Manila International Championships

The Manila International Championships also known as the Manila Open[1] was a men's tennis tournament played at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila, Philippines from 1973-1978 and again in 1981.

Manila International Championships
Manila Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1968–69)
ITF Independent Tour (1970–72, 81)
Grand Prix circuit (1973–78)
Founded1968
Abolished1981
Editions12
LocationManila, Philippines
VenueRizal Memorial Tennis Center
SurfaceClay
Hard

The event was originally part of the ILTF World Circuit then later Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts 1968 to 1972, 1974 to 1978, and again in 1981 and on hard courts in 1973.

History

In 1968 the Manila International Championships were established and the tournament was usually played in November. For the years 1973 to 1978 this tournament was also co valid,[1] as the Philippines Open International Championships also called the Philippines Championships or Philippine Open that event was organised by the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) and was established in 1918 that event ran till 1978 when it was discontinued.[2] That event was usually played in February then switched to November in 1971. In 1981 this tournament was revived for one edition only as the Manila Open, also called the Philippines Masters.[2]

Finals

Singles
Manila International Championships/Manila Open
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1968 Thomaz Koch Bob Carmichael6–4, 6–2.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Giuseppe Merlo Koji Watanabe6–3, 4–6, 6–4.[1]
↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓
1970 Raymundo Deyro Ramanathan Krishnan6–3, 7–5, 8–6.[1]
1971 Gerhard Wimmer Raymundo Deyro6–4, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1972 Raymundo Deyro (2) Syd Ball6–2, 2–6, 6–4.[1]
↓  Grand Prix Circuit  ↓
1973 Ross Case Geoff Masters6–1, 6–0.[1]
1974 Ismail El Shafei Hans-Jürgen Pohmann7–6, 6–1.[1]
1975 Ross Case (2) Corrado Barazzutti6–2, 6–1.[1]
1976 Brian Fairlie Ray Ruffels7–5, 6–7, 7–6.[1]
1977 Karl Meiler Manuel Orantesw.o.[1]
1978 Yannick Noah Peter Feigl7–6, 6–0.[1]
↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓
1981 Romeo Rafon Yustedjo Tarik6–4, 6–2.[1]

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 Marcello Lara
Sherwood Stewart		 Jürgen Fassbender
Hans-Jürgen Pohmann		6–2, 6–0
1974 Syd Ball
Ross Case		 Mike Estep
Marcello Lara		6–3, 7–6, 9–7
1975 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 Syd Ball
Kim Warwick		6–1, 6–2
1976 Ross Case
Geoff Masters		 Anand Amritraj
Corrado Barazzutti		6–0, 6–1
1977 Chris Kachel
John Marks		 Mike Cahill
Terry Moor		4–6, 6–0, 7–6
1978 Sherwood Stewart
Brian Teacher		 Ross Case
Chris Kachel		6–3, 7–6

References
  1. "Tournaments:Manila International Championships - Manila Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  2. "Tournaments:Philippines Championships - Philippines Open International Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
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