The Houston City Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament was founded in 1924.^[1] The tournament was first played at the Houston Municipal Tennis Courts in Memorial Park, Houston, Texas, United States. It ran annually until 1970.^[1]

History

The tournament was first established in 1924 ans was played in Memorial Park, Houston.^[1] The tournament was organised by the Houston Tennis Association (HTA),^[2] when it was part of the Texas Tennis Association. In 1951 the Houston Tennis Association it became a distinct independent organization.^[3] and was staged annually until 1970, when it ceased to be an individual competition as part of the ILTF World Circuit.^[1] The championships however are still being held as a localised multiple age group event.^[4]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1937	Wayne Sabin	Ernest Sutter	6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–2.[1]
1938	Wayne Sabin (2)	Bobby Riggs	6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2.[1]
1939	Ernest Sutter	Hal Surface	6–0, 6–3, 9–11, 6–3.[1]
1948[5]	Jason Morton[6]	Glen Hewitt	6–2, 6–4, 6–3.[1]
1953	Robert Lovelace	Charlie Russo	6–8, 7–5, 6–0, 6–0.[1]
1954	Richard Schuette[7]	Ronnie Sawyer	6–1, 6–0, 6–2.[1]
1955	Richard Schuette (2)	John A. Been	6–4, 1–6, 11–9, 1–6, 6–1.[1]
1956	Richard Schuette (3)	Ron Fisher	4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 7–5.[1]
1966	Harald Elschenbroich	Mike Estep	7–5, 6–4.[1]
1967	Humphrey Hose	Mike Estep	6–4, 6–4.[1]
1970	Terry Neudecker	Ron Fisher	6–4, 7–5.[1]

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1937	Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn	Mary Greef Harris	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1953	Peggy Startzman	Marilyn Montgomery	6–4, 6–4
1954	Ethel Norton	Gladys Heldman	7–5, 1–6, 6–2
1955	Betty Gray	Peggy Startzman	7–9, 8–6, 6–0
1962	Nancy Richey	Karen Susman	6–3, 6–3
1966	Carole Graebner	Esmé Emmanuel	7–5, 6–2
1970	Daryl Gralka	Becky Vest	3–6, 6–4, 6–4

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