Alassio International

The Alassio International[1] or Internazionale di Alassio was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Alassio, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) until 1940, and was part of the Italian Riviera circuit of tennis tournaments.

Alassio International
Internazionale di Alassio
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1925 (1925)
Abolished1940 (1940)
LocationAlassio, Liguria, Northern Italy
VenueHanbury Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

In 1923 Daniel Hanbury founded the "Hanbury Tennis Club" with a historic Club House, opened by the great tennis player Henry Lacoste. The Alassio International tennis tournament[2] was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Savona, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged until 1940.[3]

This tournament held two versions of the event the most important being the spring edition usually held in April, and a second but brief Alassio International Summer Tournament held a few times in the early 1930s. The tournament was staged until 1940 when it ended due to World War II.

Former winners of the men's singles included; Placido Gaslini (1925), Jacques Brugnon (1929), Pat Hughes (1930), Béla von Kehrling (1932), Giovanni Palmieri (1933–1936), Vojtěch Vodička (1937) and Francesco Romanoni (1940). The women's single was previously won by Dorothy Holman (1925), Lucia Valerio (1928, 1930), Dorothy Andrus (1932), Cilly Aussem (1934) and Gracyn Wheeler (1939).

Venue

The Alassio International was held at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) by Daniel Hanbury. It encompasses twelve thousand square meters of greenery surrounding the 7 tennis courts, the elegant colonial-style club house.[4]

Finals

Men's singles

(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925 Placido Gaslini Roberto Bocciardo6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1926 W. Cumming Daniel Hanbury6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1927 J. Davidson Mr. Jonides6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1928 * Mr. du Peloux Mario Sertorio6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1928 ** Placido Gaslini (2) Roberto Bocciardo6–1 , 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1929 Jacques Brugnon Pat Hughes6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1930 Pat Hughes Hira-Lal Soni6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1931 Roberto Bocciardo George William Grounsell7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1
1932 Bela Von Kehrling George Lyttleton Rogers6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1933 * Jimmy Jones Ferruccio Quintavalle6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1933 ** Giovanni Palmieri Giuseppe Bacigalupo6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1934 * Giovanni Palmieri (2) Emanuele Sertorio6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1934 ** Placido Gaslini (3) Roberto Bocciardo6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1935 Giovanni Palmieri (3) Augusto Rado4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–0
1936 Giovanni Palmieri (4) Kay Lund6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1937 Vojtěch Vodička E. Ambros6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1938 Emil Gabori Boris Maneff6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 6–1
1939 Gianni Cucelli Franjo Punčec8–6, 7–5, 6–4
1940 Francesco Romanoni Josip Palada6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925 Dorothy Holman Coela Pryce-Harrison6–3, 6–4
1927 Ida Quintavalle Carla Isotta9–7, 6–3
1928 Lucia Valerio Claire Beckingham6–1, 6–3
1929 N. Hunt S. de la Prynne6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1930 * Lucia Valerio (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite6–1, 6–2
1930 ** J. Ionides Miss Bettramine0–6, 7–5, 9–7
1932 Dorothy Andrus Burke Ilse Weihermann Friedleben6–0, 9–7
1933 Elizabeth Ryan Ucci Manzutto6–2, 6–0
1934 Cilly Aussem Elizabeth Ryan6–3, 6–4
1935 Edith Belliard Cilly Aussem6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1936 Minni Hein Muller Trude Wolf6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1938 Minni Hein Muller (2) Klara Hammer Beutter6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1939 Gracyn Wheeler Klara Somogyi6–3, 6–2
1940 Hella Kovac Alice Florian6–2, 7–5

References
  1. "Tennis Wins Abroad: Miss Mary Whitmarsh and Miss Edwards won the women's doubles the international tournament at Alassio (Italy). Miss Whitmarsh. partnered by B Maneff. the Swiss No. 1 player, has reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles. —Reuter". Daily Herald. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 April 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. Daily Herald. (Saturday 02 April 1938) page. 16.
  3. Tennis Archives
  4. "Tennis Club Hanbury – Alassio" (in Italian). Hanbury Tennis Club. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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