Pan American Championships (tennis)

The Pan-American Championships[1] also known as the Torneo Panamericano de Tenis 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.

Pan-American Championships
Torneo Panamericano de Tenis
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1943 (1943)
Abolished1969 (1969)
LocationMexico City, Mexico
VenueCentro Deportivo Chapultepec
SurfaceClay

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 roll

Results included:[3]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1943[4]Ecuador Pancho SeguraUnited States Bill Talbert4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3
1944Ecuador Pancho Segura (2)United States Bill Talbert1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
1945United States Frank ParkerEcuador Pancho Segura9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6
1946United States Frank Parker (2)Ecuador Pancho Segura6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1
1947Czechoslovakia Jaroslav DrobnýEcuador Pancho Segura4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4
1948Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný (2)South Africa Eric Sturgess9-7, 6–2, 6-2
1949United States Frank Parker (3)Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4
1950Philippines Felicisimo AmponUnited States Tom Brown6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3
1951United States Grant GoldenUnited States Jerry De Witts[5]6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1952United States Gardnar MulloyUnited States Art Larsen7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5
1953United States Tony TrabertDenmark Kurt Nielsen6-2, 6–4, 6-1
1954United States Tony Trabert (2)Mexico Mario Llamas2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2
1955United States Art LarsenMexico Mario Llamas6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4
1956[6]Sweden Sven Viktor DavidsonMexico Mario Llamas6-4, 6–4, 6-2
1957Chile Luis AyalaAustralia Bob Howe6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1958Mexico Mario LlamasMexico Francisco Contreras1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1959Mexico Mario Llamas (2)Mexico Antonio Palafox6-4, 6–4, 6-1
1960 ? ? ?
1961Australia Roy EmersonAustralia Rod Laver4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2
1962Spain Manuel SantanaAustralia Rod Laver6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5
1963Mexico Mario Llamas (3)Australia Roy Emerson0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8
1964Brazil Ronald BarnesBrazil Thomaz Koch6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1965Spain Manuel Santana (2)India Ramanathan Krishnan6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7
1966[7]Australia Tony RocheMexico Rafael Osuna7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3
1967[8]Australia Tony Roche (2)Australia John Newcombe4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6
Open era
1968Mexico Rafael OsunaMexico Joaquin Loyo Mayo6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1969Brazil Thomaz KochMexico Rafael Osuna6-3, 6–4, 10-8

Women's Singles
Incomplete roll

(two editions of event played January * & October **)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1943 *United States Pauline BetzUnited States Doris Hart6-2, 6-3
1943 **United States Pauline Betz (2)United States Dorothy Bundy7-5, 6-5
1944United States Pauline Betz (3)United States Margaret Osborne6-1, 7-5
1945United States Mary ArnoldUnited States Patricia Canning Todd6-8, 6-3, 6-3
1946United States Pauline Betz (4)United States Margaret Osborne6-4, 15-13
1947Australia Nancye Wynne BoltonUnited States Mary Arnold Prentiss6-2, 6-3
1948South Africa Sheila Piercey SummersUnited States Dottie Head11-9, 6-2
1949United States Doris HartUnited Kingdom Betty Clements Hilton6-1, 2-6, 6-3
1950United States Beverly BakerUnited States Pat Canning Todd6-1, 7-5
1951United States Dottie HeadUnited States Anita Kanter6-1, 6-3
1952United States Shirley FryAustralia Thelma Coyne Long6-4, 6-4
1953United States Maureen ConnollyUnited States Shirley Fry6-1, 6-1
1954United States Beverly Baker FleitzUnited States Barbara Breit7-5, 8-6
1955United Kingdom Angela MortimerUnited States Mary Ann Mitchell6-3, 6-3
1956[9]United States Althea GibsonUnited States Darlene Hard8-6, 6-4
1957Mexico Rosie ReyesMexico Yola Ramírez6-3, 6-3
1958Mexico Yola RamírezMexico Rosie Reyes6-0, 6-3
1959United Kingdom Ann HaydonMexico Yola Ramírez6-2, 7-5
1960United Kingdom Ann Haydon (2)Mexico Yola Ramírez6-2, 6-4
1961Mexico Yola Ramírez (3)United Kingdom Ann Haydon6-2, 6-3
1962Mexico Yola Ramírez (4)United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie6-3, 6-1
1963Mexico Melita RamírezMexicoOlga de Palafox6-4, 6-1
1964Mexico Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5)France Françoise Dürr6-4, 4–6, 6-3
1965Australia Margaret SmithFrance Monique Salfati6-4, 6-2
1966Argentina Norma BaylonAustralia Gail Sherriffdefault
1967[10]United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones (3)Mexico Elena Subirats6-3, 6-4
Open era
1968[11]United States Julie HeldmanUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon Jonesdefault
1969United States Valerie ZiegenfussMexico Lulu Gongorga1-6, 7–5, 6-2

References
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  11. "Julie Heldman Cops Title By Forfeit". California Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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