Colombo Championships

Colombo Championships
Tournament information
Founded	1915 (1915)
Editions	108
Location	Colombo Sri Lanka
Venue	Sri Lankan Tennis Association Club (1915-current)
Category	ITF
Surface	Grass Court/Hard Court
Current champions (June 2023)
Women's singles	Saajida Razick
Men's doubles	Ashen Silva

The Colombo Championships is a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1915. It is staged annually in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In 1974 it was downgraded from the official senior's worldwide ILTF Circuit. It has however continued as part of the SLTA Circuit and is a registered International Tennis Federation event.

History

In 1915 the Ceylon Lawn Tennis Association (CLTA) was established. The CLTA was originally headquartered at the ‘Challet’ in Nuwara Eliya and was conducting the national Ceylon Championships founded in 1884 (now called the Sri Lankan National Championships) on clay courts located at where Hill Club now sits. The early championships were held at the Colombo Lawn Club, Since 1915 the Colombo Championships have been held for 108 editions.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Colombo Championships
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1963	Lassantha Fernando	Kanagaratnam Arichandran	6–8, 6–1, 6–3
1964	Bernard L. Pinto	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1965	Bernard L. Pinto	Gamini N. Perera	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1966	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	Kanagaratnam Arichandran	7–5, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Oscar Manuel Lisboa Pinto	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1970	Bernard L. Pinto	Mr. Seneviratne	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1973	P. Senaka (Sandy) Kumara	Bernard L. Pinto	6–2, retd.
1974	Lassantha Fernando	Arjun Fernando	6–2, 6–2, 7–5
↓  ITF Event  ↓
2019	Sharmal Dissanayake	Dineshkanthan Thangarajah	?
2021	Thehan Wijemanne	Chathurya Nilaweera	6–4, 4–6, 10–7
2023	Ashen Silva	Thehan Wijemanne	5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3

Women' singles

(incomplete roll)

Colombo Championships
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1930	Zillah Weinman	M. de Livera	6–4, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	Oosha Chanmugam	Srima Abeyegunawardena	6–4, 6–3
↓  ITF Event  ↓
2007	Thavindra Ekanayake	Tashaya Ratnayake	?
2010	Amritha Muttiah	Shankari Thayakaran	7–5, 6–2
2011	Amritha Muttiah	Nilushi Fernando	6–1, 6–2
2012	Shankari Thayakaran	Amritha Muttiah	6–4, 5–7, 6–2
2013	Nethmi Waduge	Roshenka Fernando	1–6, 6–2, 7–6
2014	Amritha Muttiah	Nethmi Waduge	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
2023	Saajida Razick	Dinara de Silva	6–3, 6–4