The South West India Championships Also known as the South West India International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament, founded in 1949. The championships were played in Cochin and Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
History Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers. In 1949 the South West India Championships were founded in Trivandrum, Kerala. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
Finals Mens singles (incomplete roll) South West India ChampionshipsYearLocationChampionRunner-upScore↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓1950Trivandrum Vladimír Černík Govindji Vasant6–3, 6–3, 6–11951Trivandrum Fred Kovaleski Sven Davidson7–9, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–11955Trivandrum Wladyslaw Skonecki Jack Arkinstall6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–71956Trivandrum Wladyslaw Skonecki (2) Jack Arkinstall6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–71958Trivandrum Billy Knight Tony Pickard6–2, 6–3, 6–21967Cochin Ramanathan Krishnan Thomaz Koch6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 1968Cochin Bill Tym Ulf Schmidt2–6, 6–3, 8–6,↓ Open era ↓1969Trivandrum Bill Tym (2) Vijay Amritraj6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
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