The Bay Counties Championships[1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1902 as a women's event called the Bay Counties Ladies Tennis Tournament.[2] In 1904 it became a combined event called the Championship of the Bay Counties.[3] The tournament was first played at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States. It played annually through till 1974 when it was discontinued.[2]
| Bay Counties Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit (1902–1919) USLTA Circuit (1920–23) ILTF World Circuit (1924–69) men (1924–70) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–74) men (1973–74) women |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Location | San Francisco San Rafael Tiburon |
| Venue | Golden Gate Park Tennis Courts Rafael Racquet Club Tiburon Peninsula Club |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
History edit
The tournament was first established in 1902 as the Bay Counties Ladies Tennis Tournament and was played at Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, United States.[4] In 1904 it became a fully fledged combined me's and women's called the Championship of the Bay Counties.[2] It continued to be played at the Golden Gate Park courts in San francisco until 1962.[2] In 1963 it moved to the Rafael Racquet Club in san San Rafael until 1964.[2] It moved back to San Francisco for one final edition in 1966.[2] In 1967 it changed venue to the Tiburon Peninsula Club in Tiburon, California until 1974 where it sometimes carried the denomination of Bay Counties Invitational Championships,[5] when it ceased to be an individual competition as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]
References edit
- ^ "1963 North California Tennis Association Tournament Calendar: Sixty Sixth Bay Counties Championships". Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California: newspapers.com. 26 Jan 1963. p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tournaments: Bay Counties Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "TOURNAMENT PLAY TO BE RESUMED". The San Francisco Call and Post. San Francisco, California: newspapers.com. 8 Oct 1904. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "CO-EDS WILL ENTER TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Berkeley Gazette. Berkeley, California: newspapers.com. 17 Dec 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ "Try for Local Tennis Triple Win". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California: newspapers.comm. 9 Jun 1972. p. 68. Retrieved 3 December 2023.