Caribbean Circuit

The Caribbean Circuit[1] also known as the Caribbean Sunshine Circuit[2] or Caribbean Tennis Tour[3] was a series tour of tennis tournaments and part of the larger ILTF Central American & Caribbean Circuit held in the Caribbean region usually over a period of two to three months between January and March each year. The circuit began in the mid-1920s reaching prominence during the 1950s and 1960s. It declined in importance in the early 1970s and was discontinued due to an increase in indoor tournaments being staged.[4]

History

The Caribbean Circuit[5] which was a major sub-circuit of the worldwide ILTF Circuit that began in the early 1920s reaching prominence during the 1950s and 1960s. Officials from the participating regional and national tennis associations, together with tournament organisers usually met in the summer of the preceding year to agree a schedule of events, and draw up a list of players they wished to invite to participate in the circuit. This was normally announced in December each year. The circuit declined in importance in the early 1970s as a direct result in a rise in prestige of new indoor tennis tournaments at the time.[6]

Circuit tournaments
Map of the Caribbean Region
No Tournament City Country
1.Altamira InternationalCaracas[3]Venezuela
2.Austin Smith ChampionshipsFort Lauderdale[3]United States
3.Bahamas International ChampionshipsNassauBahamas
4.Barbados InternationalBridgetownBarbados
5.Caribbean International ChampionshipsMontego BayJamaica
6.Caribe Hilton InternationalSan Juan[3]Puerto Rico
7.Caribe Hilton ChampionshipsSan Juan[3]Puerto Rico
8.City of Barranquilla ChampionshipsBarranquilla[3]Colombia
9.City of Miami ChampionshipsMiami[3]United States
10.Colombian InternationalBarranquilla[3]Colombia
11.Cuban International ChampionshipsHavanaCuba
12.Curaçao International ChampionshipsWillemstadCuraçao
13.Dixie International ChampionshipsTampa[3]United States
14.Good Neighbor ChampionshipsMiami Beach[3]United States
15.Havana InternationalHavanaCuba
16.Jacksonville InvitationJacksonvilleUnited States
17.Jamaican International ChampionshipsKingstonJamaica
18.Kingston International ChampionshipsKingstonJamaica
19.Masters InvitationalTampa Bay areaUnited States
20.Mexico International ChampionshipsMexico City[3]Mexico
21.Miami Beach InvitationMiami[3]United States
22.Panama International ChampionshipsPanama CityPanama
23.St. Andrew International InvitationKingstonJamaica
24.St. Petersburg Masters InvitationalSt. Petersburg[3]United States
25.Trinidad InternationalPort of SpainTrinidad and Tobago

Additional notes

Not all tournaments listed were staged simultaneously a schedule of usually eight to twelve tournaments participated each year over a period of two months,[3] during the peak decades of the 1950s and 1960s though this varied.

References
  1. Brown, Gene (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis. New York: Arno Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-405-12626-0.
  2. Djata, Sundiata (30 January 2006). Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume One. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8156-0818-9.
  3. Deford, Frank (10 May 1965). "NET GAINS ON THE COCONUT BEAT". Sports Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  4. Collins, Bud (28 May 1990). My Life with the Pros. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-525-48578-0.
  5. Kirkpatrick, Curry (25 August 1969). "THE RUMANIANS ARE COMING!". Spors Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  6. Collins, Bud (1990)
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