U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships

U.S. Women's Clay Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	U.S. Open Clay Courts
Tour	WTA Tour
Founded	1912
Abolished	1986
Location	Various
Surface	Clay

The U.S. Open Clay Courts, known formally as the U.S. Clay Court Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association. The first edition was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1912, two years after the first men's championships, and was won by May Sutton.^[1][2] The final edition was held in 1986 and won by Steffi Graf. The tournament was not held in 1913, 1924–1939 and 1942. The doubles event was first held in 1914.^[2]

Nancy Richey and Chris Evert won more singles titles (6) at this tournament than any other woman. Linda Tuero holds the record for runners-up in singles (3).

Locations

• 1912: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• 1914: Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Tennis Club)
• 1915: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Athletic Association)
• 1916: Cleveland, Ohio (Lakewood Tennis Club)
• 1917: Cincinnati, Ohio (Cincinnati Tennis Club)
• 1918–19: Chicago, Illinois (South Side Tennis Club)
• 1920: Detroit, Michigan (Detroit Tennis Club)
• 1921–23: Buffalo, New York (Park Club)
• 1947: Salt Lake City, Utah
• 1948–49: River Forest, Illinois
• 1953: Chicago, Illinois
• 1954: River Forest, Illinois
• 1955–65: Various locations (Atlanta, River Forest, Chicago, Indianapolis)
• 1966–68 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 1969–86: Indianapolis, Indiana

Results

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1912	May Sutton	Mary K. Browne	6–4, 6–2
1913	Not held
1914	Mary K. Browne	Louise Riddell Williams	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1915	Molla Bjurstedt	Hazel Wightman	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1916	Molla Bjurstedt	Martha Guthrie	8–6, 6–3
1917	Ruth Sanders	W.E. Ellis	6–1, 6–3
1918	Carrie Neely	Adelaide Yager	6–4, 6–2
1919	Corinne Gould	Carrie Neely	6–4, 6–2
1920	Marion Zinderstein	Corinne Gould	6–0, 6–1
1922	Lois Moyes Bickle
1923	Mayme McDonald	Lillian Scharman	7–5, 1–6, 6–4
1924 – 1939	Not held
1940	Alice Marble
1941	Pauline Betz	Mary Arnold	6–3, 6–1
1942	Not held
1943	Pauline Betz
1944	Dorothy Bundy	Mary Arnold	7–5, 6–4
1945	Sarah Palfrey Cooke	Pauline Betz	6–3, 7–5
1946	Barbara Krase	Virginia Kovacs	10–8, 6–4
1947	Mary-Ann Prentiss	Dorothy Head	6–1, 6–1
1948	Magda Rurac	Dorothy Head	6–2, 6–0
1949	Magda Rurac	Beverly Baker	2–6, 9–7, 6–3
1950	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6–1, 6–3
1951	Dorothy Head	Patricia Todd	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1952	Anita Kanter	Lucille Davidson	6–4, 6–3
1953	Maureen Connolly	Althea Gibson	6–4, 6–4
1954	Maureen Connolly	Doris Hart	6–3, 6–1
1955	Dorothy Head Knode	Barbara Breit	6–4, 6–3
1956	Shirley Fry	Althea Gibson	7–5, 6–1
1957	Althea Gibson	Darlene Hard	6–2, 6–3
1958	Dorothy Head Knode[3]	Karol Fageros	6–3, 6–8, 6–2
1959	Sally Moore	Sandra Reynolds	6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1960	Dorothy Head Knode	Gwyneth Thomas	6–3, 6–4
1961	Edda Buding	Karen Hantze	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1962	Donna Floyd	Carole Caldwell	6–3, 6–1
1963	Nancy Richey	Vicky Palmer	6–1, 6–1
1964	Nancy Richey	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6–2, 6–1
1965	Nancy Richey	Julie Heldman	5–7, 6–3, 9–7
1966	Nancy Richey	Stephanie DeFina	6–2, 6–2
1967	Nancy Richey	Rosie Casals	6–2, 6–3
1968	Nancy Richey	Linda Tuero	6–3, 6–3
1969	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	Linda Tuero	6–2, 6–2
1970	Linda Tuero	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	7–5, 6–1
1971	Billie Jean King	Linda Tuero	6–4, 7–5
1972	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	7–6, 6–1
1973	Chris Evert	Veronica Burton	6–4, 6–3
1974	Chris Evert	Gail Sherriff-Chanfreau	6–0, 6–0
1975	Chris Evert	Dianne Fromholtz	6–3, 6–4
1976	Kathy May	Brigitte Cuypers	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1977	Laura DuPont	Nancy Richey	6–4, 6–3
1978	Dana Gilbert	Viviana González	6–2, 6–3
1979	Chris Evert	Evonne Goolagong	6–4, 6–3
1980	Chris Evert	Andrea Jaeger	6–4, 6–3
1981	Andrea Jaeger	Virginia Ruzici	6–1, 6–0
1982	Virginia Ruzici	Helena Suková	6–2, 6–0
1983	Andrea Temesvári	Zina Garrison	6–2, 6–2
1984	Manuela Maleeva	Lisa Bonder	6–4, 6–3
1985	Andrea Temesvári	Zina Garrison	7–6, 6–3
1986	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini	2–6, 7–6, 6–4

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Judy Dalton Billie Jean King	Julie Heldman Linda Tuero	6–1, 6–2
1972	Evonne Goolagong Lesley Hunt	Margaret Court Pam Teeguarden	6–2, 6–1
1973	Patti Hogan Sharon Walsh	Fiorella Bonicelli María-Isabel Fernández	6–4, 6–4
1974	Gail Sherriff-Chanfreau Julie Heldman	Chris Evert Jeanne Evert	6–3, 6–1
1975	Fiorella Bonicelli María-Isabel Fernández	Gail Sherriff-Chanfreau Julie Heldman	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1976	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	Laura DuPont Wendy Turnbull	6–2, 6–3
1977	Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss	Mary Carillo Wendy Overton	5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1978	Helena Anliot Helle Sparre-Viragh	Barbara Hallquist Sheila McInerney	6–3, 6–1
1979	Kathy Jordan Anne Smith	Penny Johnson Paula Smith	6–1, 6–0
1980	Anne Smith Paula Smith	Virginia Ruzici Renáta Tomanová	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1981	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	Sue Barker Paula Smith	6–2, 6–2
1982	Ivanna Madruga Catherine Tanvier	JoAnne Russell Virginia Ruzici	7–5, 7–6
1983	Kathleen Horvath Virginia Ruzici	Gigi Fernández Beth Herr	4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1984	Beverly Mould Paula Smith	Elise Burgin JoAnne Russell	6–2, 7–5
1985	Katerina Maleeva Manuela Maleeva	Penny Barg Paula Smith	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1986	Steffi Graf Gabriela Sabatini	Gigi Fernández Robin White	6–2, 6–0

See also

• U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

References

1. "Norris Williams New Tennis Champ". The Pittsburgh Press. Jul 2, 1912.
2. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 337, 338. ISBN 9780047960420.
3. "Knode, Tut Give Foes Lessons". The Miami News. Jul 20, 1958.

External links

• WTA Tour history