Jamaican International Championships Explained

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.

History

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.

Finals

Men's Singles

(incomplete roll)[3]

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1924 Vinnie Richards Harold Throckmorton6-2, 9–7, 6-1
1925 Vinnie Richards (2) Takeichi Harada6-3, 6–2, 3–6, 6-4
1926 Takeichi Harada Alfred Chapin6-3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6-1
1934[4] George Lott Donald Leahong6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1937 Donald Leahong Ricardo Morales12-10, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6-4
1938 Arthur Hendrix Donald Leahong6-4, 1–6, 9–7, 6-1
1939[5] Hal Surface Charles Hare8-6, 6-4
Event discontinued

Notes and References

  1. News: Lawn Tennis: Ordered to Rest; Kingston-(Jamaica), Sunday. C. E. Hare, the British Davis Cup player, who complained that he did not feel well during the men ' s singles final in the international tournament here, when he was beaten by the American player Hal Surface.. 9 March 2023 . The Scotsman . British Newspaper Archive . 13 February 1939 . Midlothian, Scotland. 6. subscription.
  2. Web site: Our History . www.theliguaneaclub.com . The Liguanea Club . 9 March 2023 . Kingston, Jamaica.
  3. Web site: Tournament – TOURNAMENT Jamaican International Championships . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 9 March 2023.
  4. News: TENNIS IN JAMAICA: English Success in Women's Doubles Final . 9 March 2023 . Daily News (London) . British Newspaper Archive . 3 March 1934 . London, England. . 16. subscription.
  5. The Scotsman (1939) p.6.