South American Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF Circuit (1913-1939) |
Founded | 1921 |
Abolished | 1981 |
Location | Argentina Brazil Chile Ecuador |
Venue | Buenos Aires LTC |
Surface | Grass - outdoors |
The South American Championships for tennis consist of two versions the first is the team event tournaments for men and women organised by the South America Tennis Confederation. The team version for men is known as the Mitre Cup (f.1921). [1] and the team version for women is known as the Osario Cup (f.1957). [1]
The second version is a singles and doubles championship tournament sanctioned by the South American Tennis Confederation but organised by the individual South American Tennis Associations when played in those countries. This tournament was first held in 1927. [2] This event has not always been staged continually until 1946. [2]
The South American Championships organised by the South American Tennis Confederation is made up of all ten South American Tennis Associations. [1] The senior men's team event is called the Mitre Cup that was founded in 1921 and was held in Argentine Tennis Team and won by Argentina. [1] The senior women's team event known as Osario Cup was first held in 1957 in Santiago, Chile and was won by Chilean Tennis Team. [1]
The South American Championships for junior boys consists of two team tournaments the first is for boys age 18 years old who compete for the Bolivia Cup first held in 1953 that was won by Brazil. [1] The second is the tournament for boys age 15 years old who compete for the Harten Cup first played in 1963 and won by Brazil.
The South American Championships for junior girls consists of two team tournaments the first is for girls age 18 years old who compete for the Colombia Cup first held in 1963 that was won by Argentina. [1] The second is the tournament for girls age 15 years old who compete for the Chile Cup first played in 1965 and won by Chile. [1]
All of the team competitions a organised and run similar way to the Davis Cup. [1]
The early editions South American Championships for individual players was organised by the Argentina Tennis Association (ATA) for men and women was held in 1927 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club. [2] In 1928 and 1929 the tournament was held at the Tennis Club Argentino (f.1913), [3] that was also valid as the Argentine Championships, [2] [4] also known as the Championship of the Argentine Republic. [1] At this time there was no continental wide tennis organisation for South America and the event was not held again. In 1946 the tournament revived by the Argentina Tennis Association with the Argentina International Championships also carrying the denomination South American Championships. [2] In 1947 the South American Tennis Confederation was established and formally incorporated in 1948. [1]
In 1952 the tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the event also being valid as the Rio de Janeiro International Championships. [2] In 1953 and 1956 the tournaments were held in Santiago, Chile with the events also being valid as the Chilean National Championships. [2] In 1972 the tournament was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador with that event also being valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships. [2]
In April 1968 the open era began and in November 1968 this tournament was renamed as the South American Open Championships. [2] From 1947 to 1969 it was part of the ILTF South American Circuit. [2] In 1970 it became part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit. [2]
The tournament for the majority of its duration has been staged in Argentina.
Notes: These rolls included content from the Argentina International Championships then later ATP Argentina Open for men and Argentina International Championships and WTA Argentine Open for women from 1946 when both tournaments were also valid as the South American Championships or South American Open.
(incomplete roll)
South American Championships | ||||
Year | Location | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
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↓ ILTF South American Circuit ↓ | ||||
1927 [lower-alpha 1] | Buenos Aires | Ronaldo Boyd | Guillermo Robson | 9–7, 7–5, 7–5. [2] |
1928 [lower-alpha 2] | Buenos Aires | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | Francisco Bryans | 8–6, 6–3, 6–1. [2] |
1929 [lower-alpha 3] | Buenos Aires | Carlos Morea | Lucilo del Castillo | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5. [2] |
1946 | Buenos Aires | Bob Falkenburg | Enrique Morea | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
1947 | Buenos Aires | Frank Parker | Enrique Morea | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
1948 | Buenos Aires | Eric Sturgess | Vic Seixas | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1949 [lower-alpha 4] | Buenos Aires | Enrique Morea | Tom Brown | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3. [2] |
1950 [lower-alpha 5] | Buenos Aires | Enrique Morea (2) | Ricardo Balbiers | 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2. [2] |
1951 | Buenos Aires | Enrique Morea (3) | Fausto Gardini | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
1952 [lower-alpha 6] | Rio de Janeiro | Jaroslav Drobný | Ricardo Balbiers | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1. [2] |
1953 | Santiago | Enrique Morea (4) | Jaroslav Drobný | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. [2] |
1954 | Buenos Aires | Enrique Morea (5) | Jaroslav Drobný | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
1955 | Buenos Aires | Luis Ayala | Art Larsen | 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–0 |
1956 [lower-alpha 7] | Santiago | Luis Ayala (2) | Mervyn Rose | 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 9-7 [2] |
1957 | Buenos Aires | Luis Ayala (3) | Enrique Morea | 6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
1958 | Buenos Aires | Mario Llamas | Enrique Morea | 6–4, 9–7, 1–6, 2–6, ? |
1959 | Buenos Aires | Manuel Santana | Luis Ayala | 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 9–7 |
1960 | Buenos Aires | Luis Ayala (4) | Manuel Santana | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 8–6 |
1961 | Buenos Aires | Pierre Darmon | Enrique Morea | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 |
1962 | Buenos Aires | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Patricio Rodríguez | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 |
1963 | Buenos Aires | Nicola Pietrangeli | Ronald Barnes | 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1964 | Buenos Aires | Chuck McKinley | Manuel Santana | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–5, retired |
1965 | Buenos Aires | Nicola Pietrangeli (2) | Cliff Drysdale | 6–8, 6–4, 6–0, 1–6, 7–5 |
1966 | Buenos Aires | Cliff Richey | Thomaz Koch | 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 |
1967 | Buenos Aires | Cliff Richey (2) | José Edison Mandarino | 7–5, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 |
South American Open Championships / South American Open | ||||
1968 | Buenos Aires | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver | 9–7, 6–4, 6–4. [2] |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
↓ ILTF Grand Prix Circuit ↓ | ||||
1970 [2] | Buenos Aires | Željko Franulović | Manuel Orantes | 6–4, 6–2, 6–0. [2] |
1971 | Buenos Aires | Željko Franulović (2) | Ilie Năstase | 6–3, 7–6, 6–1. [2] |
1972 [lower-alpha 8] | Guayaquil | Iván Molina | Julian Ganzabal | w.o. [2] |
1973 | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Vilas | Björn Borg | 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) retd. [2] |
1974 | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Vilas (2) | Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2. [2] |
1975 | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Vilas (3) | Adriano Panatta | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4. [2] |
1976 | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Vilas (4) | Jaime Fillol | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3. [2] |
1978 | Buenos Aires | José Luis Clerc | Víctor Pecci | 6–4, 6–4. [2] |
1979 | Buenos Aires | Guillermo Vilas (5) | José Luis Clerc | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 . [2] |
1980 | Buenos Aires | José Luis Clerc | Rolf Gehring | 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3. [2] |
1981 | Buenos Aires | Ivan Lendl | Guillermo Vilas | 6–1, 6–2. [2] |
(incomplete roll)
South American Championships | ||||
Year | Location | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
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↓ ILTF South American Circuit ↓ | ||||
1928 | Buenos Aires | Analia Obarrio de Aguirre | Maria Elena Bushell | 6-0, 6-1 |
1929 | Buenos Aires | Analia Obarrio de Aguirre (2) | Maria Elena Bushell | 6-4, 6-1 |
1946 | Buenos Aires | Margaret Osborne | Louise Brough | 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 |
1947 | Buenos Aires | Pat Canning Todd | Doris Hart | 6-3, 6-4 |
1948 | Buenos Aires | Pat Canning Todd (2) | Mary Terán de Weiss | 7-5, 6-4 |
1949 [lower-alpha 9] | Buenos Aires | Barbara Scofield | Nancy Chaffee | 6-3, 6-2 |
1950 [lower-alpha 10] | Buenos Aires | Felisa Piedrola de Zappa | Elena Lehmann | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 |
1951 | Buenos Aires | Elena Lehmann | Felisa Piedrola de Zappa | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 |
1952 | women's event not held | |||
1953 | Santiago | Edda Buding | Julia Borzone | 7-5, 6-3 |
1954 | Buenos Aires | Silvana Lazzarino | Edda Buding | 8-6, 6-2 |
1955 | Buenos Aires | Ingrid Metzner | June Hanson | 6-1, 6-4 |
1956 [lower-alpha 11] | Santiago | Nora Bonifacino de Somoza | June Hanson | 6-4, 6-0 |
1957 | Buenos Aires | June Hanson | Nora Bonifacino de Somoza | 6-1, 6-1 |
1958 | Buenos Aires | Shirley Bloomer | Margaret Hellyer | 2-6, 6-2, 12-10 |
1959 | Buenos Aires | Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (2) | Norma Baylon | 6-3, 5-7, divided |
1960 | Buenos Aires | Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (3) | Mabel Bove | 7-5, 6-4 |
1961 | Buenos Aires | Yola Ramírez | Darlene Hard | 6-1, 6-2 |
1962 | Buenos Aires | Norma Baylon | Vera Puzejova Sukova | 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 |
1963 | Buenos Aires | Vera Puzejova Sukova | Norma Baylon | 6-2, 6-4 |
1964 | Buenos Aires | Nancy Richey | Maria Bueno | 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
1965 | Buenos Aires | Nancy Richey (2) | Norma Baylon | 6-2, 6-4 |
1966 | Buenos Aires | Norma Baylon (3) | Nancy Richey | 6-3, 7-9, 6-4 |
1967 | Buenos Aires | Billie Jean Moffitt King | Rosie Casals | 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 |
South American Open Championships / South American Open | ||||
1968 | Buenos Aires | Ann Haydon Jones | Nancy Richey | walkover |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
1969 | Buenos Aires | Helga Niessen | Rosie Casals | 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
1970 [2] | Buenos Aires | Beatriz Araujo | Raquel Giscafré | 6-4, 6-4 |
1971 | Buenos Aires | Helga Niessen Masthoff (2) | Heide Orth | 6-1, 7-5 |
1972 [lower-alpha 12] | Guayaquil | Virginia Wade | Fiorella Bonicelli | 6-4, 6-1 |
1973 | Buenos Aires | Julie Heldman | Fiorella Bonicelli | 6-3, 6-1 |
1974 | Buenos Aires | Raquel Giscafré | Beatriz Araujo | 7-6, 1-6, 6-2 |
1975 | Buenos Aires | Raquel Giscafré (2) | Kristien Shaw | 6-2, 6-4 |
1976 | Buenos Aires | Laura duPont | Beatriz Araujo | 6-1, 6-2 |
1977 | Buenos Aires | Patricia Medrado | Ivanna Madruga | 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 |
1978 | women's event not held | |||
1979 | Buenos Aires | Ivanna Madruga | Hana Strachonova | 6-1, 6-3 |
1980 | Buenos Aires | Ivanna Madruga (2) | Liliana Giussani | 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 |
1981 | women's event not held | |||
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