South West India Championships

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
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationCochin
Trivandrum
SurfaceClay

History

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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

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Mens singles

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(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

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  1. ^ Rajgopal, R. M. (July 2018). Retro India (First ed.). Manipal, India: Manipal Universal Press. p. 72. ISBN 9789382460794.
  2. ^ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.