Campeonatos Panamericanos Tour ILTF Circuit Founded 1943; 82 years ago (1943 ) Abolished 1969; 56 years ago (1969 ) Location Mexico City , Mexico Venue Centro Deportivo Chapultepec Surface Clay
The Pan-American Championships [ 1] also known as the Campeonatos Panamericanos was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1943 and played at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City , Mexico until 1969.
History
The Pan-American Championships or Torneo Panamericano de Tenis was established in 1943, and played on clay courts at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City , Mexico .[ 2] The championships were staged annually until 1969 when they were discontinued.
Finals
Men's Singles
Incomplete roll
Results included:[ 3]
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1943[ 4]
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura
File:Flag of the United States.svg Bill Talbert
4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3
1944
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura (2)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Bill Talbert
1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
1945
File:Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura
9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6
1946
File:Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker (2)
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura
6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1
1947
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Drobný
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Pancho Segura
4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4
1948
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Drobný (2)
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Eric Sturgess
9-7, 6–2, 6-2
1949
File:Flag of the United States.svg Frank Parker (3)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Drobný
6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4
1950
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Felicisimo Ampon
File:Flag of the United States.svg Tom Brown
6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3
1951
File:Flag of the United States.svg Grant Golden
File:Flag of the United States.svg Jerry De Witts [ 5]
6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1952
File:Flag of the United States.svg Gardnar Mulloy
File:Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen
7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5
1953
File:Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Kurt Nielsen
6-2, 6–4, 6-1
1954
File:Flag of the United States.svg Tony Trabert (2)
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas
2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2
1955
File:Flag of the United States.svg Art Larsen
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas
6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4
1956[ 6]
File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sven Viktor Davidson
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas
6-4, 6–4, 6-2
1957
File:Flag of Chile.svg Luis Ayala
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Howe
6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1958
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Francisco Contreras
1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1959
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas (2)
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Antonio Palafox
6-4, 6–4, 6-1
1960
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1961
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2
1962
File:Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Santana
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver
6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5
1963
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mario Llamas (3)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Roy Emerson
0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8
1964
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Ronald Barnes
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch
6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1965
File:Flag of Spain.svg Manuel Santana (2)
File:Flag of India.svg Ramanathan Krishnan
6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7
1966[ 7]
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Osuna
7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3
1967[ 8]
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Roche (2)
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Newcombe
4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6
↓ Open era ↓
1968
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Osuna
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Joaquin Loyo Mayo
6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1969
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Koch
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rafael Osuna
6-3, 6–4, 10-8
Women's Singles
Incomplete roll
(two editions of event played January * & October **)
Year
Champion
Runner-up
Score
1943 *
File:Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz
File:Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart
6-2, 6-3
1943 **
File:Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz (2)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Dorothy Bundy
7-5, 6-5
1944
File:Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz (3)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne
6-1, 7-5
1945
File:Flag of the United States.svg Mary Arnold
File:Flag of the United States.svg Patricia Canning Todd
6-8, 6-3, 6-3
1946
File:Flag of the United States.svg Pauline Betz (4)
File:Flag of the United States.svg Margaret Osborne
6-4, 15-13
1947
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancye Wynne Bolton
File:Flag of the United States.svg Mary Arnold Prentiss
6-2, 6-3
1948
File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1982).svg Sheila Piercey Summers
File:Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Head
11-9, 6-2
1949
File:Flag of the United States.svg Doris Hart
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Betty Clements Hilton
6-1, 2-6, 6-3
1950
File:Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Baker
File:Flag of the United States.svg Pat Canning Todd
6-1, 7-5
1951
File:Flag of the United States.svg Dottie Head
File:Flag of the United States.svg Anita Kanter
6-1, 6-3
1952
File:Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thelma Coyne Long
6-4, 6-4
1953
File:Flag of the United States.svg Maureen Connolly
File:Flag of the United States.svg Shirley Fry
6-1, 6-1
1954
File:Flag of the United States.svg Beverly Baker Fleitz
File:Flag of the United States.svg Barbara Breit
7-5, 8-6
1955
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Angela Mortimer
File:Flag of the United States.svg Mary Ann Mitchell
6-3, 6-3
1956[ 9]
File:Flag of the United States.svg Althea Gibson
File:Flag of the United States.svg Darlene Hard
8-6, 6-4
1957
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rosie Reyes
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez
6-3, 6-3
1958
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Rosie Reyes
6-0, 6-3
1959
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez
6-2, 7-5
1960
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon (2)
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez
6-2, 6-4
1961
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez (3)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon
6-2, 6-3
1962
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramírez (4)
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elizabeth Starkie
6-3, 6-1
1963
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Melita Ramírez
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Olga de Palafox
6-4, 6-1
1964
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5)
File:Flag of France.svg Françoise Dürr
6-4, 4–6, 6-3
1965
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Margaret Smith
File:Flag of France.svg Monique Salfati
6-4, 6-2
1966
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Norma Baylon
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gail Sherriff
default
1967[ 10]
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones (3)
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Elena Subirats
6-3, 6-4
↓ Open era ↓
1968[ 11]
File:Flag of the United States.svg Julie Heldman
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ann Haydon Jones
default
1969
File:Flag of the United States.svg Valerie Ziegenfuss
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Lulu Gongorga
1-6, 7–5, 6-2
See also
References
↑ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020). "5: Becoming Good Neighbours Through Wartime Sports" . Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora . New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey, United States: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-1368-7 .
↑ The Official United States Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Guide and Yearbook with the Official Rules . Lynn, MA, United States: H. O. Zimman, Incorporated. 1950. p. 243.
↑ "Tournament – Pan American Championships" . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2023 .
↑ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020)
↑ "Jerry De Witts" . ATP Tour . ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023 .
↑ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE" . Miami Daily News Record . Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 2 March 2023 .
↑ "ROCHE TENNIS WINNER - MEXICO CITY - MEXICO (AP)" Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa: Newspaper Archives. 28 March 1966. p. 21.
↑ "ROCHE ON TOP" . Traverse City Record Eagle . Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2023 .
↑ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE" Miami Daily News Record. Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4.
↑ "ROCHE ON TOP" Traverse City Record Eagle. Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16.
↑ "Julie Heldman Cops Title By Forfeit" . California Pasadena Independent . Pasadena, California: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 2 March 2023 .