U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | U.S. Open Clay Courts |
Tour | Grand Prix (1971–1972) WTA Tour (1973–1986) |
Founded | 1912 |
Abolished | 1986 |
Editions | 55 |
Location | Various United States |
Surface | Clay |
The U.S. Open Clay Courts, known formally as the U.S. Clay Court Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association. The first edition was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1912, two years after the first men's championships, and was won by May Sutton. [1] [2] The final edition was held in 1986 and won by Steffi Graf. The tournament was not held in 1913, 1924–1939 and 1942. The doubles event was first held in 1914. [2]
Nancy Richey and Chris Evert won more singles titles (6) at this tournament than any other woman. Linda Tuero holds the record for runners-up in singles (3).
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1912 | May Sutton | Mary Browne | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1913 | Not held | |||
1914 | Mary Browne | Louise Riddell Williams | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | |
1915 | Molla Bjurstedt | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1916 | Molla Bjurstedt | Martha Guthrie | 8–6, 6–3 | |
1917 | Ruth Sanders | W. E. Ellis | 6–1, 6–3 | |
1918 | Carrie Neely | Adelaide Yager | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1919 | Corinne Gould | Carrie Neely | 6–4, 6–2 | |
1920 | Marion Zinderstein | Corinne Gould | 6–0, 6–1 | |
1922 | Lois Moyes Bickle | Leslie Bancroft | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 | |
1923 | Mayme McDonald | Lilian Scharman | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 | |
1924 – 1939 | Not held | |||
1940 | Alice Marble | Gracyn Wheeler | 7–5, 6–0 | |
1941 | Pauline Betz | Mary Arnold | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1942 | Not held | |||
1943 | Pauline Betz | Nancy Corbett | 6–1, 6–0 | |
1944 | Dorothy Bundy | Mary Arnold | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1945 | Sarah Palfrey Cooke | Pauline Betz | 6–3, 7–5 | |
1946 | Barbara Krase | Virginia Kovacs | 10–8, 6–4 | |
1947 | Mary Arnold Prentiss | Dorothy Head | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1948 | Magda Rurac | Dorothy Head | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1949 | Magda Rurac | Beverly Baker | 2–6, 9–7, 6–3 | |
1950 | Doris Hart | Shirley Fry | 6–1, 6–3 | |
1951 | Dorothy Head | Patricia Canning Todd | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
1952 | Anita Kanter | Lucille Davidson | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1953 | Maureen Connolly | Althea Gibson | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1954 | Maureen Connolly | Doris Hart | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1955 | Dorothy Head Knode | Barbara Breit | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1956 | Shirley Fry | Althea Gibson | 7–5, 6–1 | |
1957 | Althea Gibson | Darlene Hard | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1958 | Dorothy Head Knode [3] | Karol Fageros | 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 | |
1959 | Sally Moore | Sandra Reynolds | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |
1960 | Dorothy Head Knode | Gwyneth Thomas | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1961 | Edda Buding | Karen Hantze | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
1962 | Donna Floyd | Carole Caldwell | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1963 | Nancy Richey | Victoria Palmer | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1964 | Nancy Richey | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–2, 6–1 | |
1965 | Nancy Richey | Julie Heldman | 5–7, 6–3, 9–7 | |
1966 | Nancy Richey | Stephanie DeFina | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1967 | Nancy Richey | Rosemary Casals | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1968 | Nancy Richey | Linda Tuero | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1969 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | Linda Tuero | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1970 | Linda Tuero | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | 7–5, 6–1 | |
1971 | Billie Jean King | Linda Tuero | 6–4, 7–5 | |
1972 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong | 7–6(5–2), 6–1 | |
1973 | Chris Evert | Veronica Burton | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1974 | Chris Evert | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | 6–0, 6–0 | |
1975 | Chris Evert | Dianne Fromholtz | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1976 | Kathy May | Brigitte Cuypers | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
1977 | Laura DuPont | Nancy Richey | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1978 | Dana Gilbert | Viviana González | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1979 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1980 | Chris Evert | Andrea Jaeger | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1981 | Andrea Jaeger | Virginia Ruzici | 6–1, 6–0 | |
1982 | Virginia Ruzici | Helena Suková | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1983 | Andrea Temesvári | Zina Garrison | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1984 | Manuela Maleeva | Lisa Bonder | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1985 | Andrea Temesvári | Zina Garrison | 7–6, 6–3 | |
1986 | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
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