Bahamas International Championships Explained

Bahamas International Championships
Type:defunct
Founded:1922
Ended:1936
Location:Nassau, Bahamas
Venue:New Colonial Hotel Courts
Surface:Clay / outdoor

The Bahamas International Championships[1] or Bahamas Championships[2] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1922. It was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas until 1936.

History

In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded and financed by the American banker William Henry Crocker,[3] and was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas.[4] The first Bahamas International tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit and staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued.

In 1972 a second Bahamas International Open tournament was established in Nassau, but this time it was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 the tournament was moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning to Nassau from 1976 until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.

Past finals

Incomplete roll

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1922 G. Carlton Shafer William Rosenbaum6-3, 5–7, 6–1, 6-4
1923 Beals Wright G. Carlton Shafer7-5, 6–1, 6-4
1929 E.A. Boyce Charles Warren6-1, 6–3, 6-1
1930 [5] Alexander Henderson Cedric Woodward7-5, 6–8, 6–2, 6-1
1931 E.A. Boyce Charles Warren6-1, 6–2, 6-1
1936 J. Gilbert Hall[6] Ricardo Morales7-5, 5–7, 6–1, 6-1

Notes and References

  1. News: HENDERSON SINGLES NET CHAMPION OF BAHAMAS . 10 March 2023 . Washington Evening Star . Newspaper Archives . 16 February 1930 . Washington, DC . 69. subscription.
  2. News: Bahamas Tennis Championships: American Lawn Tennis of March 20 Says. . 10 March 2023 . Kingston Gleaner . Newspaper Archives . 17 April 1934 . Kingston, Jamaica . 21. subscription.
  3. Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  4. Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  5. Washington Evening Star. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 16 February 1930. p. 69.
  6. News: J. GILBERT HALL, 79; TENNIS STAR IN '30'S . 10 March 2023 . The New York Times . 8 September 1977 . New York City, NY, United States . 59.