Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships

The Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania. The first edition was held in 1894.[1] It was part of the Eastern Grass Court Circuit, a series of grass court tournaments on the American Eastern Seaboard in the lead up to the U. S. National Championships which also included Rye/South Orange, Meadow Club, Newport Casino, and others.

Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Men: Grand Prix circuit (1970–1974)
Founded	1894
Abolished	1974
Location	Haverford, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Venue	Merion Cricket Club
Surface	Grass (1894–1969) Hard (1970–1972) Grass (1973–1974)

The men's events were part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1970-1974, before which they were amateur events. They were held on outdoor hard courts from 1970–72 and grass courts from 1973-1974.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1940	Gilbert Hunt	Isadore Bellis	3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1941	Isadore Bellis	Gilbert Hunt	9–7, 6–2, 6–4
1942–45	No competition (due to WWII)
1946	Vic Seixas	Norman Brooks	4–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–8, 6–2
1947	Vic Seixas	Sidney Wood	6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1948	Samuel Match	Harry Likas	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1949	Pancho Gonzales	Vic Seixas	6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1950	Richard Savitt	Edward Moylan	3–6, 9–11, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1951	Vic Seixas	Straight Clark	8–6, 8–6, 6–3
1952	Vic Seixas	Straight Clark	8–6, 6–4, 6–1
1953	Vic Seixas	Tony Trabert	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1954	Vic Seixas	Art Larsen	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6-4
1955	Tony Trabert	Vic Seixas	6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1956	Vic Seixas	Arthur Larsen	7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1957	Ashley Cooper	Vic Seixas	6–3, 7–9, 6–4, 7–5
1958	Barry MacKay	Alex Olmedo	6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 14–12
1959	Barry MacKay	Ian Vermaak	9–7, 10–8, 6–0
1960	Rod Laver	Ronald Holmberg	9–7, 8–6, 6–3
1961	Jon Douglas	Frank Froehling	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1962	Bill Bond	Ronald Holmberg	6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–3
1963	Chuck McKinley	Dennis Ralston	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1964	Dennis Ralston	Chuck McKinley	6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1965	Charles Pasarell	Roy Emerson	6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1966	Clark Graebner	Stan Smith	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1967	Cliff Drysdale	Clark Graebner	3–6, 3–6, 11–9, 6–2, 7–5
1968	Arthur Ashe	Marty Riessen	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1969	Cliff Richey	Robert Carmichael	6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–4
1970^1	Ray Ruffels	Jaime Fillol	6–2, 7–6, 6–3
1971	Clark Graebner	Dick Stockton	6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1972	Roger Taylor	Malcolm Anderson	6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1973	Mike Estep	Gene Scott	7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5
1974	John Lloyd	John Whitlinger	6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5

¹results included on ITF website, but not ATP website

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1962	Arthur Ashe Larry Nagler	Bill Bond Ramsey Earnhart	6–4, 15–13, 6–4
1963	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston	6–4, 0–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3
1964	Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	6–3, 15–13, 6–3
1965-66	Not held
1967	Clark Graebner Marty Riessen	Owen Davidson Bill Bowrey	6–2, 9–11, 7–5
1968		Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen vs. Charlie Pasarell Clark Graebner	9–7, 10–8, 2–6, 28–30, SUS
1969	Bill Bowrey Jim Osborne	Dick Crealy Allan Stone	6–4, 6–3
1970	Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels	Jim McManus Jim Osborne	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971	Clark Graebner Jim Osborne	Robert McKinley Dick Stockton	7–6, 6–3
1972	Ross Case Geoff Masters	Jeff Austin Mike Estep	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1973	Colin Dibley Allan Stone	John Austin Fred McNair	7–6, 6–3
1974	Roy Barth Humphrey Hose	Mike Machette Fred McNair	7–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

References

1. "A Century of Philadelphia Sports" (pdf). History. Temple University. Retrieved January 13, 2010.

External links

• ATP results archive