Colombia International Championships

Colombia International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1951 (1951)
Abolished1970 (1970)
LocationBarranquilla, Colombia
VenueCountry Club of Barranquilla
SurfaceClay

The Colombia International Championships [1] also known as the International Championships of Colombia [2] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1951 and played at the Country Club of Barranquilla,[3] Barranquilla, Colombia, until 1970.

The tournament was known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships or Campeonato Ciudad de Barranquilla.[4]

History

The Colombian International (Colombiano Internacional) and known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships (Campeonato Ciudad de Barranquilla) was established in 1951,[5] and played on clay courts initially in Bogotá,[6] before moving to the Country Club of Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia.[7] The tournament was part ILTF Caribbean Circuit which was a sub circuit of the international tennis tour in from the 1950s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

Incomplete roll

Results included:[8]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1952 Gardnar Mulloy Gustavo Palafox 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1953 Art Larsen Budge Patty 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1954 Art Larsen (2) Dario Behar[9] 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1955 Tony Trabert Tom Brown 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1956 Tom Brown Mario Llamas 6–1, 6–0, 6–4
1957 Mervyn Rose Don Candy 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 8–6
1958 Luis Ayala Warren Woodcock 9–11, 6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1959 Luis Ayala (2) Bernard Bartzen 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1960 Neale Fraser Luis Ayala 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1961 Manuel Santana Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1962 Roy Emerson Manuel Santana 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6
1963 Manuel Santana (2) Boro Jovanović 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Roy Emerson (2) Manuel Santana 8–10, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1965 Manuel Santana (3) Ramanathan Krishnan 6–2, 9–7, 6–3
1966 Martin Mulligan François Jauffret 9–11, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 12–10
1967 John Newcombe Tony Roche 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
↓  Open Era  ↓
1968[10] Tom Okker Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1969[11] Ilie Năstase Jan Kodeš 6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
1970[12] Željko Franulović Nikola Špear 9–7, 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1951 Alicia Wright ? ?
1952 Melita Ramirez Betty Rosenquest Pratt 7–5, 6–5
1953 Shirley Fry Doris Hart 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1955 Doris Hart Dottie Head Knode 8–6, 7–5
1956 Shirley Fry (2) Dorothy Watman Levine 6–4, 6–2
1957 Shirley Bloomer Angela Buxton 6–3, 6–3
1958 Janet Hopps Maria Bueno 6–3, 7–5
1959 Dottie Head Knode Maria Bueno 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1960 Maria Bueno Ann Haydon 6–2, 6–2
1961 Maria Bueno (2) Darlene Hard 6–4, 6–3
1962 Renee Schuurman Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–4
1963 Lesley Turner Maria Bueno 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1964 Françoise Dürr Judy Alvarez 6–0, 6–2
1965 Lesley Turner (2) Margaret Smith 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966 Norma Baylon Betty Stove 6–0, 6–1
1967 Ann Haydon Jones Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–4
1968 Nancy Richey Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–4
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Julie Heldman Peaches Bartkowicz 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
1970[13] Mary Ann Eisel Curtis Patti Hogan 6–3, 7–5

See also

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  2. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). "Colombia". The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ "Historia". Country Club of Barranquilla (in Spanish). Barranquilla, Colombia. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  4. ^ Posada, Dario Arizmendi (1977). Barranquilla, puerta de oro de Colombia (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia: Interprint. p. 11.
  5. ^ Country Club of Barranquilla
  6. ^ Robertson (1974)
  7. ^ Robertson (1974)
  8. ^ "Tournament – Colombia International – Ciudad de Barranquilla". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Dario Behar". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1968 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1969 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1970 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  13. ^ Barrett, John (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
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