Houston City Championships

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Houston City Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit
(1924–69) men
(1924–70) women
Founded1924;100 years ago (1924)
Abolished1970;54 years ago (1970)
Location Houston, Texas, United States
VenueMemorial 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]

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History

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]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1937 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Sabin Flag of the United States.svg Ernest Sutter 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2. [1]
1938 Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Sabin (2) Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Riggs 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2. [1]
1939 Flag of the United States.svg Ernest Sutter Flag of the United States.svg Hal Surface 6–0, 6–3, 9–11, 6–3. [1]
1948 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Jason Morton [6] Flag of the United States.svg Glen Hewitt6–2, 6–4, 6–3. [1]
1953 Flag of the United States.svg Robert Lovelace Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Russo6–8, 7–5, 6–0, 6–0. [1]
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Schuette [7] Flag of the United States.svg Ronnie Sawyer6–1, 6–0, 6–2. [1]
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Schuette (2) Flag of the United States.svg John A. Been6–4, 1–6, 11–9, 1–6, 6–1. [1]
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Richard Schuette (3) Flag of the United States.svg Ron Fisher 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 7–5. [1]
1966 Flag of Germany.svg Harald Elschenbroich Flag of the United States.svg Mike Estep 7–5, 6–4. [1]
1967 Flag of Venezuela.svg Humphrey Hose Flag of the United States.svg Mike Estep 6–4, 6–4. [1]
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Terry Neudecker Flag of the United States.svg Ron Fisher 6–4, 7–5. [1]

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1937 Flag of the United States.svg Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn Flag of the United States.svg Mary Greef Harris6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1953 Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Startzman Flag of the United States.svg Marilyn Montgomery6–4, 6–4
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Ethel Norton Flag of the United States.svg Gladys Heldman 7–5, 1–6, 6–2
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Betty Gray Flag of the United States.svg Peggy Startzman7–9, 8–6, 6–0
1962 Flag of the United States.svg Nancy Richey Flag of the United States.svg Karen Susman 6–3, 6–3
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Carole Graebner Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Esmé Emmanuel 7–5, 6–2
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Daryl Gralka Flag of the United States.svg Becky Vest3–6, 6–4, 6–4

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