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New Hampshire State Championships

The New Hampshire State Championships,[1] also called the New Hampshire Championships, was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1895 as a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. It was first held at the Center Harbor LTC, Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States.[1] The tournament was held in conjunction with the White Mountains Tennis Championships from 1905 to 1950.[2] It ran annually as part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1895 to 1923, then as part of ILTF Circuit from 1924 to 1970, when it was dropped from that circuit.[1]

New Hampshire State Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1895–1923) ILTF Circuit (1924-59)
Founded1895; 129 years ago (1895)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationCenter Harbor
Crawford Notch
Concord
VenueCenter Harbor LTC
Crawford House
Concord LTC

History

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In 1890 the first edition of the East Side of the White Mountains Championships was held.[2] That tournament was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event.[2] The tournament was organized by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association[2] and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire.[2] This event ran until 1895 then was discontinued.[2] In 1905 the tournament was revived at Crawford Notch, New Hampshire as the White Mountains Championships. It was located approximately 20 miles (32 km) from Jackson, and played on outside tennis courts at the Crawford House, where the men's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships.[3][4] The women's tournament continued to be held in Jackson, New Hampshire, until 1916 under its original name the East Side of the White Mountains Championships.

In 1924 the women's tournament was added to the schedule of the New Hampshire State Championships as a combined tournament known as the New Hampshire and White Mountains Championships,[5] with players assuming both titles e.g. New Hampshire State Champion and White Mountains Champion. The joint tournament was held in Crawford Notch until the beginning of the Second World War. Following the war it was still being held in Crawford.[6] By 1950 the New Hampshire State Championships and White Mountains separated into two events; the former continued to be played at Crawford Notch, while the latter moved to Waumbec Tennis Club at Jefferson, New Hampshire.[7] In 1964 the tournament moved to Concord, New Hampshire. With the onset of the open era looming, this tennis tournament was discontinued in 1970.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
New Hampshire State Championships
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1895 Center Harbor   Jahial Parmly Paret   Henry G. Bixby 7-5, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1897 Center Harbor   James S. Terry   Beals Wright ?[1]
New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships
1910[8] Crawford Notch   Fred H. Harris   William Bradshaw Craigin 4-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1911[9] Crawford Notch   Fred H. Harris (2)   William Bradshaw Craigin 7–5, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1912[10] Crawford Notch   Fred H. Harris (3)   ? ?.[1]
1913[11] Crawford Notch   James Newell   G. A. Pratt 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2.[1]
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1930 Crawford Notch   Percy Lloyd Kynaston   Anton Frederick Von Bernuth 6–0, 9–7, 6–0.[1]
1935 Crawford Notch   Arthur B. Wright   David Burt 6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[1]
1937[12] Crawford Notch   Robert Decker   Anton Frederick Von Bernuth 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1938[13] Crawford Notch   Sandy Davenport   Donald Meiklejohn 7–5, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1939 Crawford Notch   Sandy Davenport (2)   Fred (Fritz) Kuser 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1]
New Hampshire State Championships
1955 Jefferson   Larry Lewis   Donald S. Hawley 6–3, 6–4, 8–6.[1]
1956 Crawford Notch   Chauncey Steele Jr.   E. Blair Hawley 6–2, 6–4.[1]
1957 Crawford Notch   Ronald Holmberg   Chauncey Steele Jr. 6–2, 6–1, 6–1.[1]
1958 Crawford Notch   Ronald Holmberg (2)   Ralph Stuart 6–3, 3-1 rte.[1]
1959 Crawford Notch   Ronald Holmberg (3)   Paul Sullivan 6–1, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1960 Crawford Notch   Ronald Holmberg (4)   Father Hume ?.[1]
1963 Concord   Ned Weld   Ralph Stuart 7–5, 7–5.[1]
1964 Concord   Tony Lieberman   Bill Cullen 9–7, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1965 Concord   Ned Weld (2)   Tom Raleigh 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1966 Concord   Larry Lewis   Paul Young 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1967 Concord   Larry Lewis (2)   Dick Hoehn[14] 6–4, 2–6, 6–3.[1]
1968 Concord   Henri Salaun   Roger Wilson Magenau 6–4, 6–1.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
New Hampshire State Open Championships
1969 Concord   Ned Weld   Lucien Sulloway[15] 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1970 Concord   Paul Sullivan   Ted Hoehn 12–10, 11–9.[1]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924 Crawford Notch   Alice Jenckes   Mrs G. Walker 6–4, 6–3
1925 Crawford Notch   Gladys Taylor Hawk   Penelope Davies 6-3, 6–4
1926 Crawford Notch   Elsie Lang Pritchard   Mrs J. Bailey 6-2, 6–4
1928 Crawford Notch   Mrs J. Bailey   Christina Alvarez Stanwix 6-3, 3–6, 8–6
1929 Crawford Notch   Rosamond Newton   Anne Hollis 6–0, 6–1
1930 Crawford Notch   Gladys Taylor Hawk (2)   Margaret Cluett 6–0, 6–2
1933 Crawford Notch   Ottilie Gaertner   Mariette Arguimbau 6-2 6–1
1934 Crawford Notch   Eunice Dean   Lydia Kayser 6–3, 6–4
1935 Crawford Notch   Mary Whittemore   Ottilie Gaertner 6–3, 6–1
1936 Crawford Notch   Esther Edwards   Louise Hedlund 10–8, 9–7
1937 Crawford Notch   Lois Smith Schieffelin   Esther Edwards 6–4, 6–0
1938[13] Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell   Mary Cape Hall 6–2, 6–2
1939 Crawford Notch   Lonnie Myers   Kay Hubbell (2) 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1940[16] Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell (3)   Lonnie Myers 6–4, 6–2
1948 Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell (4)   Lois Felix 7–5, 6–2
New Hampshire State Championships
1955 Crawford Notch   Lois Felix   Kay Hubbell 10–8, 6–4
1956 Crawford Notch   Lois Felix (2)   Kay Hubbell 6–2, 6–3
1957 Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell (5)   Mary Pilliard Richards 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1958 Crawford Notch   Lois Felix (3)   Kay Hubbell 6–4, 6–1
1959 Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell (6)   Mary Pilliard Richards 6–0, 6–4
1960 Crawford Notch   Kay Hubbell (7)   Florence Blanchard 6–0, 6–0
1964 Concord   Carol Pierce   Nolie Howard 6–1, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Tournaments: New Hampshire State Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments: White Mountains Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "In Crawford North: 18th Annual New Hampshire and White Mountains Tennis Championship". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Boston. 24 Jul 1923. p. 14. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Newspapers.Com.
  4. ^ "Philadelpians Active at White Mountain Resort". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. 25 Jul 1926. p. 34. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Newspapers.Com.
  5. ^ "Women's Mountain Net Crown Goes to Kay Hubbell". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, NH. 20 Jul 1940. p. 6. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Newspapers.Com.
  6. ^ "Champs Head Towards Repeats in NH Tennis". Nashua Telegraph. Concord, N.H. 16 Jul 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Newspapers.Com.
  7. ^ "White Mountains Tennis Championships at Waumbeck and 46th Annual New Hampshire State Tennis Championship at Crawford Notch". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. 17 Jul 1951. p. 21. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Newspapers.Com.
  8. ^ "Harris Defeats Craigin: Wins Round of White Mountain Lawn Tennis Championship". New-York Tribune. New York City: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 7 Aug 1910. p. 9. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  9. ^ The Boston Globe 03 Aug 1913. Newspapers.com. p.16.
  10. ^ "The Wikipedia Library". Boston Evening Transcript. Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 1 Aug 1913. p. 12. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  11. ^ Boston Evening Transcript
  12. ^ "NET FINAL TO DAVENPORT; Miss Hubbell Annexes Women's Laurels at Crawford Notch". The New York Times. New York City. 24 July 1938. p. 65. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  13. ^ a b The New York Times
  14. ^ "Richard Hoehn: Overview". ATP Tour. London: ATP. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Player Profile: Lucian Sulloway". www.itftennis.com. London: International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  16. ^ The Portsmouth Herald
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