Trinidad International

The Trinidad International [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1964 and played on outdoor clay courts or sometimes hard courts at the Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was only held until 1966 as part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit.

Trinidad International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Caribbean Circuit
Founded1964 (1964)
Abolished1969 (1969)
LocationPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
VenueTranquility Square Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay/Hard

History

The Trinidad International[2] was a men's international tennis tournament founded in 1965 and played on outdoor hard courts at the Tranquility Square Lawn Tennis in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament was held until 1966 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's Singles

:Included.[3]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964 Roy Emerson Ken Fletcher4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 11-9
1965 Manuel Santana Ramanathan Krishnan7-5, 6–1, 6-4
1966 John Newcombe Tony Roche6-3, 3–6, 9–7, 7-5
Event discontinued

Women's Singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1964 Judy Alvarez Rita Bentley6-1, 8-6
1965 Lesley Turner Françoise Dürr7-5, 6-2
1966 Robyn Ebbern Elena Subirats1-6, 7–5, 6-4
Event discontinued

References
  1. "Sports Briefs". Tri City Herald. Kennewick, Washington, United States.: Newspaper Archives. 12 March 1965. p. 21. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. "The Australian champion. Margaret Smith. No. 1 seed for the international lawn tennis tournament at Port of Spain, Trinidad, suffered a shock defeat in the women's singles semi-finals". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 15 March 1965. p. 22. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  3. "Tournament – TOURNAMENT - Trinidad International". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
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