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