The Kingston International Championships also known as the Kingston International Invitation and the St. Andrew International Invitation was a men's and women's

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then later

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tennis tournament established in 1932 as the Kingston International Tournament and first played at St. Andrews Club, then later

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, then at the Liguanea Club, Kingston, St. Andrews Parish,

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until 1970.

History

The Kingston International tournament was established in 1932 and first played at the St. Andrews Club, Kingston, Jamaica. It later moved to

, Kingston, then later at the Liguanea Club, Kingston. In the 1960s the tournament was known as the St. Andrew International Invitation. In 1966 the first and only Jamaican tennis player to win the mens event was Richard Russell when he defeated

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in three sets. The tournament was part Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in from the 1930s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's Singles

:''Incomplete roll'' Results included:

Women's Singles

:Incomplete roll

References

{{Caribbean Circuit Clay court tennis tournaments Hard court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in Jamaica