Good Neighbor Championships

The Good Neighbor Championships also known as the Goodneighborhood Championships was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1949. The championships were played on outdoor clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club, Miami Beach, Florida. The tournament was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit and ran annually until 1965 when it was discontinued.

Finals Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1949 Earl Cochell Gardner Larned6–4, 6–1, 6–4 1950 Gardnar Mulloy Tom Brown6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 1951 Herb Flam Gardnar Mulloy4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 1952 Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 9–7 1953 Vic Seixas Gardnar Mulloy6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1 1954 Vic Seixas (2) Art Larsen3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3 1955 Tony Trabert Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 6–11956 Herb Flam (2) Vic Seixas3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 1957 Herb Flam (3) Mervyn Rose6–1, 7–5, 6–2 1958 Mervyn Rose Luis Ayala6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2 1959 Mario Llamas John W. Frost6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 1960 Neale Fraser Frank Froehling5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 1961 Roy Emerson Wolfgang Stuck5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 1962 Roy Emerson (2) Carlos Fernandes6–3, 7–5, 6–2 1963 Roy Emerson (3) Manuel Santana6–4, 6–0, 6–2 1964 Roy Emerson (4) Manuel Santana7–5, 6–4, 6–2 1965 Dennis Ralston Thomaz Koch3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1949 Shirley Fry Dottie Head 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 1950 Marta Barnett Andrade Betty Hulbert James 6–3, 6–1 1951Sagert p.164. Althea Gibson Betty Rosenquest6–4, 6–2 1952 Magda Rurac Pat Canning Todd 5–7, 8–6, retired 1953 Thelma Coyne Long Melita Ramírez6–4, 7–5 1954 Doris Hart Helen Fletcher6–4, 6–4 1955 Doris Hart (2) Dottie Head Knode 6–4, 6–1 1957 Shirley Bloomer Darlene Hard 6–3, 7–5 1958 Maria Bueno Janet Hopps 7–5, 9–7 1959 Janet Hopps Christiane Mercelis4–6, 6–2, 6–4 1960 Ann Haydon Barbara Scofield Davidson 6–0, 6–1 1961 Ann Haydon (2) Suzy Kormoczy6–0, 6–2 1962 Renée Schuurman Christine Truman6–4, 6–4 1963 Lesley Turner Darlene Hard 6–0, 7–5 1964 Nancy Richey Stephanie DeFina 6–4, 6–2 1965 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner6–2, 8–6

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