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Caribbean International Championships

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Caribbean International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1939-1963)
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Abolished1963; 61 years ago (1963)
LocationMontego Bay, Jamaica (1939-1963)
Current champions
Men's singlesBrazil Ronnie Barnes


The Caribbean International Championships was a tennis tournament held in Montego Bay, Jamaica (typically in March or early April) from the late 1930s to the 1960s.

History

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The tournament was part of the early Spring Caribbean circuit. The event was often frequented by American players, but also had competitors from other parts of the world.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Jamaica (1939–1963)
1939 United States Elwood Cooke[1] United States Hal Surface 3–6, 4–5 rtd.
1950 United States Fred Kovaleski[1] United States Frank Guernsey 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1952 United States Dick Savitt[1] United States Budge Patty 6–4, 6–3
1953 United States Noel Brown[1] United States Edward Moylan 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1
1954 United States Art Larsen[1] United States Sven Davidson 7–5, 6–2[2]
1955 United States Vic Seixas[1] Chile Luis Ayala 13–11, 6–4, 6–3[3]
1956 United States Ham Richardson[1] United States Vic Seixas 8–6, 6–3, 6–2[4]
1957 United States Vic Seixas[1] Brazil Armando Vieira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4[5]
1958 Australia Mervyn Rose[1] Chile Luis Ayala 9–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3[6]
1959 Chile Luis Ayala[1] Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 19–17, 10–8, 6–3[7]
1960 Australia Roy Emerson[1] Australia Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[8]
1961 United States Vic Seixas[1] United States Whitney Reed 6–4, 6–2, 10–8[9]
1962 Australia Roy Emerson[1] Australia Rod Laver 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963 Brazil Ronnie Barnes[1] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilic 7–5, 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Caribbean Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1954. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1955. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1956. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1957. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1958. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1959. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1960. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1961. Retrieved 30 October 2024.