Colombian International

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 (1951)
Abolished1970 (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

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

Men's Singles
Incomplete roll

Results included:[7]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1952United States Gardnar MulloyMexico Gustavo Palafox6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1953United States Art LarsenUnited States Budge Patty6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1954United States Art Larsen (2)Colombia Dario Behar[8]6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1955United States Tony TrabertUnited States Tom Brown6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1956United States Tom BrownMexico Mario Llamas6–1, 6–0, 6–4
1957Australia Mervyn RoseAustralia Don Candy6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 8–6
1958Chile Luis AyalaAustralia Warren Woodcock9–11, 6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1959Chile Luis Ayala (2)United States Bernard Bartzen6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1960Australia Neale FraserChile Luis Ayala5–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1961Spain Manuel SantanaAustralia Rod Laver6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1962Australia Roy EmersonSpain Manuel Santana6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6
1963Spain Manuel Santana (2)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1964Australia Roy Emerson (2)Spain Manuel Santana8–10, 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1965Spain Manuel Santana (3)India Ramanathan Krishnan6–2, 9–7, 6–3
1966Australia Martin MulliganFrance François Jauffret9–11, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 12–10
1967Australia John NewcombeAustralia Tony Roche2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Open era
1968[9]Netherlands Tom OkkerUnited States Marty Riessen6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1969[10]Romania Ilie NăstaseCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš6–4, 6–4, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
1970[11]Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko FranulovićSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Špear9–7, 6–3, 6–3
For the mens successor tournament see International Tennis Championships of Colombia

Women's Singles
Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1951Ecuador Alicia Wright??
1952Mexico Melita RamirezUnited States Betty Rosenquest Pratt7–5, 6–5
1953United States Shirley FryUnited States Doris Hart4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1955United States Doris HartUnited States Dottie Head Knode8–6, 7–5
1956United States Shirley Fry (2)United States Dorothy Watman Levine6–4, 6–2
1957United Kingdom Shirley BloomerUnited Kingdom Angela Buxton6–3, 6–3
1958United States Janet HoppsBrazil Maria Bueno6–3, 7–5
1959United States Dottie Head KnodeBrazil Maria Bueno1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1960Brazil Maria BuenoUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon6–2, 6–2
1961Brazil Maria Bueno (2)United States Darlene Hard6–4, 6–3
1962South Africa Renee SchuurmanMexico Yola Ramírez6–2, 6–4
1963Australia Lesley TurnerBrazil Maria Bueno3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1964France Françoise DürrUnited States Judy Alvarez6–0, 6–2
1965Australia Lesley Turner (2)Australia Margaret Smith1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966Argentina Norma BaylonNetherlands Betty Stove6–0, 6–1
1967United Kingdom Ann Haydon JonesFrance Françoise Dürr6–3, 6–4
1968United States Nancy RicheyAustralia Lesley Turner Bowrey6–3, 6–4
Open era
1969United States Julie HeldmanUnited States Peaches Bartkowicz5–7, 6–2, 6–3
1970[12]United States Mary Ann Eisel CurtisUnited States Patti Hogan6–3, 7–5

References
  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: Country Club of Barranquilla. 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.
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