The South West India Championships[1] Also known as the South West India International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament , founded in 1949. The championships were played in Cochin and Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
| South West India Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
| Location | Cochin Trivandrum |
| Surface | Clay |
History edit
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1949 the South West India Championships were founded in Trivandrum, Kerala. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
Finals edit
Mens singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| South West India Championships | ||||
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1950 | Trivandrum |  Vladimír Černík |
 Govindji Vasant |
6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1951 | Trivandrum |  Fred Kovaleski |
 Sven Davidson |
7–9, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1955 | Trivandrum |  Wladyslaw Skonecki |
 Jack Arkinstall |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1956 | Trivandrum | Wladyslaw Skonecki (2) |
Jack Arkinstall |
6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1958 | Trivandrum |  Billy Knight |
Tony Pickard |
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Cochin | Ramanathan Krishnan |
 Thomaz Koch |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1968 | Cochin | Bill Tym |
Ulf Schmidt |
2–6, 6–3, 8–6, |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Trivandrum | Bill Tym (2) |
Vijay Amritraj |
6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ Rajgopal, R. M. (July 2018). Retro India (First ed.). Manipal, India: Manipal Universal Press. p. 72. ISBN 9789382460794.
- ^ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.