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was a combined men's and women's international tennis tournament on clay courts founded in 1927 by the
Eastern Lawn Tennis Association of the USLTA. The championships were held in various locations in the New York City area, U.S. until 1971.
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Oritani Field Club in Hackensack, N.J. The Hackensack clay court traditions are currently being revived. The final venue in the early 1970s was in Port Washington, New York City.
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Eastern Clay Court Championships were founded in 1927 under the aegis of the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association (the New York City regional chapter of the
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holds the record for most titles (4). The 1969 champion,
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schedule for player participation and news coverage.
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1254:Tony Vincent
1242:Ron Holmberg
1207:Eddie Moylan
1187:Ron Holmberg
1172:Eddie Moylan
1142:Eddie Moylan
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1034:Eddie Moylan
1011:New Rochelle
984:Frank Parker
917:Frank Parker
885:Elwood Cooke
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798:Frank Parker
778:Frank Kovacs
766:Frank Parker
704:Jeff Podesta
465:Frank Bowden
430:Edgar Dawson
298:Frank Parker
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272:Frank Kovacs
252:Frank Bowden
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217:Eddie Moylan
205:Bill Talbert
201:Frank Parker
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1368:Arthur Ashe
1274:Gerald Moss
1100:George Ball
1069:Don McNeill
1057:Dick Savitt
964:Dick Savitt
897:Sidney Wood
685:Don McNeill
643:Bobby Riggs
329:Runners-up
264:Don McNeill
260:Sidney Wood
233:Arthur Ashe
209:Dick Savitt
193:Bobby Riggs
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1886:2023-08-14
1837:2023-08-14
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1793:2023-08-14
1772:2023-08-14
1721:2023-08-14
1697:2023-08-14
1677:References
1650:Steve Ross
1584:Don Rubell
1379:Bob Barker
1348:Gene Scott
1317:Don Rubell
1131:Hackensack
326:Champions
292:Gene Scott
86:(1954-69)
1542:Ed Austin
813:Gene Mako
323:Location
280:Gene Mako
48:Abolished
1934:Category
1854:(1974).
1660:See also
1526:Not held
1484:Not held
1432:Lex Wood
1122:Not held
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858:Not held
64:Location
56:Editions
135:History
117:Surface
76:(1949)
40:Founded
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340:Queens
332:Score
308:Finals
290:, and
239:, and
320:Year
141:USLTA
97:Venue
35:USLTA
1860:ISBN
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337:1927
126:The
120:clay
51:1971
43:1927
32:Tour
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