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The River Plate Championships or Campeonatos del Río de la Plata, formally named River Plate International Tennis Championships or Campeonatos Internacionales de Tenis del Río de la Plata, were men's and women's tournaments founded in 1893 as the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club Open.

In 1894, the championships were played for the first time with cash.

Held annually on the outdoor clay courts of the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina, the competitions officially ran until 1978, when they ceased to be events of the international tennis circuits, but they did continue for twenty three years until they were abolished in 2001.

History

The River Plate Championships were the most important international tennis tournaments to be held in Argentina and Latin America, preceding the Argentina International Championships by 34 years in men's competitions and by 25 years in women's competitions.

In 1893 the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club organized its first tournament for members of all clubs within the Río de la Plata area, but it was played by local players. The event consisted only of the championship match and it was won by the Argentine player Frank Murray Still, who beat fellow Argentine player Thomas Vesey Melville Knox. The last champion was Argentina's José Luis Clerc, who beat New Zealand's Chris Lewis in the 1978 finale.

The women's championship did not start until 1903. It was won by the Argentine player Miss Chawner, who defeated fellow Argentine player Winnifred M. Boadle. The last champion was the American player Caroline Stoll, who beat Argentina's Emilse Raponi de Longo in the 1978 finale.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1893	Frank Murray Still	Thomas Knox
1894	Thomas Knox	Frank Murray Still	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1895	Thomas Knox (2)	B. St. Vershoyle	7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1896	Thomas Knox (3)	Richard Handcock	7–5, 6–3
1897	Thomas Knox (4)	Henry BM Knight	6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1898	Henry BM Knight	Thomas Knox	6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1899	AJ McMorran	Henry BM Knight	6–4, 7–5, 10–8
1900	Stanley Knight	AJ McMorran	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1901	Stanley Knight (2)	AJ McMorran	6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1902	Stanley Knight (3)	AJ McMorran	6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 8–6
1903	Stanley Knight (4)	AJ McMorran	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1904	Stanley Knight (5)	AJ McMorran	0–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1905	Stanley Knight (6)	HW Thompson	6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1906	Stanley Knight (7)	Lionel H. Knight	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1907	Stanley Knight (8)	AJ McMorran	6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1908	Stanley Knight (9)	Henry BM Knight	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1909	J. Easton	HW Thompson	7–5, 6–2, 8–6
1910	Stanley Knight (10)	Lionel Knight	6–1, 8–6, 6–3
1911	Stanley Knight (11)	Lionel Knight	6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1912	Diego E. Cerboni	Edward Oswald Jacobs	6–2, 6–2, 7–5
1913	Lionel Knight	RO Sheward	6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1914	Henry B. Knight	JJ Daly	2–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1915	Lionel Knight (2)	Alfredo Villegas	1–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1916	Lionel Knight (3)	Alfredo Villegas	6–3, 7–5, 4–3 abd.
1917	Lionel Knight (4)	Carlos Morea	6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1918	Lionel Knight (5)	Arturo Hortal	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1919	Lionel Knight (6)	Arturo Hortal	6–2, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1920	Lionel Knight (7)	Arturo Hortal	6–0, 2–6, 6–0, 7–5
1921	Lionel Knight (8)	Carlos Dumas	6–2, 4–6, 9–7, 6–4
1922	Lionel Knight (9)	Arturo Hortal	w.o.
1923	Lionel Knight (10)	Carlos Dumas	6–0, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1924	Guillermo Robson	Carlos Morea	6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1925	Guillermo Robson (2)	Enrique Obarrio	6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1926	Carlos Morea	Bernardo Ferrés	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1927	Ronaldo Boyd	Héctor Cattaruzza	7–5, 6–4, 7–9, 6–2
1928	Manuel Alonso Areizaga	Ricardo López Pelliza	6–1, 6–4, 6–1
1929	Ronaldo Boyd (2)	Guillermo Robson	6–4, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4
1930	Lucilo del Castillo	Ronaldo Boyd	4–6, 10–8, 6–4, 6–2
1931	Carlos Morea (2)	Ricardo López Pelliza	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1932	Guillermo Robson (3)	Adriano Zappa	6–1, 7–9, 6–3, 5–7, 8–6
1933	Lucilo del Castillo (2)	Adriano Zappa	6–4, 5–7, 14–12, 6–1
1934	Hector Cattaruzza	Adriano Zappa	7–5, 5–7, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1935	Lucilo del Castillo (3)	Adelmar Echeverría	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1936	Héctor Cattaruzza (2)	Eric Seaton	6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1937	Alcides Procopio	Hector Cattaruzza	w.o.
1938	Lucilo del Castillo (4)	Adriano Zappa	9–7, 6–3, 14–12
1939	Pancho Segura	Lucilo del Castillo	2–6, 6–3, 11–9, 6–2
1940	Alcides Procopio	Efraín González	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1941	Manoel Fernandes	Heraldo Weiss	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1942	Alejo Russell	Manuel Fernandes	1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1943	Don McNeill	Alejo Russell	6–2, 6–0, 6–3
1944	Heraldo Weiss	Héctor Cattaruzza	11–9, 6–2, 8–6
1945	Heraldo Weiss (2)	Enrique Morea	6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1946	Enrique Morea	Andrés Hammersley	6–3, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4
1947	Enrique Morea (2)	Bill Talbert	3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
1948	Seymour Greenberg	Enrique Morea	1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1949	Earl Cochell	Enrique Morea	2–6, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950	Enrique Morea (3)	Armando Vieira	6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1951	Salvador Soriano	Noé La Jara	4–6, 6–8, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
1952	Eduardo Prado	Noé La Jara	6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1953	Ernesto Della Paolera	Perfecto Suárez	3–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–1
1954	Eduardo Prado (2)	Oscar González Bonorino	6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1955	Salvador Soriano	Eduardo Prado	6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1956	Enrique Morea (4)	Eduardo Prado	10–8, 6–3, 6–4
1957	Enrique Morea (5)	Eduardo Soriano	6–4, 10–8, 6–4
1958	Ernesto Ríos	Eduardo Soriano	7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1959	Enrique Morea (6)	Eduardo Prado	6–4, 6–4, 7–5
1960	Eduardo Prado (3)	Enrique Morea	3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 13–11
1961	Eduardo Prado (4)	Roberto Aubone	6–3, 6–4, 8–7, ret.
1962	Enrique Morea (7)	Roberto Aubone	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1963	Enrique Morea (8)	Roberto Aubone	6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1964	Roy Emerson	Rafael Osuna	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1965	Fred Stolle	Roy Emerson	6–4, 7–5
1966	Martin Mulligan	Rafael Osuna	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1967	Cliff Richey	Clark Graebner	3–6, 6–4, 7–5
Open era
1968	Julián Ganzabal	José Prats	w.o.
1969	Julián Ganzabal (2)	Norberto Herrero	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1970	José Edison Mandarino	Harald Elschenbroich	5–7, 7–5, 9–7, 6–2
1971	Jaime Fillol	Julián Ganzábal	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1972	Guillermo Vilas	Héctor Romani	6–3. 6–1, 6–2
1973	Julián Ganzábal (3)	Ricardo Cano	7–6, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1974	Guillermo Vilas (2)	Julián Ganzábal	7–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
1975	Guillermo Vilas (3)	Clark Graebner	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1976	Julián Ganzábal (4)	Lorenzo Soriano	7–5, 6–3
1977	Guillermo Vilas (4)	Wojtek Fibak	6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1978	José Luis Clerc	Chris Lewis	6–3, 6–1

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