Dixie_International_Championships
Dixie International Championships
Tennis tournament
The Dixie International Championships[1] or the Dixie Championships[2] or the Dixie International[3] or the Tampa Dixie International Invitation was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1925 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Davis Islands Tennis Club,[4] Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States until 1968. It was part of the South Florida-Caribbean tennis circuit during the 1960s.
Quick Facts Defunct tennis tournament, Tour ...
| Dixie International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1925; 99 years ago (1925) |
| Abolished | 1968; 56 years ago (1968) |
| Location | Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Davis Islands Courts |
| Surface | Clay |
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The Dixie International Championshipswere founded in 1925. The championships were last played on clay courts at the Davis Tennis Club, Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States.[5] The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit during the 1960s, which was a major feature of the international tennis scene from the 1930s to early 1970s.
Men's Singles
- Incomplete roll
Results included:[6]
More information Year, Champion ...
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 |  Robert Kinsey | Douglas Watters | 6-4, 7–5, 6-2 |
| 1926 | Vinnie Richards | Frank Froehling | 6-1, 9–11, 6-4 |
| 1935 | Arthur Hendrix | Carroll Turner | 6-3, 6–2, 6-4 |
| 1936 | Bryan Grant | Martin Buxby | 6-2, 6–2, 7-5 |
| 1937 | Bryan Grant (2) | Don Budge | 4-6, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6-2 |
| 1938[7] | Bobby Riggs | Wayne Sabin | 6-3, 6–0, 7-5 |
| 1939 | Wayne Sabin | Bryan Grant | 6-3, 6–3, 6-1 |
| 1940 | Bryan Grant (3) | Bobby Riggs | 1-6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6-3 |
| 1941 | Frank Kovacs | Edward Alloo[8] | 6-0, 6–3, 6-2 |
| 1942 | Jack Kramer | Wayne Sabin | 6-0, 6–0, 6-3 |
| 1946 | Bill Talbert | Bryan Grant | 6-3, 6–2, 6-1 |
| 1947 | Bryan Grant (4) | Frank Guernsey | 6-4, 6–3, 7-5 |
| 1948 | Pancho Gonzales | Gardner Larned[9] | 2-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2 |
| 1949 | Gardnar Mulloy | Gardner Larned | 1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Gardnar Mulloy (2) | Bryan Grant | 6-1, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1951 | Gardnar Mulloy (3) | Ham Richardson | 6-3, 9–7, 10–12, 3–2, ret. |
| 1952 | Tony Vincent | Grant Golden | 6-4, 6–4, 7-5 |
| 1953 | Gardnar Mulloy (4) | Bernard Bartzen | 6-1, 3–6, 6–0, 6-1 |
| 1954 | Gardnar Mulloy (5) | Tony Vincent | 11-9, 8–6, 6-4 |
| 1955[10] | Eddie Moylan | Bernard Bartzen | 10-8, 6–4, 6-3 |
| 1956 |  Armando Vieira | Allen Morris | 6-3, 6–3, 6–8, 14-12 |
| 1957[11] |  Mervyn Rose | Don Candy | 6-3, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4 |
| 1958 | Bernard Bartzen | Tony Vincent | 6-0, 12–10, 6-1 |
| 1959 | Eddie Moylan (2) |  Kosei Kamo | 6-4, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4 |
| 1960[12] |  Mike Davies | Gardnar Mulloy | 6-1, 0–6, 6–1, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Whitney Reed | Gardnar Mulloy | 4-6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 9-7 |
| 1962 |  Manuel Santana | Carlos Fernandes | 3-6, 6–1, 8–6, 6-2 |
| 1963 | Manuel Santana (2) | Fred Stolle | 6-3, 21-19 |
| 1964[13] | Roy Emerson | Manuel Santana | 9-7, 6–2, 6-4 |
| 1965 | Manuel Santana (3) |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 6-3, 8–6, 6-0 |
| 1966 |  Cliff Drysdale |  Boro Jovanović | 6-2, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1967[14] |  István Gulyás | Cliff Drysdale | 3-6, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5, ret. |
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| 1968 | Manuel Santana (4) | István Gulyás | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
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Women's Singles
- Incomplete roll(* Final held indoors)
More information Year, Champion ...
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Elizabeth Ryan | Mary Browne | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 1940 | Pauline Betz | Marta Barnett Andrade | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1941 | Pauline Betz (2) | Sarah Palfrey Cooke | 6–4, 6-3 |
| 1942 | Pauline Betz (3) | Doris Hart | 3–6, 6–3, 6-3 |
| 1946 | Baba Madden Lewis | Betty Hulbert | 6–4, 6-3 |
| 1947 | Doris Hart | Barbara Scofield | 3-6, 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1948 | Doris Hart (2) | Magda Berescu Rurac | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1949 | Nancy Morrison | Marta Barnett Andrade | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1950 | Laura Lou Jahn | Marta Barnett Andrade | 9-7, 1–6, 6-1 |
| 1951 | Beverly Baker | Shirley Fry | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1952 |  Magda Berescu Rurac | Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen[15] | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1953 | Shirley Fry | Thelma Coyne Long | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1954 | Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen | Evelyn Cowan | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1955 | Shirley Fry (2) | Karol Fageros | 9-7, 8-6 |
| 1956 | Shirley Fry (3) | Dottie Head Knode | 6-4, 3–6, 6-3 |
| 1957 | Karol Fageros |  Rosie Reyes | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1958 | Maria Bueno | Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1959[16] | Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen | Marie Martin | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 1960[17] | Sandy Warshaw | Laura Lou Jahn | 6-3, 4–6, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Carole Ann Prosen | Judy Alvarez | 2-6, 6–3, 6-1 |
| 1962 |  Edda Buding | Elizabeth Starkie | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1963 * | Darlene Hard | Lesley Turner | 9-7, 1–6, 7-5 |
| 1964[18] | Karen Hantze Susman | Judy Alvarez | 6-4, 2–6, 6-4 |
| 1965 | Tory Ann Fretz | Judy Alvarez | 6–2, 6-1 |
| 1966 | Elena Subirats | Alice Luthy Tym | 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1967[19] | Ann Haydon Jones |  Françoise Dürr | 6–4, 8-6 |
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| 1968[20] | Helga Niessen | Judy Tegart | 2-6, 6–4, 6-1 |
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- Cedar Rapids Gazette (1968)