Caribbean Circuit

The Caribbean Circuit[1] also known as the Caribbean Sunshine Circuit[2] or Caribbean Tennis Tour[3] was a series tour of tennis tournaments held in the Caribbean region usually over a period of two to three months between January and March each year. The circuit began in the mid-1920s reaching prominence during the 1950s and 1960s. It declined in importance in the early 1970s and was discontinued due to an increase in indoor tournaments being staged.[4]

History

The Caribbean Circuit[5] which was a major sub-circuit of the international tennis scene that began in the early 1920s reaching prominence during the 1950s and 1960s. Officials from the from the participating regional and national tennis associations and tournament organisers usually met in the preceding summer to agree a schedule of events, and draw up a list of players they wished to invite to participate in the circuit, this was normally announced in December each year. The circuit declined in importance in the early 1970s, and its demise was as a direct result in a rise in prestige of new indoor tennis tournaments at the time.[6]

Circuit tournaments

Map of the Caribbean Region

No	Tournament	City	Country
1.	Altamira International	Caracas[3]	Venezuela
2.	Bahamas International Championships	Nassau	Bahamas
3.	Barbados International	Bridgetown	Barbados
4.	Caribbean International Championships	Montego Bay	Jamaica
5.	Caribe Hilton International	San Juan[3]	Puerto Rico
6.	Caribe Hilton Championships	San Juan[3]	Puerto Rico
7	City of Barranquilla Championships	Barranquilla[3]	Colombia
8	City of Miami Championships	Miami[3]	United States
9	Colombian International	Barranquilla[3]	Colombia
10	Cuban International Championships	Havana	Cuba
11	Curaçao International Championships	Willemstad	Curaçao
12	Dixie International Championships	Tampa[3]	United States
13	Havana International	Havana	Cuba
14	Jacksonville Invitation	Jacksonville	United States
15	Jamaican International Championships	Kingston	Jamaica
16	Kingston International Championships	Kingston	Jamaica
17	Masters Invitational	Tampa Bay area	United States
18	Mexico International Championships	Mexico City[3]	Mexico
19	Miami Beach Invitation	Miami[3]	United States
20	Panama International Championships	Panama City	Panama
21	St. Andrew International Invitation	Kingston	Jamaica
22	St. Petersburg Masters Invitational	St. Petersburg[3]	United States
23	Trinidad International	Port of Spain	Trinidad and Tobago

Addtional notes

Not all tournaments listed were staged simultaneously a schedule of usually eight to twelve tournaments participated each year over a period of two months,[3] during the peak decades of the 1950s and 1960s though this varied.

References

Brown, Gene (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis. New York: Arno Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-405-12626-0.
Djata, Sundiata (30 January 2006). Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume One. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8156-0818-9.
Deford, Frank (10 May 1965). "NET GAINS ON THE COCONUT BEAT". Sports Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
Collins, Bud (28 May 1990). My Life with the Pros. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-525-48578-0.
Kirkpatrick, Curry (25 August 1969). "THE RUMANIANS ARE COMING!". Spors Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
Collins, Bud (1990)

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[1] Brown, Gene (1979). The New York Times Encyclopedia of Sports: Tennis. New York: Arno Press. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-405-12626-0.

[2] Djata, Sundiata (30 January 2006). Blacks at the Net: Black Achievement in the History of Tennis, Volume One. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-8156-0818-9.

[SI10MAY1965-3] Deford, Frank (10 May 1965). "NET GAINS ON THE COCONUT BEAT". Sports Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[4] Collins, Bud (28 May 1990). My Life with the Pros. New York: Penguin Publishing Group. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-525-48578-0.

[5] Kirkpatrick, Curry (25 August 1969). "THE RUMANIANS ARE COMING!". Spors Illustrated Vault. New York City: Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 10 March 2023.

[6] Collins, Bud (1990)