Manila International Championships

The Manila International Championships also known as the Manila Open[1] was a men's tennis tournament played at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila, Philippines from 1973-1978 and again in 1981.

Manila International Championships
Manila Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1968–69)
ITF Independent Tour (1970–72, 81)
Grand Prix circuit (1973–78)
Founded1968
Abolished1981
Editions12
LocationManila, Philippines
VenueRizal Memorial Tennis Center
SurfaceClay
Hard

The event was originally part of the ILTF World Circuit then later Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts 1968 to 1972, 1974 to 1978, and again in 1981 and on hard courts in 1973.

History

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In 1968 the Manila International Championships were established and the tournament was usually played in November. For the years 1973 to 1978 this tournament was also co valid,[1] as the Philippines Open International Championships also called the Philippines Championships or Philippine Open that event was organised by the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) and was established in 1918 that event ran till 1978 when it was discontinued.[2] That event was usually played in February then switched to November in 1971. In 1981 this tournament was revived for one edition only as the Manila Open, also called the Philippines Masters.[2]

Finals

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The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. Center left and below the baseball field is the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center with the Rizal Memorial Coliseum indoor venue adjacent to the outside tennis courts this was the location of this tournament.

Singles

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Manila International Championships/Manila Open
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1968   Thomaz Koch   Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–2.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Giuseppe Merlo   Koji Watanabe 6–3, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓
1970   Raymundo Deyro   Ramanathan Krishnan 6–3, 7–5, 8–6.[1]
1971   Gerhard Wimmer   Raymundo Deyro 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1972   Raymundo Deyro (2)   Syd Ball 6–2, 2–6, 6–4.[1]
↓  Grand Prix Circuit  ↓
1973   Ross Case   Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–0.[1]
1974   Ismail El Shafei   Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–6, 6–1.[1]
1975   Ross Case (2)   Corrado Barazzutti 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1976   Brian Fairlie   Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–7, 7–6.[1]
1977   Karl Meiler   Manuel Orantes w.o.[1]
1978   Yannick Noah   Peter Feigl 7–6, 6–0.[1]
↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓
1981   Romeo Rafon   Yustedjo Tarik 6–4, 6–2.[1]

Doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973   Marcello Lara
  Sherwood Stewart
  Jürgen Fassbender
  Hans-Jürgen Pohmann
6–2, 6–0
1974   Syd Ball
  Ross Case
  Mike Estep
  Marcello Lara
6–3, 7–6, 9–7
1975   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
  Syd Ball
  Kim Warwick
6–1, 6–2
1976   Ross Case
  Geoff Masters
  Anand Amritraj
  Corrado Barazzutti
6–0, 6–1
1977   Chris Kachel
  John Marks
  Mike Cahill
  Terry Moor
4–6, 6–0, 7–6
1978   Sherwood Stewart
  Brian Teacher
  Ross Case
  Chris Kachel
6–3, 7–6

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Tournaments:Manila International Championships - Manila Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Tournaments:Philippines Championships - Philippines Open International Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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