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River Plate Championships

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River Plate Championships
Campeonatos del Río de la Plata
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Abolished2001; 23 years ago (2001)
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
VenueBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The River Plate Championships or Campeonatos del Río de la Plata, formally named River Plate International Tennis Championships[1] or Campeonatos Internacionales de Tenis del Río de la Plata, were men's and women's tournaments founded in 1893 as the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Open.[2]

In 1894, the championships were played for the first time with cash.[3]

Held annually on the outdoor clay courts of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the competitions officially ran until 1978, when they ceased to be events of the international tennis circuits, but they did continue for twenty three years until they were abolished in 2001.

History

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The River Plate Championships were the most important international tennis tournaments to be held in Argentina and Latin America,[4] preceding the Argentina International Championships by 34 years in men's competitions and by 25 years in women's competitions.

In 1893 the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club organized its first tournament for members of all clubs within the Río de la Plata area, but it was played by local players. The event consisted only of the championship match and it was won by the Argentine player Frank Murray Still, who beat fellow Argentine player Thomas Vesey Melville Knox. The last champion was Argentina's José Luis Clerc, who beat New Zealand's Chris Lewis in the 1978 finale.

The women's championship did not start until 1903. It was won by the Argentine player Miss Chawner, who defeated fellow Argentine player Winnifred M. Boadle.[5] The last champion was the American player Caroline Stoll, who beat Argentina's Emilse Raponi de Longo in the 1978 finale.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1893 Argentina Frank Murray Still Argentina Thomas Knox
1894 Argentina Thomas Knox Argentina Frank Murray Still 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1895 Argentina Thomas Knox (2) Argentina B. St. Vershoyle 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1896 Argentina Thomas Knox (3) Argentina Richard Handcock 7–5, 6–3
1897 Argentina Thomas Knox (4) Argentina Henry BM Knight 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1898 Argentina Henry BM Knight Argentina Thomas Knox 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1899 Argentina AJ McMorran Argentina Henry BM Knight 6–4, 7–5, 10–8
1900 Argentina Stanley Knight[7] Argentina AJ McMorran 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1901 Argentina Stanley Knight (2) Argentina AJ McMorran 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1902 Argentina Stanley Knight (3) Argentina AJ McMorran 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6
1903 Argentina Stanley Knight (4) Argentina AJ McMorran 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1904 Argentina Stanley Knight (5) Argentina AJ McMorran 0–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1905 Argentina Stanley Knight (6) Argentina HW Thompson 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1906 Argentina Stanley Knight (7) Argentina Lionel H. Knight 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1907 Argentina Stanley Knight (8) Argentina AJ McMorran 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1908 Argentina Stanley Knight (9) Argentina Henry BM Knight 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1909 Argentina J. Easton Argentina HW Thompson 7–5, 6–2, 8–6
1910 Argentina Stanley Knight (10) Argentina Lionel Knight 6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1911 Argentina Stanley Knight (11) Argentina Lionel Knight 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1912 Argentina Diego E. Cerboni Argentina Edward Oswald Jacobs 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1913 Argentina Lionel Knight Argentina RO Sheward 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1914 Argentina Henry B. Knight Argentina JJ Daly 2–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1915 Argentina Lionel Knight (2) Argentina Alfredo Villegas[8] 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1916 Argentina Lionel Knight (3) Argentina Alfredo Villegas 6–3, 7–5, 4–3 abd.
1917 Argentina Lionel Knight (4) Argentina Carlos Morea 6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1918 Argentina Lionel Knight (5) Argentina Arturo Hortal 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1919 Argentina Lionel Knight (6) Argentina Arturo Hortal 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1920 Argentina Lionel Knight (7) Argentina Arturo Hortal 6–0, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
1921 Argentina Lionel Knight (8) Argentina Carlos Dumas 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4
1922 Argentina Lionel Knight (9) Argentina Arturo Hortal w.o.
1923 Argentina Lionel Knight (10) Argentina Carlos Dumas 6–0, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1924 Argentina Guillermo Robson[9] Argentina Carlos Morea 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1925 Argentina Guillermo Robson (2) Argentina Enrique Obarrio 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1926 Argentina Carlos Morea Uruguay Bernardo Ferrés 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1927 Argentina Ronaldo Boyd Argentina Héctor Cattaruzza 7–5, 6–4, 7–9, 6–2
1928 Spain Manuel Alonso Areizaga Argentina Ricardo López Pelliza 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
1929 Argentina Ronaldo Boyd (2) Argentina Guillermo Robson 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4
1930 Argentina Lucilo del Castillo[10] Argentina Ronaldo Boyd 4–6, 10–8, 6–4, 6–2
1931 Argentina Carlos Morea (2) Argentina Ricardo López Pelliza 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1932 Argentina Guillermo Robson (3) Argentina Adriano Zappa[11] 6–1, 7–9, 6–3, 5–7, 8–6
1933 Argentina Lucilo del Castillo (2) Argentina Adriano Zappa 6–4, 5–7, 14–12, 6–1
1934 Argentina Hector Cattaruzza Argentina Adriano Zappa 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1935 Argentina Lucilo del Castillo (3) Argentina Adelmar Echeverría 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1936 Argentina Héctor Cattaruzza (2) Argentina Eric Seaton 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1937 Brazil Alcides Procopio Argentina Hector Cattaruzza w.o.
1938 Argentina Lucilo del Castillo (4) Argentina Adriano Zappa 9–7, 6–3, 14–12
1939 Ecuador Pancho Segura Argentina Lucilo del Castillo 2–6, 6–3, 11–9, 6–2
1940 Brazil Alcides Procopio Chile Efraín González 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1941 Brazil Manoel Fernandes[12] Argentina Heraldo Weiss 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1942 Argentina Alejo Russell Brazil Manuel Fernandes 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1943 United States Don McNeill Argentina Alejo Russell 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
1944 Argentina Heraldo Weiss Argentina Héctor Cattaruzza 11–9, 6–2, 8–6
1945 Argentina Heraldo Weiss (2) Argentina Enrique Morea 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1946 Argentina Enrique Morea Chile Andrés Hammersley 6–3, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
1947 Argentina Enrique Morea (2) United States Bill Talbert 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
1948 United States Seymour Greenberg Argentina Enrique Morea 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1949 United States Earl Cochell Argentina Enrique Morea 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950 Argentina Enrique Morea (3) Brazil Armando Vieira 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1951 Argentina Salvador Soriano Peru Noé La Jara 4–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1952 Argentina Eduardo Prado Peru Noé La Jara 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1953 Argentina Ernesto Della Paolera Argentina Perfecto Suárez 3–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–1
1954 Argentina Eduardo Prado (2) Argentina Oscar González Bonorino 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1955 Argentina Salvador Soriano Argentina Eduardo Prado 6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1956 Argentina Enrique Morea (4) Argentina Eduardo Prado 10–8, 6–3, 6–4
1957 Argentina Enrique Morea (5) Argentina Eduardo Soriano 6–4, 10–8, 6–4
1958 Argentina Ernesto Ríos Argentina Eduardo Soriano 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1959 Argentina Enrique Morea (6) Argentina Eduardo Prado 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1960 Argentina Eduardo Prado (3) Argentina Enrique Morea 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 13–11
1961 Argentina Eduardo Prado (4) Argentina Roberto Aubone 6–3, 6–4, 8–7, ret.
1962 Argentina Enrique Morea (7) Argentina Roberto Aubone 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1963 Argentina Enrique Morea (8) Argentina Roberto Aubone 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1964 Australia Roy Emerson Mexico Rafael Osuna 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1965 Australia Fred Stolle Australia Roy Emerson 6–4, 7–5
1966 Australia Martin Mulligan Mexico Rafael Osuna 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1967 United States Cliff Richey United States Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Open era
1968 Argentina Julián Ganzabal Argentina José Prats w.o.
1969 Argentina Julián Ganzabal (2) Argentina Norberto Herrero 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1970 Brazil José Edison Mandarino West Germany Harald Elschenbroich 5–7, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2
1971 Chile Jaime Fillol Argentina Julián Ganzábal 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1972 Argentina Guillermo Vilas Argentina Héctor Romani 6–3. 6–1, 6–2
1973 Argentina Julián Ganzábal (3) Argentina Ricardo Cano 7–6, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974 Argentina Guillermo Vilas (2) Argentina Julián Ganzábal 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1975 Argentina Guillermo Vilas (3) United States Clark Graebner 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1976 Argentina Julián Ganzábal (4) Argentina Lorenzo Soriano 7–5, 6–3
1977 Argentina Guillermo Vilas (4) Poland Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1978 Argentina José Luis Clerc New Zealand Chris Lewis 6–3, 6–1

References

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