Pan American Championships (tennis) explained
| Campeonatos Panamericanos |
| Type: | defunct |
| 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 rollResults included:[3]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1943[4] |  Pancho Segura |  Bill Talbert | 4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3 |
| 1944 | Pancho Segura (2) | Bill Talbert | 1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1 |
| 1945 | | Pancho Segura | 9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6 |
| 1946 | Frank Parker (2) | Pancho Segura | 6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1 |
| 1947 | Jaroslav Drobný | Pancho Segura | 4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1948 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | Eric Sturgess | 9-7, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1949 | Frank Parker (3) | Jaroslav Drobný | 6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1950 | Felicisimo Ampon | Tom Brown | 6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3 |
| 1951 | Grant Golden | Jerry De Witts[5] | 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1952 | Gardnar Mulloy | Art Larsen | 7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5 |
| 1953 | Tony Trabert | Kurt Nielsen | 6-2, 6–4, 6-1 |
| 1954 | Tony Trabert (2) |  Mario Llamas | 2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1955 | | Mario Llamas | 6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4 |
| 1956[6] |  Sven Viktor Davidson | Mario Llamas | 6-4, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1957 | Luis Ayala |  Bob Howe | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1958 | Mario Llamas | Francisco Contreras | 1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1959 | Mario Llamas (2) | Antonio Palafox | 6-4, 6–4, 6-1 |
| 1960 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1961 | | Rod Laver | 4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1962 | | | 6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5 |
| 1963 | Mario Llamas (3) | Roy Emerson | 0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8 |
| 1964 |  Ronald Barnes | Thomaz Koch | 6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3 |
| 1965 |  Manuel Santana (2) | | 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7 |
| 1966[7] | | | 7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3 |
| 1967[8] | Tony Roche (2) | John Newcombe | 4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ |
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| 1968 | | | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1969 | | | 6-3, 6–4, 10-8 |
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Women's Singles
Incomplete roll(two editions of event played January * & October **)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|
| 1943 * | Pauline Betz | | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1943 ** | Pauline Betz (2) | Dorothy Bundy | 7-5, 6-5 |
| 1944 | Pauline Betz (3) | Margaret Osborne | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1945 | Mary Arnold | Patricia Canning Todd | 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1946 | Pauline Betz (4) | Margaret Osborne | 6-4, 15-13 |
| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Mary Arnold Prentiss | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1948 | | Dottie Head | 11-9, 6-2 |
| 1949 | |  Betty Clements Hilton | 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 1950 | Beverly Baker | Pat Canning Todd | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1951 | Dottie Head | Anita Kanter | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1952 | Shirley Fry | Thelma Coyne Long | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1953 | Maureen Connolly | Shirley Fry | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1954 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | Barbara Breit | 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1955 | Angela Mortimer | Mary Ann Mitchell | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1956[9] | Althea Gibson | Darlene Hard | 8-6, 6-4 |
| 1957 | | | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1958 | Yola Ramírez | Rosie Reyes | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1959 | | Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1960 | Ann Haydon (2) | Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Yola Ramírez (3) | | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1962 | Yola Ramírez (4) | Elizabeth Starkie | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1963 | | | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1964 | Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5) |  Françoise Dürr | 6-4, 4–6, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Margaret Smith | Monique Salfati | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1966 |  Norma Baylon | Gail Sherriff | default |
| 1967[10] | Ann Haydon Jones (3) | Elena Subirats | 6-3, 6-4 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ |
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| 1968[11] | Julie Heldman | | default |
| 1969 | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Lulu Gongorga | 1-6, 7–5, 6-2 |
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Notes and References
- Book: Alamillo . José M. . Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora . 17 July 2020 . Rutgers University Press . New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey, United States . 978-1-9788-1368-7 . https://books.google.com/books?id=idfkDwAAQBAJ&dq=Pan-American+Championships+tennis+1943&pg=PT116 . en . 5: Becoming Good Neighbours Through Wartime Sports.
- Book: The Official United States Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Guide and Yearbook with the Official Rules . 1950 . H. O. Zimman, Incorporated . Lynn, MA, United States . 243 . en.
- Web site: Tournament – Pan American Championships . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 3 March 2023.
- Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020)
- Web site: Jerry De Witts . ATP Tour . ATP . 3 March 2023.
- News: WINS WOMEN'S TITLE . 2 March 2023 . Miami Daily News Record . Newspaper Archives . 15 October 1956 . Miami, Florida . 4 . subscription.
- "ROCHE TENNIS WINNER - MEXICO CITY - MEXICO (AP)" Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa: Newspaper Archives. 28 March 1966. p. 21.
- News: ROCHE ON TOP . 2 March 2023 . Traverse City Record Eagle . Newspaper Archives . 3 April 1967 . Traverse City, Michigan . 16 . subscription.
- "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.
- News: Julie Heldman Cops Title By Forfeit . 2 March 2023 . California Pasadena Independent . Newspaper Archives . 25 March 1968 . Pasadena, California . 15. subscription.
