Trinidad International

The Trinidad International [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1964 and played on outdoor clay courts or sometimes hard courts at the Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was only held until 1966 as part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit.

Trinidad International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Caribbean Circuit
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
Abolished1969; 55 years ago (1969)
LocationPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
VenueTranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay/Hard

History

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The Trinidad International[2] was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1965 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was held until 1966 when it was discontinued.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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:Included.[3]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964   Roy Emerson   Ken Fletcher 4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 11-9
1965   Manuel Santana   Ramanathan Krishnan 7-5, 6–1, 6-4
1966   John Newcombe   Tony Roche 6-3, 3–6, 9–7, 7-5
Event discontinued

Women's Singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964   Judy Alvarez   Rita Bentley 6-1, 8-6
1965   Lesley Turner   Françoise Dürr 7-5, 6-2
1966   Robyn Ebbern   Elena Subirats 1-6, 7–5, 6-4
Event discontinued

References

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  1. ^ "Sports Briefs". Tri City Herald. Kennewick, Washington, United States.: Newspaper Archives. 12 March 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ "The Australian champion. Margaret Smith. No. 1 seed for the international lawn tennis tournament at Port of Spain, Trinidad, suffered a shock defeat in the women's singles semi-finals". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 15 March 1965. p. 22. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament – TOURNAMENT - Trinidad International". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2023.