Pan American Championships (tennis)

Tennis tournament

Campeonatos Panamericanos

Defunct tennis tournament
Tour| ILTF Circuit
Founded| 1943; 82 years ago (1943)
Abolished| 1969; 56 years ago (1969)
Location| Mexico City, Mexico
Venue| Centro Deportivo Chapultepec
Surface| Clay

The Pan-American Championships[1] also known as the Campeonatos Panamericanos 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.

## History

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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

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### Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll

Results included:[3]

Year  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Score

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1943[4] |  Pancho Segura |  Bill Talbert | 4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3
1944 |  Pancho Segura (2) |  Bill Talbert | 1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1
1945 |  Frank Parker |  Pancho Segura | 9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6
1946 |  Frank Parker (2) |  Pancho Segura | 6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1
1947 |  Jaroslav Drobný |  Pancho Segura | 4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4
1948 |  Jaroslav Drobný (2) |  Eric Sturgess | 9-7, 6–2, 6-2
1949 |  Frank Parker (3) |  Jaroslav Drobný | 6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4
1950 |  Felicisimo Ampon |  Tom Brown | 6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3
1951 |  Grant Golden |  Jerry De Witts[5] | 6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1952 |  Gardnar Mulloy |  Art Larsen | 7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5
1953 |  Tony Trabert |  Kurt Nielsen | 6-2, 6–4, 6-1
1954 |  Tony Trabert (2) |  Mario Llamas | 2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2
1955 |  Art Larsen |  Mario Llamas | 6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4
1956[6] |  Sven Viktor Davidson |  Mario Llamas | 6-4, 6–4, 6-2
1957 |  Luis Ayala |  Bob Howe | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1958 |  Mario Llamas |  Francisco Contreras | 1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2
1959 |  Mario Llamas (2) |  Antonio Palafox | 6-4, 6–4, 6-1
1960 | ? | ? | ?
1961 |  Roy Emerson |  Rod Laver | 4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2
1962 |  Manuel Santana |  Rod Laver | 6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5
1963 |  Mario Llamas (3) |  Roy Emerson | 0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8
1964 |  Ronald Barnes |  Thomaz Koch | 6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3
1965 |  Manuel Santana (2) |  Ramanathan Krishnan | 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7
1966[7] |  Tony Roche |  Rafael Osuna | 7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3
1967[8] |  Tony Roche (2) |  John Newcombe | 4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6
↓  Open era  ↓
1968 |  Rafael Osuna |  Joaquin Loyo Mayo | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4
1969 |  Thomaz Koch |  Rafael Osuna | 6-3, 6–4, 10-8

### Women's Singles

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Incomplete roll

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

Year  | Champion  | Runner-up  | Score

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1943 * |  Pauline Betz |  Doris Hart | 6-2, 6-3
1943 ** |  Pauline Betz (2) |  Dorothy Bundy | 7-5, 6-5
1944 |  Pauline Betz (3) |  Margaret Osborne | 6-1, 7-5
1945 |  Mary Arnold |  Patricia Canning Todd | 6-8, 6-3, 6-3
1946 |  Pauline Betz (4) |  Margaret Osborne | 6-4, 15-13
1947 |  Nancye Wynne Bolton |  Mary Arnold Prentiss | 6-2, 6-3
1948 |  Sheila Piercey Summers |  Dottie Head | 11-9, 6-2
1949 |  Doris Hart |  Betty Clements Hilton | 6-1, 2-6, 6-3
1950 |  Beverly Baker |  Pat Canning Todd | 6-1, 7-5
1951 |  Dottie Head |  Anita Kanter | 6-1, 6-3
1952 |  Shirley Fry |  Thelma Coyne Long | 6-4, 6-4
1953 |  Maureen Connolly |  Shirley Fry | 6-1, 6-1
1954 |  Beverly Baker Fleitz |  Barbara Breit | 7-5, 8-6
1955 |  Angela Mortimer |  Mary Ann Mitchell | 6-3, 6-3
1956[9] |  Althea Gibson |  Darlene Hard | 8-6, 6-4
1957 |  Rosie Reyes |  Yola Ramírez | 6-3, 6-3
1958 |  Yola Ramírez |  Rosie Reyes | 6-0, 6-3
1959 |  Ann Haydon |  Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 7-5
1960 |  Ann Haydon (2) |  Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 6-4
1961 |  Yola Ramírez (3) |  Ann Haydon | 6-2, 6-3
1962 |  Yola Ramírez (4) |  Elizabeth Starkie | 6-3, 6-1
1963 |  Melita Ramírez | Olga de Palafox | 6-4, 6-1
1964 |  Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5) |  Françoise Dürr | 6-4, 4–6, 6-3
1965 |  Margaret Smith |  Monique Salfati | 6-4, 6-2
1966 |  Norma Baylon |  Gail Sherriff | default
1967[10] |  Ann Haydon Jones (3) |  Elena Subirats | 6-3, 6-4
↓  Open era  ↓
1968[11] |  Julie Heldman |  Ann Haydon Jones | default
1969 |  Valerie Ziegenfuss |  Lulu Gongorga | 1-6, 7–5, 6-2

## See also

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* Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

## References

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1. ^ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020). "5: Becoming Good Neighbours Through Wartime Sports". Deportes: The Making of a Sporting Mexican Diaspora. New Brunswick-Piscataway, New Jersey, United States: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 978-1-9788-1368-7.
2. ^ The Official United States Lawn Tennis Association Tennis Guide and Yearbook with the Official Rules. Lynn, MA, United States: H. O. Zimman, Incorporated. 1950. p. 243.
3. ^ "Tournament – Pan American Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
4. ^ Alamillo, José M. (17 July 2020)
5. ^ "Jerry De Witts". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
6. ^ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE". Miami Daily News Record. Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
7. ^ "ROCHE TENNIS WINNER - MEXICO CITY - MEXICO (AP)" Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa: Newspaper Archives. 28 March 1966. p. 21.
8. ^ "ROCHE ON TOP". Traverse City Record Eagle. Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
9. ^ "WINS WOMEN'S TITLE" Miami Daily News Record. Miami, Florida: Newspaper Archives. 15 October 1956. p. 4.
10. ^ "ROCHE ON TOP" Traverse City Record Eagle. Traverse City, Michigan: Newspaper Archives. 3 April 1967. p. 16.
11. ^ "Julie Heldman Cops Title By Forfeit". California Pasadena Independent. Pasadena, California: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 2 March 2023.