South American Championships (tennis)

The South American Championships for tennis consist of two versions the first is the team event tournaments for men and women organised by the South America Tennis Confederation. The team version for men is known as the Mitre Cup (f.1921).[1] and the team version for women is known as the Osario Cup (f.1957).[1]

South American Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1939)
Founded1921; 103 years ago (1921)
Abolished1982; 42 years ago (1982)
LocationArgentina
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
VenueBuenos Aires LTC
SurfaceGrass - outdoors

The second version is a singles and doubles championship tournament sanctioned by the South American Tennis Confederation but organised by the individual South American Tennis Associations when played in those countries. This tournament was first held in 1927.[2] This event has not always been staged continually until 1946.[2]

History

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South American Championships (teams)

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Seniors

The South American Championships organised by the South American Tennis Confederation is made up of all ten South American Tennis Associations.[1] The senior men's team event is called the Mitre Cup that was founded in 1921 and was held in Argentine Tennis Team and won by Argentina.[1] The senior women's team event known as Osario Cup was first held in 1957 in Santiago, Chile and was won by Chilean Tennis Team.[1]

Juniors

The South American Championships for junior boys consists of two team tournaments the first is for boys age 18 years old who compete for the Bolivia Cup first held in 1953 that was won by Brazil.[1] The second is the tournament for boys age 15 years old who compete for the Harten Cup first played in 1963 and won by Brazil.

The South American Championships for junior girls consists of two team tournaments the first is for girls age 18 years old who compete for the Colombia Cup first held in 1963 that was won by Argentina.[1] The second is the tournament for girls age 15 years old who compete for the Chile Cup first played in 1965 and won by Chile.[1]

All of the team competitions a organised and run similar way to the Davis Cup.[1]

South American Championships (individual)

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The early editions South American Championships for individual players was organised by the Argentina Tennis Association (ATA) for men and women was held in 1927 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club.[2] In 1928 and 1929 the tournament was held at the Tennis Club Argentino (f.1913),[3] that was also valid as the Argentine Championships,[2][4] also known as the Championship of the Argentine Republic.[1] At this time there was no continental wide tennis organisation for South America and the event was not held again. In 1946 the tournament revived by the Argentina Tennis Association with the Argentina International Championships also carrying the denomination South American Championships.[2] In 1947 the South American Tennis Confederation was established and formally incorporated in 1948.[1]

In 1952 the tournament was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with the event also being valid as the Rio de Janeiro International Championships.[2] In 1953 and 1956 the tournaments were held in Santiago, Chile with the events also being valid as the Chilean National Championships.[2] In 1972 the tournament was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador with that event also being valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.[2]

In April 1968 the open era began and in November 1968 this tournament was renamed as the South American Open Championships.[2] From 1947 to 1969 it was part of the ILTF South American Circuit.[2] In 1970 it became part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit.[2]

The tournament for the majority of its duration has been staged in Argentina.

South American Championships (individual)

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Notes: These rolls included content from the Argentina International Championships, later ATP Argentina Open and WTA Argentine Open, since 1946, when both tournaments were also valid as the South American Championships or South American Open.

Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

South American Championships
Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
↓  ILTF South American Circuit  ↓
1927[a] Buenos Aires   Ronaldo Boyd   Guillermo Robson 9–7, 7–5, 7–5.[2]
1928[b] Buenos Aires   Manuel Alonso Areizaga   Francisco Bryans 8–6, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1929[c] Buenos Aires   Carlos Morea   Lucilo del Castillo 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5.[2]
1946 Buenos Aires   Bob Falkenburg   Enrique Morea 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1947 Buenos Aires   Frank Parker   Enrique Morea 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1948 Buenos Aires   Eric Sturgess   Vic Seixas 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1949[d] Buenos Aires   Enrique Morea   Tom Brown 7–5, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1950[e] Buenos Aires   Enrique Morea(2)   Ricardo Balbiers 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2.[2]
1951 Buenos Aires   Enrique Morea (3)   Fausto Gardini 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1952[f] Rio de Janeiro   Jaroslav Drobný   Ricardo Balbiers 6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1953 Santiago   Enrique Morea (4)   Jaroslav Drobný 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.[2]
1954 Buenos Aires   Enrique Morea (5)   Jaroslav Drobný 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1955 Buenos Aires   Luis Ayala   Art Larsen 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–0
1956[g] Santiago   Luis Ayala (2)   Mervyn Rose 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 9-7[2]
1957 Buenos Aires   Luis Ayala (3)   Enrique Morea 6–8, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1958 Buenos Aires   Mario Llamas   Enrique Morea 6–4, 9–7, 1–6, 2–6, ?
1959 Buenos Aires   Manuel Santana   Luis Ayala 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 9–7
1960 Buenos Aires   Luis Ayala (4)   Manuel Santana 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 8–6
1961 Buenos Aires   Pierre Darmon   Enrique Morea 6–1, 6–1, 6–1
1962 Buenos Aires   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Patricio Rodríguez 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1963 Buenos Aires   Nicola Pietrangeli   Ronald Barnes 6–2, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Buenos Aires   Chuck McKinley   Manuel Santana 6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 4–5, retired
1965 Buenos Aires   Nicola Pietrangeli (2)   Cliff Drysdale 6–8, 6–4, 6–0, 1–6, 7–5
1966 Buenos Aires   Cliff Richey   Thomaz Koch 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1967 Buenos Aires   Cliff Richey (2)   José Edison Mandarino 7–5, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
South American Open Championships / South American Open
1968 Buenos Aires   Roy Emerson   Rod Laver 9–7, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
↓  ILTF Grand Prix Circuit  ↓
1970[2] Buenos Aires   Željko Franulović   Manuel Orantes 6–4, 6–2, 6–0.[2]
1971 Buenos Aires   Željko Franulović (2)   Ilie Năstase 6–3, 7–6, 6–1.[2]
1972[h] Guayaquil   Iván Molina   Julian Ganzabal w.o.[2]
1973 Buenos Aires   Guillermo Vilas   Björn Borg 3–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–6(5–5) retd.[2]
1974 Buenos Aires   Guillermo Vilas(2)   Manuel Orantes 6–3, 0–6, 7–5, 6–2.[2]
1975 Buenos Aires   Guillermo Vilas (3)   Adriano Panatta 6–1, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1976 Buenos Aires   Guillermo Vilas (4)   Jaime Fillol 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1978 Buenos Aires   José Luis Clerc   Víctor Pecci 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1979 Buenos Aires   Guillermo Vilas (5)   José Luis Clerc 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 .[2]
1980 Buenos Aires   José Luis Clerc   Rolf Gehring 6–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–3.[2]
1981 Buenos Aires   Ivan Lendl   Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 6–2.[2]
1982[i] Sao Paulo   José Luis Clerc (2)   Marcos Hocevar 6–2, 6–7, 6–3.[5]

Women's singles

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South American Championships
Year Location Champion Runner Up Score
↓  ILTF South American Circuit  ↓
1928 Buenos Aires   Analia Obarrio de Aguirre   Maria Elena Bushell 6-0, 6-1
1929 Buenos Aires   Analia Obarrio de Aguirre (2)   Maria Elena Bushell 6-4, 6-1
1946 Buenos Aires   Margaret Osborne   Louise Brough 5-7, 6-4, 6-4
1947 Buenos Aires   Pat Canning Todd   Doris Hart 6-3, 6-4
1948 Buenos Aires   Pat Canning Todd (2)   Mary Terán de Weiss 7-5, 6-4
1949[j] Buenos Aires   Barbara Scofield   Nancy Chaffee 6-3, 6-2
1950[k] Buenos Aires   Felisa Piedrola de Zappa   Elena Lehmann 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1951 Buenos Aires   Elena Lehmann   Felisa Piedrola de Zappa 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1952 women's event not held
1953 Santiago   Edda Buding   Julia Borzone 7-5, 6-3
1954 Buenos Aires   Silvana Lazzarino   Edda Buding 8-6, 6-2
1955 Buenos Aires   Ingrid Metzner   June Hanson 6-1, 6-4
1956[l] Santiago   Nora Bonifacino de Somoza   June Hanson 6-4, 6-0
1957 Buenos Aires   June Hanson   Nora Bonifacino de Somoza 6-1, 6-1
1958 Buenos Aires   Shirley Bloomer   Margaret Hellyer 2-6, 6-2, 12-10
1959 Buenos Aires   Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (2)   Norma Baylon 6-3, 5-7, divided
1960 Buenos Aires   Nora Bonifacino de Somoza (3)   Mabel Bove 7-5, 6-4
1961 Buenos Aires   Yola Ramírez   Darlene Hard 6-1, 6-2
1962 Buenos Aires   Norma Baylon   Vera Puzejova Sukova 5-7, 6-4, 6-3
1963 Buenos Aires   Vera Puzejova Sukova   Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1964 Buenos Aires   Nancy Richey   Maria Bueno 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1965 Buenos Aires   Nancy Richey (2)   Norma Baylon 6-2, 6-4
1966 Buenos Aires   Norma Baylon (3)   Nancy Richey 6-3, 7-9, 6-4
1967 Buenos Aires   Billie Jean Moffitt King   Rosie Casals 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
South American Open Championships / South American Open
1968 Buenos Aires   Ann Haydon Jones   Nancy Richey walkover
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Buenos Aires   Helga Niessen   Rosie Casals 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
1970[2] Buenos Aires   Beatriz Araujo   Raquel Giscafré 6-4, 6-4
1971 Buenos Aires   Helga Niessen Masthoff (2)   Heide Orth 6-1, 7-5
1972[m] Guayaquil   Virginia Wade   Fiorella Bonicelli 6-4, 6-1
1973 Buenos Aires   Julie Heldman   Fiorella Bonicelli 6-3, 6-1
1974 Buenos Aires   Raquel Giscafré   Beatriz Araujo 7-6, 1-6, 6-2
1975 Buenos Aires   Raquel Giscafré (2)   Kristien Shaw 6-2, 6-4
1976 Buenos Aires   Laura duPont   Beatriz Araujo 6-1, 6-2
1977 Buenos Aires   Patricia Medrado   Ivanna Madruga 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1978 women's event not held
1979 Buenos Aires   Ivanna Madruga   Hana Strachonova 6-1, 6-3
1980 Buenos Aires   Ivanna Madruga (2)   Liliana Giussani 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1981 women's event not held

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1927 South American Championship and first edition organised by the Argentina Tennis Association (ATA) and was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  2. ^ The 1928 South American Championship and second ATA edition was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  3. ^ The 1929 South American Championship and third ATA edition was held at the Tennis Club Argentino and was also valid as the Argentine Championship also called the Championship of the Republic.
  4. ^ The 1949 South American Championship 4th edition organised by the South American Tennis Confederation (SATA) and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 21st Argentina International Championships.
  5. ^ The 1950 South American Championship 5th edition organised by (SATA)and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 22nd Argentina International Championships.
  6. ^ The 1952 South American Championship 7th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Rio de Janeiro.
  7. ^ The 1956 South American Championship 10th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Santiago, Chile and was also valid as the Chile National Championships.
  8. ^ The 1972 South American Championship 27th edition organised by (SATA)and was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and was also valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.
  9. ^ The 1982 edition failed to find a sponsor in Argentina its normal home so was transferred to Brazil for that season only, and was also valid as the Brazil Open for that year.
  10. ^ The 1949 South American Championship 4th edition organised by the South American Tennis Confederation (SATA) and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 21st Argentina International Championships.
  11. ^ The 1950 South American Championship 5th edition organised by (SATA)and was held at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club and was also valid as the 22nd Argentina International Championships.
  12. ^ The 1956 South American Championship 10th edition organised by (SATA)and was held Santiago, Chile and was also valid as the Chile National Championships.
  13. ^ The 1972 South American Championship 27th edition organised by (SATA)and was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador and was also valid as the Ecuadorian National Championships.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance; West, Peter (1971). "South American Championships: Mitre Cup (men) Osario Cup (women)". World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag "Tournaments: South American Championship - South American Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Historia del TCA". TCA (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tenis Club Argentino. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Campeonato Argentino" (in Spanish). Buenos Aires, Argentina: Tenis Club Argentino. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ^ Barrett, John (1983). Slazengers World of Tennis. Queen Anne Press. London. pp.105-106.