Caribe Hilton International

Caribe Hilton International
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Caribe Hilton Championships
Tour	Pre open era
Founded	1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Abolished	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Location	Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico

The Caribe Hilton International also called the Caribe Hilton International Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament played outdoors on hard courts from 1953 to 1973. The editions from 1971 to 1973 were known as the Caribe Hilton Invitational.

History

The Caribe Hilton International was established in 1953 and was played at the Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico until 1968. The tournament was played outdoors on hard courts.^[1] The Caribe Hilton Championships was organized as part of a spring (March to May) Caribbean Circuit which included tournaments in Jamaica (Kingston International Invitation), Venezuela (Altamira International),^[2] Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad International) and Colombia, Colombian International (Ciudad de Barranquilla). the tournament attracted the top players of the day. The 1971 and 1972 editions of the women's event was known as the Caribe Hilton Invitation.

Finals

Caribe Hilton c.1960 tournament venue.

Included:^[3][4][5]

Men's singles

Arthur Ashe won 4 singles titles.

Note: Two editions of the men's tournament were held in 1968 the first in * January, the other in ** April.

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Caribe Hilton International
1953	Art Larsen	Gardnar Mulloy	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1954	Art Larsen (2)	Vic Seixas	12–10, 6–4, 6–4
1955	Tony Trabert	Vic Seixas	8–6, 5–7, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
1956	Bernard Bartzen	Ham Richardson	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1957	Vic Seixas	Mervyn Rose	1–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1958	Budge Patty	Ham Richardson	7–9, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1959	Vic Seixas (2)	Luis Alberto Ayala	4–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1960	Roy Emerson	Ulf Schmidt	6–2, 6–1
1961	Luis Alberto Ayala	Vic Seixas	5–7, 6–8, 6–2, 9–7, 6–0
1962	Roy Emerson (2)	Rod Laver	7–5, 7–5
1963	Manuel Santana	Roy Emerson	7–5, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1964	Roy Emerson	Rafael Osuna	3–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–2
1965	Manuel Santana (2)	Denis Ralston	6–4, 6–1
1966	Arthur Ashe	Cliff Richey	6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1967	Tony Roche	Charlie Pasarell	6–2, 6–4
Caribe Hilton Championship
1968 *	Arthur Ashe (2)	Ronald Holmberg	6–4, 6–4
Caribe Hilton International Championships
1968[6] **	Mark Cox	Allen Fox	6–2, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[7]	Arthur Ashe (3)	Charlie Pasarell	5–7, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3
1970[8]	Arthur Ashe (4)	Cliff Richey	6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1971[9]	Stan Smith	Cliff Richey	6–3, 6–3
Caribe Hilton Invitational Round Robin
1972[10]	Stan Smith (2)	Clark Graebner	6–3, 6–3
1973[11]	Alex Metreveli	Roger Taylor	6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 7–5

Women's Singles

Maria Bueno won 1 singles title.

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Caribe Hilton International
1953	Doris Hart	Shirley Fry	6–1, 10–8
1954	Shirley Fry	Doris Hart	6–3, 6–3
1955	Darlene Hard	Dorothy Head Knode	6–1, 6–3
1956	Shirley Fry (2)	Mimi Arnold	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1957	Dorothy Head Knode	Betty Rosenquest Pratt	8–6, 6–3
1958	Beverly Baker Fleitz	Althea Gibson	6–4, 10–8
1959	Christine Truman	Janet Hopps	6–2, 6–2
1960	Ann Haydon	Maria Bueno	4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1961	Maria Bueno	Ann Haydon	3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1962	Gwyneth Thomas	Maria Bueno	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963	Darlene Hard (2)	Gwyneth Thomas	6–4, 6–0
1964	Nancy Richey	Carol Hanks	6–3, 6–0
1965	Nancy Richey (2)	Margaret Smith	6–8, 6–4, 9–7
Caribe Hilton Invitational
1966	Norma Baylon	Mary-Ann Eisel	6–3, 7–5
1967	Ann Haydon Jones (2)	Virginia Wade	7–5, 6–1
1968	Nancy Richey (3)	Kathy Harter	6–3, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Margaret Smith Court	Julie Heldman	6–4, 7–5
1970	Peaches Bartkowicz	Mary-Ann Eisel	6–1, 6–4
Caribe Hilton Championships
1971	Ann Haydon Jones (3)	Nancy Richey Gunter	6–4, 6–4
Caribe Hilton Invitational
1972	Nancy Richey Gunter (4)	Chris Evert	6–1, 6–3

Women's Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Caribe Hilton Championships
1971	Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones	Karen Krantzcke Kerry Reid	7–6, 6–3
Caribe Hilton Invitational
1972	Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King	Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart	6–2, 6–3

References

1. Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Caribe Hilton, Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
2. "Birth of ATC". atc.org.ve. Altamira Tennis Club. pp. Caracas, Venezuela. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
3. Archives, Tennis (2017). "Caribe Hilton Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
4. "Tournament – Caribe Hilton International Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
5. "Tournament: San Juan – Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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External links

• WTA Results Archive