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Curaçao International Championships

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Curaçao International Championships
Internationale Kampioenschappen van Curaçao
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationWillemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
VenueCuraçao Sport Club
SurfaceHard (outdoor)

The Curaçao International Championships[1] or Internationale Kampioenschappen van Curaçao or simply known as the Curaçao International[2] was a men's and women's international hard court tennis tournament established in 1965. It was played on outdoor courts at the Curaçao Sport Club, Willemstad, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles until 1970. It was part of the South Florida-Caribbean tennis circuit during its run.

History

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The Curaçao International Championships were founded as a permanent fixture in 1965 (although international tournaments were staged in Curaçao as early as the 1940s). The championships were last played at the Curaçao Sport Club, Willemstad, Curaçao, in what was then the Netherlands Antilles. The tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene from the 1930s to early 1970s. In 1970 it formed part of the circuit that year that included tournaments in Caracas, Barranquilla , Jacksonville, San Juan, St. Petersberg, Mexico City and Houston,[3] the Curaçao event offered $10,000 in prize money for the first time.[4]

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll

Results included:[5]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1965[6] United States Dennis Ralston United States Frank Froehling 6-1, 9–11, 6-4
1966 Brazil José Edison Mandarino Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nikola Pilić 2-6, 6–1, 6–4, 6-4
1967[7] Australia Tony Roche United Kingdom Roger Taylor 3-6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6-1
Open era
1968[8] United States Marty Riessen Netherlands Tom Okker 7-5, 3–6, 9–11, 6–2, 6-2
1969 United States Cliff Richey United Kingdom Mark Cox 6-4, 6–3, 6-3
1970 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Spain Juan Gisbert Sr. 2-6, 6–3, 7–5, 6-4

Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1965 Netherlands Trudy Groenman Netherlands Elly Krocke 6-4, 6-2
1966 Australia Norma Baylon United States Donna Floyd Fales 6-4, 6-2
1967 United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones France Françoise Dürr 6-1, 6-2
Open era
1968[9] United States Nancy Richey Australia Judy Tegart 2-6, 6–1, 6-2
1969 United States Julie Heldman United States Nancy Richey 5-7, 6–1, 10-8
1970 United States Peaches Bartkowicz United Kingdom Nell Truman 6-4, 6-0

References

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  1. ^ "TAYLOR IS BEATEN IN FINAL OGER TAYLOR Yorkshire pushed Australian Tony Roche to the limit before in the men's Curacao international tennis championships Taylor won the first sets 6-3 6-4 Roche managed a comeback third winning 9-7 and then demolished Taylor 6-1, 6-1 to win title". Hull Daily Mail. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 27 March 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Riessen, Miss Richey Take Singles Titles". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Cedar Rapids, Iowa: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1968. p. 33. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Susane Biscoe among invitees in Carib tennis circuit". Kingston Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 19 December 1969. p. 25. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ Kingston Gleaner (1969)
  5. ^ "Tournament – Kingston International Invitation – St. Andrew's Invitation". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Denny Captures Dutch Tourney". Bakersfield Californian. Bakersfield, California: Newspaper Archives. 12 March 1965. p. 29. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ Hull Daily Mail(1967)
  8. ^ Cedar Rapids Gazette (1968)
  9. ^ Cedar Rapids Gazette (1968)