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The Good Neighbor Championships also known as the Goodneighborhood Championships was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1949. The championships were played on outdoor clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club, Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The tournament was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit and ran annually until 1965 when it was discontinued.

History

In 1949 the Goodneighborhood Championships were established at Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The championships were played on clay courts at the Flamingo Park Tennis Club. The event was part of the ILTF Caribbean Circuit. The tournament ran annually for sixteen editions until 1965 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1949	Earl Cochell	Gardner Larned	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1950	Gardnar Mulloy	Tom Brown	6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1951	Herb Flam	Gardnar Mulloy	4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
1952	Gardnar Mulloy	Vic Seixas	6–4, 8–6, 9–7
1953	Vic Seixas	Gardnar Mulloy	6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1954	Vic Seixas (2)	Art Larsen	3–6, 11–9, 9–7, 6–3
1955	Tony Trabert	Vic Seixas	6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1956	Herb Flam (2)	Vic Seixas	3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1957	Herb Flam (3)	Mervyn Rose	6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1958	Mervyn Rose	Luis Ayala	6–2, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1959	Mario Llamas	John W. Frost	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1960	Neale Fraser	Frank Froehling	5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1961	Roy Emerson	Wolfgang Stuck	5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1962	Roy Emerson (2)	Carlos Fernandes	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1963	Roy Emerson (3)	Manuel Santana	6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1964	Roy Emerson (4)	Manuel Santana	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1965	Dennis Ralston	Thomaz Koch	3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2

Women's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1949	Shirley Fry	Dottie Head	3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1950	Marta Barnett Andrade	Betty Hulbert James	6–3, 6–1
1951	Althea Gibson	Betty Rosenquest	6–4, 6–2
1952	Magda Rurac	Pat Canning Todd	5–7, 8–6, retired
1953	Thelma Coyne Long	Melita Ramírez	6–4, 7–5
1954	Doris Hart	Helen Fletcher	6–4, 6–4
1955	Doris Hart (2)	Dottie Head Knode	6–4, 6–1
1957	Shirley Bloomer	Darlene Hard	6–3, 7–5
1958	Maria Bueno	Janet Hopps	7–5, 9–7
1959	Janet Hopps	Christiane Mercelis	4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1960	Ann Haydon	Barbara Scofield Davidson	6–0, 6–1
1961	Ann Haydon (2)	Suzy Kormoczy	6–0, 6–2
1962	Renée Schuurman	Christine Truman	6–4, 6–4
1963	Lesley Turner	Darlene Hard	6–0, 7–5
1964	Nancy Richey	Stephanie DeFina	6–4, 6–2
1965	Margaret Smith	Lesley Turner	6–2, 8–6

References

1. "Florida LTA 1957 Senior Tournament Schedule". Florida Lawn Tennis Association Guide for 1957 Year (PDF). New York: USTA. 1957. pp. 8, 9.
2. Sagert, Kelly Boyer; Overman, Steven J. (13 February 2012). Icons of Women's Sport [2 volumes]. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. p. 164. ISBN 978-0-313-38549-0.
3. ^ "Tournaments: Good Neighbor Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
4. "Favorites Win". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. 9 April 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 8 June 2023 – via Google News Archive.
5. "Gardner Larned (1979)". Hall of Fame. Rollins College. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
6. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. New York: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.
7. Sagert p.164.

• Clay court tennis tournaments
• Defunct tennis tournaments in the United States