River Plate Championships

The River Plate Championships or Campeonatos del Río de la Plata, formally named River Plate International Tennis Championships[1] or Campeonatos Internacionales de Tenis del Río de la Plata, were men's and women's tournaments founded in 1893 as the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Open.[2]

River Plate Championships
Campeonatos del Río de la Plata
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Abolished2001; 23 years ago (2001)
LocationBuenos Aires, Argentina
VenueBuenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

In 1894, the championships were played for the first time with cash.[3]

Held annually on the outdoor clay courts of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the competitions officially ran until 1978, when they ceased to be events of the international tennis circuits, but they did continue for twenty three years until they were abolished in 2001.

History

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The River Plate Championships were the most important international tennis tournaments to be held in Argentina and Latin America,[4] preceding the Argentina International Championships by 34 years in men's competitions and by 25 years in women's competitions.

In 1893 the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club organized its first tournament for members of all clubs within the Río de la Plata area, but it was played by local players. The event consisted only of the championship match and it was won by the Argentine player Frank Murray Still, who beat fellow Argentine player Thomas Vesey Melville Knox. The last champion was Argentina's José Luis Clerc, who beat New Zealand's Chris Lewis in the 1978 finale.

The women's championship did not start until 1903. It was won by the Argentine player Miss Chawner, who defeated fellow Argentine player Winnifred M. Boadle.[5] The last champion was the American player Caroline Stoll, who beat Argentina's Emilse Raponi de Longo in the 1978 finale.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1893   Frank Murray Still   Thomas Knox
1894   Thomas Knox   Frank Murray Still 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1895   Thomas Knox (2)   B. St. Vershoyle 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1896   Thomas Knox (3)   Richard Handcock 7–5, 6–3
1897   Thomas Knox (4)   Henry BM Knight 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1898   Henry BM Knight   Thomas Knox 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1899   AJ McMorran   Henry BM Knight 6–4, 7–5, 10–8
1900   Stanley Knight[7]   AJ McMorran 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1901   Stanley Knight (2)   AJ McMorran 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1902   Stanley Knight (3)   AJ McMorran 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6
1903   Stanley Knight (4)   AJ McMorran 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1904   Stanley Knight (5)   AJ McMorran 0–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1905   Stanley Knight (6)   HW Thompson 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1906   Stanley Knight (7)   Lionel H. Knight 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1907   Stanley Knight (8)   AJ McMorran 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1908   Stanley Knight (9)   Henry BM Knight 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1909   J. Easton   HW Thompson 7–5, 6–2, 8–6
1910   Stanley Knight (10)   Lionel Knight 6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1911   Stanley Knight (11)   Lionel Knight 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1912   Diego E. Cerboni   Edward Oswald Jacobs 6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1913   Lionel Knight   RO Sheward 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1914   Henry B. Knight   JJ Daly 2–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1915   Lionel Knight (2)   Alfredo Villegas[8] 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1916   Lionel Knight (3)   Alfredo Villegas 6–3, 7–5, 4–3 abd.
1917   Lionel Knight (4)   Carlos Morea 6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1918   Lionel Knight (5)   Arturo Hortal 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1919   Lionel Knight (6)   Arturo Hortal 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1920   Lionel Knight (7)   Arturo Hortal 6–0, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
1921   Lionel Knight (8)   Carlos Dumas 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4
1922   Lionel Knight (9)   Arturo Hortal w.o.
1923   Lionel Knight (10)   Carlos Dumas 6–0, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1924   Guillermo Robson[9]   Carlos Morea 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1925   Guillermo Robson (2)   Enrique Obarrio 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1926   Carlos Morea   Bernardo Ferrés 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1927   Ronaldo Boyd   Héctor Cattaruzza 7–5, 6–4, 7–9, 6–2
1928   Manuel Alonso Areizaga   Ricardo López Pelliza 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
1929   Ronaldo Boyd (2)   Guillermo Robson 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4
1930   Lucilo del Castillo[10]   Ronaldo Boyd 4–6, 10–8, 6–4, 6–2
1931   Carlos Morea (2)   Ricardo López Pelliza 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1932   Guillermo Robson (3)   Adriano Zappa[11] 6–1, 7–9, 6–3, 5–7, 8–6
1933   Lucilo del Castillo (2)   Adriano Zappa 6–4, 5–7, 14–12, 6–1
1934   Hector Cattaruzza   Adriano Zappa 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1935   Lucilo del Castillo (3)   Adelmar Echeverría 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1936   Héctor Cattaruzza (2)   Eric Seaton 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1937   Alcides Procopio   Hector Cattaruzza w.o.
1938   Lucilo del Castillo (4)   Adriano Zappa 9–7, 6–3, 14–12
1939   Pancho Segura   Lucilo del Castillo 2–6, 6–3, 11–9, 6–2
1940   Alcides Procopio   Efraín González 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1941   Manoel Fernandes[12]   Heraldo Weiss 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1942   Alejo Russell   Manuel Fernandes 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1943   Don McNeill   Alejo Russell 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
1944   Heraldo Weiss   Héctor Cattaruzza 11–9, 6–2, 8–6
1945   Heraldo Weiss (2)   Enrique Morea 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1946   Enrique Morea   Andrés Hammersley 6–3, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
1947   Enrique Morea (2)   Bill Talbert 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
1948   Seymour Greenberg   Enrique Morea 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1949   Earl Cochell   Enrique Morea 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950   Enrique Morea (3)   Armando Vieira 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1951   Salvador Soriano   Noé La Jara 4–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1952   Eduardo Prado   Noé La Jara 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1953   Ernesto Della Paolera   Perfecto Suárez 3–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–1
1954   Eduardo Prado (2)   Oscar González Bonorino 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1955   Salvador Soriano   Eduardo Prado 6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1956   Enrique Morea (4)   Eduardo Prado 10–8, 6–3, 6–4
1957   Enrique Morea (5)   Eduardo Soriano 6–4, 10–8, 6–4
1958   Ernesto Ríos   Eduardo Soriano 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1959   Enrique Morea (6)   Eduardo Prado 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1960   Eduardo Prado (3)   Enrique Morea 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 13–11
1961   Eduardo Prado (4)   Roberto Aubone 6–3, 6–4, 8–7, ret.
1962   Enrique Morea (7)   Roberto Aubone 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1963   Enrique Morea (8)   Roberto Aubone 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1964   Roy Emerson   Rafael Osuna 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1965   Fred Stolle   Roy Emerson 6–4, 7–5
1966   Martin Mulligan   Rafael Osuna 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1967   Cliff Richey   Clark Graebner 3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Open era
1968   Julián Ganzabal   José Prats w.o.
1969   Julián Ganzabal (2)   Norberto Herrero 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1970   José Edison Mandarino   Harald Elschenbroich 5–7, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2
1971   Jaime Fillol   Julián Ganzábal 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1972   Guillermo Vilas   Héctor Romani 6–3. 6–1, 6–2
1973   Julián Ganzábal (3)   Ricardo Cano 7–6, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974   Guillermo Vilas (2)   Julián Ganzábal 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1975   Guillermo Vilas (3)   Clark Graebner 6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1976   Julián Ganzábal (4)   Lorenzo Soriano 7–5, 6–3
1977   Guillermo Vilas (4)   Wojtek Fibak 6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1978   José Luis Clerc   Chris Lewis 6–3, 6–1

References

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