taubele | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1958 | Bonnie Mencher | Joan Silbersher | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1959 | Sally Wilson | Laura Krieger | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1964 | Yale Stockwell | Adria Fisher Price | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1965 | Diane Matzner | Marilyn Aschner | 4–6, 6–3, 1–1, retd. |
| 1968 | Pat Stewart | Susan Tenney | 6–2, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970[14] | Louise Gonnerman | Pat Stewart | 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Marilyn Aschner | Louise Gonnerman | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |