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.
History
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
Men's Singles
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
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
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