City of Miami Championships
Appearance
City of Miami Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1937–1969) men (1937–1972) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–76) men ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–76) women |
Founded | 1917 |
Abolished | 1976 |
Location | Miami, United States |
Venue | Henderson Park Tennis Club |
Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The City of Miami Championships[1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1917 as the Miami City Tennis Championships.[2] The tournament was first played at the Henderson Park Tennis Club, Miami Florida, United States. Also known as the City of Miami Invitation Championships[3] or simply the City of Miami Invitation the tournament ran until 1976 when it was discontinued.[1] The tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit,[4] a regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
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Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1917 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[1] |
1918 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[1] |
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
1936 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1] |
1937 | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
1938 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[1] |
1940 | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5, 6–2.[1] |
1943 | ![]() |
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6–0, 7–5, 6–2.[1] |
1944 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5, 6–1.[1] |
1945 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[1] |
1951 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2.[1] |
1953 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4.[1] |
1954 | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 6–4.[1] |
1957 | ![]() |
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6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–2.[1] |
1958 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[1] |
1959 | ![]() |
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7–5, 0–2, ret.[1] |
1960 | ![]() |
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7–9, 6–4 9–7, 6–2.[1] |
1961 | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
1962 | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
1963 | ![]() |
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10–8, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4.[1] |
1964 | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5.[1] |
1965 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3.[1] |
1966 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 6–1.[1] |
1967 | ![]() |
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6-1, 9–7.[1] |
1968 | ![]() |
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6–8, 4–6, 10–8, 6–1, 4–1, retd.[1] |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
1969 | ![]() |
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13–11, 5–7, 9–7.[1] |
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
1970 | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
1971 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4.[1] |
1972 | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1] |
1973 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2.[1] |
1974 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1.[1] |
1976 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6.[1] |
Women's singles
[edit](incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1922 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2 |
1940 | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
1946 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
1948 | ![]() |
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9-7, 6–1 |
1952 | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
1953 | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 6–1 |
1954 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
1955 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 |
1957 | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
1958 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
1959 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
1960 | ![]() |
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0–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1961 | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1962 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
1963 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
1964 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
1965 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
1966 | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1967 | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–6 |
1968 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
1969 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
1972 | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–2 |
References
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