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San Jose State All-Comers Championship

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The San Jose State All-Comers Championship[1] and also known as the California State All-Comers Championship and later known as the Monarch Matches Open (for sponsorship reasons) was a combined men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1956 as the San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament.[2]

San Jose State All-Comers Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1956–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1976)
Founded1956; 68 years ago (1956)
Abolished1976; 48 years ago (1976)
LocationSan Jose, California
Los Gatos
VenueBlossom Hill Tennis Club
Spartan Tennis Complex, San Jose State University
SurfaceHard / outdoor

The tournament was first played at the Spartan Tennis Complex, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States and ran annually until 1976 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]

History edit

In 1956 the first San Jose All-Comers Tennis Tournament was held.[2] The event was played annually on outdoor hard courts at the Spartan Tennis Complex
San Jose State University, San Jose, California, United States..[2] It initially ran annually as part of the ILTF North American Circuit, a global regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit from 1956 to 1969 for men, then 1972 for women before it then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit in 1973 the year the tournament was moved to the Blossom Hill Tennis Club in Los Gatos.[3] In 1975 the Monarch Match Co of San Jose, California (a subsidiary of Gulf and Western Industries, Inc.) undertook a two-year sponsorship deal of the tournament and it was rebranded as the Monarch Matches Open offering $3,600 prize money.[4] In 1976 the tournament was discontinued when it failed to find a new sponsor.[2]

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1956   Cliff Vickery[5]   Chet Bulwa 10–8, 6–2.[2]
1959   Conway Catton[6]   Chet Bulwa 6–3, 6–2
1966   Don Gale   Whitney Reed 6–2, 6–3
1967[7]   Greg Shephard[8]   Rich Anderson 6–4, 6–3.[2]
1968   Greg Shephard   Rich Anderson[9] 6–1, 8–6
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969   Erik van Dillen   Robert Potthast[10] 6–1, 8–6
1970   Barry MacKay   Rich Anderson 12–10, 8–6
1971   Dan Bleckinger   Charles Hoeveler[11] 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1972   William (Bill) Brown[12]   Dan Bleckinger 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973[13]   Butch Walts   Bob Siska 7–5, 7–6
1974[14]   Matt Mitchell   Steve Cornell 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1966[15]   Pixie Lamm   Toni Alford 6–0, 6–1`
1967[16]   Tina Lyman   Denise Carter 2–6, 8–6, 7–5
1968   Gail Hansen   Denise Carter 6–4, 7–5
↓  Open Era  ↓
1970   Barbara Downs   Farel Footman 6–2, 8–6
1971[17]   Eliza Pande   Barbara Downs 6–2, 8–6
1972[18]   Kate Latham   Marcie O'Keffe 6–4, 6–1
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973[19]   Kate Latham   Marcie O'Keffe 6–1, 6–1
1974[20]   Denise Triola   Susan Mehmedbasich 6–4, 6–4
1976   Peanut Louie Harper   Helle Sparre 6–4, 2–6, 6–3

References edit

  1. ^ "Shephard Posts All-Comers Upset". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 10 Apr 1967. p. 41. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Tournaments: San Jose State All-Comers Championship". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Walts, Brown Win in San Jose Tennis". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 9 Apr 1973. p. 54. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Monarch Tourney Opens". San Mateo County Times. San Mateo, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 1 Apr 1975. p. 21. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Clifford Vickery: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Conway Catton : Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  7. ^ Oakland Tribune (1967)
  8. ^ "Greg Shephard: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Rich Anderson: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Robert Potthast: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Charles Hoeveler: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  12. ^ "William Brown: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  13. ^ The San Francisco Examiner (1973)
  14. ^ "San Jose All-Comers". San Mateo County Times. San Mateo, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 8 Apr 1974. p. 20. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Whit Reed Victimized in Net Play". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 11 Apr 1966. p. 45. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Tina Lyman Wins Net Title in SJS Tourney". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Pal Alto, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. p. 42. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Eliza Pande wins Net Title". The Peninsula Times Tribune. Pal Alto, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 5 Apr 1971. p. 27. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  18. ^ "SAN JOSE (UPI)". Desert Dispatch. Barstow, California: Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 10 Apr 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
  19. ^ The San Francisco Examiner (1973)
  20. ^ San Mateo County Times (1974)
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