The Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, also known as the Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships
and the Pennsylvania Grass Court Open Championships, was a
tennis
Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles (tennis), doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket st ...
tournament played at the
Merion Cricket Club
Merion Cricket Club is a private club which is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1865.
The current clubhouse is its sixth, the last four having been designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and his partner, Allen Eva ...
in
Haverford, Pennsylvania
Haverford is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community located in both Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, Haverford Township in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States, and Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, Lower Merio ...
from 1894 to 1974.
History
The first edition was held in 1894. The women's championships event began in 1901 the women's tournament was known as the Pennsylvania and Eastern States Championships. 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
The Newport Casino is an athletic complex and recreation center located at 180–200 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island in the Bellevue Avenue/Casino Historic District. Built in 1879–1881 by ''New York Herald'' publisher James Gor ...
, and others.
The men's events were part of the
Grand Prix tennis circuit
The ITF Grand Prix Circuit was a professional tennis tour for male players founded in 1970 as the ILTF Grand Prix Tennis Circuit it was administered by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and ran annually until 1989 when it and the rival ...
from 1970–1974
They were held on outdoor hard courts from 1970–72 and grass courts from 1973–1974.
Finals
Men's singles
1results included on ITF website, but not ATP website
Men's doubles
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
References
External links
ATP results archive
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Recurring sporting events established in 1894
1894 establishments in Pennsylvania
1974 disestablishments in Pennsylvania
Tennis in Pennsylvania
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States
Grass court tennis tournaments
Grand Prix tennis circuit
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1974
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania