Manila International Championships
Introduction The '''Manila International Championships''' also known as the '''Manila Open'''  was a men's tennis tournament played at the  Rizal Memorial Tennis Center in Manila, Philippines from 1973-1978 and again in 1981.The event was originally part of the  ILTF World Circuit then later Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on outdoor clay courts 1968 to 1972, 1974 to 1978, and again in 1981 and on hard courts in 1973.
History In 1968 the Manila International Championships were established and the tournament was usually played in November. For the years 1973 to 1978 this tournament was also co valid, as the Philippines Open International Championships also called the Philippines Championships or Philippine Open that event was organised by the Philippine Tennis Association (PHILTA) and was established in 1918 that event ran till 1978 when it was discontinued. That event was usually played in February then switched to November in 1971.In 1981 this tournament was revived for one edition only as the Manila Open, also called the Philippines Masters.
Finals The Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Manila. Center left and below the baseball field is the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center with the Rizal Memorial Coliseum indoor venue adjacent to the outside tennis courts this was the location of this tournament.===Singles===''Manila International Championships/Manila Open''YearChampionsRunners-upScore↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓1968  Thomaz Koch   Bob Carmichael6–4, 6–2.↓  Open era  ↓1969  Giuseppe Merlo  Koji Watanabe6–3, 4–6, 6–4.↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓1970  Raymundo Deyro   Ramanathan Krishnan6–3, 7–5, 8–6.1971  Gerhard Wimmer   Raymundo Deyro 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.1972 Raymundo Deyro (2)  Syd Ball6–2, 2–6, 6–4.↓  Grand Prix Circuit  ↓ 1973   Ross Case   Geoff Masters  6–1, 6–0.1974    Ismail El Shafei    Hans-Jürgen Pohmann   7–6, 6–1.1975   Ross Case (2)   Corrado Barazzutti   6–2, 6–1.1976   Brian Fairlie    Ray Ruffels   7–5, 6–7, 7–6.1977   Karl Meiler    Manuel Orantes  w.o. 1978   Yannick Noah    Peter Feigl   7–6, 6–0.↓  ITF Independent Tour  ↓ 1981   Romeo Rafon   Yustedjo Tarik6–4, 6–2.===Doubles===YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1973   Marcello Lara Sherwood Stewart   Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann  6–2, 6–0 1974   Syd Ball Ross Case   Mike Estep Marcello Lara  6–3, 7–6, 9–7 1975   Ross Case Geoff Masters   Syd Ball Kim Warwick  6–1, 6–2 1976   Ross Case Geoff Masters   Anand Amritraj Corrado Barazzutti  6–0, 6–1 1977   Chris Kachel John Marks   Mike Cahill Terry Moor  4–6, 6–0, 7–6 1978   Sherwood Stewart Brian Teacher   Ross Case Chris Kachel  6–3, 7–6
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External links *  ATP archive*  ITF archive