Kingston International Championships

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Kingston International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit
Founded1932;92 years ago (1932)
Abolished1970;54 years ago (1970)
Location Kingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica
VenueThe Liguanea Club
Sabina Park
St. Andrews Club
Surface Clay
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.

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History

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

Men's Singles

Incomplete roll

Results included: [8]

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1932 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes 6-2, 6-4
1934 Flag of the United States.svg George Martin Lott Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Marcel Rainville 6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fred Perry Flag of the United States.svg Ellsworth Vines 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1951 Flag of the United States.svg Straight Clark Flag of the United States.svg Jacques Grigry 6-0, 6–4, 6-1
1952 [9] Flag of the United States.svg Dick Savitt Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty 9-7, 8-6
1953 Flag of the United States.svg Edward Moylan Flag of the United States.svg Noel Brown ?
1954 Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen Flag of the United States.svg Gardnar Mulloy 4-6, 6–1, 6-2
1955 Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen (2) Flag of the United States.svg Herb Flam 6-2, 6-4
1956 Flag of the United States.svg Herb Flam Flag of the United States.svg Vic Seixas 6-1, 7-5
1957 [10] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mervyn Rose Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Candy 2-6, 9–7, 6-2
1959 Flag of Egypt (1922-1958).svg Jaroslav Drobný Flag of the United States.svg Jon Douglas 8-6, 5–7, 6-3
1960 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser 6-4, 6-2
1961 [11] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson 4-6, 6–3, 6-4
1963 Flag of Chile.svg Patricio Rodríguez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Sangster 4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1966 Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg Richard Russell Flag of the United States.svg Arthur Ashe 6-4 2-6 6-4
1967 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nikola Pilić 6-4, 6-4
Open era
1968 [12] Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tom Okker Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Orantes 6-2, 6-4
1969 [13] Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Holecek 6-2, 6-3
1970 [14] Flag of Germany.svg Christian Kuhnke Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gerald Battrick 6-4, 6-0 [15]

Women's Singles

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

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