Good Neighbor Championships

Good Neighbor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Caribbean Circuit
Founded1949 (1949)
Abolished1965 (1965)
Editions16
LocationMiami Beach, Florida, United States
VenueFlamingo Park Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

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]

History

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

Men's singles

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

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

  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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