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Old Dominion Championship

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Old Dominion Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
TourUSNLTA Circuit (1905-1923)
ILTF Circuit (1923-36)
Founded1905; 119 years ago (1905)
Abolished1936; 88 years ago (1936)
LocationRichmond, Virginia, United States
VenueHermitage Golf Club (1905-11)
Country Club of Virginia (1912-36)
SurfaceClay

The Old Dominion Championship[1] also known as the Old Dominion Open Championship was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1905.[2] It was first played at the Hermitage Golf Club, Richmond, Virginia, United States in 1905.[2] In 1936 the final edition was played Country Club of Virginia, after which when it was downgraded from the main worldwide ILTF Circuit and discontinued.[2]

History

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In 1905 the first edition of the Old Dominion Championships staged at the Hermitage Golf Club,[3] in Richmond, Virginia.[2] The tournament was played annually there until 1911.[2] In 1912 the event was then relocated to the Country Club of Virginia, also in Richmond.[2] The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts usually in late spring or early summer. During World War I in 1917 that edition was given status of a special patriotic tournament held for the benefit of the Red Cross. In 1918 the men's event was staged, but there was no women's tournament that year.[2] It was a sanctioned event on the USNLTA Circuit from 1905 to 1923, then part of the ILTF Circuit from 1924 to 1936 when it was discontinued.[2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1905[4] United States Frederick Gresham Pollard United States Charles F. McIntosh 6–2, 8–6, 6–1.[2]
1906[5] United States Richard Hooker United States Frederick Gresham Pollard w.o.[2]
1907[6] United States Frederick Gresham Pollard United States Richard Hooker w.o.[2]
1908 United States Robert L. James United States Frederick Gresham Pollard w.o.[2]
1909 United States Richard H. Palmer United States Robert L. James 7–5, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1910 United States Richard H. Palmer (2) United States Frank J. Hall 6–3, 1–6, 6–3.[2]
1911 United States Theodore Pell United States Richard H. Palmer 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3.[2]
1912 United States Nat Thornton[7] United States Theodore Pell w.o.[2]
1914 United States Theodore Pell (2) United States Nat Thornton 6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1915 United States Theodore Pell (3) United States Carlton Y. Smith 6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2]
1916 United States Edward H. Whitney United States Theodore Pell w.o.[2]
1917 United States William Erskine Buford United States Edward H. Whitney w.o.[2]
1919 Japan Ichiya Kumagae United States Hugh Grigsby Whitehead 6–0, 6–1, 6–1.[2]
1920 United States Percy Lloyd Kynaston Japan Ichiya Kumagae w.o.[2]
1923[8] United States John Temple Graves Jr. United States Thomas J. Mangan 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
1925[9] United States Edward Jacobs United States John Temple Graves Jr. 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6.[2]
1931 United States Julius Seligson United States Herbert Bowman 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1932 United States Herbert Bowman United States Alex Keles 6–0, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1933[10] United States Herbert Bowman (2) Cuba Lorenzo Nodarse 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1934[11] United States Harold Turner MacGuffin United States Alphonso Smith 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1936 United States Herbert Bowman (3) United States Harold Turner MacGuffin 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–5, ret.[2]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1905 United States Connie Evans[12] United States Miss Tannor 2–0 sets
1906 United States Connie Evans (2) United States Sadie Smith 6–1, 6–3
1907 United States Connie Evans (3) United States Bessie Upshur 6–1, 6–1
1908 United States Connie Evans (4) United States Sophie Meredith 6–5, 6–2
1909 United States Hildegarde Turle United States Connie Evans 4–6, 6–0, 6–4
1910 United States Connie Evans Sullivan (5) United States Hildegarde Turle 8–6, 6–2
1911 United States Connie Evans Sullivan (6) United States Sophie Meredith 6–3, 6–0
1912 United States Hildegarde Turle Taylor United States Carrie Symington Hardy 6–4, 6–2
1913 United States Connie Evans Sullivan (7) United States Hildegarde Turle Taylor 6–4, 13–11
1914 United States Marie Wagner United States Connie Evans Sullivan 6–2, 6–3
1915 United States Florence Ballin United States Elisabeth Moore 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1916 Norway Molla Bjurstedt United States Florence Ballin 6–2, 6–2
1917 United States Elizabeth Warren United States Penelope Anderson 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1918 No women's event held
1919 United States Marie Wagner (2) United States Elisabeth Moore 6–3, 6–1
1920 United States Marie Wagner (3) United States Penelope Anderson 6–1, 6–1
1921 United States Marie Wagner (4) United States Florence Ballin 6–3, 6–1
1922 United States Mrs Winifred Ellis United States Elizabeth Warren 6–2, 6–4
1923[13] United States Penelope Anderson United States Mrs Winifred Ellis 6–2, 6–4
1925[14] United States Miss Wakeford United States Miss Heyel 6–3, 6–4
1927 United States Marion Zinderstein Jessup United States Penelope Anderson 6–3, 6–3
1930 United States Penelope Anderson (3) United States Mrs W. Parrish 6–4, 6–2
1931 United States Penelope Anderson (4) United States Alice Deford 6–0, 6–2
1934 United States Reba Kirson United States Louise Rogerson 6–4, 6–2
1935 United States Mary Cootes United States Reba Kirson 6–3, 6–4
1936 United States Edith Clarke United States Mary Cootes 6–4, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Top Ranked Stars Advance in Old Dominion Tennis at Country Club". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 15 May 1931. p. 17. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Tournaments: Old Dominion Championship". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Dates Announced for Tennis Tournaments". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 23 Mar 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  4. ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1906 pp. 120, 121.
  5. ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1906 p. 247.
  6. ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1907 pp. 166, 167.
  7. ^ "History of USTA Georgia". www.georgia.usta.com. USTA Georgia. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Graves Takes Tennis Title". The Portsmouth Star. Portsmouth, Va: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 20 May 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Youthful Star is Tennis Winner". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia: Newspapers.Com. 28 Jun 1925. p. 24. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Bowman Wins Old Dominion Title". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 21 May 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Former Cavalier Ace Gains Old Dominion Finals". The Richmond News Leader. Richmond, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 19 May 1934. p. 34. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  12. ^ "1900 Tennis Queen Still Alive". The Owosso Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan: Google New Archive. 14 Sep 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  13. ^ The Portsmouth Star
  14. ^ The Roanoke Times (1925)