Good Neighbor Championships

The Good Neighbor Championships[1] also known as the Goodneighborhood Championships[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1949.[3] The championships were played on outdoor clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club, Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit and ran annually until 1965 when it was discontinued.[3]

Good Neighbor Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Caribbean Circuit
Founded1949 (1949)
Abolished1965 (1965)
Editions16
LocationMiami Beach, Florida, United States
VenueFlamingo Park Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

In 1949 the Goodneighborhood Championships were established at Miami Beach, Florida, United States.[4] The championships were played on clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club. The event was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit. The tournament ran annually for sixteen editions until 1965 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949[3] Earl Cochell Gardner Larned[5]6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1950[3] Gardnar Mulloy Tom Brown6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1951[3] Herb Flam Gardnar Mulloy4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1952[3] Gardnar Mulloy Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1953[3] Vic Seixas Gardnar Mulloy6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1954[3] Vic Seixas (2) Art Larsen3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3
1955[3] Tony Trabert Vic Seixas6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1956[3] Herb Flam (2) Vic Seixas3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1957[6] Herb Flam (3) Mervyn Rose6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1958[3] Mervyn Rose Luis Ayala6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1959[3] Mario Llamas John W. Frost6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1960[3] Neale Fraser Frank Froehling5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1961[3] Roy Emerson Wolfgang Stuck5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1962[3] Roy Emerson (2) Carlos Fernandes6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1963[3] Roy Emerson (3) Manuel Santana6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1964[3] Roy Emerson (4) Manuel Santana7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1965[3] Dennis Ralston Thomaz Koch3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1949 Shirley Fry Dottie Head3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950 Marta Barnett Andrade Betty Hulbert James6–3, 6–1
1951[7] Althea Gibson Betty Rosenquest6–4, 6–2
1952 Magda Rurac Pat Canning Todd5–7, 8–6, retired
1953 Thelma Coyne Long Melita Ramírez6–4, 7–5
1954 Doris Hart Helen Fletcher6–4, 6–4
1955 Doris Hart (2) Dottie Head Knode6–4, 6–1
1957 Shirley Bloomer Darlene Hard6–3, 7–5
1958 Maria Bueno Janet Hopps7–5, 9–7
1959 Janet Hopps Christiane Mercelis4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1960 Ann Haydon Barbara Scofield Davidson6–0, 6–1
1961 Ann Haydon (2) Suzy Kormoczy6–0, 6–2
1962 Renée Schuurman Christine Truman6–4, 6–4
1963 Lesley Turner Darlene Hard6–0, 7–5
1964 Nancy Richey Stephanie DeFina6–4, 6–2
1965 Margaret Smith Lesley Turner6–2, 8–6

References
  1. "Florida LTA 1957 Senior Tournament Schedule". Florida Lawn Tennis Association Guide for 1957 Year (PDF). New York: USTA. 1957. pp. 8, 9.
  2. Sagert, Kelly Boyer; Overman, Steven J. (13 February 2012). Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-313-38549-0.
  3. "Tournaments: Good Neighbor Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  4. "Favorites Win". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 9 April 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  5. "Gardner Larned (1979)". Hall of Fame. Rollins College. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
  7. Sagert p.164.
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