Roll of grass champions

Pennsylvania Grass Court Championships (Merion)

Champions on grass, 1894 to 1974.

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles
1974 John Lloyd · Humphrey Hose and Roy Barth
1973 Mike Estep · Allan Stone and Colin Dibley
1969 Cliff Richey Margaret Court† Bill Bowrey and Jim Osborne†
1967 Cliff Drysdale Mary-Ann Eisel† Clark Graebner and Marty Riessen†
1966 Clark Graebner Karen Krantzcke† Bob Lutz and Stan Smith†
1965 Charlie Pasarell Billie Jean King† ·
1964 Dennis Ralston Justina Bricka† Charlie Pasarell and Frank Froehling†
1963 Chuck McKinley Darlene Hard† Clark Graebner and Marty Riessen†
1962 Bill Bond Margaret Court† Arthur Ashe and Larry Nagler†
1961 Jon Douglas Billie Jean King† ·
1960 Rod Laver Mimi Arnold† ·
1959 Barry MacKay Sandra Reynolds† ·
1958 Barry MacKay Althea Gibson† ·
1957 Ashley Cooper Dorothy Head Knode† ·
1956 Vic Seixas Althea Gibson† ·
1955 Tony Trabert Louise Brough† ·
1954 Vic Seixas Beverly Baker Fleitz† ·
1953 Vic Seixas Louise Brough† ·
1952 Vic Seixas Maureen Connolly† ·
1951 Vic Seixas Maureen Connolly† ·
1950 Dick Savitt Maureen Connolly† ·
1949 Pancho Gonzales Beverly Baker Fleitz† ·
1948 Samuel Match Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs† ·
1947 Vic Seixas Shirley Fry Irvin† ·
1946 Vic Seixas Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs† ·
1945 · Dorothy Head Knode† ·
1944 · Pauline Betz Addie† ·
1943 · Barbara Strobhar Clement† ·
1942 · Hope Knowles† ·
1941 Isadore Bellis† Helen Jacobs† ·
1940 Gilbert Hunt Helen Jacobs† ·
1939 · Anne Page† ·
1938 · Eunice Dean† ·
1937 Robert Leland Harman Eunice Dean† ·
1936 Gabriel Lavine Dorothy Workman† ·
1935 Barnie Welsh Helen Pedersen† ·
1934 Wilmer Allison Marion Zinderstein Jessup† ·
1933 Martin Buxby Marion Zinderstein Jessup† ·
1932 Eugene McCauliff Virginia Hilleary† ·
1931 Samuel Bellows Gilpin III Marion Zinderstein Jessup† ·
1930 Fritz Mercur Virginia Hilleary† ·
1929 Fritz Mercur Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn† ·
1928 John Van Ryn Molly Thayer† ·
1927 R. Norris Williams Molly Thayer† ·
1926 Manuel Alonso Areizaga Martha Bayard† ·
1925 Bill Tilden Marion Zinderstein Jessup† ·
1924 Wallace F. Johnson Molly Thayer† ·
1923 Wallace F. Johnson Anne Townsend† ·
1922 Wallace F. Johnson Florence Ballin† ·
1921 Wallace F. Johnson Anne Townsend† ·
1920 Wallace F. Johnson Molly Thayer† ·
1919 Bill Tilden Clare Cassell† ·
1918 Bill Tilden Eleonora Sears† ·
1917 E.B. Mosier Flora Brown Harvey† ·
1916 Willis E. Davis Molla Mallory† ·
1915 Joseph J. Armstrong Helen Homans McLean† ·
1914 R. Norris Williams Louise Hammond† ·
1913 Wallace F. Johnson Mary Browne† ·
1912 R. Norris Williams Maud Barger-Wallach† ·
1911 Percy Dwight Siverd Louise Hammond† ·
1910 Wallace F. Johnson Louise Hammond† ·
1909 Wallace F. Johnson Eleonora Sears† ·
1908 Edward Dewhurst Eleonora Sears† ·
1907 Joseph R. Carpenter Jr. Edith Rotch† ·
1906 William Clothier Evelyn Sears† ·
1905 Edward Dewhurst Elisabeth Moore† ·
1904 Edward Dewhurst Dorothy Rastall Hibbs† ·
1903 William Clothier Marion Jones Farquhar† ·
1902 William Clothier Helen Chapman† ·
1901 William Clothier Jean B. Clark† ·
1900 William Clothier · ·
1899 Robert N. Wilson · ·
1898 James A. Hill · ·
1897 Marmaduke Smith · ·
1896 Marmaduke Smith · ·
1895 Robert N. Wilson · ·
1894 Marmaduke Smith · ·

† single source; ‡ sources disagree. A dot means no title was played or recorded that year. How the roll was made

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