Houston City Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour |
ILTF World Circuit (1924–69) men (1924–70) women |
Founded | 1924 |
Abolished | 1970 |
Location | Houston, Texas, United States |
Venue | Memorial Park Tennis Center |
Surface | Hard / outdoor |
The Houston City Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament was founded in 1924. [1] The tournament was first played at the Houston Municipal Tennis Courts in Memorial Park, Houston, Texas, United States. It ran annually until 1970. [1]
The tournament was first established in 1924 ans was played in Memorial Park, Houston. [1] The tournament was organised by the Houston Tennis Association (HTA), [2] when it was part of the Texas Tennis Association. In 1951 the Houston Tennis Association it became a distinct independent organization. [3] and was staged annually until 1970, when it ceased to be an individual competition as part of the ILTF World Circuit. [1] The championships however are still being held as a localised multiple age group event. [4]
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1937 | Wayne Sabin | Ernest Sutter | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2. [1] |
1938 | Wayne Sabin (2) | Bobby Riggs | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2. [1] |
1939 | Ernest Sutter | Hal Surface | 6–0, 6–3, 9–11, 6–3. [1] |
1948 [5] | Jason Morton [6] | Glen Hewitt | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3. [1] |
1953 | Robert Lovelace | Charlie Russo | 6–8, 7–5, 6–0, 6–0. [1] |
1954 | Richard Schuette [7] | Ronnie Sawyer | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2. [1] |
1955 | Richard Schuette (2) | John A. Been | 6–4, 1–6, 11–9, 1–6, 6–1. [1] |
1956 | Richard Schuette (3) | Ron Fisher | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 7–5. [1] |
1966 | Harald Elschenbroich | Mike Estep | 7–5, 6–4. [1] |
1967 | Humphrey Hose | Mike Estep | 6–4, 6–4. [1] |
1970 | Terry Neudecker | Ron Fisher | 6–4, 7–5. [1] |
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1937 | Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn | Mary Greef Harris | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
1953 | Peggy Startzman | Marilyn Montgomery | 6–4, 6–4 |
1954 | Ethel Norton | Gladys Heldman | 7–5, 1–6, 6–2 |
1955 | Betty Gray | Peggy Startzman | 7–9, 8–6, 6–0 |
1962 | Nancy Richey | Karen Susman | 6–3, 6–3 |
1966 | Carole Graebner | Esmé Emmanuel | 7–5, 6–2 |
1970 | Daryl Gralka | Becky Vest | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |