The Kings County Championships was an open international tennis tournament was founded in 1890 as the Kings County Inter-Club Association Annual Tournament in 1892. The tournament was first played at the Knickerbocker Field Club, Brooklyn, United States. It was played annually until 1942 when it was discontinued due to World War II.
History In August 1891 the Kings County Inter-Club Association was formed, it later became known as the Terrace-Kings County Tennis Association. The Kings County Inter-Club Association originally consisted of the Alitora Club, Brooklyn Tennis Club, Crescent Athletic Club, Kings County Tennis Club (founded 1886) and the Knickerbocker Field Club. In 1917 the event was moved to a permanent home at the Terrace Club, Flatbush, Brooklyn. The tournament was staged annually usually in June until the early 1940s when it was discontinued due to World War II.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1902 Frederick G. Anderson Lyle Evans Mahan10–8, 9–7, 6–3.1923 Percy Lloyd Kynaston Isador Biltchik3–6, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3.1924The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1929) Percy Lloyd Kynaston (2) Alfred J. Cawse6–4, 6–3, 6–4.1925The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (1929) Percy Lloyd Kynaston (3) Allen Behr6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3.1926 Louis Maria Heyden Allen Behr11–9, 6–3, 8–6.1927 Julius Seligson Allen Behr9–7, 6–3, 6–4.1928 Sadakazu Onda Don Lewis6–2, 6–2, 6–0.1929 Percy Lloyd Kynaston (4) Sadakazu Onda3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–3.1940 Frank Joseph Bowden Ladislav Hecht1–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–0, 6–3.1942 Pancho Segura Ladislav Hecht6–4, 8–10, 6–4, 7–5.
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