# Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships

The Pennsylvania Lawn Tennis Championships, also known as the Pennsylvania State Lawn Tennis Championships and the Pennsylvania Grass Court Open Championships, was a tennis tournament played at the Merion Cricket Club in Haverford, Pennsylvania 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, and others.
The men's events were part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1970–1974 They were held on outdoor hard courts from 1970–72 and grass courts from 1973–1974.

## Finals
### Men's singles

Pennsylvania Championships :
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1894 | Marmaduke Smith | Charles Tete | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1895 | Robert N. Wilson | S.W.B. Moorhead III | 7–9, 6–1, 6–4, 6–0. |
| 1896 | Marmaduke Smith (2) | Robert N. Wilson | w.o. |
| 1897 | Marmaduke Smith (3) | Charles Tete | 6–4, 2–6, 8–6, 7–5. |
| 1898 | James A. Hill | Marmaduke Smith | w.o. |
| 1899 | Robert N. Wilson (2) | James A. Hill | 4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1900 | William Clothier | James A. Hill | w.o. |
| 1901 | William Clothier (2) | Robert N. Wilson | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1902 | William Clothier (3) | Harry F. Allen | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1903 | William Clothier (4) | Lyle Evans Mahan | 6–4, 8–6, 6–2. |
| 1904 | Edward Dewhurst | William Clothier | w.o. |
| 1905 | Edward Dewhurst (2) | Joseph Roberts Carpenter | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1906 | William Clothier (5) | Edward Dewhurst | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1907 | Joseph Roberts Carpenter | William Clothier | w.o. |
| 1908 | Edward Dewhurst (3) | Joseph Roberts Carpenter | 6–0, 6–0, 9–7. |
| 1909 | Wallace F. Johnson | Edward Dewhurst | w.o. |
| 1910 | Wallace F. Johnson (2) | Percy Dwight Siverd | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3. |
| 1911 | Percy Dwight Siverd | Wallace F. Johnson | 8–6, 9–7, 6–1. |
| 1912 | R. Norris Williams | Percy Dwight Siverd | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1913 | Wallace F. Johnson (3) | Bill Tilden II | 7–5, 6–1, 6–0. |
| 1914 | R. Norris Williams (2) | Bill Tilden II | 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2. |
| 1915 | Joseph J. Armstrong | R. Norris Williams | w.o. |
| 1916 | Willis E. Davis | Craig Biddle | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3. |
| 1917 | E.B. Mosier | C. Rogers | 8–6, 6–3, 6–2. |
| 1918 | Bill Tilden II | Philip B. Hawk | 6–2, 6–0, 6–0. |
| 1919 | Bill Tilden II (2) | Wallace F. Johnson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2. |
| 1920 | Wallace F. Johnson (4) | Carl Fischer | 6-0 6-3 6-2. |
| 1921 | Wallace F. Johnson (5) | Stanley W. Pearson | 9–7, 6–1, 6–2. |
| 1922 | Wallace F. Johnson (6) | Stanley W. Pearson | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3. |
| 1923 | Wallace F. Johnson (7) | Carl Fischer | 6–3, 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1924 | Wallace F. Johnson (8) | Fritz Mercur | 7–5, 6–8, 6–4, 7–5. |
| 1925 | Bill Tilden II (3) | R. Norris Williams | 0–6, 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4. |
| 1926 | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | Stanley W. Pearson | 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7. |
| 1927 | R. Norris Williams (3) | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | 6–3, 6–3, 8–10, 6–2. |
| 1928 | John Van Ryn | Frank Shields | 10–8, 7–5, 6–1. |
| 1929 | Fritz Mercur | J. Gilbert (Gil) Hall | 6–3, 11–9, 8–6. |
| 1930 | Fritz Mercur (2) | Dolf Edward Muehleisen | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1931 | Samuel Bellows Gilpin III | Gabriel Lavine | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1932 | Eugene McCauliff | Carl Fischer | 6–0, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1933 | Martin Buxby | Samuel Bellows Gilpin III | 6–4, 6–3, 6–8, 1–6, 6–2. |
| 1934 | Wilmer Allison | John Van Ryn | 6–0, 6–2, 6–0. |
| 1935 | Barnie Welsh | William Tilden III | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1936 | Gabriel Lavine | Gilbert Hunt | 3–6, 12–10, 6–2 6–2. |
| 1937 | Robert Leland Harman | Gilbert Hunt | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3. |
| 1940 | Gilbert Hunt | Isadore Bellis | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–4. |
| 1941 | Isadore Bellis | Gilbert Hunt | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1942–45 | No competition (due to WWII) | No competition (due to WWII) | No competition (due to WWII) |
| 1946 | Vic Seixas | Norman Brooks | 4–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–8, 6–2. |
| 1947 | Vic Seixas (2) | Sidney Wood | 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4. |
| 1948 | Samuel Match | Harry Likas | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1949 | Pancho Gonzales | Vic Seixas | 6–4, 6–1, 6–0. |
| 1950 | Richard Savitt | Edward Moylan | 3–6, 9–11, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2. |
| 1951 | Vic Seixas (3) | Straight Clark | 8–6, 8–6, 6–3. |
| 1952 | Vic Seixas (4) | Straight Clark | 8–6, 6–4, 6–1. |
| 1953 | Vic Seixas (5) | Tony Trabert | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1954 | Vic Seixas (6) | Art Larsen | 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6-4. |
| 1955 | Tony Trabert | Vic Seixas | 6–1, 6–2, 6–3. |
| 1956 | Vic Seixas (7) | Arthur Larsen | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4. |
| 1957 | Ashley Cooper | Vic Seixas | 6–3, 7–9, 6–4, 7–5. |
| 1958 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | Alex Olmedo | 6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 14–12. |
| 1959 | Barry MacKay (tennis) (2) | Ian Vermaak | 9–7, 10–8, 6–0. |
| 1960 | Rod Laver | Ronald Holmberg | 9–7, 8–6, 6–3. |
| 1961 | Jon Douglas | Frank Froehling | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1. |
| 1962 | Bill Bond | Ronald Holmberg | 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6–3. |
| 1963 | Chuck McKinley | Dennis Ralston | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1964 | Dennis Ralston | Chuck McKinley | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1965 | Charles Pasarell | Roy Emerson | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1966 | Clark Graebner | Stan Smith | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3. |
| 1967 | Cliff Drysdale | Clark Graebner | 3–6, 3–6, 11–9, 6–2, 7–5. |
| 1968 | Arthur Ashe | Marty Riessen | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3. |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Cliff Richey | Robert Carmichael | 6–4, 7–9, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1970$^1$ | Ray Ruffels | Jaime Fillol | 6–2, 7–6, 6–3. |
| 1971 | Clark Graebner (2) | Dick Stockton | 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 7–5. |
| 1972 | Roger Taylor | Malcolm Anderson | 6–4, 6–0, 6–4. |
| 1973 | Mike Estep | Gene Scott | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–5. |
| 1974 | John Lloyd | John Whitlinger | 6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. |
$^1$results included on ITF website, but not ATP website

### Men's doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1962 | Arthur Ashe Larry Nagler | Bill Bond Ramsey Earnhart | 6–4, 15–13, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Clark Graebner Marty Riessen | Chuck McKinley Dennis Ralston | 6–4, 0–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Frank Froehling Charlie Pasarell | Clark Graebner Marty Riessen | 6–3, 15–13, 6–3 |
| 1965-66 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1967 | Clark Graebner Marty Riessen | Owen Davidson Bill Bowrey | 6–2, 9–11, 7–5 |
| 1968 | | Arthur Ashe Marty Riessen vs. Charlie Pasarell Clark Graebner | 9–7, 10–8, 2–6, 28–30, SUS |
| 1969 | Bill Bowrey Jim Osborne | Dick Crealy Allan Stone | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Bill Bowrey Ray Ruffels | Jim McManus Jim Osborne | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Clark Graebner Jim Osborne | Robert McKinley Dick Stockton | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Ross Case Geoff Masters | Jeff Austin Mike Estep | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Colin Dibley Allan Stone | John Austin Fred McNair | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Roy Barth Humphrey Hose | Mike Machette Fred McNair | 7–6, 6–2 |

### Women's singles

(incomplete roll)
Pennsylvania and Eastern States Championships :
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1901 | Jean B. Clark | Elizabeth Larned | 6–1, 4–6, 6–8, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1902 | Helen Chapman | Dorothea Morris Baird | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, |
| 1903 | Marion Jones | ? | ? |
| 1904 | Dorothy Rastall Hibbs | Mira Rastall | 6–0, 6–2, |
| 1905 | Elizabeth Moore | Dorothy Rastall Hibbs | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1906 | Evelyn Sears | Phyllis Green | 6–3, 6–3, |
| 1907 | Edith Rotch | Eleonora Sears | 6–1, 6–4 , |
| 1908 | Eleonora Sears | ? | ? |
| 1909 | Eleonora Sears (2) | Edith Rotch | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1910 | Louise Hammond | Eleonora Sears | 1–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1911 | Louise Hammond (2) | Florence Sutton | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1912 | Maud Barger-Wallach | Edna Wildey | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1913 | Mary Browne | Edna Wildey | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1914 | Louise Hammond (3) | Marion Fenno | 3–6, 9–7, 6–2 |
| 1915 | Helen Homans McLean | Alice Day Beard | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1916 | Molla Bjurstedt | Eleonora Sears | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1917 | Flora Brown Harvey | Suzanne White | w.o. |
| 1918 | Eleonora Sears (3) | Emma Gillig Betz | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1919 | Clare Cassell | Anne Townsend | 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1920 | Molly Thayer | Anne Townsend | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1921 | Anne Townsend | Phyllis Walsh | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1922 | Florence Ballin | Anne Townsend | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1923 | Anne Townsend (2) | Molly Thayer | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1924 | Molly Thayer (2) | Barbara Huff | 9–7, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1925 | Marion Zinderstein Jessup | Molly Thayer | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1926 | Martha Bayard | Anne Townsend | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1927 | Molly Thayer (3) | Ida Wilson Huff | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1928 | Molly Thayer (4) | Anne Townsend | 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1929 | Marjorie Gladman | Anne Townsend | 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1930 | Virginia Hilleary | Dorothy Andrus | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1931 | Marion Zinderstein Jessup (2) | Virginia Hilleary | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1932 | Virginia Hilleary (2) | Marion Zinderstein Jessup | 7–9, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1933 | Marion Zinderstein Jessup (3) | Anne Townsend | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1934 | Marion Zinderstein Jessup (4) | Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1935 | Helen Pedersen | Anna Fuller Brunie | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1936 | Dorothy Workman | Marion Zinderstein Jessup | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1937 | Eunice Dean | Cecilia Riegel | 6–3, 9–11, 6–4 |
| 1938 | Eunice Dean (2) | Theodosia Smith | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Anne Page | Barbara Strobhar | 6–2, 11–9 |
| 1940 | Helen Jacobs | Eunice Dean | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1941 | Helen Jacobs (2) | Hope Knowles | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1942 | Hope Knowles | Helen Pedersen Rihbany | 3–6, 8–6, 6–0 |
| 1943 | Barbara Strobhar Clement | Peggy Welsh | 6–2, 10–8 |
| 1944 | Pauline Betz | Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1945 | Dottie Head | Barbara Scofield | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1946 | Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs | Dottie Head | 6–1, 11–9 |
| 1947 | Shirley Fry | Dottie Head | 7–5 6–3 |
| 1948 | Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs (2) | Madge Harshaw Vosters | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1949 | Beverly Baker | Baba Madden Lewis | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1950 | Maureen Connolly | Helen Pastall Perez | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1951 | Maureen Connolly (2) | Betty Rosenquest | 7–5, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1952 | Maureen Connolly (3) | Madge Harshaw Vosters | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1953 | Louise Brough | Margaret Osborne duPont | 8–6, 6–2 |
| 1954 | Beverly Baker Fleitz (2) | Louise Brough | 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 |
| 1955 | Louise Brough (2) | Althea Gibson | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1956 | Althea Gibson | Margaret Osborne duPont | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1957 | Dottie Head Knode (2) | Darlene Hard | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Althea Gibson (2) | Sally Moore | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1959 | Sandra Reynolds | Renee Schuurman | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Mimi Arnold | Margaret Osborne duPont | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1961 | Billie Jean Moffitt | Justina Bricka | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Margaret Smith | Karen Hantze Susman | 6–4, 10–8 |
| 1963 | Darlene Hard | Margaret Smith | 6–2, 7–9, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Justina Bricka | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–4, 18–16 |
| 1965 | Billie Jean Moffitt (2) | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1966 | Karen Krantzcke | Peaches Bartkowicz | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Mary-Ann Eisel | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1968 | Kristy Pigeon | Vicky Rogers | 9–7, 6–0 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Margaret Smith Court (2) | Virginia Wade | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1970 | Margaret Smith Court (3) | Pat Walkden | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1971 | Eliza Pande | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 0–6, 6–2, 6-3 |
| 1972 | Virginia Wade | Laurie Fleming | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Kathy May | Barbara Jordan | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1975 | Sandy Stap | Sally Moore | 6–3, 7–5 |