Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships
| Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | USNLTA Circuit (1913–1924) ILTF World Circuit (1925–69, 70–72) ILTF Independent Tour (1970–72) men |
| Founded | 1915 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Location | Griffith Park, Los Angeles, United States |
| Venue | Griffith Riverside Tennis Facility |
| Surface | Hard outdoors |
The Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships[1] also known as the Los Angeles Municipal Tournament[2] or Los Angeles Metropolitan Tournament[3] was an international men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1913 as the Los Angeles City Championships.[1] It was first played at the public Griffith Riverside Tennis Facility at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, United States.[1] This international tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit until 1973 when it was discontinued from that tour.[1]
The event however still exists today as Los Angeles Metro Tennis Championships.[4]
History[edit]
In 1913 the Los Angeles City Championships were first established.[5] In 1933 the tournament was renamed as the Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships.[6][1] The tournament was organized by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks and the Southern California Tennis Association and was played on outdoor public hard courts at the Griffith Riverside Tennis Facility, Griffith Park, Los Angeles, United States.[1] The combined tournament was played until 1973 as part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1925. In 1970 the men's event became part of ILTF Independent Tour,[1] the women's event joined the same tour in 1974 following the creation of the WTA Tour. The women's event was held for one season on the ILTF tour before it too was discontinued. Today the tournament is still operating as a local event with multiple age group divisions.[7]
Finals[edit]
Men's singles[edit]
(incomplete roll)
| Los Angeles City Championships | |||
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1922 |  Elmer Griffin[8] |
Harvey Burton Snodgrass[9] |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1.[1] |
| 1932 | Lester Stoefen |
Ellsworth Vines |
6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4.[1] |
| Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships | |||
| 1933[10] | Frank Westsmith |
Gene Mako |
6–8, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3.[1] |
| 1934[11] | Elbert Lewis |
Phil Castlen |
6–3, 4–6, 7–5.[1] |
| 1935[12] | Gene Mako |
Elbert Lewis |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[1] |
| 1936 | Bobby Riggs |
Orville Scholtz |
6–0, 7–5, 7–5.[1] |
| 1937 | Bobby Riggs (2) |
Jack Kramer |
6–2, 7–5, 6–4.[1] |
| 1938 | Jack Kramer |
Myron McNamara[13] |
6–2, 7–5, 6–4.[1] |
| 1939 | Jack Kramer (2) |
Bobby Riggs |
6–4, 8–6.[1] |
| 1947 | Herb Flam |
Nolan McQuown |
6–1, 4–6, 6–3.[1] |
| 1949[14] | Pancho Gonzales |
Seymour Greenberg |
6–1, 8–6.[1] |
| 1951[15] | Hugh Stewart |
Earl Cochell |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4.[1] |
| 1954 | William C. Crosby[16] |
Clyde Hippenstiel |
6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1956 | Clyde Hippenstiel[17] |
Fred Hagist |
6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[1] |
| 1957 | Noel Brown |
Glenn Bassett |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 6–2.[1] |
| 1958 | Noel Brown (2) |
Glenn Bassett |
10-8, 6–4, 6–0.[1] |
| 1960 | Glenn Bassett |
Robert (Bob) Sherman[18] |
4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 8–6, 6–1.[1] |
| 1961 | Dale Rohland |
 Vladimir Petrović |
6–4, 6–4, 2–1 ret.[1] |
| 1962 | Dale Rohland (2) |
Lawrence (Larry) Greene |
6–2, 6–1.[1] |
| 1963 | Gil Rodriguez |
Dale Rohland |
7–5, 6–3.[1] |
| 1964 | Bert Brown |
Ed Grubb |
6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1965 |  Roy Emerson |
 Rafael Osuna |
6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1966 | Ed Grubb[19] |
Gary Johnson[20] |
6–2, 6–2.[1] |
| 1967 | Ed Grubb (2) |
Robert (Bob) Greene[21] |
6–1, 6–0.[1] |
| 1968 | Ed Grubb (3) |
Gary Johnson |
? |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1969 | Jeff Austin |
Ed Grubb |
6–3, 1–6, 6–3.[1] |
| ↓ ITF Independent Tour ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Samuel Match |
Jerry Van Linge |
8–6, 6–3.[1] |
| 1972 | Bob Perry |
Gene Malin |
6–4, 6–2.[1] |
| 1973 | John Norgauer[22] |
Bruce Manson |
6–2, 6–3.[1] |
Women's singles[edit]
(incomplete roll)
| Los Angeles City Championships | |||
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1915 | Jessie Grieve |
Nellita Schlotte |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1918 | Gladys Archer Widdowson |
Adelaide Taylor Rameson |
6–0, 7–5 |
| 1920 | Jessie Grieve (2) |
Caroline Bryant |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 1922 | Marion Williams |
Corinne Stanton Henry |
6–2, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1923 | Corinne Stanton Henry |
Jessie Grieve |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1929 | Gladys Patz |
Virginia Platt |
6–4, 8–6 |
| 1930 | Gladys Patz (2) |
Gertrude Hauswald |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 1931 | Gladys Patz (3) |
Esther Hare Bartosh |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Ethel Burkhardt Arnold |
Elizabeth Deike |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Los Angeles Metropolitan Championships | |||
| 1933[6] | Ethel Burkhardt Arnold (2) |
May Doeg |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 1934[23] | Gracyn Wheeler |
Beatrice Lidell |
6–1, 4–6, 6–1 |
| 1936 | Louise Martin |
Elizabeth Deike |
2–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1937 | Helen Germaine |
Louise Martin |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1938 | Mary Arnold |
Josephine Cruickshank |
6–2, 1–0 retd. |
| 1939 | Mary Arnold (2) |
Eleanor Purdy |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1940 | Mary Arnold (3) |
Catherine Malcolm |
6–8, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1942 | Mary Arnold (4) |
Gertrude H. Dockstader |
6–4, 6–0 |
| 1947 | Beverly Baker |
Mary Arnold Prentiss |
7–5, 1–0, retd. |
| 1948 | Mary Arnold Prentiss (5) |
Beverly Baker |
6–2, 10–8 |
| 1949[24] | Beverly Baker |
Gracyn Wheeler Kelleher |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1951 | Mary Arnold Prentiss (6) |
Julia Sampson |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1954 | Mary Arnold Prentiss (7) |
Darlene Hard |
9–7, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1955 | Barbara Green |
Darlene Hard |
6–3, 8–6 |
| 1956 | Darlene Hard |
Joan Johnson |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1957 | Joan Johnson |
Marilyn Joseph |
3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1958 | Diane Wootton |
Marilyn Joseph |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 1960 | Barbara Browning |
Winnie McCoy |
8–6, 6–4 |
| 1961 | Joan Johnson (2) |
Pat Cody |
6–3, 10–8 |
| 1962 | Barbara Green Weigandt (2) |
Barbara Browning Rohland |
8–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Kathy Harter |
Pat Cody |
6–2, 6–1 |
| 1964 | Joan Johnson (3) |
Patti Hogan |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Pat Cody |
Pam Teeguarden |
1–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Betty Ann Grubb |
Pam Teeguarden |
7–5, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1969 |  Faye Urban |
Betty Ann Grubb |
8–6, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Pam Teeguarden |
Winnie McCoy |
6–0, 6–1 |
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