Good Neighbor Championships

The Good Neighbor Championships[1] also known as the Goodneighborhood Championships[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1949.[3] The championships were played on outdoor clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club, Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit and ran annually until 1965 when it was discontinued.[3]

Good Neighbor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Caribbean Circuit
Founded1949 (1949)
Abolished1965 (1965)
Editions16
LocationMiami Beach, Florida, United States
VenueFlamingo Park Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

In 1949 the Goodneighborhood Championships were established at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.[4] The championships were played on clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club. The event was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit. The tournament ran annually for sixteen editions until 1965 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949[3]United States Earl CochellUnited States Gardner Larned[5]6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1950[3]United States Gardnar MulloyUnited States Tom Brown6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1951[3]United States Herb FlamUnited States Gardnar Mulloy4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1952[3]United States Gardnar MulloyUnited States Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1953[3]United States Vic SeixasUnited States Gardnar Mulloy6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1954[3]United States Vic Seixas (2)United States Art Larsen3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3
1955[3]United States Tony TrabertUnited States Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1956[3]United States Herb Flam (2)United States Vic Seixas3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1957[6]United States Herb Flam (3)Australia Mervyn Rose6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1958[3]Australia Mervyn RoseChile Luis Ayala6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1959[3]Mexico Mario LlamasUnited States John W. Frost6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1960[3]Australia Neale FraserUnited States Frank Froehling5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1961[3]Australia Roy EmersonWest Germany Wolfgang Stuck5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1962[3]Australia Roy Emerson (2)Brazil Carlos Fernandes6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1963[3]Australia Roy Emerson (3)Spain Manuel Santana6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1964[3]Australia Roy Emerson (4)Spain Manuel Santana7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1965[3]United States Dennis RalstonBrazil Thomaz Koch3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949United States Shirley FryUnited States Dottie Head3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950United States Marta Barnett AndradeUnited States Betty Hulbert James6–3, 6–1
1951[7]United States Althea GibsonJamaica Betty Rosenquest6–4, 6–2
1952Romania Magda RuracUnited States Pat Canning Todd5–7, 8–6, retired
1953Australia Thelma Coyne LongMexico Melita Ramírez6–4, 7–5
1954United States Doris HartUnited Kingdom Helen Fletcher6–4, 6–4
1955United States Doris Hart (2)United States Dottie Head Knode6–4, 6–1
1957United Kingdom Shirley BloomerUnited States Darlene Hard6–3, 7–5
1958Brazil Maria BuenoUnited States Janet Hopps7–5, 9–7
1959United States Janet HoppsBelgium Christiane Mercelis4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1960United Kingdom Ann HaydonUnited States Barbara Scofield Davidson6–0, 6–1
1961United Kingdom Ann Haydon (2)Hungary Suzy Kormoczy6–0, 6–2
1962South Africa Renée SchuurmanUnited Kingdom Christine Truman6–4, 6–4
1963Australia Lesley TurnerUnited States Darlene Hard6–0, 7–5
1964United States Nancy RicheyUnited States Stephanie DeFina6–4, 6–2
1965Australia Margaret SmithAustralia Lesley Turner6–2, 8–6

References
  1. "Florida LTA 1957 Senior Tournament Schedule". Florida Lawn Tennis Association Guide for 1957 Year (PDF). New York: USTA. 1957. pp. 8, 9.
  2. Sagert, Kelly Boyer; Overman, Steven J. (13 February 2012). Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-313-38549-0.
  3. "Tournaments: Good Neighbor Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. "Favorites Win". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 9 April 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Gardner Larned (1979)". Hall of Fame. Rollins College. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
  7. Sagert p.164.
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