The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tourtennistournament. Founded in 1910, it has been held in nearly two dozen cities, and since 2001 has been held in Houston, Texas.[1] It currently pays out US$474,000 with the winner receiving US$85,900.[2] It is the only remaining ATP World 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) persuaded the USLTA that a National Clay Court Championship would promote the construction of more clay courts in the West. Clay courts were cheaper to install and maintain than grass courts, and the hope was that these lower costs would accelerate the growth of the game's popularity. The first National Clay Court Championships were held at the Omaha Field Club; a crowd of 5,000 watched 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. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour as part of the Grand Prix Super Series of events (1974–1977). During the stint in Indianapolis, from 1969 through 1986, the tournament was a combined men's and women's event.
From 2001 to 2007, the event was held at the Houston Westside Tennis Club. 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.
^"W.M. Johnston Wins Two Tennis Titles". The Toronto World. Chicago. July 21, 1919. p. 8.
^Garcia, Gabriel. "US Clay Court Championships Tournament Records". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved November 25, 2017.
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References used for the Pre-Open Era locations and champions: United States Lawn Tennis Association Yearbook (1942–'44, '48–49, '51, '53. '55–56, '60, '64, '66 & '69), Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual (1916, '24–'28, '30–'31 & '39), Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Annual (1911–'14, 1921, 1932–'33, '35 & '37), New York Times articles (1910–'14, '16, '18–'19 & '21–'22), From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S. Smith (2007 Edition, page 67).
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The U S Men s Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament Founded in 1910 it has been held in nearly two dozen cities and since 2001 has been held in Houston Texas 1 It currently pays out US 474 000 with the winner receiving US 85 900 2 It is the only remaining ATP World Tour level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts U S Men s Clay Court ChampionshipTournament informationLocationHouston TexasUnited StatesVenueRiver Oaks Country ClubCategoryGrand Prix Tour 1970 89 ATP World Series 1990 1999 ATP International Series 2000 2008 ATP World Tour 250 series 2009 2018 ATP Tour 250 series 2019 present SurfaceMaroon clay outdoorsDraw28S 16DPrize money 642 735 2023 Websitemensclaycourt comCurrent champions 2023 SinglesFrances TiafoeDoublesMax Purcell Jordan ThompsonThe 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 persuaded the USLTA that a National Clay Court Championship would promote the construction of more clay courts in the West Clay courts were cheaper to install and maintain than grass courts and the hope was that these lower costs would accelerate the growth of the game s popularity The first National Clay Court Championships were held at the Omaha Field Club a crowd of 5 000 watched 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 Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour as part of the Grand Prix Super Series of events 1974 1977 During the stint in Indianapolis from 1969 through 1986 the tournament was a combined men s and women s event From 2001 to 2007 the event was held at the Houston Westside Tennis Club 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 2007 the U S Tennis Association sought a new venue and entertained bids from Atlanta Georgia Winston Salem North Carolina and Ponte Vedra Beach Florida But in May 2007 the USTA announced that the tournament would simply move downtown to River Oaks Country Club in the River Oaks neighborhood The new venue has a stadium with seating for 3 000 with temporary seating for 500 for the second court 3 Its Har Tru clay of a maroon color was renewed in 2005 and 2008 Contents 1 Past finals 1 1 Singles 1 2 Doubles open era 2 Records 2 1 Men s singles 3 See also 4 References 5 Sources 6 External linksPast finals edit nbsp River Oaks Country ClubSingles edit Bill Tilden holds the record for most titles 7 Bill Tilden and Frank Parker share the record of most finals 8 Year City Champions Runners up Score1910 Omaha Nebraska nbsp Melville H Long nbsp Walter Merrill Hall 6 0 6 1 6 11911 nbsp Walter T Hayes nbsp Percy D Siverd 7 5 6 2 6 11912 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania nbsp Richard N Williams nbsp Walter T Hayes 6 3 6 1 8 61913 Omaha Nebraska nbsp John R Strachan nbsp Walter Merrill Hall 6 0 6 4 4 6 6 41914 Cincinnati Ohio nbsp Clarence Griffin nbsp Elia Fottrell 3 6 6 8 8 6 6 0 6 21915 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania nbsp Richard N Williams 2 nbsp Clarence Griffin Default1916 Cleveland Ohio nbsp Willis E Davis nbsp Conrad B Doyle 6 2 7 5 6 31917 nbsp Samuel Hardy nbsp Charles Garland 3 6 6 1 6 3 6 31918 Chicago Illinois nbsp Bill Tilden nbsp Charles Garland 6 4 6 4 3 6 6 21919 nbsp William Johnston 4 nbsp Bill Tilden 6 0 6 1 4 6 6 21920 nbsp Roland Roberts nbsp Vincent Richards 6 3 6 1 6 31921 nbsp Walter T Hayes nbsp Alexander Squair 6 0 6 2 6 41922 Indianapolis Indiana nbsp Bill Tilden 2 nbsp Zenzo Shimizu 7 5 6 3 6 11923 nbsp Bill Tilden 3 nbsp Manuel Alonso 6 2 6 8 6 1 7 51924 St Louis Missouri nbsp Bill Tilden 4 nbsp Harvey Snodgrass 6 2 6 1 6 11925 nbsp Bill Tilden 5 nbsp George Lott 3 6 6 3 2 6 6 2 8 61926 Detroit Michigan nbsp Bill Tilden 6 nbsp Brian I C Norton Default1927 nbsp Bill Tilden 7 nbsp John F Hennessey 6 4 6 1 6 21928 Not held1929 Indianapolis Indiana nbsp Emmett Pare nbsp J Gilbert Hall 6 4 6 3 4 6 3 6 6 11930 Kansas City Missouri nbsp Bryan Grant nbsp Wilbur F Coen Jr 6 2 6 4 6 21931 St Louis Missouri nbsp Ellsworth Vines nbsp Keith Gledhill 6 3 6 3 6 31932 Memphis Tennessee nbsp George Lott nbsp Bryan Grant 3 6 6 2 3 6 6 3 6 31933 Chicago Illinois nbsp Frank Parker nbsp Gene Mako 6 3 6 3 6 31934 nbsp Bryan Grant 2 nbsp Donald Budge 6 2 8 6 6 31935 nbsp Bryan Grant 3 nbsp Frank Parker 4 6 6 1 3 6 6 3 6 01936 River Forest Illinois nbsp Bobby Riggs nbsp Frank Parker 6 1 6 8 6 41937 Chicago Illinois nbsp Bobby Riggs 2 nbsp Joe Hunt 6 3 4 6 6 3 6 41938 River Forest Illinois nbsp Bobby Riggs 3 nbsp Gardnar Mulloy 6 4 5 7 4 6 6 1 7 51939 Chicago Illinois nbsp Frank Parker nbsp Gardnar Mulloy 6 3 6 0 5 7 6 11940 nbsp Donald McNeill nbsp Bobby Riggs 6 1 6 4 6 8 6 31941 River Forest Illinois nbsp Frank Parker 2 nbsp Bobby Riggs 6 3 7 5 6 8 4 6 6 31942 St Louis Missouri nbsp Seymour Greenberg nbsp Harris Everett 5 7 7 5 7 9 7 5 8 61943 Detroit Michigan nbsp Seymour Greenberg 2 nbsp William Talbert 6 1 4 6 6 3 6 31944 nbsp Pancho Segura nbsp William Talbert 6 3 2 6 7 5 6 31945 Chicago Illinois nbsp William Talbert nbsp Pancho Segura 6 4 4 6 6 2 2 6 6 21946 River Forest Illinois nbsp Frank Parker 3 nbsp William Talbert 6 4 6 4 6 21947 Salt Lake City Utah nbsp Frank Parker 4 nbsp Ted Schroeder 8 6 6 2 6 41948 River Forest Illinois nbsp Pancho Gonzalez nbsp Nick Carter 7 5 6 2 6 31949 nbsp Pancho Gonzalez 2 nbsp Frank Parker 6 1 3 6 8 6 6 31950 nbsp Herbert Flam nbsp Ted Schroeder 6 1 6 2 6 21951 nbsp Tony Trabert nbsp Arthur Larsen 6 8 2 6 6 4 6 3 8 61952 nbsp Arthur Larsen nbsp Richard Savitt 4 6 6 4 6 2 6 41953 nbsp Vic Seixas nbsp Hamilton Richardson 6 2 6 4 6 31954 nbsp Bernard Bartzen nbsp Tony Trabert 6 4 4 6 6 0 6 21955 Atlanta Georgia nbsp Tony Trabert 2 nbsp Bernard Bartzen 10 8 6 1 6 41956 River Forest Illinois nbsp Herbert Flam 2 nbsp Edward Moylan 3 6 6 3 1 6 6 3 6 31957 nbsp Vic Seixas 2 nbsp Herbert Flam 1 6 8 6 6 1 6 31958 nbsp Bernard Bartzen nbsp Sam Giammalva 3 6 7 5 6 2 6 21959 nbsp Bernard Bartzen 2 nbsp Whitney Reed 6 0 8 6 9 71960 nbsp Barry MacKay nbsp Bernard Bartzen 4 6 7 5 6 4 6 01961 nbsp Bernard Bartzen 3 nbsp Donald Dell 6 1 2 6 6 2 6 01962 Chicago Illinois nbsp Chuck McKinley nbsp Fred Stolle 6 3 8 6 6 41963 River Forest Illinois nbsp Chuck McKinley 2 nbsp Dennis Ralston 6 2 6 2 6 41964 nbsp Dennis Ralston nbsp Chuck McKinley 6 2 6 2 6 11965 nbsp Dennis Ralston 2 nbsp Cliff Richey 6 4 4 6 6 4 6 31966 Milwaukee Wisconsin nbsp Cliff Richey nbsp Frank Froehling III 13 11 6 1 6 31967 nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Marty Riessen 4 6 6 3 6 1 7 51968 nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Stan Smith 6 3 7 5 6 0 Open Era 1969 Indianapolis Indiana nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Arthur Ashe 8 6 6 3 6 41970 nbsp Cliff Richey 2 nbsp Stan Smith 6 2 10 8 3 6 6 11971 nbsp Zeljko Franulovic 2 nbsp Cliff Richey 6 3 6 4 0 6 6 31972 nbsp Bob Hewitt nbsp Jimmy Connors 7 6 6 1 6 21973 nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Georges Goven 6 4 6 1 6 41974 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Bjorn Borg 5 7 6 3 6 41975 nbsp Manuel Orantes 2 nbsp Arthur Ashe 6 2 6 21976 nbsp Jimmy Connors 2 nbsp Wojtek Fibak 6 2 6 41977 nbsp Manuel Orantes 3 nbsp Jimmy Connors 6 1 6 31978 nbsp Jimmy Connors 3 nbsp Jose Higueras 7 5 6 11979 nbsp Jimmy Connors 4 nbsp Guillermo Vilas 6 1 2 6 6 41980 nbsp Jose Luis Clerc nbsp Mel Purcell 7 5 6 31981 nbsp Jose Luis Clerc 2 nbsp Ivan Lendl 4 6 6 4 6 21982 nbsp Jose Higueras nbsp Jimmy Arias 7 5 5 7 6 31983 nbsp Jimmy Arias nbsp Andres Gomez 6 4 2 6 6 41984 nbsp Andres Gomez nbsp Balazs Taroczy 6 0 7 61985 nbsp Ivan Lendl nbsp Andres Gomez 6 1 6 31986 nbsp Andres Gomez 2 nbsp Thierry Tulasne 6 4 7 61987 nbsp Mats Wilander nbsp Kent Carlsson 7 5 6 31988 Charleston South Carolina nbsp Andre Agassi nbsp Jimmy Arias 6 2 6 21989 nbsp Jay Berger nbsp Lawson Duncan 6 4 6 31990 Kiawah Island South Carolina nbsp David Wheaton nbsp Mark Kaplan 6 4 6 41991 Charlotte North Carolina nbsp Jaime Yzaga nbsp Jimmy Arias 6 3 7 51992 nbsp MaliVai Washington nbsp Claudio Mezzadri 6 3 6 31993 nbsp Horacio de la Pena nbsp Jaime Yzaga 3 6 6 3 6 41994 Birmingham Alabama nbsp Jason Stoltenberg nbsp Gabriel Markus 6 3 6 41995 Pinehurst North Carolina nbsp Thomas Enqvist nbsp Javier Frana 6 3 3 6 6 31996 nbsp Fernando Meligeni nbsp Mats Wilander 6 4 6 21997 Orlando Florida nbsp Michael Chang nbsp Grant Stafford 4 6 6 2 6 11998 nbsp Jim Courier nbsp Michael Chang 7 5 3 6 7 51999 nbsp Magnus Norman nbsp Guillermo Canas 6 0 6 32000 nbsp Fernando Gonzalez nbsp Nicolas Massu 6 2 6 32001 Houston Texas nbsp Andy Roddick nbsp Hyung Taik Lee 7 5 6 32002 nbsp Andy Roddick 2 nbsp Pete Sampras 7 6 11 9 6 32003 nbsp Andre Agassi 2 nbsp Andy Roddick 3 6 6 3 6 42004 nbsp Tommy Haas nbsp Andy Roddick 6 3 6 42005 nbsp Andy Roddick 3 nbsp Sebastien Grosjean 6 2 6 22006 nbsp Mardy Fish nbsp Jurgen Melzer 3 6 6 4 6 32007 nbsp Ivo Karlovic nbsp Mariano Zabaleta 6 4 6 12008 nbsp Marcel Granollers nbsp James Blake 6 4 1 6 7 52009 nbsp Lleyton Hewitt nbsp Wayne Odesnik 6 2 7 52010 nbsp Juan Ignacio Chela nbsp Sam Querrey 5 7 6 4 6 32011 nbsp Ryan Sweeting nbsp Kei Nishikori 6 4 7 6 7 3 2012 nbsp Juan Monaco nbsp John Isner 6 2 3 6 6 32013 nbsp John Isner nbsp Nicolas Almagro 6 3 7 52014 nbsp Fernando Verdasco nbsp Nicolas Almagro 6 3 7 6 7 4 2015 nbsp Jack Sock nbsp Sam Querrey 7 6 11 9 7 6 7 2 2016 nbsp Juan Monaco 2 nbsp Jack Sock 3 6 6 3 7 52017 nbsp Steve Johnson nbsp Thomaz Bellucci 6 4 4 6 7 6 7 5 2018 nbsp Steve Johnson 2 nbsp Tennys Sandgren 7 6 7 2 2 6 6 42019 nbsp Cristian Garin nbsp Casper Ruud 7 6 7 4 4 6 6 32020 2021 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic2022 nbsp Reilly Opelka nbsp John Isner 6 3 7 6 9 7 2023 nbsp Frances Tiafoe nbsp Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7 6 7 1 7 6 8 6 Doubles open era edit Year Champions Runners up Score1969 nbsp Bill Bowrey nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Dick Crealy nbsp Allan Stone 6 4 4 6 6 41970 nbsp Arthur Ashe nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Ion Țiriac 2 6 6 4 6 41971 nbsp Zeljko Franulovic nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Clark Graebner nbsp Erik van Dillen 7 6 5 7 6 31972 nbsp Bob Hewitt nbsp Frew McMillan nbsp Patricio Cornejo nbsp Jaime Fillol 6 2 6 31973 nbsp Bob Carmichael nbsp Frew McMillan nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Ion Țiriac 6 3 6 41974 nbsp Jimmy Connors nbsp Ilie Năstase nbsp Jurgen Fassbender nbsp Hans Jurgen Pohmann 6 7 6 3 6 41975 nbsp Juan Gisbert nbsp Manuel Orantes nbsp Wojciech Fibak nbsp Hans Jurgen Pohmann 7 5 6 01976 nbsp Brian Gottfried nbsp Raul Ramirez nbsp Fred McNair nbsp Sherwood Stewart 6 2 6 21977 nbsp Patricio Cornejo nbsp Jaime Fillol nbsp Dick Crealy nbsp Cliff Letcher 6 7 6 4 6 31978 nbsp Gene Mayer nbsp Hank Pfister nbsp Jeff Borowiak nbsp Chris Lewis 6 3 6 11979 nbsp Gene Mayer nbsp John McEnroe nbsp Jan Kodes nbsp Tomas Smid 6 4 7 61980 nbsp Kevin Curren nbsp Steve Denton nbsp Wojciech Fibak nbsp Ivan Lendl 3 6 7 6 6 41981 nbsp Kevin Curren nbsp Steve Denton nbsp Raul Ramirez nbsp Van Winitsky 6 3 5 7 7 51982 nbsp Sherwood Stewart nbsp Ferdi Taygan nbsp Robbie Venter nbsp Blaine Willenborg 6 4 7 51983 nbsp Mark Edmondson nbsp Sherwood Stewart nbsp Carlos Kirmayr nbsp Cassio Motta 6 3 6 21984 nbsp Ken Flach nbsp Robert Seguso nbsp Heinz Gunthardt nbsp Balazs Taroczy 7 6 7 51985 nbsp Ken Flach nbsp Robert Seguso nbsp Pavel Slozil nbsp Kim Warwick 6 4 6 41986 nbsp Andres Gomez nbsp Hans Gildemeister nbsp John Fitzgerald nbsp Sherwood Stewart 6 4 6 31987 nbsp Laurie Warder nbsp Blaine Willenborg nbsp Joakim Nystrom nbsp Mats Wilander 6 0 6 31988 nbsp Pieter Aldrich nbsp Danie Visser nbsp Jorge Lozano nbsp Todd Witsken 7 6 6 31989 nbsp Mikael Pernfors nbsp Tobias Svantesson nbsp Agustin Moreno nbsp Jaime Yzaga 6 4 4 6 7 51990 nbsp Scott Davis nbsp David Pate nbsp Jim Grabb nbsp Leonardo Lavalle 6 2 6 31991 nbsp Rick Leach nbsp Jim Pugh nbsp Bret Garnett nbsp Greg Van Emburgh 6 3 2 6 6 31992 nbsp Steve DeVries nbsp David Macpherson nbsp Bret Garnett nbsp Jared Palmer 6 4 7 61993 nbsp Rikard Bergh nbsp Trevor Kronemann nbsp Javier Frana nbsp Leonardo Lavalle 6 1 6 21994 nbsp Todd Woodbridge nbsp Mark Woodforde nbsp Jared Palmer nbsp Richey Reneberg 6 2 3 6 6 31995 nbsp Mark Woodforde nbsp Todd Woodbridge nbsp Alex O Brien nbsp Sandon Stolle 6 2 6 41996 nbsp Pat Cash nbsp Patrick Rafter nbsp Ken Flach nbsp David Wheaton 6 2 6 31997 nbsp Mark Merklein nbsp Vince Spadea nbsp Alex O Brien nbsp Jeff Salzenstein 6 4 4 6 6 41998 nbsp Grant Stafford nbsp Kevin Ullyett nbsp Michael Tebbutt nbsp Mikael Tillstrom 4 6 6 4 7 51999 nbsp Jim Courier nbsp Todd Woodbridge nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan 7 6 7 4 6 42000 nbsp Leander Paes nbsp Jan Siemerink nbsp Justin Gimelstob nbsp Sebastien Lareau 6 3 6 42001 nbsp Mahesh Bhupathi nbsp Leander Paes nbsp Kevin Kim nbsp Jim Thomas 7 6 7 4 6 22002 nbsp Mardy Fish nbsp Andy Roddick nbsp Jan Michael Gambill nbsp Graydon Oliver 6 4 6 42003 nbsp Mark Knowles nbsp Daniel Nestor nbsp Jan Michael Gambill nbsp Graydon Oliver 6 4 6 32004 nbsp Richey Reneberg nbsp Christo van Rensburg nbsp Brian MacPhie nbsp David Witt 2 6 6 3 6 22005 nbsp Mark Knowles nbsp Daniel Nestor nbsp Martin Garcia nbsp Luis Horna 6 3 6 42006 nbsp Michael Kohlmann nbsp Alexander Waske nbsp Julian Knowle nbsp Jurgen Melzer 5 7 6 4 10 52007 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp Mark Knowles nbsp Daniel Nestor 7 6 7 3 6 42008 nbsp Ernests Gulbis nbsp Rainer Schuttler nbsp Pablo Cuevas nbsp Marcel Granollers 7 5 7 6 7 3 2009 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp Jesse Levine nbsp Ryan Sweeting 6 1 6 22010 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp Stephen Huss nbsp Wesley Moodie 6 3 7 52011 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp John Isner nbsp Sam Querrey 6 7 6 2 10 5 2012 nbsp James Blake nbsp Sam Querrey nbsp Treat Conrad Huey nbsp Dominic Inglot 7 6 16 14 6 42013 nbsp Jamie Murray nbsp John Peers nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan 1 6 7 6 7 3 12 10 2014 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp David Marrero nbsp Fernando Verdasco 4 6 6 4 11 9 2015 nbsp Ricardas Berankis nbsp Teymuraz Gabashvili nbsp Treat Huey nbsp Scott Lipsky 6 4 6 42016 nbsp Bob Bryan nbsp Mike Bryan nbsp Victor Estrella Burgos nbsp Santiago Gonzalez 4 6 6 3 10 8 2017 nbsp Julio Peralta nbsp Horacio Zeballos nbsp Dustin Brown nbsp Frances Tiafoe 4 6 7 5 10 6 2018 nbsp Max Mirnyi nbsp Philipp Oswald nbsp Andre Begemann nbsp Antonio Sancic 6 7 2 7 6 4 11 9 2019 nbsp Santiago Gonzalez nbsp Aisam ul Haq Qureshi nbsp Ken Skupski nbsp Neal Skupski 3 6 6 4 10 6 2020 2021 Not held due to COVID 19 pandemic2022 nbsp Matthew Ebden nbsp Max Purcell nbsp Ivan Sabanov nbsp Matej Sabanov 6 3 6 32023 nbsp Max Purcell nbsp Jordan Thompson nbsp Julian Cash nbsp Henry Patten 4 6 6 4 10 5 Records editMen s singles edit Most titles nbsp Bill Tilden 7Most finals nbsp Bill Tilden 8Most consecutive titles nbsp Bill Tilden 1922 1927 6Most consecutive finals nbsp Bill Tilden 1922 1927 6Title with the least games lost nbsp Andre Agassi 23 2003 Most matches played nbsp Tut Bartzen 64Most matches won nbsp Frank Parker 56Most consecutive matches won nbsp Bill Tilden 36Most editions played nbsp Seymour Greenberg 16 nbsp Grant GoldenBest winning nbsp Bill Tilden 97 96 Youngest champion nbsp Frank Parker 17y 5m 3d 1933 Oldest champion nbsp Samuel Hardy 40y 7m 18d 1917 Longest final1942 66 games nbsp Seymour Greenberg 5 7 7 7 8 nbsp Harris Everett 7 5 9 5 6Shortest final1999 15 games nbsp Magnus Norman 6 6 nbsp Guillermo Canas 0 3Source The Tennisbase 5 See also edit nbsp Sport portal nbsp Tennis portal nbsp Texas portalCharleston Open WTA clay court event held in the United States U S Women s Clay Court Championships River Oaks International Tennis TournamentReferences edit Clifford Terry July 11 1965 Tennis by the quartz Chicago Tribune pp Sunday Magazine 16 19 Tournament profile Association of Tennis Professionals ATP Robertson Dale May 8 2007 Clay Courts finds new home at River Oaks Houston Chronicle Retrieved December 11 2014 W M Johnston Wins Two Tennis Titles The Toronto World Chicago July 21 1919 p 8 Garcia Gabriel US Clay Court Championships Tournament Records thetennisbase com Madrid Spain Tennismem SL Retrieved November 25 2017 Sources editReferences used for the Pre Open Era locations and champions United States Lawn Tennis Association Yearbook 1942 44 48 49 51 53 55 56 60 64 66 amp 69 Spalding Lawn Tennis Annual 1916 24 28 30 31 amp 39 Wright amp Ditson s Lawn Tennis Annual 1911 14 1921 1932 33 35 amp 37 New York Times articles 1910 14 16 18 19 amp 21 22 From Club Court to Center Court by Phillip S Smith 2007 Edition page 67 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to US Men s Clay Court Championships Official website Association of Tennis Professionals ATP tournament profile Video of 1958 tournament in River Forest ILAwards and achievementsPreceded byBastad ATP International Series Tournament of the Year2003 2004 shared with Bastad Succeeded byBastad 29 45 11 N 95 25 26 W 29 753 N 95 424 W 29 753 95 424 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