| Bahamas International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Abolished | 1936 |
| Location | Nassau, Bahamas |
| Venue | New Colonial Hotel Courts |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Bahamas International Championships [1] or Bahamas Championships [2] was a defunct men's tennis tournament founded in 1922. It was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas until 1936.
In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded and financed by the American banker William Henry Crocker, [3] and was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas. [4] That first Bahamas International tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit and staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued.
In 1972 a second Bahamas International Open tournament was founded again in Nassau, but was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 that tournament moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning to Nassau until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  G. Carlton Shafer | William Rosenbaum | 6-3, 5–7, 6–1, 6-4 |
| 1923 | Beals Wright | G. Carlton Shafer | 7-5, 6–1, 6-4 |
| 1929 |  E.A. Boyce | Charles Warren | 6-1, 6–3, 6-1 |
| 1930 [5] | Alexander Henderson | Cedric Woodward | 7-5, 6–8, 6–2, 6-1 |
| 1931 | E.A. Boyce | Charles Warren | 6-1, 6–2, 6-1 |
| 1936 | J. Gilbert Hall [6] |  Ricardo Morales | 7-5, 5–7, 6–1, 6-1 |
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