Gulf State Championships

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Gulf State Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour USNLTA Circuit (1892-1923)
ILTF Circuit (1923-68)
Founded1892;131 years ago (1892)
Abolished1968;55 years ago (1968)
Location Baton Rouge
Tampa
New Orleans
Shreveport
VenueTampa Bay LTC (1892-94)
New Orleans LTC (1902-16)
Surface Grass
Hard

The Gulf State Championships [1] was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1892 as the Gulf Coast Championships. [2] It was first played at the Tampa Bay Lawn Tennis Club, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States in 1892. [3] In 1968 the final edition was played at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after which when it was downgraded from the main worldwide ILTF Circuit. [3]

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History

In 1892 the first Gulf Coast Championships (also known as the Tampa Bay Championships) were held in at the Tampa Bay Lawn Tennis Club, Tampa Bay Hotel, Tampa, Florida, United States and was played on outdoor hard cement courts. [3] The first winner of the men's singles title was Albert Empie Wright, [3] he defeated a former top 4 ranked English tennis player, [4] Charles Walder Grinstead in the final, who was touring America at this time. [5] The first gulf tournament ran until 1894 when it was discontinued. In 1901 the tournament was revived under the new name the Gulf State Championships held at the New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club, New Orleans, Louisiana. [6] The tournament continued to be held there until 1914. [7] In 1968 the tournament was downgraded from the main worldwide ILTF Circuit and became a USLTA regional event. [3]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
Gulf Coast Championships
1892 Tampa Flag of the United States.svg Albert Empie Wright Flag of England.svg Charles Walder Grinstead 6–2, 8–6, 6–1. [3]
1893 [8] Tampa Flag of the United States.svg Bob Wrenn Flag of the United States.svg Albert Empie Wright 6-2, 6–2, 6–2. [3]
1894Tampa Flag of the United States.svg Gregory Seeley Bryan Flag of the United States.svg Bob Wrenn w.o. [3]
Gulf State Championships
1901 [9] New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg R.G. Hunt Flag of the United States.svg  ??
1911New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Wallace F. Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Nat Thornton6–3, 7–5, 6–2. [3]
1912New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Wallace F. Johnson (2) Flag of the United States.svg Frank Richard Woodbury6–2, 6–0, 6-–2. [3]
1933 Shreveport Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Hodges Hendrix Flag of the United States.svg Hudson Russell Hamm Jr.6–2, 6–0 6–2. [3]
1951New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Jack Tuero Flag of the United States.svg Ham Richardson 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1. [3]
1957 Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Robinson Flag of the United States.svg Ron Fisher 4–6, 11–9, 7–5. [3]
1958Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Larry Caton Flag of the United States.svg Don Caton7–5, 6–1, 1–6, 9–11, 6–4. [3]
1959Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Ron Fisher Flag of the United States.svg James G. Schmidt Sr6–2, 6–8, 6–4. [3]
1960Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Andy Lloyd Flag of the United States.svg Tom Falkenburg6–3, 6–3. [3]
1961Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Walters Flag of the United States.svg Clint Nettleton5–7, 6–3, 6–2. [3]
1962Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Walters (2) Flag of the United States.svg Clint Nettleton6–4, 4–6, 6–0. [3]
1963Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Tom Karp Flag of the United States.svg Upton Giles III6–1, 6–3. [3]
1966Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Steve Faulk Flag of the United States.svg Robert Ecuyer6–3, 6–4. [3]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearLocationChampionsRunners-upScore
Gulf Coast Championships
1893 Tampa Flag of the United States.svg Miss Valentine Hobart Flag of the United States.svg Miss Constance Talmage6–4, 6–3, 6–3.
1894Tampa Flag of the United States.svg Miss Valentine Hobart Flag of the United States.svg Miss Elizabeth Stroud6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Gulf State Championships
1903 New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Mrs. R. C. Montgomery Flag of the United States.svg May Logan6–4, 6–4
1906New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg May Logan Flag of the United States.svg  ?.?
1914New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Ethelyn Legendre Flag of the United States.svg May Logan3–6, 6–2 6–2
1916New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg Mrs Irving Murphy Flag of the United States.svg Ethelyn Legendre6–1, 6–2
1933Shreveport Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte MacQuiston Flag of the United States.svg LaVerne Stages4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1934 [10] Shreveport Flag of the United States.svg Charlotte MacQuiston (2) Flag of the United States.svg  ??
1957Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Rogers Flag of the United States.svg Sue Zigerbein6–0, 6–2
1958Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Rogers (2) Flag of the United States.svg Sylvia Bradley6–3, 6–2
1961 [11] Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Carolyn Rogers (3) Flag of the United States.svg Kitty Moody6–4, 6–1
1963Baton Rouge Flag of the United States.svg Patsy Lowdon Flag of the United States.svg Putsy Trice4–6, 8–6, 6–3

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  2. ↑ "Tennis Cracks Now Playing in Florida" . The Boston Globe . Boston: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 29 Mar 1892. p. 10. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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