Jamaican International Championships

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Jamaican International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit
Founded1924;101 years ago (1924)
Abolished1939;86 years ago (1939)
Location Kingston, Jamaica
VenueLiguanea Club (1924-37, 1939), Unifruit Co. Club (1938)
Surface Hard

The Jamaican International Championships [1] was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1924 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, Jamaica. The championships were held until 1939.

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History

The Jamaican International Championships was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1924 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Liguanea Club, [2] Kingston, Jamaica. In 1938, the tournament was moved to Unifruit Company Club for one edition only. The championships were held until 1939 when they were discontinued due to World War II. The championships were a stop on the Caribbean Tennis Circuit, that was a winter leg of the ILTF Circuit from the 1920s to the 1930s. This event was succeeded by the Kingston International Championships which did resume after World War Two.

Finals

Men's Singles

(incomplete roll) [3]

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1924 Flag of the United States.svg Vinnie Richards Flag of the United States.svg Harold Throckmorton 6-2, 9–7, 6-1
1925 Flag of the United States.svg Vinnie Richards (2) Flag of Japan.svg Takeichi Harada 6-3, 6–2, 3–6, 6-4
1926 Flag of Japan.svg Takeichi Harada Flag of the United States.svg Alfred Chapin 6-3, 3–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6-1
1934 [4] Flag of the United States.svg George Lott Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Donald Leahong 6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1937 Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Donald Leahong Flag of Cuba.svg Ricardo Morales 12-10, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6-4
1938 Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Hendrix Flag of Jamaica (1906-1957).svg Donald Leahong 6-4, 1–6, 9–7, 6-1
1939 [5] Flag of the United States.svg Hal Surface Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Hare 8-6, 6-4
Event discontinued

References

  1. ↑ "Lawn Tennis: Ordered to Rest; Kingston-(Jamaica), Sunday. C. E. Hare, the British Davis Cup player, who complained that he did not feel well during the men ' s singles final in the international tournament here, when he was beaten by the American player Hal Surface" . The Scotsman. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 13 February 1939. p. 6. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "Our History". www.theliguaneaclub.com. Kingston, Jamaica: The Liguanea Club. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tournament – TOURNAMENT Jamaican International Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "TENNIS IN JAMAICA: English Success in Women's Doubles Final" . Daily News (London). London, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 3 March 1934. p. 16. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  5. ↑ The Scotsman (1939) p.6.
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