U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships

U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship
Tournament information
Location Houston, Texas
United States
Venue River Oaks Country Club
Category Grand Prix Tour (1970–89) (GP Championship Series in 1974–77)
ATP World Series
(1990–1999)
ATP International Series
(2000–2008)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–current)
Surface American Red Clay / Outdoors
Draw 28S/32Q/16D
Prize money $500,000
Website MensClayCourt.com
Current champions
Men's singles United States Jack Sock
Men's doubles Lithuania Ričardas Berankis / Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili

The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.

The tournament began in 1910 when the Western Lawn Tennis Association (a section of the United States Lawn Tennis Association now known as the USTA/Midwest) lobbied the USLTA that a National Clay Court Championship would help promote the establishment of more clay courts in the West. Clay courts were more economical to install and maintain than grass courts, and the hope was that the lower costs associated with court construction would allow for a more rapid expansion of the game. The first National Clay Court Championships were held at the Omaha Field Club with a crowd of 5,000 watching the finals. Participation and play on clay grew as a result of the event and others, and in 1914 the event was moved to the Cincinnati Tennis Club. It has since been played in numerous cities, with long stints in River Forest and Indianapolis, and is today held in Houston, Texas.[1] Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour as part of the Grand Prix Super Series of events (1970–1986).

Relocation

The event was held at the Houston Westside Tennis Club from 2001–07. On May 8, 2007, the U.S. Tennis Association announced that the River Oaks Country Club in the River Oaks neighborhood would host the tournament starting in 2008, which will keep the event in Houston for several years. Other cities that competed for the event were Atlanta, Georgia, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. The tournament pays out US$474,000 with the winner receiving US$85,900.[2] The River Oaks venue features a stadium with seating for 3,000. Temporary seating for 500 will be installed for the second court.[3]

In 2007, after a few years being held on the same red clay used at the French Open, the event was held on Har-Tru green clay. In 2008, the event went to a maroon color of Har-Tru clay as the River Oaks Country Club renovated their courts in 2005. After renovating their courts again in late 2008, the surface remained the same.

Champions

River Oaks Country Club

Bill Tilden holds the record for most titles (7).
Bill Tilden and Frank Parker co-hold the record of most finals (8).

Year City Champion Runner-up Score
1910Omaha, NebraskaUnited States Melville H. LongUnited States Walter Merrill Hall6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1911United States Walter T. HayesUnited States Percy D. Siverd7–5, 6–2, 6–1
1912Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States Richard N. WilliamsUnited States Walter T. Hayes6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1913Omaha, NebraskaUnited States John R. StrachanUnited States Walter Merrill Hall6–0, 6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1914Cincinnati, OhioUnited States Clarence GriffinUnited States Elia Fottrell3–6, 6–8, 8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1915Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaUnited States Richard N. WilliamsUnited States Clarence GriffinDefault
1916Cleveland, OhioUnited States Willis E. DavisUnited States Conrad B. Doyle6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1917United States Samuel HardyUnited States Charles Garland3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1918Chicago, IllinoisUnited States Bill TildenUnited States Charles Garland6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1919United States William Johnston[4]United States Bill Tilden6–0, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1920United States Roland RobertsUnited States Vincent Richards6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1921United States Walter T. HayesUnited States Alexander Squair6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1922Indianapolis, IndianaUnited States Bill TildenJapan Zenzo Shimizu7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1923United States Bill TildenSpain Manuel Alonso6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 7–5
1924St. Louis, MissouriUnited States Bill TildenUnited States Harvey Snodgrass6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1925United States Bill TildenUnited States George Lott3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 8–6
1926Detroit, MichiganUnited States Bill TildenSouth Africa Brian I. C. NortonDefault
1927United States Bill TildenUnited States John F. Hennessey6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1928Not Held
1929Indianapolis, IndianaUnited States Emmett PareUnited States J. Gilbert Hall6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–1
1930Kansas City, MissouriUnited States Bryan GrantUnited States Wilbur F. Coen, Jr.6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1931St. Louis, MissouriUnited States Ellsworth VinesUnited States Keith Gledhill6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1932Memphis, TennesseeUnited States George LottUnited States Bryan Grant3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1933Chicago, IllinoisUnited States Frank ParkerUnited States Gene Mako6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1934United States Bryan GrantUnited States Donald Budge6–2, 8–6, 6–3
1935United States Bryan GrantUnited States Frank Parker4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0
1936River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Bobby RiggsUnited States Frank Parker6–1, 6–8, 6–4
1937Chicago, IllinoisUnited States Bobby RiggsUnited States Joe Hunt6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1938River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Bobby RiggsUnited States Gardnar Mulloy6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1939Chicago, IllinoisUnited States Frank ParkerUnited States Gardnar Mulloy6–3, 6–0, 5–7, 6–1
1940United States Donald McNeillUnited States Bobby Riggs6–1, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3
1941River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Frank ParkerUnited States Bobby Riggs6–3, 7–5, 6–8, 4–6, 6–3
1942St. Louis, MissouriUnited States Seymour GreenbergUnited States Harris Everett5–7, 7–5, 7–9, 7–5
1943Detroit, MichiganUnited States Seymour GreenbergUnited States William Talbert6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1944Ecuador Pancho SeguraUnited States William Talbert6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1945Chicago, IllinoisUnited States William TalbertEcuador Pancho Segura6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1946River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Frank ParkerUnited States William Talbert6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1947Salt Lake City, UtahUnited States Frank ParkerUnited States Ted Schroeder8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1948River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Pancho GonzalezUnited States Nick Carter7–5, 6–2, 6–3
1949United States Pancho GonzalezUnited States Frank Parker6–1, 3–6, 8–6, 6–3
1950United States Herbert FlamUnited States Ted Schroeder6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1951United States Tony TrabertUnited States Arthur Larsen6–8, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 8–6
1952United States Arthur LarsenUnited States Richard Savitt4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1953United States Vic SeixasUnited States Hamilton Richardson6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1954United States Bernard BartzenUnited States Tony Trabert6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2
1955Atlanta, GeorgiaUnited States Tony TrabertUnited States Bernard Bartzen10–8, 6–1, 6–4
1956River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Herbert FlamUnited States Edward Moylan3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1957United States Vic SeixasUnited States Herbert Flam1–6, 8–6, 6–1, 6–3
1958United States Bernard BartzenUnited States Sam Giammalva3–6, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1959United States Bernard BartzenUnited States Whitney Reed6–0, 8–6, 9–7
1960United States Barry MacKayUnited States Bernard Bartzen4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–0
1961United States Bernard BartzenUnited States Donald Dell6–1, 2–6, 6–2, 6–0
1962Chicago, IllinoisUnited States Chuck McKinleyAustralia Fred Stolle6–3, 8–6, 6–4
1963River Forest, IllinoisUnited States Chuck McKinleyUnited States Dennis Ralston6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1964United States Dennis RalstonUnited States Chuck McKinley6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1965United States Dennis RalstonUnited States Cliff Richey6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1966Milwaukee, WisconsinUnited States Cliff RicheyUnited States Frank Froehling II13–11, 6–1, 6–3
1967United States Arthur AsheUnited States Marty Riessen4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 7–5
1968United States Clark GraebnerUnited States Stan Smith6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1969Indianapolis, IndianaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko FranulovićUnited States Arthur Ashe8–6, 6–3, 6–4
1970United States Cliff RicheyUnited States Stan Smith6–2, 10–8, 3–6, 6–1
1971Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko FranulovićUnited States Cliff Richey6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–3
1972South Africa Bob HewittUnited States Jimmy Connors7–6, 6–1, 6–2
1973Spain Manuel OrantesFrance Georges Goven6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1974United States Jimmy ConnorsSweden Björn Borg5–7, 6–3, 6–4
1975Spain Manuel OrantesUnited States Arthur Ashe6–2, 6–2
1976United States Jimmy ConnorsPoland Wojtek Fibak6–2, 6–4
1977Spain Manuel OrantesUnited States Jimmy Connors6–1, 6–3
1978United States Jimmy ConnorsSpain José Higueras7–5, 6–1
1979United States Jimmy ConnorsArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1980Argentina José Luis ClercUnited States Mel Purcell7–5, 6–3
1981Argentina José Luis ClercCzechoslovakia Ivan Lendl4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1982Spain José HiguerasUnited States Jimmy Arias7–5, 5–7, 6–3
1983United States Jimmy AriasEcuador Andrés Gómez6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1984Ecuador Andrés GómezHungary Balázs Taróczy6–0, 7–6
1985Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlEcuador Andrés Gómez6–1, 6–3
1986Ecuador Andrés GómezFrance Thierry Tulasne6–4, 7–6
1987Sweden Mats WilanderSweden Kent Carlsson7–5, 6–3
1988Charleston, South CarolinaUnited States Andre AgassiUnited States Jimmy Arias6–2, 6–2
1989United States Jay BergerUnited States Lawson Duncan6–4, 6–3
1990Kiawah Island, South CarolinaUnited States David WheatonSouth Africa Mark Kaplan6–4, 6–4
1991Charlotte, North CarolinaPeru Jaime YzagaUnited States Jimmy Arias6–3, 7–5
1992United States MaliVai WashingtonSwitzerland Claudio Mezzadri6–3, 6–3
1993Argentina Horacio de la PeñaPeru Jaime Yzaga3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1994Birmingham, AlabamaAustralia Jason StoltenbergArgentina Gabriel Markus6–3, 6–4
1995Pinehurst, North CarolinaSweden Thomas EnqvistArgentina Javier Frana6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1996Brazil Fernando MeligeniSweden Mats Wilander6–4, 6–2
1997Orlando, FloridaUnited States Michael ChangSouth Africa Grant Stafford4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1998United States Jim CourierUnited States Michael Chang7–5, 3–6, 7–5
1999Sweden Magnus NormanArgentina Guillermo Cañas6–0, 6–3
2000Chile Fernando GonzálezChile Nicolás Massú6–2, 6–3
2001Houston, Texas United States Andy RoddickSouth Korea Hyung-Taik Lee7–5, 6–3
2002United States Andy RoddickUnited States Pete Sampras7–6(11–9), 6–3
2003United States Andre AgassiUnited States Andy Roddick3–6, 6–3, 6–4
2004Germany Tommy HaasUnited States Andy Roddick6–3, 6–4
2005United States Andy RoddickFrance Sébastien Grosjean6–2, 6–2
2006United States Mardy FishAustria Jürgen Melzer3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2007Croatia Ivo KarlovićArgentina Mariano Zabaleta6–4, 6–1
2008Spain Marcel GranollersUnited States James Blake6–4, 1–6, 7–5
2009Australia Lleyton HewittUnited States Wayne Odesnik6–2, 7–5
2010Argentina Juan Ignacio ChelaUnited States Sam Querrey5–7, 6–4, 6–3
2011United States Ryan SweetingJapan Kei Nishikori6–4, 7–6(7–3)
2012Argentina Juan MónacoUnited States John Isner6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2013United States John IsnerSpain Nicolás Almagro6–3, 7–5
2014Spain Fernando VerdascoSpain Nicolás Almagro6–3, 7–6(7–4)
2015United States Jack Sock United States Sam Querrey 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–2)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Clifford Terry (July 11, 1965). "Tennis by the quartz". Chicago Tribune. pp. Sunday Magazine, 16–19.
  2. ↑ "ATP Website – tournament profile". Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ Robertson, Dale (May 8, 2007). "Clay Courts finds new home at River Oaks". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  4. ↑ "W.M. Johnston Wins Two Tennis Titles". The Toronto World (Chicago). July 21, 1919. p. 8.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Sweden Båstad		 ATP International Series Tournament of the Year
2003, 2004
(shared with Sweden Båstad) 		Succeeded by
Sweden Båstad

Coordinates: 29°45′11″N 95°25′26″W / 29.753°N 95.424°W / 29.753; -95.424

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