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The California State Championships [1] also called the California Championships was a men's and women's international hard court tennis tournament was founded in 1901. [2] It was first played at Hotel Rafael, San Rafael, California, United States. It was also hosted at other locations throughout its run until 1983 when it was discontinued. [2]
The Central California Championships also known as the Central California Open Championships (toward the end of its run) was a men's and women's international hard court tennis tournament was founded in 1911. [1] It was first played at Stockton Tennis Club Stockton, California, United States. [2]
The club was founded in 1920 and Thomas C. Bundy was elected as its first president. [1] Perry T. Jones was a major fundraiser and took control of Southern California tennis in 1930. He set up his office at the Club with his loyal Secretary, Doris Cooke, and made it famous through his junior development patrons network.
Soon tennis clubs were established across the country amongst the upper classes, including in New Orleans and San Francisco. [2] The New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club was founded in December, 1876. [3] In 1887 the Philadelphia Cricket Club, hosted a National singles Championship. In 1888 a women's tennis tournament was soon set up.
The Southern California Championships and was a men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1887 as a joint men's & women's event. [ 1 ] The men's event ran until 1977, whilst the women's event continued till 1979.
The Southern California Tennis Association held its first tournament in 1887 the Southern California Championships in Santa Monica. [8] The first men's singles champion was William Henry Young, who won both tournaments contested in 1887, one at the Casa Blanca Club in Riverside, and the other at the Casino courts in Santa Monica. [9]
The Los Angeles Open was a former tennis tournament held in Los Angeles, United States from 1927 until 2012. It included a women's draw until 1974 when Linda Lewis won the last ladies title. Subsequently, it became a men-only event and integrated into the ATP's professional tennis circuit.
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]