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South American Championships (tennis)

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South American Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1939)
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Abolished1982; 42 years ago (1982)
LocationArgentina
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
VenueBuenos Aires LTC
SurfaceGrass - outdoors

The South American Championships for tennis consist of two versions the first is the team event tournaments for men and women organised by the South America Tennis Confederation. The team version for men is known as the Mitre Cup (f.1921).[1] and the team version for women is known as the Osario Cup (f.1957).[1]

The second version is a singles and doubles championship tournament sanctioned by the South American Tennis Confederation but organised by the individual South American Tennis Associations when played in those countries. This tournament was first held in 1927.[2] This event has not always been staged continually until 1946.[2]

History

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South American Championships (teams)

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Seniors

The South American Championships organised by the South American Tennis Confederation is made up of all ten South American Tennis Associations.[1] The senior men's team event is called the Mitre Cup that was founded in 1921 and was held in Argentine Tennis Team and won by Argentina.[1] The senior women's team event known as Osario Cup was first held in 1957 in Santiago, Chile and was won by Chilean Tennis Team.[1]

Juniors

The South American Championships for junior boys consists of two team tournaments the first is for boys age 18 years old who compete for the Bolivia Cup first held in 1953 that was won by Brazil.[1] The second is the tournament for boys age 15 years old who compete for the Harten Cup first played in 1963 and won by Brazil.

The South American Championships for junior girls consists of two team tournaments the first is for girls age 18 years old who compete for the Colombia Cup first held in 1963 that was won by Argentina.[1] The second is the tournament for girls age 15 years old who compete for the Chile Cup first played in 1965 and won by Chile.[1]

All of the team competitions a organised and run similar way to the Davis Cup.[1]

South American Championships (individual)

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The early editions South American Championships for individual players was organised by the Argentina Tennis Association (ATA) for men and women was held in 1927 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.[2] In 1928 and 1929 the tournament was held at the Tennis Club Argentino (f.1913),[3] that was also valid as the Argentine Championships,[2][4] also known as the Championship of the Argentine Republic.[1] At this time there was no continental wide tennis organisation for South America and the event was not held again. In 1946 the tournament revived by the Argentina Tennis Association with the Argentina International Championships also carrying the denomination South American Championships.[2] In 1947 the South American Tennis Confederation was established and formally incorporated in 1948.[1]

In 1952 the tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the event also being valid as the Rio de Janeiro International Championships.[2] In 1953 and 1956 the tournaments were held in Santiago, Chile with the events also being valid as the Chilean National Championships.[2] In 1972 the tournament was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador with that event also being valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.[2]

In April 1968 the open era began and in November 1968 this tournament was renamed as the South American Open Championships.[2] From 1947 to 1969 it was part of the ILTF South American Circuit.[2] In 1970 it became part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit.[2]

The tournament for the majority of its duration has been staged in Argentina.

South American Championships (individual)

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Notes: These rolls included content from the Argentina International Championships, later ATP Argentina Open and WTA Argentine Open, since 1946, when both tournaments were also valid as the South American Championships or South American Open.

Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

South American Championships
Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
↓  ILTF South American Circuit  ↓
1927[a] Buenos Aires Argentina Ronaldo Boyd Argentina Guillermo Robson 9–7, 7–5, 7–5.[2]
1928[b] Buenos Aires Spain Manuel Alonso Areizaga Argentina Francisco Bryans 8–6, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1929[c] Buenos Aires Argentina Carlos Morea Argentina Lucilo del Castillo 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5.[2]
1946 Buenos Aires United States Bob Falkenburg Argentina Enrique Morea 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1947 Buenos Aires United States Frank Parker Argentina Enrique Morea 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1948 Buenos Aires South Africa Eric Sturgess United States Vic Seixas 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1949[d] Buenos Aires Argentina Enrique Morea United States Tom Brown 7–5, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1950[e] Buenos Aires Argentina Enrique Morea(2) Argentina Ricardo Balbiers 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[2]
1951 Buenos Aires Argentina Enrique Morea (3) Italy Fausto Gardini 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1952[f] Rio de Janeiro Egypt Jaroslav Drobný Argentina Ricardo Balbiers 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1953 Santiago Argentina Enrique Morea (4) Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.[2]
1954 Buenos Aires Argentina Enrique Morea (5) Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1955 Buenos Aires Chile Luis Ayala United States Art Larsen 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–0
1956[g] Santiago Chile Luis Ayala (2) Australia Mervyn Rose 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 9-7[2]
1957 Buenos Aires Chile Luis Ayala (3) Argentina Enrique Morea 6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1958 Buenos Aires Mexico Mario Llamas Argentina Enrique Morea 6–4, 9–7, 1–6, 2–6, ?
1959 Buenos Aires Spain Manuel Santana Chile Luis Ayala 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 9–7
1960 Buenos Aires Chile Luis Ayala (4) Spain Manuel Santana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 8–6
1961 Buenos Aires France Pierre Darmon Argentina Enrique Morea 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1962 Buenos Aires Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist Chile Patricio Rodríguez 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1963 Buenos Aires Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Brazil Ronald Barnes 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Buenos Aires United States Chuck McKinley Spain Manuel Santana 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–5, retired
1965 Buenos Aires Italy Nicola Pietrangeli (2) South Africa Cliff Drysdale 6–8, 6–4, 6–0, 1–6, 7–5
1966 Buenos Aires United States Cliff Richey Brazil Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1967 Buenos Aires United States Cliff Richey (2) Brazil José Edison Mandarino 7–5, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
South American Open Championships / South American Open
1968 Buenos Aires Australia Roy Emerson Australia Rod Laver 9–7, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
↓  ILTF Grand Prix Circuit  ↓
1970[2] Buenos Aires Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović Spain Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1971 Buenos Aires Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović (2) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–6, 6–1.[2]
1972[h] Guayaquil Colombia Iván Molina Argentina Julian Ganzabal w.o.[2]
1973 Buenos Aires Argentina Guillermo Vilas Sweden Björn Borg 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) retd.[2]
1974 Buenos Aires Argentina Guillermo Vilas(2) Spain Manuel Orantes 6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2.[2]
1975 Buenos Aires Argentina Guillermo Vilas (3) Italy Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1976 Buenos Aires Argentina Guillermo Vilas (4) Chile Jaime Fillol 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1978 Buenos Aires Argentina José Luis Clerc Paraguay Víctor Pecci 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1979 Buenos Aires Argentina Guillermo Vilas (5) Argentina José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 .[2]
1980 Buenos Aires Argentina José Luis Clerc West Germany Rolf Gehring 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3.[2]
1981 Buenos Aires Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl Argentina Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2.[2]
1982[i] Sao Paulo Argentina José Luis Clerc (2) Brazil Marcos Hocevar 6–2, 6–7, 6–3.[5]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

South American Championships
Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
↓  ILTF South American Circuit  ↓
1928 Buenos Aires Argentina Analia Obarrio de Aguirre Argentina Maria Elena Bushell 6-0, 6-1
1929 Buenos Aires Argentina Analia Obarrio de Aguirre (2) Argentina Maria Elena Bushell 6-4, 6-1
1946 Buenos Aires United States Margaret Osborne United States Louise Brough 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
1947 Buenos Aires United States Pat Canning Todd United States Doris Hart 6-3, 6-4
1948 Buenos Aires United States Pat Canning Todd (2) Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss 7-5, 6-4
1949[j] Buenos Aires United States Barbara Scofield United States Nancy Chaffee 6-3, 6-2
1950[k] Buenos Aires Argentina Felisa Piedrola de Zappa Argentina Elena Lehmann 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1951 Buenos Aires Argentina Elena Lehmann Argentina Felisa Piedrola de Zappa 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1952 women's event not held
1953 Santiago West Germany Edda Buding Argentina Julia Borzone 7-5, 6-3
1954 Buenos Aires Italy Silvana Lazzarino West Germany Edda Buding 8-6, 6-2
1955 Buenos Aires Brazil Ingrid Metzner Argentina June Hanson 6-1, 6-4
1956[l] Santiago Argentina Nora Bonifacino de Somoza Argentina June Hanson 6-4, 6-0
1957 Buenos Aires Argentina June Hanson Argentina Nora Bonifacino de Somoza 6-1, 6-1
1958 Buenos Aires United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer Australia Margaret Hellyer 2-6, 6-2, 12-10
1959 Buenos Aires Argentina Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (2) Argentina Norma Baylon 6-3, 5-7, divided
1960 Buenos Aires Argentina Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (3) Argentina Mabel Bove 7-5, 6-4
1961 Buenos Aires Mexico Yola Ramírez United States Darlene Hard 6-1, 6-2
1962 Buenos Aires Argentina Norma Baylon Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejova Sukova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
1963 Buenos Aires Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejova Sukova Argentina Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1964 Buenos Aires United States Nancy Richey Brazil Maria Bueno 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1965 Buenos Aires United States Nancy Richey (2) Argentina Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1966 Buenos Aires Argentina Norma Baylon (3) United States Nancy Richey 6-3, 7-9, 6-4
1967 Buenos Aires United States Billie Jean Moffitt King United States Rosie Casals 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
South American Open Championships / South American Open
1968 Buenos Aires United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones United States Nancy Richey walkover
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Buenos Aires West Germany Helga Niessen United States Rosie Casals 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
1970[2] Buenos Aires Argentina Beatriz Araujo Argentina Raquel Giscafré 6-4, 6-4
1971 Buenos Aires West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff (2) West Germany Heide Orth 6-1, 7-5
1972[m] Guayaquil United Kingdom Virginia Wade Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli 6-4, 6-1
1973 Buenos Aires United States Julie Heldman Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3, 6-1
1974 Buenos Aires Argentina Raquel Giscafré Argentina Beatriz Araujo 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
1975 Buenos Aires Argentina Raquel Giscafré (2) United States Kristien Shaw 6-2, 6-4
1976 Buenos Aires United States Laura duPont Argentina Beatriz Araujo 6-1, 6-2
1977 Buenos Aires Brazil Patricia Medrado Argentina Ivanna Madruga 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1978 women's event not held
1979 Buenos Aires Argentina Ivanna Madruga Czechoslovakia Hana Strachonova 6-1, 6-3
1980 Buenos Aires Argentina Ivanna Madruga (2) Argentina Liliana Giussani 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1981 women's event not held

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1927 South American Championship and first edition organised by the Argentina Tennis Association (ATA) and was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  2. ^ The 1928 South American Championship and second ATA edition was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  3. ^ The 1929 South American Championship and third ATA edition was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  4. ^ The 1949 South American Championship 4th edition organised by the South American Tennis Confederation (SATA) and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 21st Argentina International Championships.
  5. ^ The 1950 South American Championship 5th edition organised by (SATA)and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 22nd Argentina International Championships.
  6. ^ The 1952 South American Championship 7th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Rio de Janeiro.
  7. ^ The 1956 South American Championship 10th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Santiago, Chile and was also valid as the Chile National Championships.
  8. ^ The 1972 South American Championship 27th edition organised by (SATA)and was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and was also valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.
  9. ^ The 1982 edition failed to find a sponsor in Argentina its normal home so was transferred to Brazil for that season only, and was also valid as the Brazil Open for that year.
  10. ^ The 1949 South American Championship 4th edition organised by the South American Tennis Confederation (SATA) and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 21st Argentina International Championships.
  11. ^ The 1950 South American Championship 5th edition organised by (SATA)and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 22nd Argentina International Championships.
  12. ^ The 1956 South American Championship 10th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Santiago, Chile and was also valid as the Chile National Championships.
  13. ^ The 1972 South American Championship 27th edition organised by (SATA)and was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and was also valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "South American Championships: Mitre Cup (men) Osario Cup (women)". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Tournaments: South American Championship - South American Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Historia del TCA". TCA (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tenis Club Argentino. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Campeonato Argentino" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tenis Club Argentino. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Barrett, John (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis. Queen Anne Press. London. pp.105-106.