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Kingston International Championships

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Kingston International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationKingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica
VenueThe Liguanea Club
Sabina Park
St. Andrews Club
SurfaceClay
Hard

The Kingston International Championships[1] also known as the Kingston International Invitation and the St. Andrew International Invitation[2] was a men's and women's clay court then later hard court tennis tournament established in 1932 as the Kingston International Tournament[3] and first played at St. Andrews Club,[4] then later Sabina Park, then at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica until 1970.

History

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The Kingston International tournament was established in 1932 and first played at the St. Andrews Club, Kingston, Jamaica.[5] It later moved to Sabina Park, Kingston,[6] then later at the Liguanea Club, Kingston. In the 1960s the tournament was known as the St. Andrew International Invitation.[7] In 1966 the first and only Jamaican tennis player to win the men's event was Richard Russell when he defeated Arthur Ashe in three sets. The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued. In 1971 left with the lack of an international tournament in Kingston the Jamaica LTA in cooperation with Rothmans Pall Mall (Jamaica) Ltd launched a replacement event for this one. It was called the Rothmans of Jamaica Tennis Spectacular and was first played in December 1971 on indoor courts at the National Arena.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll

Results included:[8]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1932 United Kingdom Fred Perry United Kingdom Pat Hughes 6-2, 6-4
1934 United States George Martin Lott Canada Marcel Rainville 6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1938 United Kingdom Fred Perry United States Ellsworth Vines 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1951 United States Straight Clark United States Jacques Grigry 6-0, 6–4, 6-1
1952[9] United States Dick Savitt United States Budge Patty 9-7, 8-6
1953 United States Edward Moylan United States Noel Brown ?
1954 United States Art Larsen United States Gardnar Mulloy 4-6, 6–1, 6-2
1955 United States Art Larsen (2) United States Herb Flam 6-2, 6-4
1956 United States Herb Flam United States Vic Seixas 6-1, 7-5
1957[10] Australia Mervyn Rose Australia Don Candy 2-6, 9–7, 6-2
1959 Egypt Jaroslav Drobný United States Jon Douglas 8-6, 5–7, 6-3
1960 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Neale Fraser 6-4, 6-2
1961[11] Australia Rod Laver Australia Roy Emerson 4-6, 6–3, 6-4
1963 Chile Patricio Rodríguez United Kingdom Michael Sangster 4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1966 Jamaica Richard Russell United States Arthur Ashe 6-4 2-6 6-4
1967 Australia Tony Roche Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 6-4, 6-4
Open era
1968[12] Netherlands Tom Okker Spain Manuel Orantes 6-2, 6-4
1969[13] Brazil Thomaz Koch Czechoslovakia Milan Holecek 6-2, 6-3
1970[14] West Germany Christian Kuhnke United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 6-4, 6-0[15]

Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1952[16] United States Betty Rosenquest Pratt United States Althea Gibson 6-2 6-4
1953 United States Shirley Fry United States Doris Hart 3-6, 6–3, 6-3
1954 United Kingdom Helen Fletcher United States Shirley Fry 6-1, 6-1
1955 United States Darlene Hard United States Dottie Head Knode 6-1, 1–6, 6-3
1956 United States Shirley Fry (2) United States Darlene Hard 5-7, 6–0, 7-5
1957 United States Darlene Hard (2) United States Betty Rosenquest Pratt 6-2, 6-2
1959 United States Dottie Head Knode United Kingdom Christine Truman 6-1, 4–6, 6-3
1960[17] United Kingdom Ann Haydon United States Darlene Hard 6-2, 6-3
1961 United States Sally Moore United Kingdom Christine Truman 1-0 retired
1963 Australia Lesley Turner United Kingdom Deidre Catt 6-3, 6-1
1967 France Françoise Dürr United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6–1.
Open era

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "St. Andrew International Invitatation". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 17 February 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "International Tennis Tournament St, Andrews Club, Kingston". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 1 February 1932. p. 24. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  5. ^ Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  6. ^ "International Lawn Tennis: Fred Perry vs Ellsworth Vines; Sabina Park, Kingston". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 21 November 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ Kingston Daily Gleaner (1961).
  8. ^ "Tournament – Kingston International Invitation – St. Andrew's Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Savitt Takes Singles Title". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada: Newspaper Archives. 5 March 1952. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Invitation lawn tennis tournament in Kingston, Jamaica". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. Devon, England: British Newspaper Archive. 7 March 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Laver Wins Men's Title: St. Andrew Tennis KINGSTON (Jamaica) Feb 26 —Rod Laver of Australia won the St. Andrew Club Invitation Tournament men's singles yesterday beating fellow Australian Roy Emerson, 4-6, 6-3. 6-4". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 27 February 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Results Archive 1968 Kingston". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Results Archive 1969 Kingston". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Results Archive 1970 Kingston". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. ^ Barrett, John. (1971)
  16. ^ "Savitt Takes Singles Title" (Subscription). Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada: Newspaper Archives. 5 March 1952. p. 20.
  17. ^ "Christine beats Darlene". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottinghamshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 24 February 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 4 March 2023.