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Philippines Open International Championships

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The Philippines Open International Championships[1] and later known as PHILTA International Championships or simply the Philippines Open was an international men's and women's clay then later court tennis tournament founded in 1918 as the Philippine Championships . It was first organised by the Philippine Tennis Association (PhilTA) and first played at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines. This international tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit until 1978 when it was discontinued.[1]

Philippines Open International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1936–69)
ILTF Independent Tour (1970-72) men
Grand Prix Circuit (1973-78) men
Founded1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
LocationManila, Philippines
VenueRizal Memorial Tennis Center
SurfaceClay outdoors
Hard outdoors

History edit

 
The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. Center left and below the baseball field is the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center with the Rizal Memorial Coliseum indoor venue adjacent to the outside tennis courts this was the location of these championships

In 1906 the Manila (Philippine Islands) Lawn Tennis Association was founded. In 1913 it became the Philippine Lawn Tennis Association formally incorporated in 1920. In 1936 it joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation.[2] In 1920 PhilLTA organised the first International Championships of the Philippines.[1]

In 1907 the Championship of the Orient tournament was held in Manila until 1909 and played at the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association tennis court grounds before it was discontinued for one year.[3] In 1911 it was revived until 1917.[4] The Philippines Championships tournament had its origins in the Oriental Tennis Championships event,[5] an early ancestor event of the Asian Championships.[1]

In 1918 the Philippines Championships were held for the first time, and were played at the Manila Tennis Club. In 1920 that tournament became a fully open event called the Philippines Open Championships.[1] From 1918 until 1924 it was an event for men only.[1] In 1925 a women's event was established.[1] In 1934 the Manila Carnival Grounds was renamed and this tournament was then played at the newly built Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium on clay courts. In 1940 the Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium was renamed as the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, that now included an indoor stadium.

In 1959 two editions of the men's event were held one in later January and the other in early December.[1] In 1961 two editions of the men's event were played again one in the first week of February on outdoor clay courts,[1] the second during the mid two weeks of month on outdoor hard courts.[1] In 1972 this tournament usually held in February was moved to November that year.[1] For the years 1973 to 1978 it was also valid as the Manila International Championships (f.1968) or Manila Open also played in November.[6] The tournament was discontinued in 1978.

In 1981 PHILTA staged a new tournament called the Philippine Classic that was won by Ramesh Krishnan.[7] After a period of 35 years international tennis returned to the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in the form of the Manila Challenger (also known as the Philippine Open), a clay court event that was won by Mikhail Youzhny.[8]

This tournament went through a number of different denominations see tournament names below.

Event names edit

  • Philippines Championships (1918–1920).[1]
  • International Championships of the Philippines (1920–1941).[1]
  • Philippines International Championships (1950–1972).[1]
  • Philippines Championships (1973–1974).[1]
  • Philta International Championships (1975).[1]
  • Philippine Open (1976).[1]
  • Philta International Championships (1975, 1977–1978).[1]

Finals edit

Men' singles edit

Notes: In 1959 two editions of the men's event were held one in January denoted as (*) the other in December denoted as (**). In 1961 two editions of the men's were held one in early February denoted as (*) the other in mid February denoted as (**).
(incomplete roll)

International Championships of the Philippines
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  PHILTA Circuit  ↓
1932   Hyotaro Sato   Ryosuke Nunoi 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[1]
1935   Leonardo Gavia[9]   Edgar Moon 8–6, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.[1]
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1936   Eugène Smith   Leonardo Gavia 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1937   Leonardo Gavia (2)   Felicisimo Ampon 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.[1]
1938   Takeo Matsumoto[10]   Juan Ladaw 6–0, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1941   Felicisimo Ampon   Amado Sanchez[11] 5–7, 4–6 6–2, 6–2, 8–6 .[1]
1942/1949 Not held (due to World War II) and after
Philippines International Championships
1950   Pedro Masip   Felicisimo Ampon 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1951   Sven Davidson   Irvin Dorfman 6–3, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1952   Felicisimo Ampon (2)   Raymundo Deyro 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1953   Felicisimo Ampon (3)   Fausto Gardini 4–6, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1954   Raymundo Deyro   Atsushi Miyagi 6–2, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
1955   Felicisimo Ampon (4)   Sven Davidson 6–1, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.[1]
1956   Raymundo Deyro (2)   Herb Flam 6–2, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1957   Raymundo Deyro (3)   Felicisimo Ampon 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1958   Ulf Schmidt   Raymundo Deyro 6–2, 6–4, 6–1.[1]
1959*   Felicisimo Ampon (5)   Raymundo Deyro 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 6–3.[1]
1959**   Felicisimo Ampon (6)   Raymundo Deyro 6–4, 7–5.[1]
1960   Raymundo Deyro (4)   Johnny Jose 6–2, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1961 *   Mike Sangster   Johnny Jose 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4.[1]
1961 **   Neil Gibson   Barry Phillips-Moore 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1962   Ken Fletcher   Raymundo Deyro 9–7, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1963   Felicisimo Ampon (7)   Johnny Jose 5–7, 4–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–1.[1]
1964   Raymundo Deyro (5)   Felicisimo Ampon 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 11–9, 6–3.[1]
1965   Ken Fletcher (2)   Raymundo Deyro 2–6, 9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1966   Felicisimo Ampon (8)   Jesus Hernandez[12] 6–1, 6–0, 6–0
1967   Ron McKenzie   Felicisimo Ampon 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1968   Ray Keldie   Eduardo Cruz 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Dick Crealy   Eduardo Cruz 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1970   Raymundo Deyro (6)   Ron McKenzie 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1971   Greg Perkins   Raymundo Deyro 6–2, 3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–0
1972   Marcelo Lara   Dick Dell 6–1, 6–4.[1]
↓  ILTF Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1973[13]   Ross Case   Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–0.
1974[14]   Ismail El Shafei   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–6, 6–1.
1975[15]   Ross Case (2)   Corrado Barazzutti 6–2, 6–1.
1976[16]   Brian Fairlie   Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1977[17]   Karl Meiler   Manuel Orantes w.o.
1978[18]   Yannick Noah   Peter Feigl 7–6, 6–0

Women's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

International Championships of the Philippines
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  PHILTA Circuit  ↓
1925   Clarissa Mitchell   Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 6–2
1926   Clarissa Mitchell (2)   Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–4, 6–2
1927   Clarissa Mitchell (3)   Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1930   Elisa Rosales Ochoa   Alice Davis 6–4, 6–4
1931   Irmgard Baumann   B. Calma 6–1, 6–0
1932   Elisa Rosales Ochoa (2)   Irmgard Baumann 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1933   Elisa Rosales Ochoa (3)   Irmgard Baumann 6–3, 6–3
1934   Irmgard Baumann (2)   Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1935   Minda Ochoa   Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1936   Minda Ochoa (2)   Helen Marlowe Dimitrijevic 6–0, 7–9, 6–1
1937   Minda Ochoa (3)   Irmgard Baumann 7–5, 6–4
1938   Minda Ochoa (4)   Estrella Alburo 6–1, 6–3
1939   Minda Ochoa (5)   Aida Ochoa 6–4, 7–5
1940   Liberty Solisa Minda Ochoa   Aida Ochoa 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1941   Liberty Solisa (2)   Estrella Alburo 6–0, 6–3
1942/1949 Not held (due to World War II) and after
Philippines International Championships
1950   Mary Terán de Weiss   Minda Ochoa Moldero 6–1, 6–1
1951[19]   Dorothy Head   Helen Kingsley 6–0, 6–2
1952   Joy Gannon Mottram   Liu Shang Kuo 6–2, 6–1
1953   Joy Gannon Mottram (2)   Minda Ochoa Moldero 6–3, 6–1
1955   Desideria Ampon   Teresita Cosca 6–2, 7–5
1956   Desideria Ampon (2)   Mary Lou Ang 6–2, 6–2
1957   Patricia Ward   Desideria Ampon 6–0, 6–1
1958   Desideria Ampon (3)   Patricia Yngayo[20] 6–2, 6–1
1959   Desideria Ampon (4)   Patricia Yngayo 6–2, 6–4
1960   Desideria Ampon (5)   Patricia Yngayo 6–3, 6–1
1961   Rosemary White Gibson   Desideria Ampon 6–2, 6–3
1962   Dorothy Head Knode (2)   Desideria Ampon 6–2, 6–1
1963   Dorothy Head Knode (3)   Rita Bentley 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1964   Reiko Miyagi   Dorothy Head Knode 6–3, 6–1
1965   Desideria Ampon (6)   Francesca Gordigiani 9–7, 6–2
1966   Desideria Ampon (7)   Patricia Yngayo 6–1, 6–2
1967   Desideria Ampon (8)   Linda Lanuza 6–4, 6–2
1968   Desideria Ampon (9)   Teresita Cosca 6–4, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Desideria Ampon (10)   Patricia Yngayo 6–3, 6–0
1970   Ceci Martinez   Patricia Yngayo 6–0, 6–0
1971   Desideria Ampon (11)   Patricia Yngayo 6–1, 6–0
1972   Isabel Fernández de Soto   Fiorella Bonicelli 6–4, 6–4

Other tournaments edit

  • Manila Challenger (an ATP Challenger tournament held in Manila in 2016)
  • Manila International Championships (an international tournament founded in 1968 and played in November through till 1978, and again in 1981.)
  • Manila Invitational (a 4 four man exhibition tournament held in 1978 and won by Björn Borg).
  • Manila Metropolitan Championships (founded in 1930 held in Manila until 1972, revived by PHILTA in 2023 as the Metro Manila Open).[21]
  • Philippine Championships (closed) officially the Philippine National Championships (founded in 1920 ran till 1971).
  • Philippine Indoor Championships (founded in 1940 ran till 1950).

References edit

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