First name Arra Butch (Butch)
Lastname Krikorian
Gender Male
Country United States of America
Date of birth 1922-06-13
Place of birth Sanger, Calif., United States of America
Date of death 2010-11-13
Place of death Cupertino, Calif., United States of America
From the internet: A standout high school football, baseball and tennis player, Butch Krikorian served his country during World War II and enrolled at San Jose State in 1949. Mr. Krikorian majored in physical education at San Jose State and earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1952. He received a Master’s degree in physical education from his alma mater in 1958. Besides coaching the San Jose State tennis teams, Mr. Krikorian was the defensive backfield coach for the 1963 through 1966 Spartan football teams.
Career 1950 - 1974
Tournament wins 6
Matches 204
Match wins 102
1963 - Saratoga (Amateur)
1962 - Santa Clara County (Open)
1960 - San Joaquin Challenge Cup (Amateur)
1956 - Tracy (Amateur)
1956 - Santa Cruz County (Open)
1954 - Palo Alto Open (Amateur)
Round 2
Ron Alves 1 *
3-6
6-2
6-3
Round 2
Chip Fisher 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Jim Delaney 1 *
6-7
7-6
6-1
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-0
Round 2
Gil Howard 1 *
6-3
6-7
7-6
Round 1
Tom Edlefsen 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Robert (Bob) Alloo 1 *
6-0
6-2
Round 3
David (Dave) George 1 *
7-6
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Bob Sprengelmeyer 1 *
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
2-6
6-4
9-7
Round 2
Eugene T. (Gene) Cantin 1 *
6-3
6-1
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
4-6
6-2
Round 3
Ray Keldie 1 *
7-5
6-1
Round 2
Michael A. (Mike) Crane 1 *
5-7
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Clark Graebner 1 *
6-2
6-1
Round 4
Bob Murio 1 *
6-3
5-7
7-5
Round 4
Gene Ward 1 *
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
7-5
6-3
Round 3
Richard W. (Rich) Anderson 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
5-7
15-0
ret.
Round 3
Cliff Richey 1 *
6-3
6-2
Round 4
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
5-7
7-5
9-7
Quarterfinals
Dale Junta 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Roy Emerson 1 *
8-6
6-3
Round 2
Erik Van Dillen 1 *
6-1
6-3
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
8-6
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
4-6
6-3
Final
Don Gale 1 *
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Rob (Robyn) Ray 1 *
6-4
5-7
6-1
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-2
Round 3
William Gregory (Bill) Demas 1 *
6-2
7-5
Round 4
Larry Axtell 1 *
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
7-5
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
8-6
6-4
Round 4
Arthur Ashe 1 *
6-2
6-1
Round 3
Rafael Osuna 1 *
w.o.
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-4
Final
Don Gale 1 *
7-5
7-5
Round 3
Reider Getz 1 *
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Jim McManus 1 *
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Tom Brown 1 *
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-3
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
8-6
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
5-7
6-1
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-1
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
7-5
Round 4
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Quarterfinals
Jim McManus 1 *
8-10
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Francisco (Pancho) Contreras 1 *
6-8
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 3
Frederick Drilling 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Bobby Siska 1 *
7-9
6-2
6-0
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
4-6
6-4
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-2
Final
Don Gale 1 *
6-3
8-6
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Clifford William (Cliff) Vickery 1 *
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
2-6
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Gene Ward 1 *
9-7
9-7
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Richard M. (Dick) Ogden 1 *
6-3
6-1
Round 3
Dick Peters 1 *
8-6
6-4
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
8-6
Final
Tom Edlefsen 1 *
4-6
8-6
6-4
Round 1
Andres Gimeno 1 *
6-3
6-2
8-6
Round 2
Conway Catton 1 *
6-3
3-6
6-1
Preliminary Round
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Ron Holmberg 1 *
6-2
6-1
Round 1
Fred Stolle 1 *
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Richard M. (Dick) Ogden 1 *
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Cliff P. Mayne 1 *
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
8-6
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
1-6
9-7
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Cliff P. Mayne 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-1
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Alan E.G. Bailey 1 *
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
7-5
Round 3
James Scott (Jim) Farrin 1 *
10-8
6-2
Round 1
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford 1 *
6-3
6-2
Round 1
Robert H.R. (Bobby) Delgado 1 *
10-8
6-1
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
7-5
6-2
Round 4
Noel Brown 1 *
6-0
6-1
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Barry MacKay 1 *
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Crawford I. Henry 1 *
6-4
?-?
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
5-7
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Tom Brown 1 *
6-3
6-4
Round 2
George A. Ball 1 *
5-7
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Robert M. (Bob) Perry 1 *
2-6
6-1
9-7
Quarterfinals
William C. (Bill) Crosby 1 *
6-2
6-4
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Tom Brown 1 *
8-6
6-1
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Cliff P. Mayne 1 *
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Gordon L. Davis 1 *
7-5
1-6
4-6
6-3
8-6
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
3-6
7-5
6-2
Quarterfinals
Whitney Reed 1 *
6-1
2-6
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-4
Round 3
Kurt Nielsen 1 *
7-5
6-1
Round 3
Harper H. Ink Jr. 1 *
6-4
8-10
8-6
Quarterfinals
John W. (Jack) Frost 1 *
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Norman J. (Norm) Perry 1 *
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Norman D. Schellenger 1 *
6-1
9-7
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
11-9
16-14
Round 4
Michael A. (Mike) Crane 1 *
4-6
6-1
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
8-6
Semifinals
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Christopher L. (Chris) Crawford 1 *
7-5
10-8
Round 2
Conway Catton 1 *
7-5
6-4
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
10-8
?-?
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-4
Round 4
Jon Aleander (Jack) Douglas 1 *
6-2
7-5
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-1
Round 3
Noel Brown 1 *
7-5
6-2
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
5-7
7-5
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
2-6
6-4
8-6
Final
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-1
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
4-6
6-4
6-4
Semifinals
Joseph (Joe) W. Woolfson 1 *
7-5
6-1
Quarterfinals
John W. (Jack) Frost 1 *
9-7
7-5
Semifinals
Harold Raymond (Harry) Buttimer 1 *
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Loren Dennison 1 *
6-2
3-6
7-5
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-3
Round 4
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-8
6-2
Quarterfinals
Conway Catton 1 *
4-6
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-3
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
8-6
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
9-7
6-8
0-1
ret.
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
4-6
6-4
Semifinals
Harold Raymond (Harry) Buttimer 1 *
6-4
9-7
Round 1
William C. (Bill) Crosby 1 *
6-4
6-2
Round 4
Merrill Ehmke 1 *
6-4
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Harold Raymond (Harry) Buttimer 1 *
6-1
6-3
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
8-6
7-5
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
3-6
6-2
6-4
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
4-6
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 3
John W. (Jack) Frost 1 *
6-1
6-2
Round 2
Whitney Reed 1 *
8-6
0-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Tom Brown 1 *
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-1
Quarterfinals
William C. (Bill) Crosby 1 *
6-4
6-1
Round 2
Alex Olmedo 1 *
6-3
6-4
Unknown
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
10-8
Semifinals
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
6-2
6-3
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-4
Semifinals
Harold Raymond (Harry) Buttimer 1 *
6-4
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-2
Quarterfinals
Tom Brown 1 *
4-6
6-0
6-3
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Round 3
Luis Ayala 1 *
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-0
6-3
6-0
Round 3
Alex Olmedo 1 *
3-6
6-3
6-4
9-11
9-7
Unknown
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Preliminary Round
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Edward (Eddie) Moylan 1 *
10-12
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
w.o.
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
3-6
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
7-5
7-5
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Harry Fisher 1 *
6-2
8-6
Round 3
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
8-6
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-0
Semifinals
Clarence D. (Nick) Carter 1 *
6-2
6-2
7-5
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
w.o.
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-1
6-1
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
7-5
3-6
6-3
Final
Bill Hoepner 1 *
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-0
6-2
Quarterfinals
Bill Hoepner 1 *
6-0
10-8
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Harry Fisher 1 *
6-2
8-6
Quarterfinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
9-7
6-3
Semifinals
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
6-2
6-2
Final
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
4-6
12-10
6-3
Round 1
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
4-6
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Noel Brown 1 *
6-3
6-2
Round 2
Arra Butch (Butch) Krikorian 1 *
w.o.
Round 3
Emery Neale 1 *
3-6
6-2
7-5
Round 3
Emery Neale 1 *
3-6
6-2
7-5
Source: The Daily Colonist
British Columbia Championship 1903
Place/court: Victoria, Lawn Tennis Club, Belcher Street Ground Courts
Round 2:
R.B. Powell vs. T.D. Stevens 6-1 6-0
L.R. Freeman vs. F.L. Beecher 6-0 6-1
E. Langworthy vs. G.R. Ball 6-0 6-0
J.A. Rithet vs. Lt. T.A. Whyte 6-4 7-5
Lt. H.W. Woodward vs. H.C. Keefer 6-1 6-4
T.B. Tye vs. A. Remington default
H. Kenworthy vs. W.A. Goss default
Dr. J.D. Hunter vs. J.A. Leeming 6-2 4-6 6-3
J.B. Farquhar vs. K.A.S. Scholefield ???
Round 3:
R.B. Powell vs. L.R. Freeman 6-2 6-2
J.A. Rithet vs. E. Langworthy 6-4 6-4
Lt. H.W. Woodward vs. T.B. Tye 6-2 6-2
Dr. J.D. Hunter vs. H. Kenworthy 6-3 6-4
J.B. Farquhar vs. J.B. Bell default
S.J. Patton vs. T.G. Wilson 5-7 6-3 6-4
F.T. Cornwall vs. J.C. Tyler 6-1 1-6 6-1
R.H. Pooley vs. E.W. Carr-Hilton 6-4 6-2
Quarterfinals:
R.B. Powell vs. J.A. Rithet 6-1 6-2
Dr. J.D. Hunter vs. Lt. H.W. Woodward 6-2 10-8
J.B. Farquhar vs. S.J. Patton 7-5 5-7 6-4
R.H. Pooley vs. F.T. Cornwall 6-0 8-10 7-5
Semifinals:
R.B. Powell vs. Dr. J.D. Hunter 6-2 6-3
R.H. Pooley vs. J.B. Farquhar 6-2 6-1
1. E. Langworthy (CAN) not (SCO)
2. H. Kenworthy (CAN)
3. G.R. Ball (CAN)