Colombo Championships

Colombo Championships
Tournament information
Founded	1915;110 years ago (1915)
Editions	108
Location	Colombo Sri Lanka
Venue	Sri Lankan Tennis Association Club (1915-current)
Category	ITF
Surface	Grass Court/Hard Court
Current champions (June 2023)
Women's singles	Saajida Razick
Men's doubles	Ashen Silva

The Colombo Championships ^[1] is a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1915. ^[2] It is staged annually in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 1974 it was downgraded from the official senior's worldwide ILTF Circuit. It has however continued as part of the SLTA Circuit and is a registered International Tennis Federation event.

History

In 1915 the Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) was established. ^[3] The CLTA was originally headquartered at the ‘Challet’ in Nuwara Eliya and was conducting the national Ceylon Championships founded in 1884 (now called the Sri Lankan National Championships) on clay courts located at where Hill Club now sits. The early championships were held at the Colombo Lawn Club, ^[4] Since 1915 the Colombo Championships have been held for 108 editions.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Colombo Championships
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1963 [1]	Lassantha Fernando	Kanagaratnam Arichandran	6–8, 6–1, 6–3
1964 [1]	Bernard L. Pinto	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1965 [1]	Bernard L. Pinto	Gamini N. Perera	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1966 [1]	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	Kanagaratnam Arichandran	7–5, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 [1]	Oscar Manuel Lisboa Pinto	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1970 [1]	Bernard L. Pinto	Mr. Seneviratne	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1973 [1]	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	Bernard L. Pinto	6–2, retd.
1974 [1]	Lassantha Fernando	Arjun Fernando	6–2, 6–2, 7–5
↓  ITF Event  ↓
2019 [5]	Sharmal Dissanayake [6]	Dineshkanthan Thangarajah	?
2021 [7]	Thehan Wijemanne	Chathurya Nilaweera	6–4, 4–6, 10–7
2023 [8]	Ashen Silva	Thehan Wijemanne	5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Women' singles

(incomplete roll)

Colombo Championships
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1930	Zillah Weinman	M. de Livera	6–4, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	Oosha Chanmugam	Srima Abeyegunawardena	6–4, 6–3
↓  ITF Event  ↓
2007	Thavindra Ekanayake	Tashaya Ratnayake	?
2010	Amritha Muttiah	Shankari Thayakaran	7–5, 6–2
2011	Amritha Muttiah	Nilushi Fernando	6–1, 6–2
2012	Shankari Thayakaran	Amritha Muttiah	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
2013	Nethmi Waduge	Roshenka Fernando	1–6, 6–2, 7–6
2014	Amritha Muttiah	Nethmi Waduge	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
2023 [9]	Saajida Razick	Dinara de Silva	6–3, 6–4

References

1. "Tournaments:Colombo Championships" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
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4. "Institutions and Clubs". The Times of Ceylon Green Book. Colombo: Times of Ceylon Company. 1921. p. 291.
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6. "Sharmal Dissanayake: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
7. Weerasooriya, Sahan (2 December 2021). "Thehan clinches men's singles tennis title". The Island Newspaper. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Upali Newspapers (Pvt) Ltd. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
8. Amit, M. Shamil (20 June 2023). "108th Colombo Tennis Championship Ashen bags Men's Open in a thriller". www.dailymirror.lk. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
9. "Saajida wins Women's Open at 108th Colombo Championship". The Morning Newspaper. Colombo, Sri Lanka: Liberty Publishers (PVT) Ltd. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.