Eastern Indoor Championships

The Eastern Indoor Championships[1] also known as the Eastern States Indoor Championships was a men's and women's indoor tennis tournament founded in 1944.[2] It was organized by the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association (today known as USTA Eastern) and was It was originally played on wood courts, then switching later carpet courts later until 1977 when it was discontinued.[2]

Eastern Indoor Championships
Eastern States Indoor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1944–77)
Founded1944 (1944)
Abolished1977 (1977)
LocationBergen
Hackensack
New York City
Waldwick
Severodonetsk
VenueVarious
SurfaceWood (indoors)
Carpet (indoors)

History

In February 1944 the Eastern Indoor Championships were established.[2] The first two editions were played at the Bassford-Wood Courts, Lexington Avenue, New York City.[3][2] This tournament is particular notable for allowing Althea Gibson the tennis player and black woman to play in a major United States Lawn Tennis Association tournament,[4] where she advanced to the quarter finals in the singles but was beaten nationally ranked Betty Rosenquest[5] won the event that year. The tournament was mainly played in New York City in particular in Manhattan and the Bronx elsewhere it was also held in Bergen, New York, Hackensack, New Jersey and Waldwick, New Jersey.[2] The tournament was discontinued in 1977 as part of the ILTF Independent Tour and became a regional USTA circuit event.[2]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll) In 1967 two editions of the men's championships were held one in January denoted as (*) and the other in March as (**).

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1944NYCUnited States Theodore ScheinUnited States Edward McGrath[6]6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1945[7]NYCUnited States Bill TalbertUnited States Herbert Bowman6–2, 6–1, 6–0.[2]
1950NYCUnited States Charles MastersonUnited States R. Philip Hanna[8][9]12–10, 7–5, 6–2.[2]
1964NYCUnited States Donald Rubell[10]United States John Mangan7–9, 6–4, 8–6, 6–4.[2]
1965BergenUnited States Herb FitzgibbonUnited States Ned Weld3–6, 8–10, 6–4, 7–5, 3–1, ret.[2]
1966WaldwickUnited States Eugene ScottUnited States Robert Barker6–1, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1967*WaldwickUnited States Eugene Scott (2)United States Frank Froehling III6–3, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1967**WaldwickUnited States Donald Rubell (2)United States Tony Vincent6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1968NYCAustralia Mike CallaghanMexico Gabino Palafox6–8, 5–7, 6–3, 9–7.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969HackensackUnited States Butch SeewagenMexico Jaime Subirats6–2, 13–11, 6–3.[2]
1970HackensackUnited States Herb Fitzgibbon (2)United States Peter Fishbach13–11, 7–5, 6–0.[2]
1971NYCUnited States Herb Fitzgibbon (3)United States John Adams6–3, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1972NYCUnited States Vitas GerulaitisUnited States King Van Nostrand6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1973NYCUnited States Mike GrantUnited States King Van Nostrand6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1974NYCUnited States King Van NostrandUnited States Warren Lucas6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1975NYCUnited States Jon MolinUnited States Art Carrington4–6, 6–1, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4.[2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1944NYCUnited States Norma Taubele BarberUnited States Mary J. M. Donnalley[11]6–2, 6–2
1945NYCUnited States Norma Taubele Barber (2)United States Helen Germaine1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1946NYCUnited States Norma Taubele Barber (3)United States Edna Steinbach6–2, 6–2
1947NYCUnited States Nina IrwinUnited States Sylvia Knowles7–5, 4–6, 7–5
1948NYCUnited States Barbara WilkinsUnited States Nina Irwin 6–4, 4–6, 64
1949NYCUnited States Betty RosenquestUnited States Helen Germaine6–4, 6–0
1950NYCUnited States Althea GibsonUnited States Millicent Hirsch Lang6–3, 6–1
1953NYCAustralia Thelma Coyne LongUnited States Lois Felix6–0, 6–2
1964NYCUnited States Pat StewartUnited States Mimi Kanarek6–2, 8–6
1966WaldwickUnited States Marilyn AschnerUnited States Mimi Kanarek6–3, 8–10, 7–5
1968NYCBrazil Maria-Cristina DiasUnited States Marilyn Aschner6–4, 4–6, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970HackensackUnited States Marilyn Aschner (2)United States Louise Gonnerman6–0, 7–5
1977NYCUnited States Barbara PotterUnited States Kathy Mueller6–3, 6–2

See also

References
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  5. Baltimore Afro-American (1970)
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