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South West India Championships

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South West India Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1949; 75 years ago (1949)
Abolished1970; 54 years ago (1970)
LocationCochin
Trivandrum
SurfaceClay

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

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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

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Mens singles

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(incomplete roll)

South West India Championships
Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1950 Trivandrum Czechoslovakia Vladimír Černík India Govindji Vasant 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1951 Trivandrum United States Fred Kovaleski Sweden Sven Davidson 7–9, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1
1955 Trivandrum Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki Australia Jack Arkinstall 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7
1956 Trivandrum Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki (2) Australia Jack Arkinstall 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7
1958 Trivandrum United Kingdom Billy Knight United Kingdom Tony Pickard 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1967 Cochin India Ramanathan Krishnan Brazil Thomaz Koch 6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
1968 Cochin United States Bill Tym Sweden Ulf Schmidt 2–6, 6–3, 8–6,
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Trivandrum United States Bill Tym (2) India Vijay Amritraj 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ Rajgopal, R. M. (July 2018). Retro India (First ed.). Manipal, India: Manipal Universal Press. p. 72. ISBN 9789382460794.
  2. ^ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.