Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships

The Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1932 as the Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships.[2] It was staged annually Allentown then Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1972 it ceased to part of the official worldwide ILTF Circuit.

Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1932 (1932)
Abolished1972 (1972)
LocationAllentown, Harrisburg
VenueOakmont Tennis Club (1932-43) Country Club of Harrisburg (1943-1993)
SurfaceGrass

History

On 12 September 1932 the first Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships were held at the Oakmont Tennis Club, Allentown, Pennsylvania.[1] They remained in that location until 1943 when they were moved to the Country Club of Harrisburg.[3] In 1972 it ceased to part of the official senior worldwide ILTF Circuit. However the tournament continued as part of the USTA Circuit until 1993 when the tournament was re branded as the Metzger Open.[4] That tournament is still being held today as an official tournament of the Middle States Tennis Association.[4]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1932[1] George Lott Berkeley Bell6–0, 6–0, 6–3
1933[1] Gilbert Hall[5] Samuel Gilpin8–6 6–3, 6–3
1934[1] Gilbert Hall Fritz Mercur6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1936[1] Bobby Riggs Gilbert Hall6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1937[1] Bernie Coghlan[6] Martin Buxby6–4, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4
1938[1] Frank Guernsey Don McNeill4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1946[1] Felicisimo Ampon Alejo Russell1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1958[1] Howe Atwater[7] Jack Calkins6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1965[1] Howe Atwater Leif Beck6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1968[1] John Adams[8] Bob Hetherington2–6, 6–1, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
1970[1] Bell Loercher Ed Dailey6–1, 6–4
1971[1] Brian Marcus Jim Maldeis6–2, 6–1

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

Pennsylvania Clay Court Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1953 Betty Moyer Smith June Knox8–6, 6–1
1958 Tory Fretz Barbara Karlheim6–1, 6–2
1962 Alice Fehrenbach Betty Woll6–2, 6–0
1965 Christine Safford Beck[9] Vija Vuskalns[10]6–3, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships
1969 Joyce Davenport Patti Hogan7–5, 7–5

References
  1. "Tournaments:Pennsylvania State Clay Court Open Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. American Lawn Tennis. New York: USNLTA. 1950. p. 22.
  3. "Metzger-Open History". metzger-open.com. Harrisburg, PA, United States: Metzger Open. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. Metzger Open
  5. "Gilbert Hall". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "Bernard Coghlan: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. "Howe Atwater: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. "John Adams: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. "Christine Safford Beck (2010) - Hall of Fame". queensathletics.com. Queens University of Charlotte. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  10. "Person: Tennis: Vija Vuskalns USA". www.eurosport.com. Euro Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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