Caribe Hilton Championships

The Caribe Hilton Championships also known as the Caribe Hilton International Championships was a men's tennis tournament played outdoors on hard courts from 1954 to 1968.

Caribe Hilton Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameCaribe Hilton Championships
TourPre open era
Founded1954
Abolished1969
Editions14
LocationCaribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico

History

The Caribe Hilton Championships was established in 1954 and was played at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico until 1968. The tournament was played outdoors on hard courts.[1]

Champions

Included:[2]

Men's Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1954 Art Larsen Vic Seixas12-10 6-4 6-4
1955 Tony Trabert Vic Seixas8-6 5-7 5-7 7-5 6-2
1956 Bernard Bartzen Ham Richardson6-2 7-5 6-2
1957 Vic Seixas Mervyn Rose1-6 6-1 6-3 6-4
1958 Budge Patty Ham Richardson7-9 6-0 6-2 6-2
1959 Vic Seixas Luis Alberto Ayala4-6 9-7 6-3 6-2 [3]
1960 Roy Emerson Ulf Schmidt6-2 6-1 [4]
1961 Luis Alberto Ayala Vic Seixas5-7 6-8 6-2 9-7 6-0 [5]
1962 Roy Emerson Rod Laver7-5 7-5 [6]
1963 Manuel Santana Roy Emerson7-5 1-6 6-3 6-3 [7]
1964 Roy Emerson Rafael Osuna3-6 8-6 7-5 6-2 [8]
1965 Manuel Santana Denis Ralston6-4 6-1 [9]
1966-67Not held
Open era
1968 Arthur Ashe Ronald Holmberg6-4 6-4 [10]
1969 Arthur Ashe Charlie Pasarell5-7 5-7 6-0 6-4 6-3 [11]
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References
  1. Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Caribe Hilton, Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  3. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1959". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  4. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1960". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1961". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1962". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1963". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1964". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  9. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1965". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  10. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships 1968". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
  11. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton International Championships 1969". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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