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Caribbean International Championships

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Caribbean International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1939-1963)
Founded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
Abolished1963; 61 years ago (1963)
LocationMontego Bay, Jamaica (1939-1963)
Current champions
Men's singlesBrazil Ronnie Barnes


The Caribbean International Championships was a tennis tournament held in Montego Bay, Jamaica (typically in March or early April) from the late 1930s to the 1960s.

History

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The tournament was part of the early Spring Caribbean circuit. The event was often frequented by American players, but also had competitors from other parts of the world.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Jamaica (1939–1963)
1939 United States Elwood Cooke United States Hal Surface 3–6, 4–5 rtd.
1950 United States Fred Kovaleski United States Frank Guernsey 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1952 United States Dick Savitt United States Budge Patty 6–4, 6–3
1953 United States Noel Brown United States Edward Moylan 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1
1954 United States Art Larsen United States Sven Davidson 7–5, 6–2[1]
1955 United States Vic Seixas Chile Luis Ayala 13–11, 6–4, 6–3[2]
1956 United States Ham Richardson United States Vic Seixas 8–6, 6–3, 6–2[3]
1957 United States Vic Seixas Brazil Armando Vieira 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4[4]
1958 Australia Mervyn Rose Chile Luis Ayala 9–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3[5]
1959 Chile Luis Ayala Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 19–17, 10–8, 6–3[6]
1960 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Neale Fraser 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[7]
1961 United States Vic Seixas United States Whitney Reed 6–4, 6–2, 10–8[8]
1962 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Rod Laver 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963 Brazil Ronnie Barnes Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilic 7–5, 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1954. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1955. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1956. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1957. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1958. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1959. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Results". World Tennis. June 1960. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Results". World Tennis. May 1961. Retrieved 30 October 2024.