Pan American Championships (tennis)
# Pan American Championships (tennis)

The Pan-American Championships also known as the Torneo Panamericano de Tenis was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1943 and played at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico until 1969.

## History

The Pan-American Championships or Torneo Panamericano de Tenis was established in 1943, and played on clay courts at the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec, Mexico City, Mexico. The championships were staged annually until 1969 when they were discontinued.

## Finals

### Men's Singles

    Incomplete roll

Results included:

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1943 | Pancho Segura | Bill Talbert | 4-6, 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6-3 |
| 1944 | Pancho Segura (2) | Bill Talbert | 1-6, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6-1 |
| 1945 | Frank Parker | Pancho Segura | 9-7, 3–6, 6–2, 8-6 |
| 1946 | Frank Parker (2) | Pancho Segura | 6-4, 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6-1 |
| 1947 | Jaroslav Drobný | Pancho Segura | 4-6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1948 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | Eric Sturgess | 9-7, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1949 | Frank Parker (3) | Jaroslav Drobný | 6-1, 2–6, 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1950 | Felicisimo Ampon | Tom Brown | 6-3, 6–8, 6–4, 6-3 |
| 1951 | Grant Golden | Jerry De Witts | 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1952 | Gardnar Mulloy | Art Larsen | 7-9, 8–6, 7–5, 4–6, 7-5 |
| 1953 | Tony Trabert | Kurt Nielsen | 6-2, 6–4, 6-1 |
| 1954 | Tony Trabert (2) | Mario Llamas | 2-6, 6–2, 6–2, 6-2 |
| 1955 | Art Larsen | Mario Llamas | 6-4, 8–6, 10–12, 6-4 |
| 1956 | Sven Viktor Davidson | Mario Llamas | 6-4, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1957 | Luis Ayala | Bob Howe | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1958 | Mario Llamas | Francisco Contreras | 1-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1959 | Mario Llamas (2) | Antonio Palafox | 6-4, 6–4, 6-1 |
| 1960 | ? | ? | ? |
| 1961 | Roy Emerson | Rod Laver | 4-6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-2 |
| 1962 | Manuel Santana | Rod Laver | 6-3, 6–4, 5–7, 7-5 |
| 1963 | Mario Llamas (3) | Roy Emerson | 0-6, 6–4, 6–2, 10-8 |
| 1964 | Ronald Barnes | Thomaz Koch | 6-4, 6–3, 4–6, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Manuel Santana (2) | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6-3, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7 |
| 1966 | Tony Roche | Rafael Osuna | 7-5, 4–6, 7–5, 6-3 |
| 1967 | Tony Roche (2) | John Newcombe | 4-6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 8-6 |
| Open era ||||
| 1968 | Rafael Osuna | Joaquin Loyo Mayo | 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 |
| 1969 | Thomaz Koch | Rafael Osuna | 6-3, 6–4, 10-8 |

### Women's Singles

    Incomplete roll

(two editions of event played January * & October **)

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1943 * | Pauline Betz | Doris Hart | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1943 ** | Pauline Betz (2) | Dorothy Bundy | 7-5, 6-5 |
| 1944 | Pauline Betz (3) | Margaret Osborne | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1945 | Mary Arnold | Patricia Canning Todd | 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1946 | Pauline Betz (4) | Margaret Osborne | 6-4, 15-13 |
| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Mary Arnold Prentiss | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1948 | Sheila Piercey Summers | Dottie Head | 11-9, 6-2 |
| 1949 | Doris Hart | Betty Clements Hilton | 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 |
| 1950 | Beverly Baker | Pat Canning Todd | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1951 | Dottie Head | Anita Kanter | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1952 | Shirley Fry | Thelma Coyne Long | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1953 | Maureen Connolly | Shirley Fry | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1954 | Beverly Baker Fleitz | Barbara Breit | 7-5, 8-6 |
| 1955 | Angela Mortimer | Mary Ann Mitchell | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1956 | Althea Gibson | Darlene Hard | 8-6, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Rosie Reyes | Yola Ramírez | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1958 | Yola Ramírez | Rosie Reyes | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1959 | Ann Haydon | Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1960 | Ann Haydon (2) | Yola Ramírez | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Yola Ramírez (3) | Ann Haydon | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1962 | Yola Ramírez (4) | Elizabeth Starkie | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1963 | Melita Ramírez | Olga de Palafox | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1964 | Yola Ramirez Ochoa (5) | Françoise Dürr | 6-4, 4–6, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Margaret Smith | Monique Salfati | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1966 | Norma Baylon | Gail Sherriff | default |
| 1967 | Ann Haydon Jones (3) | Elena Subirats | 6-3, 6-4 |
| Open era ||||
| 1968 | Julie Heldman | Ann Haydon Jones | default |
| 1969 | Valerie Ziegenfuss | Lulu Gongorga | 1-6, 7–5, 6-2 |
