Dixie International Championships

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The Dixie International Championships[1] or the Dixie Championships[2] or the Dixie International[3] or the Tampa Dixie International Invitation was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1925 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Davis Islands Tennis Club,[4] Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States until 1968. It was part of the South Florida-Caribbean tennis circuit during the 1960s.

TourILTF Circuit
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Abolished1968; 58 years ago (1968)
LocationDavis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States
Quick facts Defunct tennis tournament, Tour ...
Dixie International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1925; 101 years ago (1925)
Abolished1968; 58 years ago (1968)
LocationDavis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States
VenueDavis Islands Courts
SurfaceClay
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History

The Dixie International Championshipswere founded in 1925. The championships were last played on clay courts at the Davis Tennis Club, Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States.[5] The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit during the 1960s, which was a major feature of the international tennis scene from the 1930s to early 1970s.

Finals

Men's Singles

Incomplete roll

Results included:[6]

More information Year, Champion ...
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1925United States Robert KinseyUnited States Douglas Watters6-4, 7–5, 6-2
1926United States Vinnie RichardsUnited States Frank Froehling6-1, 9–11, 6-4
1935United States Arthur HendrixUnited States Carroll Turner6-3, 6–2, 6-4
1936United States Bryan GrantUnited States Martin Buxby6-2, 6–2, 7-5
1937United States Bryan Grant (2)United States Don Budge4-6, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6-2
1938[7]United States Bobby RiggsUnited States Wayne Sabin6-3, 6–0, 7-5
1939United States Wayne SabinUnited States Bryan Grant6-3, 6–3, 6-1
1940United States Bryan Grant (3)United States Bobby Riggs1-6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6-3
1941United States Frank KovacsUnited States Edward Alloo[8]6-0, 6–3, 6-2
1942United States Jack KramerUnited States Wayne Sabin6-0, 6–0, 6-3
1946United States Bill TalbertUnited States Bryan Grant6-3, 6–2, 6-1
1947United States Bryan Grant (4)United States Frank Guernsey6-4, 6–3, 7-5
1948United States Pancho GonzalesUnited States Gardner Larned[9]2-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
1949United States Gardnar MulloyUnited States Gardner Larned1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-2
1950United States Gardnar Mulloy (2)United States Bryan Grant6-1, 6–4, 6-2
1951United States Gardnar Mulloy (3)United States Ham Richardson6-3, 9–7, 10–12, 3–2, ret.
1952United States Tony VincentUnited States Grant Golden6-4, 6–4, 7-5
1953United States Gardnar Mulloy (4)United States Bernard Bartzen6-1, 3–6, 6–0, 6-1
1954United States Gardnar Mulloy (5)United States Tony Vincent11-9, 8–6, 6-4
1955[10]United States Eddie MoylanUnited States Bernard Bartzen10-8, 6–4, 6-3
1956Brazil Armando VieiraUnited States Allen Morris6-3, 6–3, 6–8, 14-12
1957[11]Australia Mervyn RoseAustralia Don Candy6-3, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4
1958United States Bernard BartzenUnited States Tony Vincent6-0, 12–10, 6-1
1959United States Eddie Moylan (2)Japan Kosei Kamo6-4, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4
1960[12]United Kingdom Mike DaviesUnited States Gardnar Mulloy6-1, 0–6, 6–1, 6-4
1961United States Whitney ReedUnited States Gardnar Mulloy4-6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 9-7
1962Spain Manuel SantanaBrazil Carlos Fernandes3-6, 6–1, 8–6, 6-2
1963Spain Manuel Santana (2)Australia Fred Stolle6-3, 21-19
1964[13]Australia Roy EmersonSpain Manuel Santana9-7, 6–2, 6-4
1965Spain Manuel Santana (3)Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist6-3, 8–6, 6-0
1966South Africa Cliff DrysdaleSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Boro Jovanović6-2, 6–4, 6-4
1967[14]Hungary István GulyásSouth Africa Cliff Drysdale3-6, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5, ret.
↓  Open era  ↓
1968Spain Manuel Santana (4)Hungary István Gulyás6-4, 7-5, 6-4
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Women's Singles

Incomplete roll(* Final held indoors)
More information Year, Champion ...
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1926United States Elizabeth RyanUnited States Mary Browne6-3, 8-6
1940United States Pauline BetzUnited States Marta Barnett Andrade6-2, 6-1
1941United States Pauline Betz (2)United States Sarah Palfrey Cooke6–4, 6-3
1942United States Pauline Betz (3)United States Doris Hart3–6, 6–3, 6-3
1946United States Baba Madden LewisUnited States Betty Hulbert6–4, 6-3
1947United States Doris HartUnited States Barbara Scofield3-6, 6–3, 6-4
1948United States Doris Hart (2)United States Magda Berescu Rurac6-1, 6-3
1949United States Nancy MorrisonUnited States Marta Barnett Andrade6-3, 6-4
1950United States Laura Lou JahnUnited States Marta Barnett Andrade9-7, 1–6, 6-1
1951United States Beverly BakerUnited States Shirley Fry6-4, 6-3
1952Romania Magda Berescu RuracUnited States Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen[15]7-5, 6-1
1953United States Shirley FryAustralia Thelma Coyne Long6-1, 6-3
1954United States Laura Lou Jahn KunnenUnited States Evelyn Cowan6-0, 6-3
1955United States Shirley Fry (2)United States Karol Fageros9-7, 8-6
1956United States Shirley Fry (3)United States Dottie Head Knode6-4, 3–6, 6-3
1957United States Karol FagerosMexico Rosie Reyes6-2, 6-2
1958Brazil Maria BuenoUnited States Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen6-4, 6-1
1959[16]United States Laura Lou Jahn KunnenAustralia Marie Martin6-3, 8-6
1960[17]United States Sandy WarshawUnited States Laura Lou Jahn6-3, 4–6, 6-4
1961United States Carole Ann ProsenUnited States Judy Alvarez2-6, 6–3, 6-1
1962West Germany Edda BudingUnited Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie6-1, 6-3
1963 *United States Darlene HardAustralia Lesley Turner9-7, 1–6, 7-5
1964[18]United States Karen Hantze SusmanUnited States Judy Alvarez6-4, 2–6, 6-4
1965United States Tory Ann FretzUnited States Judy Alvarez6–2, 6-1
1966Mexico Elena SubiratsUnited States Alice Luthy Tym6-1, 8-6
1967[19]United Kingdom Ann Haydon JonesFrance Françoise Dürr6–4, 8-6
↓  Open era  ↓
1968[20]United States Helga NiessenAustralia Judy Tegart2-6, 6–4, 6-1
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