Western Championships

Western States Championships Western Sectional Championships Western Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	USTA Circuit (1887–1922) ILTF Circuit (1923–1969) ILTF Grand Prix Circuit (1970–78)
Founded	1887 (1887)
Abolished	1978 (1978)
Location	Various
Surface	Clay/Grass/Hard

The Western Championships also known as the Western States Championships or Western Sectional Championships was a men's and women's open tennis tournament staged annually at various locations from 1887 until 1978.

History

On July 4, 1887, the first Championships of the Western States were inaugurated at the Scarlett Ribbon Club in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and the first men's champion was Charles Amherst Chase. In 1895 a women's championship event was added to the schedule which was won by Marion Capwell.

In 1973 the final ladies championship was held that was won by the Australian player Evonne Goolagong. The men's tournament continued to play until 1978 which was won by the American player Eddie Dibbs.

The championships were part of the USLTA Circuit from 1887 until 1923. It became of part of the ILTF Circuit following the United States joining the International Lawn Tennis Federation in 1925 until 1969 In 1970 the tournament became part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit. In 1955 and from 1969 until 1973 the women's event was also valid as the Tri-State Championships.

Locations

The championships have been played in the following cities; Chicago, Cincinnati, Harbor Springs, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Lake Forest, Minnetonka, Neenah, River Forest and Sharonville.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champion	Runner up	Score
Western States Championships
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1887	Chicago	Charles A. Chase	B.F. Cummins	7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1888	Chicago	Charles A. Chase (2)	E.W. McClellan	6-4, 6-2, 6-1
1889	Chicago	Charles A. Chase (3)	Samuel T. Chase	6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1890	Chicago	Charles A. Chase (4)	John Ryerson	6-3, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
1891	Chicago	Samuel T. Chase	B.F. Cummins	3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1892	Chicago	Samuel T. Chase (2)	John Ryerson	6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1893	Evanston	Samuel T. Chase (3)	Evarts Wrenn	6-3, 6-0, 6-4
1897	Chicago	Kreigh Collins	Carr Neel	6-3, 7-5, 7-9, 9-7
1899	Chicago	Carr Neel	Kreigh Collins	6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1900	Chicago	Kreigh Collins (2)	Carr Neel	w.o.
1907	Lake Forest	Nat Emerson	Harry Waidner	6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
1908	Chicago	Nat Emerson (2)	Harry Waidner	8-10, 6-0, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Western Championships
1919	Kansas City	Willis E. Davis)	Ralph Burdick	10-8, 4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1921	Indianapolis	Vinnie Richards	Walter T. Hayes	6-1, 6-4, 6-2
1922	Chicago	John F. Hennessey	Walter Wesbrook	6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 11-9
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1923	Chicago	Walter Wesbrook	George Lott	?
1924	Indianapolis	Bill Tilden II	John F. Hennessey	6-2, 6-1, 6-2
1925	Detroit	Harvey Snodgrass	Walter Wesbrook	3-6, 8-6, 7-5, 8-6
1926	Indianapolis	Alfred H. Chapin	Brian Norton	6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
1927	Dayton	George Lott	John F. Hennessey	7-5, 7-5, 6-4
1928	Chicago	Emmett Pare	Stanley Gordon Lum	6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1929	Skokie	Keith Gledhill	Ellsworth Vines	12-10, 0-6, 6-2, 5-7, 6-1
1930	Chicago	Harris Coggeshall	Clifford Sutter	2-2 sets retd.
1931	Chicago	Harris Coggeshall (2)	Marcel Rainville	?
1932	River Forest	Frank Parker	Lester Stoefen	2-6, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2
1933	Chicago	George Lott (2)	Frank Parker	0-6, 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1934	River Forest	Bryan Grant	John McDiarmid	6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1935	Chicago	Wilbur Coen	John McDiarmid	6-4, 6-2, 6-2
1936	Harbor Springs	Ernie Sutter	Julius Heldman	6-4, 6-0, 6-3
1937	Harbor Springs	Walter Senior	William Murphy	6-4, 6-2, 10-8
1939	Chicago	William Murphy	Jack Tidball	6-8, 6-1, 6-1, 9-7
1940	Indianapolis	Bobby Riggs	Welby Van Horn	6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1941	Indianapolis	Bobby Riggs (2)	Don McNeill	7-5, 3-6, 10-8, 6-4
1942	Chicago	Seymour Greenberg	Jimmy Evert	7-5, 6-0, 6-2
1944	Neenah	Pancho Segura	Bill Talbert	3-6, 6-1 4-6, 6-3, 11-9
1945	Neenah	Bill Talbert	Elwood Cooke	6-2, 6-8, 7-5
1946	Indianapolis	Bill Talbert (2)	Seymour Greenberg	6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1947	Chicago	Gardner Larned	Seymour Greenberg	6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1948	Indianapolis	Pancho Gonzales	Jack Tuero	6-3, 6-1, 6-3
1949	Chicago	James Brink	Herbert (Buddy) Behrens	7-5, 6-4, 6-3
1950	Indianapolis	Herb Flam	Tony Trabert	6-3, 6-3, 6-4
1951	Chicago	Bernard Bartzen	Seymour Greenberg	6-3, 6-1
1952	Indianapolis	Art Larsen	Dick Savitt	6-2, 1-6, 8-6, 6-4
1953	Milwaukee	Noel Brown	George Worthington	6-3, 6-1, 7-5
1954	Indianapolis	Vic Seixas	Ham Richardson	7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-1
1955	Cincinnati	Bernard Bartzen (2)	Tony Trabert	7-9, 11-9, 6-4
1956	Indianapolis	Vic Seixas	Edward Moylan	6-4, 6-,3 4-6, 6-2
1957	Milwaukee	Vic Seixas (2)	Bernard Bartzen	7-5, 6-2, 6-2
1958	Indianapolis	Alex Olmedo	Bernard Bartzen	1-6, 8-6, 6-0
1959	Milwaukee	Bernard Bartzen (3)	Warren Woodcock	6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
1960	Indianapolis	Whitney Reed	Reg Bennett	6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1961	Milwaukee	Donald Dell	Marty Riessen	2-6, 7-9, 6-0, 6-0, 6-3
1962	Indianapolis	Charlie Pasarell	Marty Riessen	2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
1963	Milwaukee	Billy Lenoir	Marty Riessen	8-10, 2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-2
1964	Indianapolis	Dennis Ralston	Marty Riessen	6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1965	Milwaukee	Cliff Richey	Marty Riessen	5-7, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1966	Indianapolis	Cliff Richey (2)	Dennis Ralston	6-1, 1-6, 6-1, 6-2
1967	Indianapolis	Mike Belkin	Pancho Guzmán	3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1968	Indianapolis	Jaime Fillol	Cliff Richey	6-1, 7-5, 6-2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Cincinnati	Cliff Richey (3)	Allan Stone	6–1, 6–2.
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1970	Cincinnati	Ken Rosewall	Cliff Richey	7–9, 9–7, 8–6
1971	Cincinnati	Stan Smith	Juan Gisbert, Sr.	7–6, 6–3
1972	Cincinnati	Jimmy Connors	Guillermo Vilas	6–3, 6–3
1973	Cincinnati	Ilie Năstase	Manuel Orantes	5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1974	Cincinnati	Marty Riessen	Robert Lutz	7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
1975	Cincinnati	Tom Gorman	Sherwood Stewart	7–5, 2–6, 6–4
1976	Cincinnati	Roscoe Tanner	Eddie Dibbs	7–6, 6–3
1977	Cincinnati	Harold Solomon	Mark Cox	6–2, 6–3
1979	Cincinnati	Eddie Dibbs	Raúl Ramírez	5–7, 6–3, 6–2

Women' singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champion	Runner up	Score
Western States Championships
↓  USNLTA Circuit  ↓
1895	Chicago	Marion Capwell	Carrie Neely	6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5
1896	Chicago	Jennie Craven	Carrie Neely	8-6, 6-3, 6-0
1897	Chicago	Louise Pound	Jennie Craven	6-0, 6-3, 7-5
1898	Chicago	Juliette Atkinson	Louise Pound	6-4, 6-3, 7-5
1899	Chicago	Juliette Atkinson (2)	Myrtle McAteer	5-7, 10-8, 6-4, 6-2
1900	Chicago	Myrtle McAteer	Maud Banks	6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
1901	Chicago	Myrtle McAteer (2)	Winona Closterman	6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1902	Chicago	Myrtle McAteer (3)	Carrie Neely	9-7, 4-6, 6-0
1903	Chicago	Myrtle McAteer (4)	Winona Closterman	8-6, 6-1
1904	Chicago	May Sutton	Marie Wimer	6-2, 6-1
1905	Chicago	Myrtle McAteer (5)	Carrie Neely	6-4, 6-2
1906	Chicago	Winona Closterman Neff	Miriam Steever	5-7, 6-4, 6-2
1907	Lake Forest	Carrie Neely	Louise Riddell Williams	7-5, 6-4
1908	Chicago	Carrie Neely (2)	Miriam Steever	3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1909	Lake Forest	Carrie Neely (3)	Alice Day Beard	6-1, 7-5
1910	Lake Forest	Gwendolyn Rees	Carrie Neely	5-7, 6-2, 7-5
1911	Lake Forest	Hazel Hotchkiss	Carrie Neely	6-1, 6-1
1912	Lake Forest	May Sutton (2)	Mary Browne	6-0, 6-3
1913	Lake Forest	Gwendolyn Rees (2)	Carrie Neely	6-2, 6-4
1914	Lake Forest	Mary Browne	Louise Riddell Williams	6-4, 6-3
1915	Lake Forest	Carrie Neely (4)	Louise Pound	6-3, 6-4
1916	Lake Forest	Marguerite Davis	Carrie Neely	6-3, 6-3
1917	Chicago	Carrie Neely (5)	Mary K. Voorhees	6-0, 6-3
1918	Chicago	Carrie Neely (6)	Ethel Billings Northup	6-3, 6-4
Western Championships
1919	Kansas City	Corinne Gould	Marguerite Davis	4-6, 6-0, 6-1
1920	Cincinnati	Roberta Esch	Mildred Rask	8-6, 4-6 6-3
1921	Indianapolis	Mrs H.S. Adams	Ruth Wise	6-2, 6-3
1922	Chicago	Marion Leighton	Jessie Grieve	6-1, 6-1
↓  ILTF Circuit  ↓
1923	Chicago	Ruth Smith Riese	Marion Leighton	6-1, 7-5
1924	Indianapolis	Marion Leighton (2)	Lillian Litt Alter	6-2, 6-4
1925	Detroit	Mrs J. Johnston	Marion Leighton	5-7, 7-5, 7-5
1926	Indianapolis	Charlotte Hosmer Chapin	Marion Leighton	6-2, 7-5
1927	Dayton	Marion Leighton (3)	Clara Zinke	2-6, 7-5, 6-4
1928	Dayton	Marjorie Gladman	Ruth Smith Riese	6-1, 6-3
1929	Glencoe	Ruth Bailey	Clara Zinke	6-2, 6-3
1930	Chicago	Catherine Wolf	Clara Zinke	3-6, 6-4, 6-1
1931	Chicago	Catherine Wolf (2)	Mae Ceurvorst	1-6, 6-0, 6-2
1932	River Forest	Dorothy Weisel Hack	Catherine Wolf	6-4, 4-6, 11-9
1933	Chicago	Catherine Wolf (3)	Helen Fulton	6-3, 6-3
1934	River Forest	Gracyn Wheeler	Esther Hare Bartosh	6-3, 6-1
1935	Chicago	Catherine Wolf (4)	Eunice Dean	6-0, 6-3
1936	Harbor Springs	Catherine Wolf (5)	Elizabeth Kesting	6-4, 6-4
1937	Harbor Springs	Catherine Wolf (6)	Elizabeth Kesting	7-5, 4-6, 6-4
1939	Chicago	Virginia Wolfenden	Patricia Canning	5-7, 6-1, 6-1
1940	Indianapolis	Alice Marble	Virginia Wolfenden	6-2, 8-6
1941	Indianapolis	Pauline Betz	Dorothy Bundy	9-7, 4-6, 6-3
1942	Chicago	Catherine Wolf (7)	Baba Lewis	6-3, 6-4
1944	Neenah	Pauline Betz (2)	Dorothy Bundy	6-1, 6-2
1945	Neenah	Doris Hart	Mary Arnold	6-3, 8-6
1946	Indianapolis	Mary Arnold Prentiss	Shirley Fry	3-6, 6-1, 6-3
1947	Chicago	Lucille Davidson	Doris Popple	6-4, 1-6, 6-4
1948	Indianapolis	Dorothy Head	Baba Lewis	6-3, 6-3
1949	Chicago	Magda Rurac	Beverly Baker	2-6, 6-3, 7-5
1950	Indianapolis	Beverly Baker	Melita Ramirez	6-1, 6-2
1951	Chicago	Toby Greenberg	Jeanne Arth	6-1, 3-6, 6-3
1952	Indianapolis	Anita Kanter	Karol Fageros	7-5, 6-4
1953	Milwaukee	Thelma Coyne Long	Althea Gibson	7-5, 6-3
1954	Indianapolis	Lois Felix	Ethel Norton	6-3, 3-6, 6-2
1955	Cincinnati	Mimi Arnold	Barbara Breit	6-4, 6-3
1956	Indianapolis	Mary Ann Mitchell	Barbara Green	6-8, 6-2, 6-2
1957	Milwaukee	Karol Fageros	Lois Felix	6-3, 6-2
1958	Indianapolis	Susan Hodgeman	Marilyn Montgomery	6-3, 6-0
1959	Milwaukee	Karol Fageros (2)	Dottie Head Knode	3-6, 6-4, 6-3
1960	Indianapolis	Susan Hodgeman	Farel Footman	6-1, 6-2
1961	Milwaukee	Mary Habicht	Lynn Haines	1-6, 6-2, 6-0
1962	Indianapolis	Tory Ann Fretz	Julie Heldman	8-6, 6-3
1963	Milwaukee	Nancy Richey	Vicki Palmer	6-2, 7-5
1964	Indianapolis	Julie Heldman	Jean Danilovich	6-4, 0-6, 7-5
1965	Milwaukee	Nancy Richey (2)	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6-1, 6-0
1966	Indianapolis	Nancy Richey (3)	Peachy Kellmeyer	6-0, 6-1
1967	Indianapolis	Nancy Richey (4)	Kerry Melville	6-4, 6-0
1968	Indianapolis	Nancy Richey (5)	Stephanie DeFina	6-3, 6-2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Cincinnati	Lesley Turner Bowrey	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	1-6, 7-5, 10-10, ret.
↓  Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1970	Cincinnati	Rosemary Casals	Nancy Richey	6-3, 6-3
1971	Cincinnati	Virginia Wade	Linda Tuero	6-3, 6-3
1972	Cincinnati	Margaret Smith Court	Evonne Goolagong	3-6, 6-2, 7-5
1973	Cincinnati	Evonne Goolagong	Chris Evert	6-2, 7-5

Tournament statistics

Men

• Most Singles Titles: Charles A. Chase (4)
• Most Singles Finals: Marty Riessen (6)

Women

• Most Singles Titles: Catherine Wolf (7)
• Most Singles Finals: Carrie Neely (14)

See also

• Western Indoor Open (indoor event from 1920 to 1978)