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.
| Dixie International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Abolished | 1968 |
| Location | Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Venue | Davis Islands Courts |
| Surface | Clay |
History edit
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.
Finals edit
Men's Singles edit
- Incomplete roll
Results included:[6]
| 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. |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1968 | Manuel Santana (4) |
István Gulyás |
6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
Women's Singles edit
- Incomplete roll(* Final held indoors)
| 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 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1968[20] | Helga Niessen |
Judy Tegart |
2-6, 6–4, 6-1 |
References edit
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