Caribbean International Championships Explained

Caribbean International Championships
Type:Defunct
Tour:ILTF Circuit (1939-1963)
Location:Montego Bay, Jamaica (1939-1963)
Men's Singles: 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

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

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
Jamaica (1939–1963)
1939 Elwood Cooke[1] Hal Surface3–6, 4–5 rtd.
1950 Fred Kovaleski Frank Guernsey6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1952 Dick Savitt Budge Patty6–4, 6–3
1953 Noel Brown7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1
1954 Art Larsen Sven Davidson7–5, 6–2[2]
1955 Vic Seixas Luis Ayala13–11, 6–4, 6–3[3]
1956 Ham Richardson Vic Seixas8–6, 6–3, 6–2[4]
1957 Vic Seixas Armando Vieira4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4[5]
1958 Mervyn Rose Luis Ayala9–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3[6]
1959 Luis Ayala Jaroslav Drobný19–17, 10–8, 6–3[7]
1960 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser6–3, 6–4, 6–2[8]
1961 Vic Seixas6–4, 6–2, 10–8[9]
1962 Roy Emerson Rod Laver8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963 Ronnie Barnes Nikola Pilic7–5, 6–1, 6–2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Caribbean Championships. Tennis Archives. 10 November 2024.
  2. News: April 1954. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  3. News: June 1955. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  4. News: June 1956. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  5. News: June 1957. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  6. News: May 1958. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  7. News: May 1959. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  8. News: June 1960. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.
  9. News: May 1961. Results. World Tennis. 30 October 2024.