South West India Championships

The South West India Championships[1] Also known as the South West India International Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament , founded in 1949. The championships were played in Cochin and Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.

South West India Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1949 (1949)
Abolished1970 (1970)
LocationCochin
Trivandrum
SurfaceClay

History

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1949 the South West India Championships were founded in Trivandrum, Kerala. The championships ran until 1970 before they was discontinued.

Finals

Mens singles

(incomplete roll)

South West India Championships
Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1950Trivandrum Vladimír Černík Govindji Vasant6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1951Trivandrum Fred Kovaleski Sven Davidson7–9, 2–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–1
1955Trivandrum Wladyslaw Skonecki Jack Arkinstall6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7
1956Trivandrum Wladyslaw Skonecki (2) Jack Arkinstall6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 9–7
1958Trivandrum Billy Knight Tony Pickard6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1967Cochin Ramanathan Krishnan Thomaz Koch6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 7–5
1968Cochin Bill Tym Ulf Schmidt2–6, 6–3, 8–6,
↓  Open era  ↓
1969Trivandrum Bill Tym (2) Vijay Amritraj6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3

References
  1. Rajgopal, R. M. (July 2018). Retro India (First ed.). Manipal, India: Manipal Universal Press. p. 72. ISBN 9789382460794.
  2. "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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