Kingston International Championships

The Kingston International Championships[1] also known as the Kingston International Invitation and the St. Andrew International Invitation[2] was a men's and women's clay court then later hard court tennis tournament established in 1932 as the Kingston International Tournament[3] and first played at St. Andrews Club,[4] then later Sabina Park, then at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica until 1970.

Kingston International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1932 (1932)
Abolished1970 (1970)
LocationKingston, St. Andrews Parish, Jamaica
VenueThe Liguanea Club
Sabina Park
St. Andrews Club
SurfaceClay
Hard

History

The Kingston International tournament was established in 1932 and first played at the St. Andrews Club, Kingston, Jamaica.[5] It later moved to Sabina Park, Kingston,[6] then later at the Liguanea Club, Kingston. In the 1960s the tournament was known as the St. Andrew International Invitation.[7] In 1966 the first and only Jamaican tennis player to win the mens event was Richard Russell when he defeated Arthur Ashe in three sets. The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's Singles
Incomplete roll

Results included:[8]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1932United Kingdom Fred PerryUnited Kingdom Pat Hughes6-2, 6-4
1934United States George Martin LottCanada Marcel Rainville6-2, 6–1, 6-2
1938United Kingdom Fred PerryUnited States Ellsworth Vines6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1951United States Straight ClarkUnited States Jacques Grigry6-0, 6–4, 6-1
1952[9]United States Dick SavittUnited States Budge Patty9-7, 8-6
1953United States Edward MoylanUnited States Noel Brown?
1954United States Art LarsenUnited States Gardnar Mulloy4-6, 6–1, 6-2
1955United States Art Larsen (2)United States Herb Flam6-2, 6-4
1956United States Herb FlamUnited States Vic Seixas6-1, 7-5
1957[10]Australia Mervyn RoseAustralia Don Candy2-6, 9–7, 6-2
1959Egypt Jaroslav DrobnýUnited States Jon Douglas8-6, 5–7, 6-3
1960Australia Roy EmersonAustralia Neale Fraser6-4, 6-2
1961[11]Australia Rod LaverAustralia Roy Emerson4-6, 6–3, 6-4
1963Chile Patricio RodríguezUnited Kingdom Michael Sangster4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1966Jamaica Richard RussellUnited States Arthur Ashe6-4 2-6 6-4
1967Australia Tony RocheSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić6-4, 6-4
Open era
1968[12]Netherlands Tom OkkerSpain Manuel Orantes6-2, 6-4
1969[13]Brazil Thomaz KochCzechoslovakia Milan Holecek6-2, 6-3
1970[14]West Germany Christian KuhnkeUnited Kingdom Gerald Battrick6-4, 6-0[15]

Women's Singles
Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1952[16]United States Betty Rosenquest PrattUnited States Althea Gibson6-2 6-4
1953United States Shirley FryUnited States Doris Hart3-6, 6–3, 6-3
1954United Kingdom Helen FletcherUnited States Shirley Fry6-1, 6-1
1955United States Darlene HardUnited States Dottie Head Knode6-1, 1–6, 6-3
1956United States Shirley Fry (2)United States Darlene Hard5-7, 6–0, 7-5
1957United States Darlene Hard (2)United States Betty Rosenquest Pratt6-2, 6-2
1959United States Dottie Head KnodeUnited Kingdom Christine Truman6-1, 4–6, 6-3
1960[17]United Kingdom Ann HaydonUnited States Darlene Hard6-2, 6-3
1961United States Sally MooreUnited Kingdom Christine Truman1-0 retired
1963Australia Lesley TurnerUnited Kingdom Deidre Catt6-3, 6-1
1967France Françoise DürrUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones6-3, 6–1.
Open era

References
  1. Barrett, John (1971). "National Tournaments". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. "St. Andrew International Invitatation". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 17 February 1961. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. "International Tennis Tournament St, Andrews Club, Kingston". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 1 February 1932. p. 24. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  5. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1932)
  6. "International Lawn Tennis: Fred Perry vs Ellsworth Vines; Sabina Park, Kingston". Kingston Daily Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 21 November 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. Kingston Daily Gleaner (1961).
  8. "Tournament – Kingston International Invitation – St. Andrew's Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. "Savitt Takes Singles Title". Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada: Newspaper Archives. 5 March 1952. p. 20. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. "Invitation lawn tennis tournament in Kingston, Jamaica". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. Devon, England: British Newspaper Archive. 7 March 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. "Laver Wins Men's Title: St. Andrew Tennis KINGSTON (Jamaica) Feb 26 —Rod Laver of Australia won the St. Andrew Club Invitation Tournament men's singles yesterday beating fellow Australian Roy Emerson, 4-6, 6-3. 6-4". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 27 February 1961. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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  13. "Results Archive 1969 Kingston". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  14. "Results Archive 1970 Kingston". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  15. Barrett, John. (1971)
  16. "Savitt Takes Singles Title" (Subscription). Winnipeg Free Press. Winnipeg, Canada: Newspaper Archives. 5 March 1952. p. 20.
  17. "Christine beats Darlene". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottinghamshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 24 February 1961. p. 16. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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