Colombian International
The Colombian International also known as the Colombiano Internacional also known as the International Championships of Colombia or Campeonatos Internacionales de Colombia was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1951 and played at the Country Club of Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia, until 1970.
The tournament was known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships or Campeonato Ciudad de Barranquilla.
History
The Colombian International and known locally as the City of Barranquilla Championships was established in 1951, and played on clay courts initially in Bogotá, before moving to the Country Club of Barranquilla, Barranquilla, Colombia. The tournament was part ILTF Caribbean Circuit which was a sub circuit of the international tennis tour in from the 1950s to early 1970s. The tournament was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.In 1977 after a period of seven years a new men's only successor tournament was revived called the International Tennis Championships of Colombia. That event was staged in Bogotá, Colombia and it ran until 1980.