Jamaican International Championships | |
Type: | defunct |
Location: | Kingston, Jamaica |
Venue: | Liguanea Club (1924-37, 1939), Unifruit Co. Club (1938) |
Surface: | Hard |
The Jamaican International Championships[1] was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1924 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, Jamaica. The championships were held until 1939.
The Jamaican International Championships was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1924 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Liguanea Club,[2] Kingston, Jamaica. In 1938 the tournament was moved to Unifruit Company Club for one edition only. The championships were held until 1939 when they were discontinued due to World War II. The championships were a stop on the Caribbean Tennis Circuit, that was a winter leg of the ILTF Circuit from the 1920s to the 1930s. This event was succeeded by the Kingston International Championships which did resume after world war two.
(incomplete roll)[3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1924 | Vinnie Richards | Harold Throckmorton | 6-2, 9–7, 6-1 |
1925 | Vinnie Richards (2) | Takeichi Harada | 6-3, 6–2, 3–6, 6-4 |
1926 | Takeichi Harada | Alfred Chapin | 6-3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6-1 |
1934[4] | George Lott | Donald Leahong | 6-2, 6–1, 6-2 |
1937 | Donald Leahong | Ricardo Morales | 12-10, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6-4 |
1938 | Arthur Hendrix | Donald Leahong | 6-4, 1–6, 9–7, 6-1 |
1939[5] | Hal Surface | Charles Hare | 8-6, 6-4 |
Event discontinued | |||