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Dixie International Championships

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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
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Abolished1968; 56 years ago (1968)
LocationDavis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States
VenueDavis Islands Courts
SurfaceClay

History

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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

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Men's Singles

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "Liz in semi-finals: Liz Starkie beat Roberta Alison, of the United States, 7-5. 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the women's singles of the Dixie International tennis championships at Tampa, Florida". Aberdeen Evening Express. Aberdeenshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 24 February 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ Current Biography Yearbook. New York: H. W. Wilson Company. 1968. p. 373.
  3. ^ "Roger Taylor wins: Yorkshire left-hander Roger Taylor beat Brazilian Roberto Marcher 6-0, 6-1 in the men's singles first round of the Dixie international tennis tournament at Tampa. Florida". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 February 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Sports". Findlay Republican Courier. Findlay, Ohio, United States: Newspaper Archives. 15 January 1959. p. 13. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Sports". Findlay Republican Courier. Findlay, Ohio, United States: Newspaper Archives. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
  6. ^ "Tournament – Dixie Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Riggs Defeats Sabin to win Nautilus Finals". Modesto Bee And News Herald. Modesto, Calif, USA.: Newspaper Archives. 18 January 1938. p. 32. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Edward Alloo". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Gardner Larned (1979) - Hall of Fame". Rollins College. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ^ Nampa Idaho Free Press Newspaper Archives. Newspaper Archives. January 7, 1959 Page 6
  11. ^ "Win For Rose In Dixie Tourney". Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia: Newspaper Archives. 8 January 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Davies Warshaw Score Victories". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Sarasota, Florida, United States: Newspaper Archives. 11 January 1960. p. 13. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Roy Emerson Wins Dix Net Tourney". Marysville Appeal Democrat. Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1964. p. 16. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  14. ^ "DRYSDALE ILL; LOSES TO GULYAS". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1967. p. 21. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Laura Lou Kunnen, 68, '50s tennis icon". Tampa Bay Times. St. Petersburg, Florida, United States.: Times Publishing Company. 24 May 2001. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Sports". Findlay Republican Courier. Findlay, Ohio, United States: Newspaper Archives. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
  17. ^ "Davies Warshaw Score Victories". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Sarasota, Florida, United States: Newspaper Archives. 11 January 1960. p. 13
  18. ^ "Roy Emerson Wins Dix Net Tourney". Marysville Appeal Democrat. Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1964. p. 16.
  19. ^ DRYSDALE ILL; LOSES TO GULYAS". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1967. p. 21.
  20. ^ Cedar Rapids Gazette (1968)
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