The New Hampshire State Championships, also called the New Hampshire Championships, was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1895 as a sanctioned event of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association. It was first held at the Center Harbor LTC, Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States. The tournament was held in conjunction with the White Mountains Tennis Championships from 1905 to 1950. It ran annually as part of the USNLTA Circuit from 1895 to 1923, then as part of ILTF Circuit from 1924 to 1970, when it was dropped from that circuit.
History In 1890 the first edition of the East Side of the White Mountains Championships was held. That tournament was a United States National Lawn Tennis Association sanctioned event. The tournament was organized by the Iron Mountain Lawn Tennis Association and held at the Iron Mountain LTC, Jackson, New Hampshire. This event ran until 1895 then was discontinued. In 1905 the tournament was revived at Crawford Notch, New Hampshire as the White Mountains Championships. It was located approximately from Jackson, and played on outside tennis courts at the Crawford House, 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, New Hampshire, until 1916 under its original name the East Side of the White Mountains Championships.
In 1924 the women's tournament was added to the schedule of the New Hampshire State Championships as a combined tournament 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 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 Notch, while the latter moved to Waumbec Tennis Club at Jefferson, New Hampshire. In 1964 the tournament moved to Concord, New Hampshire. With the onset of the open era looming, this tennis tournament was discontinued in 1970.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) Year LocationChampion Runner up ScoreNew Hampshire State Championships↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓1895Center Harbor Jahial Parmly Paret Henry G. Bixby7-5, 6–3, 6–2.1897Center Harbor James S. Terry Beals Wright?New Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships1910 Crawford Notch Fred H. Harris William Bradshaw Craigin4-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.1911The Boston Globe 03 Aug 1913. Newspapers.com. p.16.Crawford Notch Fred H. Harris (2) William Bradshaw Craigin7–5, 6–1, 6–2.1912Crawford Notch Fred H. Harris (3) ??.1913Boston Evening TranscriptCrawford Notch James Newell G. A. Pratt6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2.↓ ILTF Circuit ↓1930Crawford Notch Percy Lloyd Kynaston Anton Frederick Von Bernuth6–0, 9–7, 6–0.1935Crawford Notch Arthur B. Wright David Burt6–2, 6–0, 6–2.1937Crawford Notch Robert Decker Anton Frederick Von Bernuth3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1.1938The New York TimesCrawford Notch Sandy Davenport Donald Meiklejohn7–5, 6–1, 6–2.1939Crawford Notch Sandy Davenport (2) Fred (Fritz) Kuser 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4. New Hampshire State Championships1955Jefferson Larry Lewis Donald S. Hawley6–3, 6–4, 8–6.1956Crawford Notch Chauncey Steele Jr. E. Blair Hawley6–2, 6–4.1957Crawford Notch Ronald Holmberg Chauncey Steele Jr.6–2, 6–1, 6–1.1958Crawford Notch Ronald Holmberg (2) Ralph Stuart6–3, 3-1 rte.1959Crawford Notch Ronald Holmberg (3) Paul Sullivan6–1, 6–1, 6–2.1960Crawford Notch Ronald Holmberg (4) Father Hume?.1963Concord Ned Weld Ralph Stuart7–5, 7–5.1964Concord Tony Lieberman Bill Cullen9–7, 6–3, 6–1.1965Concord Ned Weld (2) Tom Raleigh6–3, 6–3, 6–2.1966Concord Larry Lewis Paul Young6–2, 6–3. 1967Concord Larry Lewis (2) Dick Hoehn6–4, 2–6, 6–3.1968Concord Henri Salaun Roger Wilson Magenau6–4, 6–1.↓ Open era ↓New Hampshire State Open Championships1969Concord Ned Weld Lucien Sulloway6–2, 6–3.1970Concord Paul Sullivan Ted Hoehn12–10, 11–9.
Women's singles (incomplete roll) Year LocationChampion Runner up ScoreNew Hampshire State and White Mountains Championships↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ 1924Crawford Notch Alice Jenckes Mrs G. Walker 6–4, 6–3 1925Crawford Notch Gladys Taylor Hawk Penelope Davies 6-3, 6–4 1926Crawford Notch Elsie Lang Pritchard Mrs J. Bailey 6-2, 6–4 1928Crawford Notch Mrs J. Bailey Christina Alvarez Stanwix 6-3, 3–6, 8–6 1929Crawford Notch Rosamond Newton Anne Hollis 6–0, 6–1 1930Crawford Notch Gladys Taylor Hawk (2) Margaret Cluett 6–0, 6–2 1933Crawford Notch Ottilie Gaertner Mariette Arguimbau 6-2 6–1 1934Crawford Notch Eunice Dean Lydia Kayser 6–3, 6–4 1935Crawford Notch Mary Whittemore Ottilie Gaertner 6–3, 6–1 1936Crawford Notch Esther Edwards Louise Hedlund 10–8, 9–7 1937Crawford Notch Lois Smith Schieffelin Esther Edwards 6–4, 6–0 1938Crawford Notch Kay Hubbell Mary Cape Hall 6–2, 6–2 1939Crawford Notch Lonnie Myers Kay Hubbell (2)3–6, 6–2, 6–3 1940The Portsmouth HeraldCrawford Notch Kay Hubbell (3) Lonnie Myers 6–4, 6–2 1948Crawford Notch Kay Hubbell (4) Lois Felix 7–5, 6–2 New Hampshire State Championships 1955Crawford Notch Lois Felix Kay Hubbell 10–8, 6–4 1956Crawford Notch Lois Felix (2) Kay Hubbell 6–2, 6–3 1957Crawford Notch Kay Hubbell (5) Mary Pilliard Richards 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 1958Crawford Notch Lois Felix (3) Kay Hubbell 6–4, 6–1 1959Crawford Notch Kay Hubbell (6) Mary Pilliard Richards 6–0, 6–4 1960Crawford Notch Kay Hubbell (7) Florence Blanchard 6–0, 6–0 1964Concord Carol Pierce Nolie Howard 6–1, 6–2
See also White Mountains Tennis Championships
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