Good Neighbor Championships Explained

Good Neighbor Championships
Type:defunct
Tour:ILTF Caribbean Circuit
Editions:16
Location:Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Venue:Flamingo Park Tennis Club
Surface:Clay

The Good Neighbor Championships[1] also known as the Goodneighborhood Championships[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1949.[3] The championships were played on outdoor clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club, Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit and ran annually until 1965 when it was discontinued.[3]

History

In 1949 the Goodneighborhood Championships were established at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.[4] The championships were played on clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club. The event was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit. The tournament ran annually for sixteen editions until 1965 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1949 Earl Cochell Gardner Larned[5] 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1950 Gardnar Mulloy Tom Brown6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1951 Herb Flam Gardnar Mulloy4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1952 Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1953 Vic Seixas Gardnar Mulloy6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1954 Vic Seixas (2) Art Larsen3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3
1955 Tony Trabert Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1956 Herb Flam (2) Vic Seixas3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1957[6] Herb Flam (3) Mervyn Rose6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1958 Mervyn Rose Luis Ayala6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1959 Mario Llamas John W. Frost6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1960 Neale Fraser Frank Froehling5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1961 Roy Emerson Wolfgang Stuck5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1962 Roy Emerson (2) Carlos Fernandes6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1963 Roy Emerson (3) Manuel Santana6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1964 Roy Emerson (4) Manuel Santana7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1965 Dennis Ralston Thomaz Koch3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1949 Shirley Fry3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950 Marta Barnett Andrade Betty Hulbert James 6–3, 6–1
1951[7] Betty Rosenquest6–4, 6–2
19525–7, 8–6, retired
1953 Melita Ramírez6–4, 7–5
1954 Helen Fletcher6–4, 6–4
1955 Doris Hart (2)6–4, 6–1
1957 Shirley Bloomer6–3, 7–5
1958 Maria Bueno7–5, 9–7
1959 Janet Hopps Christiane Mercelis4–6, 6–2, 6–4
19606–0, 6–1
1961 Ann Haydon (2) Suzy Kormoczy6–0, 6–2
1962 Renée Schuurman Christine Truman6–4, 6–4
1963 Lesley Turner6–0, 7–5
19646–4, 6–2
1965 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner6–2, 8–6

Notes and References

  1. Book: Florida Lawn Tennis Association Guide for 1957 Year . 1957 . USTA . New York . 8, 9 . Florida LTA 1957 Senior Tournament Schedule.
  2. Book: Sagert . Kelly Boyer . Overman . Steven J. . Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes] ]. 13 February 2012 . ABC-CLIO . Santa Barbara . 978-0-313-38549-0 . 164 .
  3. Web site: Tournaments: Good Neighbor Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 7 June 2023. subscription.
  4. News: Favorites Win . 8 June 2023 . . Google News Archive . 9 April 1952 . Spokane, Washington . 8.
  5. Web site: Gardner Larned (1979) . Hall of Fame . Rollins College . 8 June 2023 .
  6. Book: Wechsler . Bob . Day by Day in Jewish Sports History . 2008 . KTAV Publishing House, Inc. . New York . 978-1-60280-013-7 . 84 .
  7. Sagert p.164.