Pacific Southwest Championships tournament history

Explore Pacific Southwest Championships champions and finals from 1927 to 1974. Open an edition for its draw and match results, or compare the title leaders below.

Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Mapping details.

Recorded outcomes
48
First recorded
1927
Latest recorded
1974
Latest champion
Linda Lewis

Record Book

Career Leaders

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles.

  1. 1 Rosie Casals 2 titles
    1968, 1971

Champion Records

Youngest & Oldest Champions

Age at the start of the tournament.

  1. Marita Redondo 16.6 years
    Youngest · 1972
  2. Billie Jean King 25.8 years
    Oldest · 1969

Longest Title Span

Years between a player's first and last title.

  1. 1 Rosie Casals 3 years
    1968–1971

Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Tournament Outcomes by Season

SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-upH2HMatch DataCategorySurface
1974 Linda Lewis 6-2 6-2 Susan Hagey H2H Match data WTA 250 Hard
1973 Kathy May 5-7 6-1 6-2 Lea Antonoplis H2H Match data WTA 250 Hard
1972 Marita Redondo 6-3 5-7 6-2 Janice Metcalf H2H Match data WTA 250 Hard
1971 Rosie Casals 6-6(2-0) (def.) Billie Jean King H2H Match data WTA 500 Hard
1970 Sharon Walsh Pete 6-3 6-2 Lesley Hunt H2H Match data WTA 500 Hard
1969 Billie Jean King 6-2 6-3 Ann Jones H2H Match data WTA 500 Hard
1968 Rosie Casals 6-4 6-1 Marcela Bueno H2H Match data WTA 500 Hard
Pre-Open Era — historical archive, display only
1967 Billie Jean King 6–0, 6–4 Rosemary Casals — — — Hard
1966 Maria Bueno 6–2, 6–2 Patti Hogan — — — Hard
1965 Carole Caldwell Graebner 6–4, 6–4 Tory Fretz — — — Hard
1964 Maria Bueno 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 Billie Jean Moffitt — — — Hard
1963 Darlene Hard 6–3, 6–3 Billie Jean Moffitt — — — Hard
1962 Carole Caldwell 6–8, 11–9, 2–4 (ret.) Darlene Hard — — — Hard
1961 Darlene Hard 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 Karen Hantze Susman — — — Hard
1960 Ann Haydon 6–4, 6–3 Darlene Hard — — — Hard
1959 Beverly Baker Fleitz 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Maria Bueno — — — Hard
1958 Beverly Baker Fleitz 6–3, 9–7 Darlene Hard — — — Hard
1957 Althea Gibson 6–3, 6–1 Louise Brough — — — Hard
1956 Althea Gibson 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 Nancy Chaffee — — — Hard
1955 Beverly Baker Fleitz 6–1, 6–4 Barbara Breit — — — Hard
1954 Louise Brough 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 Barbara Breit — — — Hard
1953 Doris Hart 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 Shirley Fry — — — Hard
1952 Maureen Connolly 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Doris Hart — — — Hard
1951 Maureen Connolly 9–7, 6–4 Beverly Baker — — — Hard
1950 Helen Perez 6–2, 6–2 Dorothy Bundy Cheney — — — Hard
1949 Helen Perez 7–5, 5–7, 4–1 (ret.) Beverly Baker — — — Hard
1948 Louise Brough 6–2, 6–3 Beverly Baker — — — Hard
1947 Beverly Baker 6–3, 6–2 Patricia Canning Todd — — — Hard
1946 Pauline Betz 6–2, 6–2 Dorothy Bundy — — — Hard
1945 Margaret Osborne 11–9, 6–2 Louise Brough — — — Hard
1944 Pauline Betz 6–4, 6–3 Margaret Osborne — — — Hard
1943 Louise Brough 6–3, 6–3 Mary Arnold — — — Hard
1942 Pauline Betz 6–2, 6–2 Louise Brough — — — Hard
1941 Sarah Palfrey Cooke 6–3, 7–5 Dorothy Bundy — — — Hard
1940 Dorothy Bundy 6–3, 6–3 Valerie Scott — — — Hard
1939 Alice Marble 9–7, 6–1 Dorothy Bundy — — — Hard
1938 Dorothy Bundy 6–4, 6–4 Sarah Palfrey Fabyan — — — Hard
1937 Alice Marble 6–1, 6–0 Gracyn Wheeler — — — Hard
1936 Gracyn Wheeler 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 Alice Marble — — — Hard
1935 Ethel Burkhardt 6–1, 6–4 Kay Stammers — — — Hard
1934 Ethel Burkhardt 10–8, 1–6, 6–4 Kay Stammers — — — Hard
1933 Dorothy Round 6–2, 6–2 Alice Marble — — — Hard
1932 Anna McCune Harper 10–8, 6–3 Alice Marble — — — Hard
1931 Anna McCune Harper 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Josephine Cruickshank — — — Hard
1930 Ethel Burkhardt 8–6, 6–0 Marjorie Gladstone — — — Hard
1929 Betty Nuthall 8–6, 7–5 Anna McCune Harper — — — Hard
1928 May Sutton Bundy 6–1, 6–2 Marjorie Gladman — — — Hard
1927 Kea Bouman 6–2, 0–6, 6–4 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory — — — Hard

Pre-Open Era winners are included for tournament history only. They are excluded from TennisDB match and player statistics, title totals, and leaderboards. The archive follows the women's Pacific Southwest Championships through its final 1974 edition, not the later Virginia Slims-era Los Angeles tournament. Sources: Los Angeles Tennis Club history, Pacific Southwest Championships finals tables.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Pacific Southwest Championships held?
Pacific Southwest Championships is held in Los Angeles, United States.
Who is the latest recorded Pacific Southwest Championships winner?
The 1974 Pacific Southwest Championships was won by Linda Lewis, who defeated Susan Hagey 6-2 6-2.
Who has won the most Pacific Southwest Championships titles?
Rosie Casals has won 2 Pacific Southwest Championships titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first Pacific Southwest Championships played?
The first edition of Pacific Southwest Championships was held in 1927.
What surface is Pacific Southwest Championships played on?
Pacific Southwest Championships is played on hard courts.