Kingston International Championships Explained

Kingston International Championships
Type:defunct
Location:Kingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica
Venue:The Liguanea Club
Sabina Park
St. Andrews Club
Surface:Clay
Hard

The Kingston International Championships[1] also known as the Kingston International Invitation and the St. Andrew International Invitation[2] was a men's and women's clay court then later hard court tennis tournament established in 1932 as the Kingston International Tournament[3] and first played at St. Andrews Club,[4] then later Sabina Park, then at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica until 1970.

History

The Kingston International tournament was established in 1932 and first played at the St. Andrews Club, Kingston, Jamaica.[5] It later moved to Sabina Park, Kingston,[6] then later at the Liguanea Club, Kingston. In the 1960s the tournament was known as the St. Andrew International Invitation.[7] In 1966 the first and only Jamaican tennis player to win the men's event was Richard Russell when he defeated Arthur Ashe in three sets. The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued. In 1971 left with the lack of an international tournament in Kingston the Jamaica LTA in cooperation with Rothmans Pall Mall (Jamaica) Ltd launched a replacement event for this one. It was called the Rothmans of Jamaica Tennis Spectacular and was first played in December 1971 on indoor courts at the National Arena.

Finals

Men's Singles

Incomplete rollResults included:[8]

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1932 Fred Perry Pat Hughes6-2, 6-4
1934 George Martin Lott Marcel Rainville6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1938 Fred Perry Ellsworth Vines6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1951 Straight Clark Jacques Grigry6-0, 6–4, 6-1
1952[9] Dick Savitt Budge Patty9-7, 8-6
1953 Edward Moylan?
1954 Gardnar Mulloy4-6, 6–1, 6-2
1955 Art Larsen (2) Herb Flam6-2, 6-4
1956 Herb Flam Vic Seixas6-1, 7-5
1957[10] Mervyn Rose Don Candy2-6, 9–7, 6-2
1959 Jaroslav Drobný Jon Douglas8-6, 5–7, 6-3
1960 Neale Fraser6-4, 6-2
1961[11] Rod Laver Roy Emerson4-6, 6–3, 6-4
1963 Patricio Rodríguez Michael Sangster4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1966 Richard Russell Arthur Ashe6-4 2-6 6-4
1967 Tony Roche Nikola Pilić6-4, 6-4
Open era
1968[12] Tom Okker Manuel Orantes6-2, 6-4
1969[13] Thomaz Koch Milan Holecek6-2, 6-3
1970[14] Christian Kuhnke Gerald Battrick6-4, 6-0[15]

Women's Singles

Incomplete roll

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1952[16] Betty Rosenquest Pratt Althea Gibson6-2 6-4
1953 Shirley Fry3-6, 6–3, 6-3
1954 Shirley Fry6-1, 6-1
1955 Darlene Hard Dottie Head Knode6-1, 1–6, 6-3
1956 Shirley Fry (2) Darlene Hard5-7, 6–0, 7-5
1957 Darlene Hard (2) Betty Rosenquest Pratt6-2, 6-2
1959 Dottie Head Knode Christine Truman6-1, 4–6, 6-3
1960[17] Ann Haydon Darlene Hard6-2, 6-3
1961 Sally Moore Christine Truman1-0 retired
1963 Lesley Turner Deidre Catt6-3, 6-1
1967 Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon Jones6-3, 6–1.
Open era

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barrett . John . World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook . 1971 . Queen Anne Press . London . 978-0-362-00091-7 . 286 . https://archive.org/details/worldoftennis1970000unse_t8h5/page/286/mode/2up . 3 March 2023 . National Tournaments.
  2. News: St. Andrew International Invitatation . 4 March 2023 . Kingston Daily Gleaner . Newspaper Archives . 17 February 1961 . Kingston, Jamaica . 14. subscription.
  3. News: International Tennis Tournament St, Andrews Club, Kingston . 4 March 2023 . Kingston Daily Gleaner . Newspaper Archives . 1 February 1932 . Kingston, Jamaica . 24 . subscription.
  4. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  5. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  6. News: International Lawn Tennis: Fred Perry vs Ellsworth Vines; Sabina Park, Kingston. . 4 March 2023 . Kingston Daily Gleaner . Newspaper Archives . 21 November 1938 . Kingston, Jamaica . 2 . subscription.
  7. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1961).
  8. Web site: Tournament – Kingston International Invitation – St. Andrew's Invitation . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 4 March 2023.
  9. News: Savitt Takes Singles Title . 4 March 2023 . Winnipeg Free Press . Newspaper Archives . 5 March 1952 . Winnipeg, Canada . 20 . subscription.
  10. News: Invitation lawn tennis tournament in Kingston, Jamaica. . 4 March 2023 . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo . British Newspaper Archive . 7 March 1957 . Devon, England . 10 . subscription.
  11. News: Laver Wins Men's Title: St. Andrew Tennis KINGSTON (Jamaica) Feb 26 —Rod Laver of Australia won the St. Andrew Club Invitation Tournament men's singles yesterday beating fellow Australian Roy Emerson, 4-6, 6-3. 6-4 . 4 March 2023 . Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) . British Newspaper Archive . 27 February 1961 . Lahore, Pakistan . 6 . subscription.
  12. Web site: Results Archive 1968 Kingston . ATP Tour . ATP . 4 March 2023.
  13. Web site: Results Archive 1969 Kingston . ATP Tour . ATP . 4 March 2023.
  14. Web site: Results Archive 1970 Kingston . ATP Tour . ATP . 4 March 2023.
  15. Barrett, John. (1971)
  16. "Savitt Takes Singles Title" (Subscription). Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada: Newspaper Archives. 5 March 1952. p. 20.
  17. News: Christine beats Darlene . 4 March 2023 . Nottingham Evening Post . British Newspaper Archive . 24 February 1961 . Nottinghamshire, England . 16 . subscription.