New Jersey State Championships
defunct
Founded1882-1973
LocationVarious
Surfaceoutdoor (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.

History

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).

Finals

Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles

YearLocationWinnerRunner-upScore
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1882NewarkJoseph Sill Clark??
1886South OrangeRichard Field ConoverR.J. Halsey6-3, 6–3, 6-0
1889South OrangeClarence HobartW.K. Fowler6-0, 6–4, 6-4
1890South OrangeClarence Hobart (2)Duncan William Candlerw.o.
1891South OrangeClarence Hobart (3)Richard W. Stevens?
1894RidgewoodFrederick JessupC.F. Walz6-1, 6–2, 6-2
1895RidgewoodFrederick Jessup (2)George H. Miles2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1896RidgewoodJahial Parmly ParetRichard H. Palmer6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1899South OrangeRichard W. StevensStephen Caldwell Millett6-2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6-4
1900South OrangeEddie HallRichard W. Stevens6-4, 6–3, 6–8, 6-2
1906MorristownFrederick George AndersonTheodore Pell6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1907.[3]MorristownEdward Penniman LarnedTheodore Pell6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1908MorristownRichard H. PalmerEdward Penniman Larnedw.o.
1919MontclairHarold ThrockmortonP.F. Ball6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1920MontclairHarold Throckmorton (2)Willard H. Botsford6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1921MontclairVanderbilt B. WardEdward J. Oelsner6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1922MontclairHerbert BowmanSeiichiro Kashio6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1923MontclairAnton Frederick Von BernuthPercy Lloyd Kynaston?
1924 [4]MontclairLindsay DunhamPercy Lloyd Kynaston1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-1
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1925MontclairHerbert Bowman (2)José María Alonso6-3, 6–4, 7-5
1926MontclairHerbert Bowman (3)Allen Hawthorne Behr6-1, 6–1, 6-2
1927MontclairHerbert Bowman (4)Fred C. Anderson6-1, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6-1
1928MontclairWilmer AllisonBerkeley Bell?
1929MontclairGregory ManginBruce Barnes6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1930MontclairHerbert Bowman (5)Julius Seligson5-7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 8-6
1931MontclairRichard T. Murphy[5]David Jones9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1932MontclairRichard T. Murphy (2)David Jones9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1933[6]MontclairGregory ManginHerbert Bowman8-6, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3
1934MontclairCliff SutterGregory Mangin8-6, 6–4, 6-0
1935MontclairGregory ManginWilliam (Bill) Lurie[7]6-2, 2–6, 7-,5 6-4
1936MontclairFrank BowdenLeonard Hartman[8]6-3, 6–2, 6-3
1937[9]MontclairDonald S. HawleyGerard Podesta4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 8-6
1938MontclairDonald S. Hawley (2)Robert Peacock6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1939South OrangeRichard (Dick) McKeeWilliam (Bill) McGehee6-4, 6–1, 6-2
1940South OrangeElwood Thomas CookeHal Surface6-2, 7–5, 6-4
1941South OrangeFrank KovacsJack Kramer1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-1
1942[10]South OrangePancho SeguraLadislav Hecht6-0, 6–0, 6-0
1943ElizabethPancho Segura (2)Robert J. Odman6-2, 7–5, 6-1
1944South OrangeJack McManisRichard J. Bender[11]6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1946South OrangeTed SchroederDon McNeill2-6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6-3
1947[12]South OrangeDick SavittRicardo Balbiers[13]6-1, 6–2, 6-3
1948[14]West OrangePancho GonzalesDon McNeill6-3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6-0
1965KearneyPeter FishbachJohn Reese[15]6-4, 5–7, 6-2 3–6, 6-3
1966East OrangeFrank FroehlingRobert Barker6-2, 6-3
1968MorristownJeff MillerCliff Montgomery6-2, 6–3, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1970KearneySteve RossSteve Siegel6-4, 6–3, 0–6, 6-3
1971KearneySteve Ross (2)Bob Kahn6-3, 6–0, 6-0
1972CliftonSteve Ross (3)Andy Finn3-6, 6–4, 6-2
1973ArlingtonPeter FlemingSteve Ross3-6, 6–4, 6-2

Women's Singles

Incomplete Roll
YearLocationWinnerRunner-upScore
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1889South OrangeGertrude WilliamsLida Voorhees6-4, 6-2
1890South OrangeMabel CahillEmma Leavitt-Morgan6-3, 6-1
1896RidgewoodElisabeth MooreLulu Mowry6-4, 6–8, 6-1
1905MorristownAlice DayMarion Behr6-3, 6-4
1906MorristownAlice Day (2)Edna Wildey4-6, 6–4, 6-1
1907MorristownElizabeth Moore (2)Marie Wagner4-6 6-2 6-4
1908MorristownMarie WagnerAugusta Bradley Chapman6-3, 6-1
1909MorristownMarie Wagner (2)Helen Hellwig Pouch6-2, 7-5
1910MorristownMarie Wagner (3)Esther Smith6–2, 6-1
1911MorristownHelen Homans McLeanElizabeth C. Bunce6–4, 6-2
1912MorristownEdythe Parker BeardMiriam Steever6–3, 6-2
1913MorristownHelen Homans McLeanMarie Wagner6-4, 8-6
1914MorristownAnita CarringtonLaura Fischer Pope6-1, 6-1
1915MorristownHelen Homans McLean (2)Marie Wagner6-1, 6-2
1918South OrangeMolla BjurstedtMarion Zinderstein6-3, 6-2
1919South OrangeMolla Bjurstedt (2)Florence Sheldon6-1, 6-1
1920South OrangeFlorence BallinMrs Rawson Wood6-4, 7-5
1921EnglewoodHelene Pollak FalkPatricia Butlin Hitchins6-1, 6-4
1922EnglewoodMarion ChapmanDorothy Walker Waring6-2, 6-1
1923South OrangeLilian ScharmanEdna Hauselt1-6, 6–2, 6-4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924South OrangeGrace Moore Le RoyTheodora Sohst6-2, 6-4
1925South OrangeClare CassellHildegarde Turle Taylor6-1, 6-0
1926WestfieldGladys Taylor HawkHazel Sawyer Wells7-5, 6-2
1927WestfieldMarjorie MorrillClara Greenspan7-5, 11-9
1929WestfieldCharlotte MillerMary Keller6-4, 11-9
1930WestfieldNorma TaubeleAlice Francis6-3, 6-1
1931WestfieldAlice FrancisMrs Christian E. Muhl6-4, 0–6, 6-2
1932HackensackMaud Rosenbaum LeviGrace Surber6-2, 6-2
1933HackensackMaud Rosenbaum Levi (2)Grace Surber6-4, 6-3
1934HackensackNorma Taubele (2)Grace Surber6-3, 5–7, 6-1
1935HackensackMaud Rosenbaum Levi (3)Norma Taubele4-6, 6-1 6-2
1936HackensackEunice DeanNorma Taubele6-4, 1–6, 6-2
1937HackensackEunice Dean (2)Millicent Hirsch3-6, 7–5, 6-3
1938[16]HackensackHelen BernhardEunice Dean6-0 3-3 (suspended)
1939HackensackNorma Taubele (3)Millicent Hirsch6-2, 4–6, 6-2
1940HackensackMillicent HirschNorma Taubele6-0, 6-1
1968East OrangePat StewartLouise Gonnerman12-10, 6-1
↓  Open era  ↓

References

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