Manila International Championships Manila Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1968β69) ITF Independent Tour (1970β72, 81) Grand Prix circuit (1973β78) |
Founded | 1968 |
Abolished | 1981 |
Editions | 12 |
Location | Manila, Philippines |
Venue | Rizal Memorial Tennis Center |
Surface | Clay Hard |
The Manila International Championships also known as the: Manila Open was a men's tennis tournament played at theββ Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila, Philippines from 1973-1978 and "again in 1981."
The event was originally part of the ILTF World Circuit then later Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts 1968ββto 1972, 1974ββto 1978. And again in 1981. And on hard courts in 1973.
Historyβ»
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, as the Philippines Open International Championships also called the Philippines Championships/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. 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."
Finalsβ»
Singlesβ»
Manila International Championships/Manila Open | ||||
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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β ILTF World Circuit β | ||||
1968 | Thomaz Koch | Bob Carmichael | 6β4, 6β2. | |
β Open era β | ||||
1969 | Giuseppe Merlo | Koji Watanabe | 6β3, 4β6, 6β4. | |
β ITF Independent Tour β | ||||
1970 | Raymundo Deyro | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6β3, 7β5, 8β6. | |
1971 | Gerhard Wimmer | Raymundo Deyro | 6β4, 6β3, 6β1. | |
1972 | Raymundo Deyro (2) | Syd Ball | 6β2, 2β6, 6β4. | |
β Grand Prix Circuit β | ||||
1973 | Ross Case | Geoff Masters | 6β1, 6β0. | |
1974 | Ismail El Shafei | Hans-JΓΌrgen Pohmann | 7β6, 6β1. | |
1975 | Ross Case (2) | Corrado Barazzutti | 6β2, 6β1. | |
1976 | Brian Fairlie | Ray Ruffels | 7β5, 6β7, 7β6. | |
1977 | Karl Meiler | Manuel Orantes | w.o. | |
1978 | Yannick Noah | Peter Feigl | 7β6, 6β0. | |
β ITF Independent Tour β | ||||
1981 | Romeo Rafon | Yustedjo Tarik | 6β4, 6β2. |
Doublesβ»
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1973 | Marcello Lara Sherwood Stewart |
JΓΌrgen Fassbender Hans-JΓΌrgen Pohmann |
6β2, 6β0 |
1974 | Syd Ball Ross Case |
Mike Estep Marcello Lara |
6β3, 7β6, 9β7 |
1975 | Ross Case Geoff Masters |
Syd Ball Kim Warwick |
6β1, 6β2 |
1976 | Ross Case Geoff Masters |
Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti |
6β0, 6β1 |
1977 | Chris Kachel John Marks |
Mike Cahill Terry Moor |
4β6, 6β0, 7β6 |
1978 | Sherwood Stewart Brian Teacher |
Ross Case Chris Kachel |
6β3, 7β6 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Tournaments:Manila International Championships - Manila Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.
- ^ "Tournaments:Philippines Championships - Philippines Open International Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 1 October 2023.