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
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
Men's singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1905[4] | ![]() |
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6–2, 8–6, 6–1.[2] |
1906[5] | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1907[6] | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1908 | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1909 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3, 6–3.[2] |
1910 | ![]() |
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6–3, 1–6, 6–3.[2] |
1911 | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3.[2] |
1912 | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1914 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[2] |
1915 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1, 6–3.[2] |
1916 | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1917 | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1919 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1, 6–1.[2] |
1920 | ![]() |
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w.o.[2] |
1923[8] | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1.[2] |
1925[9] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6.[2] |
1931 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[2] |
1932 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2, 6–2.[2] |
1933[10] | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5.[2] |
1934[11] | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5.[2] |
1936 | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 4–5, ret.[2] |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
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1905 | ![]() |
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2–0 sets | |
1906 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 | |
1907 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
1908 | ![]() |
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6–5, 6–2 | |
1909 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–0, 6–4 | |
1910 | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–2 | |
1911 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 | |
1912 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
1913 | ![]() |
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6–4, 13–11 | |
1914 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | |
1915 | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1916 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1917 | ![]() |
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6–2, 1–6, 6–4 | |
1918 | No women's event held | |||
1919 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1920 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
1921 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1922 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
1923[13] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 | |
1925[14] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1927 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
1930 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
1931 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2 | |
1934 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 | |
1935 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1936 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dates Announced for Tennis Tournaments". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 23 Mar 1910. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1906 pp. 120, 121.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1906 p. 247.
- ^ Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1907 pp. 166, 167.
- ^ "History of USTA Georgia". www.georgia.usta.com. USTA Georgia. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Graves Takes Tennis Title". The Portsmouth Star. Portsmouth, Va: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 20 May 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Youthful Star is Tennis Winner". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia: Newspapers.Com. 28 Jun 1925. p. 24. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Bowman Wins Old Dominion Title". The Roanoke Times. Roanoke, Virginia: The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com. 21 May 1933. p. 13. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1900 Tennis Queen Still Alive". The Owosso Argus-Press. Owosso, Michigan: Google New Archive. 14 Sep 1954. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ The Portsmouth Star
- ^ The Roanoke Times (1925)