The River Plate Championships or Campeonatos del Río de la Plata, formally named River Plate International Tennis Championships[1] or Campeonatos Internacionales de Tenis del Río de la Plata, were men's and women's tournaments founded in 1893 as the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Open.[2]
| River Plate Championships Campeonatos del Río de la Plata | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Abolished | 2001 |
| Location | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Venue | Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
In 1894, the championships were played for the first time with cash.[3]
Held annually on the outdoor clay courts of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the competitions officially ran until 1978, when they ceased to be events of the international tennis circuits, but they did continue for twenty three years until they were abolished in 2001.
History
editThe River Plate Championships were the most important international tennis tournaments to be held in Argentina and Latin America,[4] preceding the Argentina International Championships by 34 years in men's competitions and by 25 years in women's competitions.
In 1893 the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club organized its first tournament for members of all clubs within the Río de la Plata area, but it was played by local players. The event consisted only of the championship match and it was won by the Argentine player Frank Murray Still, who beat fellow Argentine player Thomas Vesey Melville Knox. The last champion was Argentina's José Luis Clerc, who beat New Zealand's Chris Lewis in the 1978 finale.
The women's championship did not start until 1903. It was won by the Argentine player Miss Chawner, who defeated fellow Argentine player Winnifred M. Boadle.[5] The last champion was the American player Caroline Stoll, who beat Argentina's Emilse Raponi de Longo in the 1978 finale.
Finals
editMen's singles
edit| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | |||
| 1894 | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1895 | 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1896 | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1897 | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1898 | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1899 | 6–4, 7–5, 10–8 | ||
| 1900 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1901 | 6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1902 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6 | ||
| 1903 | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1904 | 0–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1905 | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1906 | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1907 | 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1908 | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1909 | 7–5, 6–2, 8–6 | ||
| 1910 | 6–1, 8–6, 6–3 | ||
| 1911 | 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1912 | 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| 1913 | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| 1914 | 2–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1915 | 1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1916 | 6–3, 7–5, 4–3 abd. | ||
| 1917 | 6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1918 | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1919 | 6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1920 | 6–0, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 | ||
| 1921 | 6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1922 | w.o. | ||
| 1923 | 6–0, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1924 | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1925 | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1926 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1927 | 7–5, 6–4, 7–9, 6–2 | ||
| 1928 | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1929 | 6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1930 | 4–6, 10–8, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1931 | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1932 | 6–1, 7–9, 6–3, 5–7, 8–6 | ||
| 1933 | 6–4, 5–7, 14–12, 6–1 | ||
| 1934 | 7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| 1935 | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1936 | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1937 | w.o. | ||
| 1938 | 9–7, 6–3, 14–12 | ||
| 1939 | 2–6, 6–3, 11–9, 6–2 | ||
| 1940 | 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1941 | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1942 | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1943 | 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| 1944 | 11–9, 6–2, 8–6 | ||
| 1945 | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1946 | 6–3, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4 | ||
| 1947 | 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1948 | 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
| 1949 | 2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5 | ||
| 1950 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1951 | 4–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1952 | 6–0, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
| 1953 | 3–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–1 | ||
| 1954 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| 1955 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 | ||
| 1956 | 10–8, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1957 | 6–4, 10–8, 6–4 | ||
| 1958 | 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1959 | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1960 | 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 13–11 | ||
| 1961 | 6–3, 6–4, 8–7, ret. | ||
| 1962 | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1963 | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1964 | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1965 | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1966 | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1967 | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Open era | |||
| 1968 | w.o. | ||
| 1969 | 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1970 | 5–7, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2 | ||
| 1971 | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1972 | 6–3. 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1973 | 7–6, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1974 | 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1975 | 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| 1976 | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1977 | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
| 1978 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
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