New Jersey State Championships

The New Jersey State Championships[1] also known as the New Jersey State Tennis Championships or New Jersey State Sectional Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The tournament was played at various times on clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1968 for women's events, and 1973 for men's events.

New Jersey State Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882-1973
LocationVarious
Surfaceoutdoor (grass), outdoor (clay)

History

The New Jersey State Championships,[2] was a men's and women's tennis tournament first staged in 1882 in Newark, New Jersey USA. The first winner of the men's singles was American player Joseph Sill Clark. The first known women's singles event was staged in 1889 which was one by Gertrude Williams. The final men's singles winner was Peter Fleming in 1973. The final women's singles event winner was Pat Stewart in 1968. It was a featured regular series event on the Men's Amateur Tour (1876-1967) and the Women's Amateur Tour (1876-1967).

Finals
Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1882Newark Joseph Sill Clark ??
1886South Orange Richard Field Conover R.J. Halsey6-3, 6–3, 6-0
1889South Orange Clarence Hobart W.K. Fowler6-0, 6–4, 6-4
1890South Orange Clarence Hobart (2) Duncan William Candlerw.o.
1891South Orange Clarence Hobart (3) Richard W. Stevens?
1894Ridgewood Frederick Jessup C.F. Walz6-1, 6–2, 6-2
1895Ridgewood Frederick Jessup (2) George H. Miles2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1896Ridgewood Jahial Parmly Paret Richard Holkins Palmer6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1899South Orange Richard W. Stevens Stephen Caldwell Millett6-2, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 6-4
1900South Orange Eddie Hall Richard W. Stevens6-4, 6–3, 6–8, 6-2
1906Morristown Frederick George Anderson Theodore Pell6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1907.[3]Morristown Edward Penniman Larned Theodore Pell6-4 8-6 3-6 6-4
1908Morristown Richard H. Palmer Edward Penniman Larnedw.o.
1919Montclair Harold Throckmorton P.F. Ball6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1920Montclair Harold Throckmorton (2) Willard H. Botsford6-2, 6–0, 8–10, 3–6, 6-3
1921Montclair Vanderbilt B. Ward Edward J. Oelsner6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1922Montclair Herbert Bowman Seiichiro Kashio6-3, 10–8, 6-2
1923Montclair Anton Frederick Von Bernuth Percy Lloyd Kynaston?
1924 [4]Montclair Lindsay Dunham Percy Lloyd Kynaston1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-1
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1925Montclair Herbert Bowman (2) José María Alonso6-3, 6–4, 7-5
1926Montclair Herbert Bowman (3) Allen Hawthorne Behr6-1, 6–1, 6-2
1927Montclair Herbert Bowman (4) Fred C. Anderson6-1, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6-1
1928Montclair Wilmer Allison Berkeley Bell?
1929Montclair Gregory Mangin Bruce Barnes6-4, 4–6, 6–2, 6-3
1930Montclair Herbert Bowman (5) Julius Seligson5-7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 8-6
1931Montclair Richard T. Murphy[5] David Jones9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1932Montclair Richard T. Murphy (2) David Jones9-7, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6, 8-6
1933[6]Montclair Gregory Mangin Herbert Bowman8-6, 6–4, 4–6, 6-3
1934Montclair Cliff Sutter Gregory Mangin8-6, 6–4, 6-0
1935Montclair Gregory Mangin William (Bill) Lurie[7]6-2, 2–6, 7-,5 6-4
1936Montclair Frank Bowden Leonard Hartman[8]6-3, 6–2, 6-3
1937[9]Montclair Donald S. Hawley Gerard Podesta4-6, 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 8-6
1938Montclair Donald S. Hawley (2) Robert Peacock6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1939South Orange Richard (Dick) McKee William (Bill) McGehee6-4, 6–1, 6-2
1940South Orange Elwood Thomas Cooke Hal Surface6-2, 7–5, 6-4
1941South Orange Frank Kovacs Jack Kramer1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-1
1942[10]South Orange Pancho Segura Ladislav Hecht6-0, 6–0, 6-0
1943Elizabeth Pancho Segura (2) Robert J. Odman6-2, 7–5, 6-1
1944South Orange Jack McManis Richard J. Bender[11]6-2, 6–2, 6-1
1946South Orange Ted Schroeder Don McNeill2-6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6-3
1947[12]South Orange Dick Savitt Ricardo Balbiers[13]6-1, 6–2, 6-3
1948[14]West Orange Pancho Gonzales Don McNeill6-3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6-0
1965Kearney Peter Fishbach John Reese[15]6-4, 5–7, 6-2 3–6, 6-3
1966East Orange Frank Froehling Robert Barker6-2, 6-3
1968Morristown Jeff Miller Cliff Montgomery6-2, 6–3, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1970Kearney Steve Ross Steve Siegel6-4, 6–3, 0–6, 6-3
1971Kearney Steve Ross (2) Bob Kahn6-3, 6–0, 6-0
1972Clifton Steve Ross (3) Andy Finn3-6, 6–4, 6-2
1973Arlington Peter Fleming Steve Ross3-6, 6–4, 6-2

Women's Singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1889South Orange Gertrude Williams Lida Voorhees6-4, 6-2
1890South Orange Mabel Cahill Emma Leavitt-Morgan6-3, 6-1
1896Ridgewood Elisabeth Moore Lulu Mowry6-4, 6–8, 6-1
1905Morristown Alice Day Marion Behr6-3, 6-4
1906Morristown Alice Day (2) Edna Wildey4-6, 6–4, 6-1
1907Morristown Elizabeth Moore (2) Marie Wagner4-6 6-2 6-4
1908Morristown Marie Wagner Augusta Bradley Chapman6-3, 6-1
1909Morristown Marie Wagner (2) Helen Hellwig Pouch6-2, 7-5
1910Morristown Marie Wagner (3) Esther Smith6–2, 6-1
1911Morristown Helen Homans McLean Elizabeth C. Bunce6–4, 6-2
1912Morristown Edythe Parker Beard Miriam Steever6–3, 6-2
1913Morristown Helen Homans McLean Marie Wagner6-4, 8-6
1914Morristown Anita Carrington Laura Fischer Pope6-1, 6-1
1915Morristown Helen Homans McLean (2) Marie Wagner6-1, 6-2
1918South Orange Molla Bjurstedt Marion Zinderstein6-3, 6-2
1919South Orange Molla Bjurstedt (2) Florence Sheldon6-1, 6-1
1920South Orange Florence Ballin Mrs Rawson Wood6-4, 7-5
1921Englewood Helene Pollak Falk Patricia Butlin Hitchins6-1, 6-4
1922Englewood Marion Chapman Dorothy Walker Waring6-2, 6-1
1923South Orange Lilian Scharman Edna Hauselt1-6, 6–2, 6-4
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1924South Orange Grace Moore Le Roy Theodora Sohst6-2, 6-4
1925South Orange Clare Cassell Hildegarde Turle Taylor6-1, 6-0
1926Westfield Gladys Taylor Hawk Hazel Sawyer Wells7-5, 6-2
1927Westfield Marjorie Morrill Clara Greenspan7-5, 11-9
1929Westfield Charlotte Miller Mary Keller6-4, 11-9
1930Westfield Norma Taubele Alice Francis6-3, 6-1
1931Westfield Alice Francis Mrs Christian E. Muhl6-4, 0–6, 6-2
1932Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi Grace Surber6-2, 6-2
1933Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi (2) Grace Surber6-4, 6-3
1934Hackensack Norma Taubele (2) Grace Surber6-3, 5–7, 6-1
1935Hackensack Maud Rosenbaum Levi (3) Norma Taubele4-6, 6-1 6-2
1936Hackensack Eunice Dean Norma Taubele6-4, 1–6, 6-2
1937Hackensack Eunice Dean (2) Millicent Hirsch3-6, 7–5, 6-3
1938[16]Hackensack Helen Bernhard Eunice Dean6-0 3-3 (suspended)
1939Hackensack Norma Taubele (3) Millicent Hirsch6-2, 4–6, 6-2
1940Hackensack Millicent Hirsch Norma Taubele6-0, 6-1
1968East Orange Pat Stewart Louise Gonnerman12-10, 6-1
↓  Open era  ↓

References
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