San Jose State All-Comers Championship

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San Jose State All-Comers Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit (1956–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1976)
Founded1956;69 years ago (1956)
Abolished1976;49 years ago (1976)
Location San Jose, California
Los Gatos
VenueBlossom Hill Tennis Club
Spartan Tennis Complex, San Jose State University
Surface Hard / outdoor

The San Jose State All-Comers Championship [1] and also known as the California State All-Comers Championship and later known as the Monarch Matches Open (for sponsorship reasons) was a combined men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1956 as the San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament. [2]

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The tournament was first played at the Spartan Tennis Complex, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States and ran annually until 1976 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit. [2]

History

In 1956 the first San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament was held. [2] The event was played annually on outdoor hard courts at the Spartan Tennis Complex
San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States.. [2] It initially ran annually as part of the ILTF North American Circuit, a global regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit from 1956 to 1969 for men, then 1972 for women before it then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit in 1973 the year the tournament was moved to the Blossom Hill Tennis Club in Los Gatos. [3] In 1975 the Monarch Match Co of San Jose, California (a subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc.) undertook a two-year sponsorship deal of the tournament and it was rebranded as the Monarch Matches Open offering $3,600 prize money. [4] In 1976 the tournament was discontinued when it failed to find a new sponsor. [2]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Cliff Vickery [5] Flag of the United States.svg Chet Bulwa10–8, 6–2. [2]
1959 Flag of the United States.svg Conway Catton [6] Flag of the United States.svg Chet Bulwa6–3, 6–2
1966 Flag of the United States.svg Don Gale Flag of the United States.svg Whitney Reed 6–2, 6–3
1967 [7] Flag of the United States.svg Greg Shephard [8] Flag of the United States.svg Rich Anderson6–4, 6–3. [2]
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Shephard Flag of the United States.svg Rich Anderson [9] 6–1, 8–6
↓   Open Era   ↓
1969 Flag of the United States.svg Erik van Dillen Flag of the United States.svg Robert Potthast [10] 6–1, 8–6
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Barry MacKay Flag of the United States.svg Rich Anderson12–10, 8–6
1971 Flag of the United States.svg Dan Bleckinger Flag of the United States.svg Charles Hoeveler [11] 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1972 Flag of the United States.svg William (Bill) Brown [12] Flag of the United States.svg Dan Bleckinger 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1973 [13] Flag of the United States.svg Butch Walts Flag of the United States.svg Bob Siska 7–5, 7–6
1974 [14] Flag of the United States.svg Matt Mitchell Flag of the United States.svg Steve Cornell6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1966 [15] Flag of the United States.svg Pixie Lamm Flag of the United States.svg Toni Alford6–0, 6–1`
1967 [16] Flag of the United States.svg Tina Lyman Flag of the United States.svg Denise Carter 2–6, 8–6, 7–5
1968 Flag of the United States.svg Gail Hansen Flag of the United States.svg Denise Carter6–4, 7–5
↓   Open Era   ↓
1970 Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Downs Flag of the United States.svg Farel Footman 6–2, 8–6
1971 [17] Flag of the United States.svg Eliza Pande Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Downs 6–2, 8–6
1972 [18] Flag of the United States.svg Kate Latham Flag of the United States.svg Marcie O'Keffe6–4, 6–1
1973 [19] Flag of the United States.svg Kate Latham Flag of the United States.svg Marcie O'Keffe6–1, 6–1
1974 [20] Flag of the United States.svg Denise Triola Flag of the United States.svg Susan Mehmedbasich 6–4, 6–4
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Peanut Louie Harper Flag of Denmark.svg Helle Sparre 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

References

  1. ↑ "Shephard Posts All-Comers Upset". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 10 Apr 1967. p. 41. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Tournaments: San Jose State All-Comers Championship" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Walts, Brown Win in San Jose Tennis". The San Francisco Examiner . San Francisco, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 9 Apr 1973. p. 54. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Monarch Tourney Opens". San Mateo County Times . San Mateo, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 1 Apr 1975. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Clifford Vickery: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Conway Catton : Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Oakland Tribune (1967)
  8. ↑ "Greg Shephard: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "Rich Anderson: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Robert Potthast: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Charles Hoeveler: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "William Brown: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  13. ↑ The San Francisco Examiner (1973)
  14. ↑ "San Jose All-Comers". San Mateo County Times . San Mateo, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 8 Apr 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  15. ↑ "Whit Reed Victimized in Net Play". Oakland Tribune . Oakland, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 11 Apr 1966. p. 45. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Tina Lyman Wins Net Title in SJS Tourney". The Peninsula Times Tribune . Pal Alto, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. p. 42. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eliza Pande wins Net Title". The Peninsula Times Tribune . Pal Alto, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 5 Apr 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  18. ↑ "SAN JOSE (UPI)". Desert Dispatch . Barstow, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 10 Apr 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  19. ↑ The San Francisco Examiner (1973)
  20. ↑ San Mateo County Times (1974)
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