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Pacific Coast Championships

February 11, 2023

The Pacific Coast Championships was an annual men's tennis tournament. It was the second-oldest ongoing tennis tournament in the United States and ran from 1889 until 2013.[1] Its final edition, known by its sponsored name SAP Open, was an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour and played indoors on a hard surface at the SAP Center at San Jose.

Pacific Coast Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1889
Abolished2013
LocationSan Jose, California
United States
VenueSAP Center at San Jose
CategoryGrand Prix
(1970–1989)
ATP World Series
(1990–1999)
ATP International Series
(2000–2008)
ATP World Tour 250 series
(2009–2013)
SurfaceHard / indoors
Draw32S / 32Q / 16D
Prize money$623,730 (2013)

History

The tournament began in 1889 as the Pacific Coast Championships at the Old Del Monte Lodge in Monterey, California and was won by William H. Taylor.[2] It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, predated only by the U.S. Championships (current US Open). The tournament predates the Australian Open and the French Open. The following year, 1890, the tournament moved to the Hotel Rafael in San Rafael where it was held until 1900 when it relocated to the Berkeley Tennis Club in Berkeley. Barry MacKay bought the tournament in 1970 at Berkeley. In 1972 and 1973 the event was hosted by the Round Hill Country Club in Alamo. The tournament's location moved indoor to the Cow Palace in 1974 and changed venues to what is now the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium. before coming to San Jose in 1994, shortly after the HP Pavilion was built.[3]

Before tennis' open era, the tournament had both men's and women's events. During World War II, it had special servicemen competitions.

Earlier title sponsors include Redwood Bank, Fireman's Fund, Transamerica, Volvo, and Comerica. More recently, it was the Sybase Open from 1994 through 2001 and the Siebel Open from 2002 through 2004. The tournament was known as the SAP Open from 2005 until the last edition in 2013.

Silicon Valley Sports and Entertainment who bought half of it from Barry MacKay when the tournament moved to San Jose and the other half in 1995. SVS&E also owns the San Jose Sharks. MacKay owned and ran the tournament from 1970 until 1995.

The 2013 event was the last held in the Bay Area. Future tournaments will be held in Rio de Janeiro. After McKay sold the venue, the SAP Open was downgraded to an ATP 250-level event with fewer highly ranked players entering. The highest ranked player for the 2013 SAP Open was Milos Raonic, ranked 13th.[4]

Multiple winners

Singles tournament

Men who have won the singles tournament more than once are: William H. Taylor, Samuel Hardy, Sumner Hardy, George F. Whitney, Melville H. Long, Maurice McLoughlin, George C. Janes, William Johnston, Fred Perry, Don Budge, Robert Riggs, Ted Schroeder, Barry MacKay, Stan Smith, Arthur Ashe, John McEnroe, Michael Chang, Andre Agassi, Pete Sampras, Mark Philippoussis, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray, and Milos Raonic.

Women who have won the single's tournament more than once are: Helen Wills Moody, Helen Jacobs, Edith Cross, Alice Marble, Margaret Osborne duPont, Dorothy Head Knode, Darlene Hard, and Margaret Court.

William Johnston has the most singles tournament wins with ten victories.[5][6][7]

Overall winners

The players who have won the most combined singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles in this tournament are:

Past finals

Men's singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Monterey 1889   William H. Taylor[8]   Valentine J. Gadesden 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
San Rafael 1890   William H. Taylor[8]   Charles R. Yates 6–4, 9–7, 6–0
1891   William H. Taylor[8]   Charles P. Hubbard 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1892   William H. Taylor[8]   Charles P. Hubbard 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3
1893   Thomas A. Driscoll[8]   Arthur Allen 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1894   Samuel Hardy[8]   Thomas A. Driscoll 6–0, 6–3, 6–1
1895   Sumner Hardy[8]   Samuel Hardy 6–3, 4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1896   Samuel Hardy[8]   George F. Whitney 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1897   George F. Whitney[8]   Samuel Hardy 4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6
1898   Sumner Hardy[8]   John Holmes 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1
1899   George F. Whitney[8]   Sumner Hardy 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
Berkeley
1900   George F. Whitney[8]   Sumner Hardy 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1901   George F. Whitney[8]   Alphonzo Edward Bell 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 7–5
1902   Louis R. Freeman[8]   William Collier 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1903   Alphonzo Edward Bell[8]   Louis R. Freeman 6–3, 7–5, 11–9
1904   John D. MacGavin[8]   Alphonzo Edward Bell 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 15–13
1905   George C. Janes[8]   Frederick Adams 6–0, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1906   Melville H. Long[8]   George C. Janes 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1907   Maurice McLoughlin[8]   Melville H. Long 13–11, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
1908   Melville H. Long[8]   Maurice McLoughlin 8–10, 6–8, 6–4, 11–9, 6–0
1909   George C. Janes[8]   Charles S. Rogers 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1910   Melville H. Long[8]   George C. Janes 6–0, 6–3, 6–1
1911   Maurice McLoughlin[8]   Melville H. Long 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1912   Maurice McLoughlin[8]   Melville H. Long default
1913   Bill Johnston[8]   John R. Strachan 6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4
1914   Bill Johnston[8]   Elia Fottrell 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1915   Herbert L. Hahn[8]   H. Van Dyke Johns 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1916   Bill Johnston[8]   Clarence Griffin 9–7, 7–5, 6–8, 8–6
1917   Bill Johnston   John R. Strachan 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2[6][9]
1918   Roland Roberts   Victor Breeden 6–3, 6–4, 10–8
1919   Bill Johnston   Roland Roberts 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 [10]
1920   Willis E. Davis   Clarence Griffin 10–8, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1921   Bill Johnston   Roland Roberts 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1922   Bill Johnston   Bill Tilden 7–5, 7–9, 6–1, 6–0
1923   Howard Kinsey   Clarence Griffin 6–3, 7–5, 7–5 [11]
1924   Howard Kinsey   Clarence Griffin 2–6, 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1925   Bill Johnston   Clarence Griffin 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1926   Bill Johnston   Clarence Griffin 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 [12]
1927   Bill Johnston   Gerald Stratford 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1
1928   Cranston Holman   Robert Seller 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
1929   Robert Seller   Gerald Stratford 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4
1930   George Lott   Keith Gledhill 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
San Francisco 1931   Ellsworth Vines   Fred Perry 6–3, 21–19, 6–0
1932   Fred Perry   Henry Austin 3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1933   Lester Stoefen   Keith Gledhill 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–3
Berkeley 1934   Fred Perry   Don Budge 3–6, 6–4, 7–5, 1–6, 7–5
1935   Don Budge   Bobby Riggs 6–2, 6–0, 7–9, 6–4
1936   Don Budge   Walter Senior 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1937   Don Budge   Bobby Riggs 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1938   Harry Hopman   Jack Tidball 5–7, 6–2, 7–5, 8–6
1939   Bobby Riggs   Frank Kovacs 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1940   Bobby Riggs   Frank Kovacs 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1941   Frank Kovacs   Bobby Riggs 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
San Francisco 1942   Tom Brown   William Canning, Jr. 4–6, 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1943   Jack Jossi   Norman K. Brooks 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1944   Edwin Amark   P. Morley Lewis 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1945   Tom Brown   Harry Likas 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1946   Jack Kramer   Eddie Moylan 7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1947   Jack Kramer   Tom Brown 6–2, 8–6
1948   Ted Schroeder   Pancho Gonzalez 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
Berkeley 1949   Ted Schroeder   Eric Sturgess 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1950   Arthur Larsen   Herbert Flam 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1951   Ted Schroeder   Vic Seixas 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1952   Richard Savitt   Arthur Larsen 10–8, 6–3, 6–4
1953   Tony Trabert   Vic Seixas 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1954   Tony Trabert   Vic Seixas 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1955   Tony Trabert   Vic Seixas 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1956   Ashley Cooper   Luis Ayala 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1957   Sven Davidson   Vic Seixas 7–5, 0–6, 6–1, 6–4
1958   Budge Patty   Mike Davies 6–4, 7–5, 13–15, 6–2
1959   Barry MacKay   Ramanathan Krishnan 7–5, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1960   Barry MacKay   Jack Douglas 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1961   Antonio Palafox   Jim McManus 7–5, 6–3
1962   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Dennis Ralston 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1963   Rafael Osuna   Whitney Reed 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–1
1964   Manuel Santana   Pierre Darmon 4–6, 7–5, 8–6, 7–5
1965   Marty Riessen   Dennis Ralston 5–7, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1966   Fred Stolle   Charles Pasarell 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1967   Charles Pasarell   Cliff Richey 7–5, 8–6
1968   Stan Smith   Jim McManus 10–8, 6–1, 6–1
1969   Stan Smith   Cliff Richey 6–2, 6–3
1970   Arthur Ashe   Cliff Richey 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1971   Rod Laver   Ken Rosewall 6–4, 6–4, 7–6
Albany 1972   Jimmy Connors   Roscoe Tanner 6–2, 7–6
Alamo 1973   Roy Emerson   Björn Borg 5–7, 6–1, 6–4
San Francisco
1974   Ross Case   Arthur Ashe 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1975   Arthur Ashe   Guillermo Vilas 6–0, 7–6(7–4)
1976   Roscoe Tanner   Brian Gottfried 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1977   Butch Walts   Brian Gottfried 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1978   John McEnroe   Dick Stockton 2–6, 7–6, 6–2
1979   John McEnroe   Peter Fleming 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1980   Gene Mayer   Eliot Teltscher 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1981   Eliot Teltscher   Brian Teacher 6–3, 7–6
1982   John McEnroe   Jimmy Connors 6–1, 6–3
1983   Ivan Lendl   John McEnroe 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
1984   John McEnroe   Brad Gilbert 6–4, 6–4
1985   Stefan Edberg   Johan Kriek 6–4, 6–2
1986   John McEnroe   Jimmy Connors 7–6, 6–3
1987   Peter Lundgren   Jim Pugh 6–1, 7–5
1988   Michael Chang   Johan Kriek 6–2, 6–3
1989   Brad Gilbert   Anders Järryd 7–5, 6–2
1990   Andre Agassi   Todd Witsken 6–1, 6–3
1991   Darren Cahill   Brad Gilbert 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1992   Michael Chang   Jim Courier 6–3, 6–3
1993   Andre Agassi   Brad Gilbert 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
San Jose 1994   Renzo Furlan   Michael Chang 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1995   Andre Agassi   Michael Chang 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1996   Pete Sampras   Andre Agassi 6–2, 6–3
1997   Pete Sampras   Greg Rusedski 3–6, 5–0 ret
1998   Andre Agassi   Pete Sampras 6–2, 6–4
1999   Mark Philippoussis   Cecil Mamiit 6–3, 6–2
2000   Mark Philippoussis   Mikael Tillström 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
2001   Greg Rusedski   Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4
2002   Lleyton Hewitt   Andre Agassi 4–6, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–4)
2003   Andre Agassi   Davide Sanguinetti 6–3, 6–1
2004   Andy Roddick   Mardy Fish 7–6(15–13), 6–4
2005   Andy Roddick   Cyril Saulnier 6–0, 6–4
2006   Andy Murray   Lleyton Hewitt 2–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–3)
2007   Andy Murray   Ivo Karlović 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–2)
2008   Andy Roddick   Radek Štěpánek 6–4, 7–5
2009   Radek Štěpánek   Mardy Fish 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
2010   Fernando Verdasco   Andy Roddick 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
2011   Milos Raonic   Fernando Verdasco 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
2012   Milos Raonic   Denis Istomin 7–6(7–3), 6–2
2013   Milos Raonic   Tommy Haas 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Berkeley 1922   Helen Wills   Ream Leachman 6–1, 6–0
1923   Helen Wills   Charlotte Hosmer 6–2, 6–0 [11]
1924   Charlotte Hosmer   Avery Follett 8–6, 2–6, 6–3
1925   Helen Wills   Charlotte Hosmer 6–4, 6–0
1926   Helen Jacobs   Helen Baker 3–6, 6–4, 6–0
1927   Helen Jacobs   May Sutton Bundy 6–3, 6–2
1928   Edith Cross   Anna McCune Harper 8–6, 6–2
1929   Ethel Burkhardt   Anna McCune Harper 6–4, 6–0
1930   Helen Wills Moody   Anna McCune Harper 6–3, 6–1
1931   Edith Cross   Dorothy Weisel 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
San Francisco 1932   Alice Marble   Anna McCune Harper 6–2, 6–2
1933   Alice Marble   Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–1
Berkeley 1934   Kay Stammers   Freda James 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1935   Ethel Arnold   Carolin Babcock Stark 6–3, 6–3
1936   Margaret Osborne   Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs 0–6, 6–1, 6–3
1937   Anita Lizana   Margot Lumb 6–2, 6–2
1938   Simonne Mathieu   Nancye Wynne Bolton 6–1, 6–0
1939   Sarah Palfrey Cooke   Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs 6–4, 6–1
1940   Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs   Helen Jacobs 6–4, 6–2
1941   Margaret Osborne   Patricia Canning Todd 10–8, 2–6, 6–3
San Francisco 1942   Margaret Osborne   Barbara Krase 6–1, 6–0
1943   Louise Brough   Margaret Osborne 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1944   Margaret Osborne   Louise Brough 8–6, 3–6, 8–6
1945   Pauline Betz   Margaret Osborne 6–2, 7–5
1946 Not Held
1947   Margaret Osborne   Barbara Krase 6–4, 6–1
1948*   Gussie Moran   Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1949*   Doris Hart   Dorothy Head Knode 6–3, 6–4
Berkeley 1950*   Patricia Canning Todd   Magda Rurac 6–2, 6–1
1951   Dorothy Head Knode   Anita Kanter 4–6, 13–11, 6–0
1952   Shirley Fry Irvin   Thelma Coyne Long 7–9, 6–2, 6–4
1953   Maureen Connolly   Shirley Fry Irvin 6–0, 9–7
1954   Virginia Wolfenden Kovacs   Anne Shilcock 9–7, 6–1
1955   Angela Mortimer   Shirley Bloomer 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1956   Shirley Bloomer   Dorothy Bundy Cheney 6–0, 6–1
1957   Althea Gibson   Louise Brough 6–4, 6–3
1958   Christine Truman   Darlene Hard 6–2, 6–4
1959   Dorothy Head Knode   Ann Haydon 7–5, 6–4
1960   Darlene Hard   Ann Haydon 6–2, 6–3
1961   Darlene Hard   Ann Haydon 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1962   Darlene Hard   Renée Schuurman 6–3, 6–3
1963   Darlene Hard   Maria Bueno 6–3, 6–3
1964   Judy Tegart   Mimi Arnold 6–2, 6–4
1965   Judy Tegart   Rosemary Casals 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1966   Maria Bueno   Rosemary Casals 6–4, 2–6, 6–1
1967   Françoise Dürr   Carole Caldwell Graebner 6–4, 6–3
1968   Margaret Court   Maria Bueno 6–4, 7–5
1969   Margaret Court   Winnie Shaw 6–4, 5–7, 6–0
1970   Nancy Richey   Rosemary Casals 7–6, 6–4
1971   Marcie Louie   Barbara Downs 7–5, 6–3
Albany 1972   Margaret Court   Billie Jean King 6–2, 6–4

Men's doubles

Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Berkeley 1924   Howard Kinsey
  Clarence Griffin		   Roland Roberts
  Elia Fottrell		 default
1930   Wilmer Allison
  John Van Ryn		   Cranston Holman
  Gerald Stratford		 7–5, 6–3, 6–0
San Francisco 1931   Lester Stoefen
  Sidney Wood		   Pat Hughes
  Fred Perry		 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1932   Phil Neer
  Ed Levy		   Jiro Satoh
  Takao Kuwabara		 6–1, 6–1, 0–6, 1–6, 6–3
1933   Gerald Stratford
  Phil Neer		   Joe Coughlin
  Lester Stoefen		 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Berkeley 1934   Don Budge
  Gene Mako		   Gerald Statford
  Phil Neer		 6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
1935   Don Budge
  Gene Smith		   Wayne Sabin
  Howard Blethn		 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1936   Don Budge
  Henry Culley		   Wayne Sabin
  Elwood Cooke		 6–4, 9–7, 6–3
1938   Harry Hopman
  Leonard Schwartz		   Jack Bromwich
  Adrian Quist		 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
San Francisco 1944   Gerald Stratford
  Howard Blethen		   Jack Gurley
  Nick Carter		 5–7, 8–6, 6–4
1945   Tom Brown
  Harry Buttimer		   Edwin Amark
  Myron McNamara		 8–1, 6–3, 6–4
1946   Jack Kramer
  Bob Falkenburg		   Seymour Greenberg
  Lennart Bergelin		 6–3, 6–3, 9–7
Berkeley 1949   Ted Schroeder
  Eric Sturgess		   Jaroslav Drobný
  Vladimír Černík		 6–3, 4–6, 7–9, 6–4
1951   Ted Schroeder
  Budge Patty		   Vic Seixas
  Hamilton Richardson		 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1952   Dick Savitt
  Vic Seixas		   Art Larsen
  Noel Brown		 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1953   Tony Trabert
  Vic Seixas		   Enrique Morea
  Hugh Stewart		 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1955   Tony Trabert
  Vic Seixas		   Enrique Morea
  Roger Becker		 6–3, 6–4
1956   Sidney Schwartz
  Hugh Stewart		   Luis Ayala
  Ulf Schmidt		 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1957   Kurt Nielsen
  Bob Howe		   Sven Davidson
  Luis Ayala		 4–6, 22–20, 6–3
1959   Noel Brown
  Hugh Stewart		   Barry MacKay
  Bill Quillian		 6–4, 10–8, 1–6, 7–5
1960   Cliff Mayne
  Hugh Ditzler		   Bill Crosby
  Whitney Reed		 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1963   Rafael Osuna
  Antonio Palafox		   Bill Bond
  Tom Edlefsen		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1967   Marty Riessen
  Clark Graebner		   Bob Hewitt
  Raymond Moore		 6–4, 12–10
1969   Stan Smith
  Thomas Koch		   Terry Addison
  Ray Keldie		 6–1, 6–3
1970   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith		   Roy Barth
  Tom Gorman		 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1971   Roy Emerson
  Rod Laver		   Ken Rosewall
  Fred Stolle		 6–3, 6–3
Albany 1972   Bob Hewitt
  Frew McMillan		   Ove Nils Bengtson
  Björn Borg		 6–4, 6–2
San Francisco 1973   Roy Emerson
  Stan Smith		   Ove Nils Bengtson
  Jim McManus		 6–2, 6–1
1974   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith		   John Alexander
  Syd Ball		 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
1975   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart		   Allan Stone
  Kim Warwick		 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
1976   Dick Stockton
  Roscoe Tanner		   Brian Gottfried
  Bob Hewitt		 6–3, 6–4
1977   Marty Riessen
  Dick Stockton		   Fred McNair
  Sherwood Stewart		 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1978   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		   Bob Lutz
  Stan Smith		 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1979   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		   Wojtek Fibak
  Frew McMillan		 6–2, 6–3
1980   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		   Gene Mayer
  Sandy Mayer		 6–4, 6–3,
1981   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe		   Mark Edmondson
  Sherwood Stewart		 6–2, 6–2
1982   Fritz Buehning