The Colombian International also known as the Colombiano Internacional also known as the International Championships of Colombia or Campeonatos Internacionales de Colombia[1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1951 and played at the Country Club of Barranquilla,[2] Barranquilla, Colombia, until 1970.

Colombian International
Colombiano Internacional
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationBarranquilla, Colombia
VenueCountry Club of Barranquilla
SurfaceClay

The tournament was known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships or Campeonato Ciudad de Barranquilla.[3]

History

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The Colombian International (Colombiano Internacional) and known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships (Campeonato Ciudad de Barranquilla) was established in 1951,[4] and played on clay courts initially in Bogotá,[5] before moving to the Country Club of Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia.[6] The tournament was part ILTF Caribbean Circuit which was a sub circuit of the international tennis tour in from the 1950s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.

In 1977 after a period of seven years a new men's only successor tournament was revived called the International Tennis Championships of Colombia. That event was staged in Bogotá, Colombia and it ran until 1980.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll

Results included:[7]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1952   Gardnar Mulloy   Gustavo Palafox 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1953   Art Larsen   Budge Patty 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1954   Art Larsen (2)   Dario Behar[8] 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1955   Tony Trabert   Tom Brown 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1956   Tom Brown   Mario Llamas 6–1, 6–0, 6–4
1957   Mervyn Rose   Don Candy 6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 8–6
1958   Luis Ayala   Warren Woodcock 9–11, 6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1959   Luis Ayala (2)   Bernard Bartzen 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1960   Neale Fraser   Luis Ayala 5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1961   Manuel Santana   Rod Laver 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1962   Roy Emerson   Manuel Santana 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6
1963   Manuel Santana (2)   Boro Jovanović 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1964   Roy Emerson (2)   Manuel Santana 8–10, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1965   Manuel Santana (3)   Ramanathan Krishnan 6–2, 9–7, 6–3
1966   Martin Mulligan   François Jauffret 9–11, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 12–10
1967   John Newcombe   Tony Roche 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968[9]   Tom Okker   Marty Riessen 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1969[10]   Ilie Năstase   Jan Kodeš 6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
1970[11]   Željko Franulović   Nikola Špear 9–7, 6–3, 6–3
For the men's successor tournament see International Tennis Championships of Colombia

Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1951   Alicia Wright ? ?
1952   Melita Ramirez   Betty Rosenquest Pratt 7–5, 6–5
1953   Shirley Fry   Doris Hart 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1955   Doris Hart   Dottie Head Knode 8–6, 7–5
1956   Shirley Fry (2)   Dorothy Watman Levine 6–4, 6–2
1957   Shirley Bloomer   Angela Buxton 6–3, 6–3
1958   Janet Hopps   Maria Bueno 6–3, 7–5
1959   Dottie Head Knode   Maria Bueno 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1960   Maria Bueno   Ann Haydon 6–2, 6–2
1961   Maria Bueno (2)   Darlene Hard 6–4, 6–3
1962   Renee Schuurman   Yola Ramírez 6–2, 6–4
1963   Lesley Turner   Maria Bueno 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1964   Françoise Dürr   Judy Alvarez 6–0, 6–2
1965   Lesley Turner (2)   Margaret Smith 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966   Norma Baylon   Betty Stove 6–0, 6–1
1967   Ann Haydon Jones   Françoise Dürr 6–3, 6–4
1968   Nancy Richey   Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–3, 6–4
Open era
1969   Julie Heldman   Peaches Bartkowicz 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
1970[12]   Mary Ann Eisel Curtis   Patti Hogan 6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). "Colombia". The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 217–218. ISBN 0047960426.
  2. ^ "Historia". Country Club of Barranquilla (in Spanish). Barranquilla, Colombia. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ Posada, Dario Arizmendi (1977). Barranquilla, puerta de oro de Colombia (in Spanish). Bogota, Colombia: Interprint. p. 11.
  4. ^ Country Club of Barranquilla
  5. ^ Robertson (1974)
  6. ^ Robertson (1974)
  7. ^ "Tournament – Colombia International – Ciudad de Barranquilla". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Dario Behar". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1968 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  10. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1969 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Results Archive ATP Tour 1970 Barranquilla". ATP Tour. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  12. ^ Barrett, John (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 282. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. Retrieved 3 March 2023.