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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; 75 years ago (1949)
Abolished1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Editions16
LocationMiami Beach, Florida, United States
VenueFlamingo Park Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History edit

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 edit

Men's singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949[3]   Earl Cochell   Gardner Larned[5] 6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1950[3]   Gardnar Mulloy   Tom Brown 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1951[3]   Herb Flam   Gardnar Mulloy 4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1952[3]   Gardnar Mulloy   Vic Seixas 6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1953[3]   Vic Seixas   Gardnar Mulloy 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1954[3]   Vic Seixas (2)   Art Larsen 3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3
1955[3]   Tony Trabert   Vic Seixas 6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1956[3]   Herb Flam (2)   Vic Seixas 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1957[6]   Herb Flam (3)   Mervyn Rose 6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1958[3]   Mervyn Rose   Luis Ayala 6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1959[3]   Mario Llamas   John W. Frost 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1960[3]   Neale Fraser   Frank Froehling 5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1961[3]   Roy Emerson   Wolfgang Stuck 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1962[3]   Roy Emerson (2)   Carlos Fernandes 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1963[3]   Roy Emerson (3)   Manuel Santana 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1964[3]   Roy Emerson (4)   Manuel Santana 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1965[3]   Dennis Ralston   Thomaz Koch 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949   Shirley Fry   Dottie Head 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950   Marta Barnett Andrade   Betty Hulbert James 6–3, 6–1
1951[7]   Althea Gibson   Betty Rosenquest 6–4, 6–2
1952   Magda Rurac   Pat Canning Todd 5–7, 8–6, retired
1953   Thelma Coyne Long   Melita Ramírez 6–4, 7–5
1954   Doris Hart   Helen Fletcher 6–4, 6–4
1955   Doris Hart (2)   Dottie Head Knode 6–4, 6–1
1957   Shirley Bloomer   Darlene Hard 6–3, 7–5
1958   Maria Bueno   Janet Hopps 7–5, 9–7
1959   Janet Hopps   Christiane Mercelis 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1960   Ann Haydon   Barbara Scofield Davidson 6–0, 6–1
1961   Ann Haydon (2)   Suzy Kormoczy 6–0, 6–2
1962   Renée Schuurman   Christine Truman 6–4, 6–4
1963   Lesley Turner   Darlene Hard 6–0, 7–5
1964   Nancy Richey   Stephanie DeFina 6–4, 6–2
1965   Margaret Smith   Lesley Turner 6–2, 8–6

References edit

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "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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