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River Oaks Country Club is a country club in the River Oaks neighborhood in Houston, Texas. The club has hosted the River Oaks International Tennis Tournament since 1931. It is located at 1600 River Oaks Boulevard, Houston TX 77019.
River Oaks Country Club was founded in 1923 in the River Oaks neighborhood in Houston. Architect John F. Staub was hired to design the original two-story Spanish revival clubhouse. The club house was built south of the golf course that was designed by Donald Ross. The current clubhouse was built in the 1950s on the same site as the original.
River Oaks' golf course was the venue for the PGA Tour's Western Open in 1940, and the Houston Open in 1937, 1938, and 1946.
River Oaks has been home to the River Oaks International Tennis Tournament from 1931 until it was merged with the oldest clay court tournaments in the United States, the U.S Men's Clay Court Championships. [1] On May 8, 2007, the United States Tennis Association awarded River Oaks the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships starting in 2008, taking over the event from Westside Tennis Club. Other cities that competed for the event were Atlanta, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The tournament purse is $415,000 with a winner's share of $65,850.
The new venue for the clay court championships was to feature American red clay courts that were installed in 2005, with a stadium capacity of 3,000. Temporary seating for 500 was to be installed for the second court. [2]
Around 1993, River Oaks and some other area country clubs began claiming a new tax break. [3] That same year, an article in the Houston Post alleged that even though River Oaks and two other area country clubs had bylaws stating that membership was open to people of all races, they covertly discriminated against black people. [4] Admitting only white members for 73 years, River Oaks admitted its first black member, Baker Botts attorney Rufus Cormier, in 1997. [5]
As of 2018, River Oaks had a waiting list of applicants for membership. [6]
Southern Hills Country Club is a private golf and country club in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament. Founded in 1910, it has been held in nearly two dozen cities, and since 2001 has been held in Houston, Texas. It currently pays out US$474,000 with the winner receiving US$85,900. It is the only remaining ATP World Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.
The River Oaks International Tennis Tournament, also known as the River Oaks Invitational Tennis Tournament, was a men's tennis tournament held in early spring from 1931 until 2007 at the River Oaks Country Club, Houston, Texas, USA. The tournament was the oldest in the country to still be played at its original site, in the original stadium. The tournament was founded by cotton broker Jack Norton. From the very beginning, the River Oaks International was an invitational amateur tournament, and was not associated with the professional tennis associations. From the start, the field was filled with a few stars and then local candidates filled out the rest of the field. The inaugural edition in April 1931, which made a loss of $1,500, was won by 19-year-old Ellsworth Vines. The tournament was not held during the World War II years 1942–1945.
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The 2007 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis event that was part of the ATP International Series category of the 2007 ATP Tour. It was the 39th edition of the tournament and was played on outdoor clay courts at the River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, in the United States. Unseeded Ivo Karlović won the singles title and Bob and Mike Bryan won in doubles.
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The 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 41st edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and is an ATP World Tour 250 event. It takes place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 6 through April 12, 2009. Unseeded Lleyton Hewitt won the singles title.
Omni Amelia Island Resort is a luxury resort community located on Amelia Island, Florida, the westernmost barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean in the U.S. The resort's tennis facility hosted the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a major Women's Tennis Association tournament, for 20 years. The 402-room hotel on the property is now part of Omni Hotels & Resorts.
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The 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 43rd edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and was an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 4 through April 10, 2011. Unseeded Ryan Sweeting, who entered the main draw on a wildcard, won the singles title.
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The 2013 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour. It was the 45th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and an ATP World Tour 250 event. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 8 through April 14, 2013. Fifth-seeded John Isner won the singles title.
The 2014 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is part of the 2014 ATP World Tour. It is the 46th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and an ATP World Tour 250 event. It will take place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 7 through April 13, 2014.
The 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 47th edition of the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, and an ATP World Tour 250 event on the 2015 ATP World Tour. It took place at River Oaks Country Club in Houston, Texas, United States, from April 6 through April 12, 2015.
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