South West India Championships
| South West India Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
| Location | Cochin Trivandrum |
| Surface | Clay |
The South West India Championships[1] Also known as the South West India International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament , founded in 1949. The championships were played in Cochin and Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
History
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1949 the South West India Championships were founded in Trivandrum, Kerala. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.
Finals
Mens singles
(incomplete roll)
| South West India Championships | ||||
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1950 | Trivandrum | Vladimír Černík | Govindji Vasant | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1951 | Trivandrum | Fred Kovaleski | Sven Davidson | 7–9, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1955 | Trivandrum | Wladyslaw Skonecki | Jack Arkinstall | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1956 | Trivandrum | Wladyslaw Skonecki (2) | Jack Arkinstall | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1958 | Trivandrum | Billy Knight | Tony Pickard | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Cochin | Ramanathan Krishnan | Thomaz Koch | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1968 | Cochin | Bill Tym | Ulf Schmidt | 2–6, 6–3, 8–6, |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Trivandrum | Bill Tym (2) | Vijay Amritraj | 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |