The White Mountains Tennis Championships or the White Mountains Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1890 as the East Side of the White Mountains Championships, a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association.Times Union The tournament was first organised by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association, and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire, United States.

History The first edition of the East Side of the White Mountains Championships was held in 1890. It was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event. The tournament was organized by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association,The Boston Globe and held at the Iron Mountain LTC in Jackson, New Hampshire. This event ran until 1895, then was discontinued. In 1905 the tournament was revived at Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, approximately from Jackson, where the men's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships. The women's tournament continued to be held in Jackson until 1916 under its original name.

In 1924 the women's tournament was held in conjunction with the New Hampshire State Championships The combined tournament was known as the New Hampshire and White Mountains Championships, with players assuming both titles e.g. New Hampshire State Champion and White Mountains Champion. The joint tournament was held in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire, until the beginning of the Second World War. Following the war it was still being held in Crawford. By 1950 the New Hampshire State Championships and White Mountains separated into two events; the former continued to be played at Crawford, while the latter moved to the Waumbec Tennis Club at Jefferson, New Hampshire. With the onset of the open era looming, this tennis tournament was discontinued in 1959.

Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScoreEast of the White Mountains Championships1890 George Arthur Hurd Daniel George6–1, 6–1.White Mountains Championships1910 Fred H. Harris William Bradshaw Craigin4-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.1911The Boston Globe 03 Aug 1913. Newspapers.com. p.16. Fred H. Harris Fisher Goodhue6-2, 6–3, 6–1.New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships1912 Fred H. Harris ??.1913Boston Evening Transcript James Newell G. A. Pratt G. A. Pratt6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2.1930 Percy Lloyd Kynaston Anton Frederick Von Bernuth6–0, 9–7, 6–0.1935 Arthur B. Wright David Burt6–2, 6–0, 6–2.1937 Robert Decker Anton Frederick Von Bernuth3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.1938The New York Times Sandy Davenport Donald Meiklejohn7–5, 6–1, 6–2.White Mountains Championships1939 Albert Henry Stitt Fred (Fritz) Kuser 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4. 1951 Jack Kerr Blair Hawley 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.

Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScoreEast of the White Mountains Championships 1915 Miss C.Small Miss P. Mallet-Prevostw.o. 1916 EA Gauthey Edith White6–0, 8–6. New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships 1924 Alice Jenckes Mrs G. Walker 6–4, 6–3 1925 Gladys Taylor Hawk Penelope Davies 6-3, 6-4 1926 Elsie Lang Pritchard Mrs J. Bailey 6-2, 6-4 1928 Mrs J. Bailey Christina Alvarez Stanwix 6-3, 3–6, 8–6 1929 Rosamond Newton Anne Hollis 6–0, 6–1 1930 Gladys Taylor Hawk Margaret Cluett 6–0, 6–2 1933 Ottilie Gaertner Mariette Arguimbau 6-2 6-1 1934 Eunice Dean Lydia Kayser 6–3, 6–4 1935 Mary Whittemore Ottilie Gaertner 6–3, 6–1 1936 Esther Edwards Louise Hedlund 10–8, 9–7 1937 Lois Smith Schieffelin Esther Edwards 6–4, 6–0 1938 Kay Hubbell Mary Cape Hall 6–2, 6–2 1939 Lonnie Myers Kay Hubbell 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 1940The Portsmouth Herald Kay Hubbell Lonnie Myers 6–4, 6–2 1948 Kay Hubbell Lois Felix 7–5, 6–2

Women's doubles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScoreEast of the White Mountains Championships1915 Miss J.Gott Edith White Miss Jacobson Miss Ullman 6–2, 6–11916 Miss E.A. Gauthey Edith White Miss M Jacobson Miss L Stronse6–3, 6–1

Mixed doubles (Incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScoreEast of the White Mountains Championships1915 P.W. Martin Miss C.Small Lyle Leverich Miss Edith White6–4, 6–2, 6–4.1916 W.H. Brown Miss E.A. Gauthey Arthur John Veysey Miss M. Ayresdefault.White Mountains Championships1951The Daily Item Mike Blanchard Mrs. Blanchard William Chick jr. Mrs. William Chick jr6–3, 6–4

See also New Hampshire State Championships

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