Brazil International Championships

The Brazil International Championships was a tennis tournament held in Brazil sporadically from 1932 to 1969.

Brazil International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1932-1969)
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Abolished1969; 55 years ago (1969)
LocationRio de Janeiro
São Paulo
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singlesCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš

The tournament began in 1932 and was part of a South American circuit that included the Argentina International Championships and Chile International Championships. The event petered out in the late 1950s.

Among the winners of the event were Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Don McNeill, Budge Patty, Fausto Gardini, Luis Ayala and Jan Kodeš.

Later in the open era there were other tennis events held in Brazil. These included Brasil Open, Maceió Open and Rio Open.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1932[1]   Guillermo Robson   Américo Cattaruzza 4-6, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1933   Manuel Alonso Areizaga   John Olliff 6-2, 6–2, 6–0
1938[2]   Franjo Punčec   Josip Palada 7-5, 6–3, 6–8, 6–3
1940[3]   Don McNeill   Elwood Cooke 2-6, 8–6, 0–6, 6–1, 6–3
1941-45 No competition
1948   Jaroslav Drobný   Enrique Morea 6-4, 6–4, 6–4
1949[4]   Armando Vieira   Manoel Fernandes 6-2, 6–2, 6–4
1950   Armando Vieira   Władysław Skonecki 7-5, 6–2, 6–2
1951   Art Larsen   Jaroslav Drobný 6-1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1953[5]   Budge Patty   Art Larsen 7-5, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5
1954[6]   Fausto Gardini   Giuseppe Merlo 2-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1955[7]   Luis Ayala   Enrique Morea 6-3, 6–3, 8–6
1956[8]   Nicola Pietrangeli   Sven Davidson 9-7, 6–2, 6–3
1969[9]   Jan Kodeš   Milan Holeček 4-6, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis". Jornal do Brasil. 6 December 1932. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Brazilian International 1938". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  3. ^ "McNeill Wins Rio Tourney". The Evening Independent. 12 December 1940. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Brazilian International 1949". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Patty is winner in tennis final". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 18 November 1953. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Results". World Tennis. December 1954. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Results". World Tennis. February 1956. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Brazilian International 1956". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Brazilian International 1969". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 November 2024.