Bahamas International Open

The Bahamas International Open[1] is a defunct men's tennis founded in 1972.[2] In 1975 the tournament that was part of Bill Riordan's International Players Association (IPA) circuit, that event with $50,000 prize money was held in Freeport, Bahamas. It was moved to Nassau in 1976 and was played on outdoor hard courts until 1980.

Bahamas International Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourIPA circuit
Founded1972
Abolished1980
Editions9
LocationFreeport & Nassau, Bahamas
SurfaceHard / outdoor

History

In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded in Nassau and was played on outdoor clay courts. That first tournament was staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued. This second Bahamas International tournament was founded in 1972 again in Nassau, but was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 the tournament moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning back to Nassau until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.

Past finals
Incomplete roll
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973United States Brian GottfriedUnited Kingdom Buster Mottram6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1975[3]United States Jimmy ConnorsGermany Karl Meiler[4]6–0, 6–2
1976[5]United States Jeff BorowiakUnited States Gene Mayer6–7, 6–2, 6–4
1977[6]United States Cliff RicheyUnited States John McEnroe7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1979[7]United States Harold SolomonUnited States Van Winitsky7–6, 6–1
1980United States Mel PurcellUnited Kingdom Buster Mottram6–4, 3–6, 6–3

References
  1. "Weekend Tennis Roundup". Port Charlotte Daily Herald News. Newspaper Archives. 20 December 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  2. Charlotte Daily Herald News (1976) p. 17.
  3. John Barrett, ed. (1976). World of Tennis '76 : a BP and Commercial Union yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 168. ISBN 9780362002768. OCLC 650229036.
  4. "Connors tops Karl Meiler for Bahamas tennis title". Daily Press. January 19, 1975. p. D6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Charlotte Daily Herald News (1976) p. 17.
  6. "Richey Cops Bahamas Tennis". European Stars And Stripes. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 20 December 1977. p. 20.
  7. "Sports Briefs: Tennis". Lawrence Journal World. Lawrence, Kansas, United States: Newspaper Archives. 17 December 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.