City of Miami Championships explained
The City of Miami Championships[1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1917 as the Miami City Tennis Championships.[2] The tournament was first played at the Henderson Park Tennis Club, Miami Florida, United States. Also known as the City of Miami Invitation Championships[3] or simply the City of Miami Invitation the tournament ran until 1976 when it was discontinued.[1] The tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit,[4] a regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit.
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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↓ USNLTA Circuit ↓ |
1917 | Craig Biddle | | Fred H. Harris | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1. |
1918 | Fred H. Harris | Ralph E. Racey | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3. |
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ |
1936 | Julius Seligson | Gustavo Vollmer | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. |
1937 | | Bryan Grant Sr. | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4. |
1938 | Bobby Riggs | Frank Kovacs | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. |
1940 | Bobby Riggs (2) | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–0, 7–5, 6–2. |
1943 | Pancho Segura | William Gillespie[5] | 6–0, 7–5, 6–2. |
1944 | Harris Everett[6] | Herbert Behrens[7] | 6–4, 7–5, 6–1. |
1945 | Robert Stubbs[8] | Frank Kovacs | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. |
1951 | Bill Tully[9] | Charles King Jr. | 6–0, 6–2. |
1953 | Ed Rubinoff | Michael Green | 6–2, 6–4. |
1954 | Gardnar Mulloy | Art Larsen | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4. |
1957 | Dave Harum[10] | Carlos Fernandes | 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2. |
1958 | Budge Patty | Gardnar Mulloy | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4. |
1959 | Ed Rubinoff (2) | John Skogstead[11] | 7–5, 0–2, ret. |
1960 | Don Kierbow[12] | José Edison Mandarino | 7–9, 6–4 9–7, 6–2. |
1961 | Gardnar Mulloy (2) | Miguel Olvera | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2. |
1962 | Gardnar Mulloy (3) | John Joseph Karabasz[13] | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2. |
1963 | Ed Rubinoff (3) | Gardnar Mulloy | 10–8, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4. |
1964 | Thomaz Koch | Eduardo Zuleta | 6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5. |
1965 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos | Billy Higgins | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3. |
1966 | Eduardo Zuleta | Harry Fauquier | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1. |
1967 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2) | Frank Tutvin | 6-1, 9–7. |
1968 | Jaime Fillol | Pancho Guzmán | 6–8, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1, 4–1, retd. |
↓ Open era ↓ |
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1969 | Jaime Fillol (2) | Pancho Guzmán | 13–11, 5–7, 9–7. |
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ |
1970 | Jaime Fillol (3) | Pat Cramer | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. |
1971 | Eddie Dibbs | Dan Bleckinger | 6–1, 6–4. |
1972 | Mike Estep | Raz Reid | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4. |
1973 | Bernie Mitton | Björn Borg | 6–2, 6–2. |
1974 | Fred McNair | Gery Groslimond[14] | 6–3, 6–1. |
1976 | Greg Halder | Jim Breech | 6–4, 7–6. |
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Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ |
1922 | Clare Cassell | Gisela Comallonga | 6–4, 6–2 |
1940 | Mary Hardwick | Pauline Betz | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
1946 | Betty Hulbert | Eleanor Purdy Cushingham | 6–2, 6–0 |
1948 | Shirley Fry | Dorothy Bundy | 9-7, 6–1 |
1952 | Magda Rurac | Betty Hulbert James | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
1953 | Thelma Coyne Long | Joan Merciadis | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
1954 | Doris Hart | Marta Hernandez | 6–4, 6–4 |
1955 | Doris Hart (2) | Joan Merciadis | 6–2, 6–2 |
1957 | Marta Hernandez | Marilyn Stock | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
1958 | Karol Fageros | Barbara Scofield Davidson | 6–2, 7–5 |
1959 | Marie Martin | Barbara Scofield Davidson | 6–3, 6–1 |
1960 | Marilyn Stock | Margaret Demogenes | 0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1961 | | | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1962 | Margaret Hellyer | Stephanie DeFina | 6–3, 6–1 |
1963 | Stephanie DeFina | Carol-Ann Prosen | 6–3, 6–3 |
1964 | Stephanie DeFina (2) | Margarita Bender | 6–1, 6–4 |
1965 | Betty Stöve | Trudy Groenman | 6–3, 6–2 |
1966 | Stephanie DeFina (3) | Nancy Corse Reed | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1967 | Alice Tym | Elena Subirats | 6–3, 8–6 |
1968 | Faye Urban | Vera Cleto | 6–2, 6–0 |
↓ Open era ↓ |
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1969 | Stephanie DeFina (4) | Suzana Petersen | 6–1, 6–2 |
1972 | | Anna Maria Cavadini | 8–6, 6–2 |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Tournaments:City of Miami Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . Madrid, Spain . 18 November 2023. subscription.
- News: Miami City Tennis Championships Get Under Way Today at Henderson Park . 18 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 27 May 1934 . Miami, Florida . 25 . en.
- News: Tennis Title Won by Budge Patty . 18 November 2023 . . newspapers.com . 3 Mar 1958 . Tacoma, Washington . en.
- Web site: Deford . Frank . NET GAINS ON THE COCONUT BEAT . Sports Illustrated Vault . Sports Illustrated . 19 November 2023 . New York City . 10 May 1965.
- Web site: William Gillespie: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Harris Everett: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Herbert Behrens: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Robert Stubbs Obituary - Miami, FL . Dignity Memorial . SCI Shared Resources, LLC . 19 November 2023 . Houston, Texas . en-us.
- Web site: Player Profile: William Tully (USA) . www.itftennis.com . ITF . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: David Harum: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: John Skogstad: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Don Kierbow: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: John Karabasz: Overview . ATP Tour . ATP . 19 November 2023.
- Web site: Player Profile: Gery Groslimond (USA) . www.itftennis.com . ITF . 19 November 2023.