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Philippines Open International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1936–69)
ILTF Independent Tour (1970-72) men
Grand Prix Circuit (1973-78) men
Founded1918; 106 years ago (1918)
Abolished1978; 46 years ago (1978)
LocationManila, Philippines
VenueRizal Memorial Tennis Center
SurfaceClay outdoors
Hard outdoors

The Philippines Open International Championships[1] and later known as PHILTA International Championships or simply the Philippines Open was an international men's and women's clay then later court tennis tournament founded in 1918 as the Philippine Championships . It was first organised by the Philippine Tennis Association (PhilTA) and first played at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center, Manila, Philippines. This international tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit until 1978 when it was discontinued.[1]

History[edit]

The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. Center left and below the baseball field is the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center with the Rizal Memorial Coliseum indoor venue adjacent to the outside tennis courts this was the location of these championships

In 1906 the Manila (Philippine Islands) Lawn Tennis Association was founded. In 1913 it became the Philippine Lawn Tennis Association formally incorporated in 1920. In 1936 it joined the International Lawn Tennis Federation.[2] In 1920 PhilLTA organised the first International Championships of the Philippines.[1]

In 1907 the Championship of the Orient tournament was held in Manila until 1909 and played at the Philippine Amateur Athletic Association tennis court grounds before it was discontinued for one year.[3] In 1911 it was revived until 1917.[4] The Philippines Championships tournament had its origins in the Oriental Tennis Championships event,[5] an early ancestor event of the Asian Championships.[1]

In 1918 the Philippines Championships were held for the first time, and were played at the Manila Tennis Club. In 1920 that tournament became a fully open event called the Philippines Open Championships.[1] From 1918 until 1924 it was an event for men only.[1] In 1925 a women's event was established.[1] In 1934 the Manila Carnival Grounds was renamed and this tournament was then played at the newly built Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium on clay courts. In 1940 the Rizal Memorial Tennis Stadium was renamed as the Rizal Memorial Coliseum, that now included an indoor stadium.

In 1959 two editions of the men's event were held one in later January and the other in early December.[1] In 1961 two editions of the men's event were played again one in the first week of February on outdoor clay courts,[1] the second during the mid two weeks of month on outdoor hard courts.[1] In 1972 this tournament usually held in February was moved to November that year.[1] For the years 1973 to 1978 it was also valid as the Manila International Championships (f.1968) or Manila Open also played in November.[6] The tournament was discontinued in 1978.

In 1981 PHILTA staged a new tournament called the Philippine Classic that was won by Ramesh Krishnan.[7] After a period of 35 years international tennis returned to the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in the form of the Manila Challenger (also known as the Philippine Open), a clay court event that was won by Mikhail Youzhny.[8]

This tournament went through a number of different denominations see tournament names below.

Event names[edit]

  • Philippines Championships (1918–1920).[1]
  • International Championships of the Philippines (1920–1941).[1]
  • Philippines International Championships (1950–1972).[1]
  • Philippines Championships (1973–1974).[1]
  • Philta International Championships (1975).[1]
  • Philippine Open (1976).[1]
  • Philta International Championships (1975, 1977–1978).[1]

Finals[edit]

Men' singles[edit]

Notes: In 1959 two editions of the men's event were held one in January denoted as (*) the other in December denoted as (**). In 1961 two editions of the men's were held one in early February denoted as (*) the other in mid February denoted as (**).
(incomplete roll)

International Championships of the Philippines
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  PHILTA Circuit  ↓
1932 Japan Hyotaro Sato Japan Ryosuke Nunoi 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3.[1]
1935 Philippines Leonardo Gavia[9] Australia Edgar Moon 8–6, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2.[1]
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1936 United States Eugène Smith Philippines Leonardo Gavia 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1937 Philippines Leonardo Gavia (2) Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6–3, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.[1]
1938 Japan Takeo Matsumoto[10] Philippines Juan Ladaw 6–0, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1941 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon Philippines Amado Sanchez[11] 5–7, 4–6 6–2, 6–2, 8–6 .[1]
1942/1949 Not held (due to World War II) and after
Philippines International Championships
1950 Spain Pedro Masip Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1951 Sweden Sven Davidson United States Irvin Dorfman 6–3, 6–1, 6–2.[1]
1952 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (2) Philippines Raymundo Deyro 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1953 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (3) Italy Fausto Gardini 4–6, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4.[1]
1954 Philippines Raymundo Deyro Japan Atsushi Miyagi 6–2, 6–3, 6–0.[1]
1955 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (4) Sweden Sven Davidson 6–1, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.[1]
1956 Philippines Raymundo Deyro (2) United States Herb Flam 6–2, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1957 Philippines Raymundo Deyro (3) Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1958 Sweden Ulf Schmidt Philippines Raymundo Deyro 6–2, 6–4, 6–1.[1]
1959* Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (5) Philippines Raymundo Deyro 2–6, 6–2, 8–6, 6–3.[1]
1959** Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (6) Philippines Raymundo Deyro 6–4, 7–5.[1]
1960 Philippines Raymundo Deyro (4) Philippines Johnny Jose 6–2, 6–1, 7–5.[1]
1961 * United Kingdom Mike Sangster Philippines Johnny Jose 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4.[1]
1961 ** Australia Neil Gibson Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[1]
1962 Australia Ken Fletcher Philippines Raymundo Deyro 9–7, 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1963 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (7) Philippines Johnny Jose 5–7, 4–6, 7–5, 6–0, 6–1.[1]
1964 Philippines Raymundo Deyro (5) Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 11–9, 6–3.[1]
1965 Australia Ken Fletcher (2) Philippines Raymundo Deyro 2–6, 9–7, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2.[1]
1966 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon (8) Philippines Jesus Hernandez[12] 6–1, 6–0, 6–0
1967 New Zealand Ron McKenzie Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1968 Australia Ray Keldie Philippines Eduardo Cruz 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Australia Dick Crealy Philippines Eduardo Cruz 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1970 Philippines Raymundo Deyro (6) New Zealand Ron McKenzie 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1971 Australia Greg Perkins Philippines Raymundo Deyro 6–2, 3–6, 7–9, 6–4, 6–0
1972 Mexico Marcelo Lara United States Dick Dell 6–1, 6–4.[1]
↓  ILTF Grand Prix circuit  ↓
1973[13] Australia Ross Case Australia Geoff Masters 6–1, 6–0.
1974[14] Egypt Ismail El Shafei Germany Hans-Jürgen Pohmann 7–6, 6–1.
1975[15] Australia Ross Case (2) Italy Corrado Barazzutti 6–2, 6–1.
1976[16] New Zealand Brian Fairlie Australia Ray Ruffels 7–5, 6–7, 7–6
1977[17] Germany Karl Meiler Spain Manuel Orantes w.o.
1978[18] France Yannick Noah Austria Peter Feigl 7–6, 6–0

Women's singles[edit]

(incomplete roll)

International Championships of the Philippines
Year Champions Runners-up Score
↓  PHILTA Circuit  ↓
1925 United States Clarissa Mitchell Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 6–2
1926 United States Clarissa Mitchell (2) Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–4, 6–2
1927 United States Clarissa Mitchell (3) Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1930 Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa United States Alice Davis 6–4, 6–4
1931 Germany Irmgard Baumann Philippines B. Calma 6–1, 6–0
1932 Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa (2) Germany Irmgard Baumann 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1933 Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa (3) Germany Irmgard Baumann 6–3, 6–3
1934 Germany Irmgard Baumann (2) Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1935 Philippines Minda Ochoa Philippines Elisa Rosales Ochoa 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1936 Philippines Minda Ochoa (2) United States Helen Marlowe Dimitrijevic 6–0, 7–9, 6–1
1937 Philippines Minda Ochoa (3) Germany Irmgard Baumann 7–5, 6–4
1938 Philippines Minda Ochoa (4) Philippines Estrella Alburo 6–1, 6–3
1939 Philippines Minda Ochoa (5) Philippines Aida Ochoa 6–4, 7–5
1940 Philippines Liberty Solisa Minda Ochoa Philippines Aida Ochoa 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1941 Philippines Liberty Solisa (2) Philippines Estrella Alburo 6–0, 6–3
1942/1949 Not held (due to World War II) and after
Philippines International Championships
1950 Argentina Mary Terán de Weiss Philippines Minda Ochoa Moldero 6–1, 6–1
1951[19] United States Dorothy Head New Zealand Helen Kingsley 6–0, 6–2
1952 United Kingdom Joy Gannon Mottram Taiwan Liu Shang Kuo 6–2, 6–1
1953 United Kingdom Joy Gannon Mottram (2) Philippines Minda Ochoa Moldero 6–3, 6–1
1955 Philippines Desideria Ampon Philippines Teresita Cosca 6–2, 7–5
1956 Philippines Desideria Ampon (2) Philippines Mary Lou Ang 6–2, 6–2
1957 United Kingdom Patricia Ward Philippines Desideria Ampon 6–0, 6–1
1958 Philippines Desideria Ampon (3) Philippines Patricia Yngayo[20] 6–2, 6–1
1959 Philippines Desideria Ampon (4) Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–2, 6–4
1960 Philippines Desideria Ampon (5) Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–3, 6–1
1961 Australia Rosemary White Gibson Philippines Desideria Ampon 6–2, 6–3
1962 United States Dorothy Head Knode (2) Philippines Desideria Ampon 6–2, 6–1
1963 United States Dorothy Head Knode (3) United Kingdom Rita Bentley 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1964 Japan Reiko Miyagi United States Dorothy Head Knode 6–3, 6–1
1965 Philippines Desideria Ampon (6) Italy Francesca Gordigiani 9–7, 6–2
1966 Philippines Desideria Ampon (7) Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–1, 6–2
1967 Philippines Desideria Ampon (8) Philippines Linda Lanuza 6–4, 6–2
1968 Philippines Desideria Ampon (9) Philippines Teresita Cosca 6–4, 6–1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Philippines Desideria Ampon (10) Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–3, 6–0
1970 United States Ceci Martinez Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–0, 6–0
1971 Philippines Desideria Ampon (11) Philippines Patricia Yngayo 6–1, 6–0
1972 Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli 6–4, 6–4

Other tournaments[edit]

  • Manila Challenger (an ATP Challenger tournament held in Manila in 2016)
  • Manila International Championships (an international tournament founded in 1968 and played in November through till 1978, and again in 1981.)
  • Manila Invitational (a 4 four man exhibition tournament held in 1978 and won by Björn Borg).
  • Manila Metropolitan Championships (founded in 1930 held in Manila until 1972, revived by PHILTA in 2023 as the Metro Manila Open).[21]
  • Philippine Championships (closed) officially the Philippine National Championships (founded in 1920 ran till 1971).
  • Philippine Indoor Championships (founded in 1940 ran till 1950).

References[edit]

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