Dixie International Championships Explained

The Dixie International Championships^[1] or the Dixie Championships^[2] or the Dixie International^[3] or the Tampa Dixie International Invitation was a men's and women's international tennis tournament established in 1925 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Davis Islands Tennis Club,^[4] Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States until 1968. It was part of the South Florida-Caribbean tennis circuit during the 1960s.

History

The Dixie International Championshipswere founded in 1925. The championships were last played on clay courts at the Davis Tennis Club, Davis Islands, Tampa, Florida, United States.^[5] The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit during the 1960s, which was a major feature of the international tennis scene from the 1930s to early 1970s.

Finals

Men's Singles

Incomplete rollResults included:^[6]

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1925	Robert Kinsey	Douglas Watters	6-4, 7–5, 6-2
1926	Vinnie Richards	Frank Froehling	6-1, 9–11, 6-4
1935	Arthur Hendrix	Carroll Turner	6-3, 6–2, 6-4
1936	Bryan Grant	Martin Buxby	6-2, 6–2, 7-5
1937	Bryan Grant (2)	Don Budge	4-6, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6-2
1938[7]	Bobby Riggs	Wayne Sabin	6-3, 6–0, 7-5
1939	Wayne Sabin	Bryan Grant	6-3, 6–3, 6-1
1940	Bryan Grant (3)	Bobby Riggs	1-6, 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6-3
1941	Frank Kovacs	Edward Alloo[8]	6-0, 6–3, 6-2
1942	Jack Kramer	Wayne Sabin	6-0, 6–0, 6-3
1946	Bill Talbert	Bryan Grant	6-3, 6–2, 6-1
1947	Bryan Grant (4)	Frank Guernsey	6-4, 6–3, 7-5
1948	Pancho Gonzales	Gardner Larned[9]	2-6 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
1949	Gardnar Mulloy	Gardner Larned	1-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-2
1950	Gardnar Mulloy (2)	Bryan Grant	6-1, 6–4, 6-2
1951	Gardnar Mulloy (3)		6-3, 9–7, 10–12, 3–2, ret.
1952	Tony Vincent	Grant Golden	6-4, 6–4, 7-5
1953	Gardnar Mulloy (4)	Bernard Bartzen	6-1, 3–6, 6–0, 6-1
1954	Gardnar Mulloy (5)	Tony Vincent	11-9, 8–6, 6-4
1955[10]	Eddie Moylan	Bernard Bartzen	10-8, 6–4, 6-3
1956	Armando Vieira	Allen Morris	6-3, 6–3, 6–8, 14-12
1957[11]	Mervyn Rose	Don Candy	6-3, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4
1958	Bernard Bartzen	Tony Vincent	6-0, 12–10, 6-1
1959	Eddie Moylan (2)		6-4, 6–4, 3–6, 6-4
1960[12]	Mike Davies	Gardnar Mulloy	6-1, 0–6, 6–1, 6-4
1961	Whitney Reed	Gardnar Mulloy	4-6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 9-7
1962	Manuel Santana	Carlos Fernandes	3-6, 6–1, 8–6, 6-2
1963	Manuel Santana (2)	Fred Stolle	6-3, 21-19
1964[13]	Roy Emerson	Manuel Santana	9-7, 6–2, 6-4
1965	Manuel Santana (3)	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	6-3, 8–6, 6-0
1966	Cliff Drysdale	Boro Jovanović	6-2, 6–4, 6-4
1967[14]	István Gulyás	Cliff Drysdale	3-6, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5, ret.
↓  Open era  ↓
1968	Manuel Santana (4)	István Gulyás	6-4, 7-5, 6-4

Women's Singles

Incomplete roll(* Final held indoors)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1926			6-3, 8-6
1940			6-2, 6-1
1941	Pauline Betz (2)	Sarah Palfrey Cooke	6–4, 6-3
1942	Pauline Betz (3)	Doris Hart	3–6, 6–3, 6-3
1946		Betty Hulbert	6–4, 6-3
1947	Doris Hart	Barbara Scofield	3-6, 6–3, 6-4
1948	Doris Hart (2)	Magda Berescu Rurac	6-1, 6-3
1949		Marta Barnett Andrade	6-3, 6-4
1950		Marta Barnett Andrade	9-7, 1–6, 6-1
1951	Beverly Baker	Shirley Fry	6-4, 6-3
1952		Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen[15]	7-5, 6-1
1953			6-1, 6-3
1954		Evelyn Cowan	6-0, 6-3
1955	Shirley Fry (2)	Karol Fageros	9-7, 8-6
1956	Shirley Fry (3)	Dottie Head Knode	6-4, 3–6, 6-3
1957	Karol Fageros	Rosie Reyes	6-2, 6-2
1958	Maria Bueno	Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen	6-4, 6-1
1959[16]	Laura Lou Jahn Kunnen	Marie Martin	6-3, 8-6
1960[17]		Laura Lou Jahn	6-3, 4–6, 6-4
1961			2-6, 6–3, 6-1
1962	Edda Buding	Elizabeth Starkie	6-1, 6-3
1963 *		Lesley Turner	9-7, 1–6, 7-5
1964[18]			6-4, 2–6, 6-4
1965	Tory Ann Fretz	Judy Alvarez	6–2, 6-1
1966	Elena Subirats		6-1, 8-6
1967[19]	Ann Haydon Jones	Françoise Dürr	6–4, 8-6
↓  Open era  ↓
1968[20]	Helga Niessen	Judy Tegart	2-6, 6–4, 6-1

Notes and References

1. News: Liz in semi-finals: Liz Starkie beat Roberta Alison, of the United States, 7-5. 6-0 in the quarter-finals of the women's singles of the Dixie International tennis championships at Tampa, Florida. 6 March 2023 . Aberdeen Evening Express . British Newspaper Archive . 24 February 1962 . Aberdeenshire, Scotland . 6. subscription.
2. Book: Current Biography Yearbook . 1968 . H. W. Wilson Company . New York . 373 . en.
3. News: Roger Taylor wins: Yorkshire left-hander Roger Taylor beat Brazilian Roberto Marcher 6-0, 6-1 in the men's singles first round of the Dixie international tennis tournament at Tampa. Florida . 6 March 2023 . Newcastle Evening Chronicle . British Newspaper Archive . 23 February 1966 . Northumberland, England . 18. subscription.
4. News: Sports . 7 March 2023 . Findlay Republican Courier . Newspaper Archives . 15 January 1959 . Findlay, Ohio, United States . 13. subscription.
5. "Sports". Findlay Republican Courier. Findlay, Ohio, United States: Newspaper Archives. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
6. Web site: Tournament – Dixie Championships . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 7 March 2023.
7. News: Riggs Defeats Sabin to win Nautilus Finals . 7 March 2023 . Modesto Bee And News Herald . Newspaper Archives . 18 January 1938 . Modesto, Calif, USA. . 32. subscription.
8. Web site: Edward Alloo . ATP Tour . ATP . 7 March 2023.
9. Web site: Gardner Larned (1979) - Hall of Fame . Rollins College . 7 March 2023 . en.
10. Nampa Idaho Free Press Newspaper Archives. Newspaper Archives. January 7, 1959 Page 6
11. News: Win For Rose In Dixie Tourney . 7 March 2023 . Canberra Times . Newspaper Archives . 8 January 1957 . Canberra, Australia . 8. subscription.
12. News: Davies Warshaw Score Victories . 7 March 2023 . Sarasota Herald Tribune . Newspaper Archives . 11 January 1960 . Sarasota, Florida, United States . 13. subscription.
13. News: Roy Emerson Wins Dix Net Tourney. . 7 March 2023 . Marysville Appeal Democrat . Newspaper Archives . 2 March 1964 . 16. subscription.
14. News: DRYSDALE ILL; LOSES TO GULYAS . 7 March 2023 . Pacific Stars And Stripes . Newspaper Archives . 2 March 1967 . Washington, DC . 21. subscription.
15. News: Laura Lou Kunnen, 68, '50s tennis icon . 6 March 2023 . Tampa Bay Times . Times Publishing Company . 24 May 2001 . St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. . en.
16. "Sports". Findlay Republican Courier. Findlay, Ohio, United States: Newspaper Archives. 15 January 1959. p. 13.
17. "Davies Warshaw Score Victories". Sarasota Herald Tribune. Sarasota, Florida, United States: Newspaper Archives. 11 January 1960. p. 13
18. "Roy Emerson Wins Dix Net Tourney". Marysville Appeal Democrat. Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1964. p. 16.
19. DRYSDALE ILL; LOSES TO GULYAS". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 2 March 1967. p. 21.
20. Cedar Rapids Gazette (1968)