Bahamas International Championships

The Bahamas International Championships[1] or Bahamas Championships[2] was a defunct men's tennis tournament founded in 1922. It was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas until 1936.

Bahamas International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1922
Abolished1936
LocationNassau, Bahamas
VenueNew Colonial Hotel Courts
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded and financed by the American banker William Henry Crocker,[3] and was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas.[4] That first Bahamas International tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit and staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued.

In 1972 a second Bahamas International Open tournament was founded again in Nassau, but was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 that tournament moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning to Nassau until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.

Past finals
Incomplete roll
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1922United States G. Carlton ShaferUnited States William Rosenbaum6-3, 5–7, 6–1, 6-4
1923United States Beals WrightUnited States G. Carlton Shafer7-5, 6–1, 6-4
1929The Bahamas E.A. BoyceUnited States Charles Warren6-1, 6–3, 6-1
1930 [5]The Bahamas Alexander HendersonThe Bahamas Cedric Woodward7-5, 6–8, 6–2, 6-1
1931The Bahamas E.A. BoyceUnited States Charles Warren6-1, 6–2, 6-1
1936United States J. Gilbert Hall[6]Cuba Ricardo Morales7-5, 5–7, 6–1, 6-1

References
  1. "HENDERSON SINGLES NET CHAMPION OF BAHAMAS". Washington Evening Star. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 16 February 1930. p. 69. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. "Bahamas Tennis Championships: American Lawn Tennis of March 20 Says". Kingston Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 17 April 1934. p. 21. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  4. Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  5. Washington Evening Star. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 16 February 1930. p. 69.
  6. "J. GILBERT HALL, 79; TENNIS STAR IN '30'S". The New York Times. New York City, NY, United States. 8 September 1977. p. 59. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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