Middle States Championships

Middle States Championships
Middle States Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1885
Abolished	1977 (men); 2005 (women)
Editions	93 (men); 121 (women)
Location	Hoboken (1885-88, 91); Philadelphia (1920-50,53,58,60-68); Rochester (1890); South Orange (1892, 96,99, 1900-1916, 1918-19); Mountain Station (1893-95,97); Staten island (1917)
Surface	outdoor (grass)

Last updated August 13, 2024

The Middle States Championships, also known as the Middle States Sectional Championships or Championship of the Middle States, was a regional level tennis tournament held at various locations from 1885 to 1968.^[1]^[2]^[3]

History

The spring Championship of the Middle States were first staged at the St George's Cricket Club, Hoboken, New Jersey on 10–12 June 1885.^[4]^[5] The first winner of the men's singles event was Richard D. Sears.^[6] The tournament was classified as a regional championship by the United States Lawn Tennis Association until 1900 when they started to be referred to as sectional championships (a geographic, competitive term, but nothing to do with how they are governed.^[7]

Finals

Men's Singles

Year	Location	Winner	Runner-up	Score
↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓
1885	Hoboken	Richard Sears	Howard Taylor	6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1886	Hoboken	Robert Livingston Beeckman	William Edward Glyn	1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
1887	Hoboken	Robert Livingston Beeckman (2)	Howard Taylor	6–3, 8–6, 6–4
1888	Hoboken	Edward Peale MacMullen	Robert Livingston Beeckman	6–0, 6–4, 0–6, 8–6
1889	Hoboken	Howard Taylor	Clarence Hobart	5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1890	Rochester	Howard Taylor (2)	Albert Empie Wright	5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1891	Hoboken	Charles Edward Sands	Howard Taylor	w.o.
1892	South Orange	Richard W. Stevens	Charles Edward Sands	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1893	Mountain Station	Richard W. Stevens (2)	Arthur Ellsworth Foote	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1894 ^[8]	Mountain Station	Bill Larned	Richard W. Stevens (3)	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1895^[8]	Mountain Station	Bill Larned (2)	John Howland	15–13, 8–6, 6–4
1896^[9]	South Orange	Clarence Hobart	Bill Larned	w.o.
1897^[8]	Mountain Station	Bill Larned (3)	Clarence Hobart	w.o.
1899^[8]	South Orange	Bill Larned (4)	Malcolm Whitman	6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1900	South Orange	Malcolm Whitman (2)	Dwight F. Davis	3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1901^[10]	South Orange	Bill Larned (5)	Malcolm Whitman	w.o.
1902	South Orange	Holcombe Ward	Fred Larned	?
1903^[11]	South Orange	Stephen C. Millett	Holcombe Ward	?
1904^[12]	South Orange	Clarence Hobart (2)	Stephen C. Millett	6-2, 0-4, 7-5, 7-9, 7-5
1905^[13]	South Orange	Fred Alexander	Clarence Hobart	2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 8-6
1906^[14]	South Orange	Bill Larned (6)	Fred Alexander	8-6, 7-5, 6-3
1907^[8]	South Orange	Bill Larned (7)	Raymond D. Little	3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1908	South Orange	Edward Larned	Bill Larned	w.o.
1909	South Orange	Edward Larned (2)	Wallace F. Johnson	6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1911^[15]	South Orange	Walter Merrill Hall	Nathaniel Niles	6–8, 5–4, default
1918	South Orange	Walter Merrill Hall (2)	Roosevelt Pell	6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1919	South Orange	Walter Merrill Hall (3)	Leonard A. Beekman	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1920	Philadelphia	Wallace F. Johnson	Kenneth D. Fisher	6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1921	Philadelphia	Carl Fischer	Philip Bovier Hawk	1–6, 6–4, 12–10, 0–6, 6–3
1922	Philadelphia	Carl Fischer (2)	?	?
1923	Philadelphia	Wallace F. Johnson (2)	Carl Fischer	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓
1924	Philadelphia	Wallace F. Johnson (3)	Wallace Wendell Scott	?
1925	Philadelphia	Fritz Mercur	Edward M. Mann	7–5, 3–6, 8–6
1926	Philadelphia	Bill Tilden	Manuel Alonso de Areyzaga	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1927	Philadelphia	Manuel Alonso de Areyzaga	Cranston William Holman	7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1935	Pittsburgh	Gilbert A. Hunt	Guy Cheng	6–8, 6–0, 7–5
1936	Pittsburgh	Barnie Walsh	Arthur Hendrix	3–6, 4–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–1
1937	Philadelphia	Julius Heldman	Robert Harman	6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2
1939	Bethesda	Barnie Walsh (2)	Hugh J. Lynch	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1943	Philadelphia	James Brink	Gene Garrett	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1945	Richmond	Jimmy Evert	Bren Macken	6–1, 6–0, 6–1

Women's Singles

Incomplete Roll

Year	Location	Winner	Runner-up	Score
↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓
1890	Rochester	Mabel Cahill	?	?
1891	Hoboken	Mabel Cahill (2)	Emma Leavitt-Morgan	7–5, 7–5
1892	South Orange	Mabel Cahill (3)	Augusta Schultz	6–1, 6–1
1893	Mountain Station	Mabel Cahill (4)	Helena Hellwig	6–1, 6–1
1894	Mountain Station	Juliette Atkinson	Helena Hellwig	6–8, 6–4, 7–5, 8–10, 6–3
1896	South Orange	Elisabeth Moore	Juliette Atkinson	6–4, 4–6, 2–1, retired
1901	South Orange	Juliette Atkinson (2)	Margaret Johnson	6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3
1902	South Orange	Maud Banks	Marion Jones	6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1903	South Orange	Carrie Neely	Marion Jones	6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1904	South Orange	May Sutton	Carrie Neely	6–1, 6–1
1905	South Orange	Carrie Neely (2)	Alice Day	6–1, 6–2
1906	South Orange	Helen Homans	Alice Day	6–0, 6–2
1907	South Orange	Carrie Neely (3)	Marie Wagner	6–4, 6–3
1908	South Orange	Carrie Neely (4)	Marie Wagner	w.o.
1909	South Orange	Louise Hammond	Augusta Bradley Chapman	6–3, 6–4
1910	South Orange	Louise Hammond (2)	Carrie Neely	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1911	South Orange	Hazel Hotchkiss	Louise Hammond Raymond	6–2, 6–2
1912	South Orange	Edythe Parker Beard	Polly Sheldon	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1913	South Orange	Edith Rotch	Alice Day Beard	7–5, 6–1
1914	South Orange	Louise Hammond Raymond (3)	Edith Rotch	6–2 6–3
1915	South Orange	Molla Bjurstedt	Ina Kissel	6–1, 6–3
1916	South Orange	Ina Kissel	Grace Moore LeRoy	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1917	Staten Island	Patricia Butlin Hitchins	Helen Gilleaudeau	5–7, 6–4, 6–1
1918	South Orange	Adelaide Browning Green	Natalie Browning	6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1919	South Orange	Helene Pollak	Florence Ballin	6–1. 7–5
1920	Philadelphia	Ida Wilson Huff	Edith Kurtz Newhall	6–2, 6–3
1921	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (2)	Edith Sigourney	6–0, 6–3
1922	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (3)	Marion Zinderstein Jessup	6–1, 6–1
1923	Philadelphia	Eleanor Goss	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	7–5 4–6 6–3
↓ ILTF Circuit ↓
1924	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (4)	Anne Townsend	6–1 6–0
1925	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (5)	Marion Zinderstein Jessup	6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1926	Philadelphia	Elizabeth Ryan	Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman	6–3, 6–2
1927	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (6)	Kea Bouman	6–4, 6–4
1928	Philadelphia	Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (7)	Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman	6–3, 11–9
1929	Philadelphia	Virginia Hilleary	Sarah Neilson Madeira	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1930	Philadelphia	Virginia Hilleary (2)	Dorothy Andrus	6–1, 6–4
1931	Philadelphia	Elsie Goldsack Pittman	Joan Ridley	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1932	Philadelphia	Elsie Goldsack Pittman (2)	Joan Ridley	6–1, 6–2
1933	Philadelphia	Joan Ridley	Alice Francis	6–1, 6–2

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References

↑ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
↑ Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: New York, American sports publishing company. p. 141.
↑ Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,]. p. 323.
↑ "Experts at Lawn Tennis" . The New York Times . Vol. 34, no. 10535. 9 June 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Lawn Tennis Champions" . The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10538. 12 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885: Summary". Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.
↑ Kimball, Warren F. (December 2017). "2: The Founding Gentlemen 1877-1913". The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-0462-2.
1 2 3 4 5 "William A. Larned has a remarkable record". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California, United States: California Digital Newspaper Collection. 25 July 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
↑ "Hobart Won the Tournament" . The New York Times. Vol. 45, no. 13983. 14 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Larned Wins the Middle States Championship at Orange" . New-York Tribune . Vol. 61, no. 19957. July 7, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Tennis Championships" . The New York Times. Vol. 52, no. 16691. July 5, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Hobart Tennis Champion" . The New York Times. Vol. 53, no. 17003. July 3, 1904. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Alexander Is Champion" . The New York Times. Vol. 54, no. 17326. July 2, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Larned Earns Title" . New-York Tribune. Vol. 66, no. 21780. July 4, 1906. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Spalding's Tennis Annual. New York: New York, 1912 p. 66.

Sources

Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885: Summary". Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co.
Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,].
Kimball, Warren F. (2017). "2: The Founding Gentlemen 1877-1913". The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press.
Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland.
Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: New York, American sports publishing company

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[1] Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Middle States Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

[2] Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York: New York, American sports publishing company. p. 141.

[3] Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). Tennis. London: Longmans, [Green,]. p. 323.

[4] "Experts at Lawn Tennis" . The New York Times . Vol. 34, no. 10535. 9 June 1885. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Lawn Tennis Champions" . The New York Times. Vol. 34, no. 10538. 12 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). "Tournaments of 1885: Summary". Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. New York: New York, D. W. Granbery & co. p. 9.

[7] Kimball, Warren F. (December 2017). "2: The Founding Gentlemen 1877-1913". The United States Tennis Association: Raising the Game. Lincoln, Nebraska: U of Nebraska Press. ISBN 978-1-4962-0462-2.

[lah-8] 1 2 3 4 5 "William A. Larned has a remarkable record". Los Angeles Herald. Los Angeles, California, United States: California Digital Newspaper Collection. 25 July 1910. p. 7. Retrieved 18 April 2023.

[9] "Hobart Won the Tournament" . The New York Times. Vol. 45, no. 13983. 14 June 1885. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Larned Wins the Middle States Championship at Orange" . New-York Tribune . Vol. 61, no. 19957. July 7, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Tennis Championships" . The New York Times. Vol. 52, no. 16691. July 5, 1903. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Hobart Tennis Champion" . The New York Times. Vol. 53, no. 17003. July 3, 1904. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Alexander Is Champion" . The New York Times. Vol. 54, no. 17326. July 2, 1905. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Larned Earns Title" . New-York Tribune. Vol. 66, no. 21780. July 4, 1906. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] Spalding's Tennis Annual. New York: New York, 1912 p. 66.

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