Caribbean International Championships

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 1963.

History 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. The event was held every year in the 1950s but petered out in the 1960s.

Finals

Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore Jamaica (1939–1963)1939 Elwood Cooke Hal Surface3–6, 4–5 rtd.1950 Fred Kovaleski Frank Guernsey6–4, 6–4, 6–11951 Straight Clark Jacque Grigry6–0, 6–4, 6–11952 Dick Savitt Budge Patty6–4, 6–31953 Noel Brown Edward Moylan 7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 6–11954 Art Larsen Sven Davidson7–5, 6–21955 Vic Seixas Luis Ayala13–11, 6–4, 6–31956 Ham Richardson Vic Seixas8–6, 6–3, 6–21957 Vic Seixas (2) Armando Vieira4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–41958 Mervyn Rose Luis Ayala9–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–31959 Luis Ayala Jaroslav Drobný19–17, 10–8, 6–31960 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser6–3, 6–4, 6–21961 Vic Seixas (3) Whitney Reed 6–4, 6–2, 10–81962 Roy Emerson (2) Rod Laver8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–21963 Ronnie Barnes Nikola Pilic7–5, 6–1, 6–2

Women' Singles Year Champions Runners-up Score Jamaica (1939–1963) 1951 Althea Gibson Betty Rosenquest 6–4, 6–2 1953 Doris Hart Shirley Fry 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 1954 Shirley Fry Helen Fletcher 6–3, 7–5 1955 Darlene Hard Dorothy Head Knode 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 1956 Shirley Fry (2) Louise Brough 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 1957 Darlene Hard (2) Dorothy Head Knode 6–2, 6–2 1958 Althea Gibson (2) Maria Bueno 6–1, 6–3 1959 Christine Truman Janet Hopps 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 1960 Ann Haydon Donna Floyd 6–4, 6–2 1961 Ann Haydon (2) Lesley Turner 6–4, 6–1 1962 Jan Lehane Lesley Turner 6–3, 6–2 1963 Lesley Turner Renée Schuurman 6–3, 6–1

See also :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

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