Caribbean International Championships

Caribbean International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit (1939-1963)
Founded	1939 (1939)
Abolished	1963 (1963)
Location	Montego Bay, Jamaica (1939-1963)
Venue	Fairfield Country Club
Surface	Grass
Current champions
Men's singles	Ronnie Barnes

The Caribbean International Championships was a tennis tournament held in Montego Bay, Jamaica (typically in March or early April) from the late 1930s to the 1963.

History

The tournament was part of the early spring Caribbean Circuit. The event was often frequented by American players, but also had competitors from other parts of the world. The event was held every year in the 1950s but petered out in the 1960s.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Jamaica (1939–1963)
1939	Elwood Cooke	Hal Surface	3–6, 4–5 rtd.
1950	Fred Kovaleski	Frank Guernsey	6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1951	Straight Clark	Jacque Grigry	6–0, 6–4, 6–1
1952	Dick Savitt	Budge Patty	6–4, 6–3
1953	Noel Brown	Edward Moylan	7–5, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1
1954	Art Larsen	Sven Davidson	7–5, 6–2
1955	Vic Seixas	Luis Ayala	13–11, 6–4, 6–3
1956	Ham Richardson	Vic Seixas	8–6, 6–3, 6–2
1957	Vic Seixas (2)	Armando Vieira	4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1958	Mervyn Rose	Luis Ayala	9–7, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3
1959	Luis Ayala	Jaroslav Drobný	19–17, 10–8, 6–3
1960	Roy Emerson	Neale Fraser	6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1961	Vic Seixas (3)	Whitney Reed	6–4, 6–2, 10–8
1962	Roy Emerson (2)	Rod Laver	8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2
1963	Ronnie Barnes	Nikola Pilic	7–5, 6–1, 6–2

Women' Singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Jamaica (1939–1963)
1951	Althea Gibson	Betty Rosenquest	6–4, 6–2
1953	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1954	Shirley Fry	Helen Fletcher	6–3, 7–5
1955	Darlene Hard	Dorothy Head Knode	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
1956	Shirley Fry (2)	Louise Brough	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1957	Darlene Hard (2)	Dorothy Head Knode	6–2, 6–2
1958	Althea Gibson (2)	Maria Bueno	6–1, 6–3
1959	Christine Truman	Janet Hopps	6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1960	Ann Haydon	Donna Floyd	6–4, 6–2
1961	Ann Haydon (2)	Lesley Turner	6–4, 6–1
1962	Jan Lehane	Lesley Turner	6–3, 6–2
1963	Lesley Turner	Renée Schuurman	6–3, 6–1

See also

• Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments