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Bahamas International Championships

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Bahamas International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1922
Abolished1936
LocationNassau, Bahamas
VenueNew Colonial Hotel Courts
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The Bahamas International Championships[1] or Bahamas Championships[2] was a men's tennis tournament founded in 1922. It was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas until 1936.

History

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In 1922 a Bahamas International Championships was founded and financed by the American banker William Henry Crocker,[3] and was played on outdoor clay courts at the New Colonial Hotel Courts, Nassau, Bahamas.[4] The first Bahamas International tournament was part of the Caribbean Circuit and staged though till 1936 when it was discontinued.

In 1972 a second Bahamas International Open tournament was established in Nassau, but this time it was played on outdoor hard courts. In 1975 the tournament was moved to Freeport for one edition only before returning to Nassau from 1976 until 1980 when the tournament was discontinued.

Past finals

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Incomplete roll
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1922 United States G. Carlton Shafer United States William Rosenbaum 6-3, 5–7, 6–1, 6-4
1923 United States Beals Wright United States G. Carlton Shafer 7-5, 6–1, 6-4
1929 The Bahamas E.A. Boyce United States Charles Warren 6-1, 6–3, 6-1
1930 [5] The Bahamas Alexander Henderson The Bahamas Cedric Woodward 7-5, 6–8, 6–2, 6-1
1931 The Bahamas E.A. Boyce United States Charles Warren 6-1, 6–2, 6-1
1936 United States J. Gilbert Hall[6] Cuba Ricardo Morales 7-5, 5–7, 6–1, 6-1

References

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  1. ^ "HENDERSON SINGLES NET CHAMPION OF BAHAMAS". Washington Evening Star. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 16 February 1930. p. 69. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Bahamas Tennis Championships: American Lawn Tennis of March 20 Says". Kingston Gleaner. Kingston, Jamaica: Newspaper Archives. 17 April 1934. p. 21. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  3. ^ Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  4. ^ Kingston Gleaner (1934)
  5. ^ Washington Evening Star. Washington, DC: Newspaper Archives. 16 February 1930. p. 69.
  6. ^ "J. GILBERT HALL, 79; TENNIS STAR IN '30'S". The New York Times. New York City, NY, United States. 8 September 1977. p. 59. Retrieved 10 March 2023.