Alexandria International Championships

The Alexandria International Championships[1] or International Championships of Alexandria[2] was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914. It was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club (f. 1890), Alexandria, Egypt. The tournament ran until 1975.[3]

Alexandria International Championships
International Championships of Alexandria
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1914 (1914)
Abolished1975 (1975)
LocationAlexandria, Egypt
VenueAlexandria Sporting Club
SurfaceClay

Seven editions of this event were valid as the International Championships of Egypt at Alexandria.

History

The Alexandria International Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914 and played at the Alexandria Sporting Club,[4] Alexandria, Egypt. The championships were staged until 1975. For the years 1937 '39 '46 '50 '52 '53 '55 the editions were valid as "International Championships of Egypt" when played in Alexandria. That tournament was mainly held Gezireh Sporting Club, Cairo.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
Alexandria International Championships
1914 Augustos Zerlendis H.J. Pailhé6-3, 6-3
1934 Pat Hughes Franjo Punčec6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1935 Roderich Menzel Hermann Artens6-4 6-0 6-0
1936 Roderich Menzel (2) Henner Henkel3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4
International Championships of Egypt
1937 Gottfried von Cramm Henner Henkel6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Alexandria International Championships
1938 Kho Sin-Khie Dragutin Mitić6–2, 6–4, 10-8
International Championships of Egypt
1939 Gottfried von Cramm (2) Don McNeill7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2
1940/1945Not held (due to World War II)
Alexandria International Championships
1947 Henri Cochet Robert Abdesselam6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6
1948Robert Abdesselam Philippe Washer3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1949 Frank Parker Pedro Masip
International Championships of Egypt
1950 Gottfried von Cramm (3) Jaroslav Drobný8–6, 6–3, 9–11, 6-4
Alexandria International Championships
1951[6] Jaroslav Drobný Irvin Dorfman6–1, 12–10, 6-2
International Championships of Egypt
1952 Jaroslav Drobný Władysław Skonecki7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1953 Jaroslav Drobný (2) George Worthington6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Alexandria International Championships
1954 Enrique Morea Fausto Gardini6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
International Championships of Egypt
1955 Fausto Gardini Giuseppe Merlo8–6, 6–0, 8–6
Alexandria International Championships
1956[7] Lew Hoad Fred Kovaleski
1957[8] Sven Viktor Davidson Władysław Skonecki6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1958 Barry MacKay Orlando Garrido6–4, 7–5, 6–2
1959 Giuseppe Merlo Nicola Pietrangeli4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1960 Boro Jovanović Bobby Wilson6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1961 Nicola Pietrangeli Barry Phillips-Moore6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1962 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Boro Jovanović6–2, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1963 Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) Wilhelm Bungert6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1964 Martin Mulligan Jan-Erik Lundqvist8–10, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1965 István Gulyás Martin Mulligan4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7
1966 Ion Țiriac Marty Riessen2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1967 Jaime Pinto Bravo Ilie Năstase9–7, 2–6, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5
Open era
1968 Vladimir Korotkov Milan Holeček4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1969 István Gulyás (2) Ismail El Shafei6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1970 Wieslaw Gasiorek Harald Elschenbroich
1971 Ibrahim Mahmoud Vladimir Korotkov3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1972 Alexander Metreveli Ian Fletcher9–7, 6–2, 6–4
1973 Patrice Dominguez Tadeusz Nowicki6–3, 9–7, 5–7, 6–2
1974 Teimuraz Kakulia János Benyik6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1975 Balázs Taróczy Anatoli Volkovw.o.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
Alexandria International Championships
1914 R. Aighton Mrs Adamson0–6, 8–6, 10-8
1936 Billie Yorke Rosl Kraus6-1, 6-3
1937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Simonne Mathieu6-2, 6-3
1938 Gracyn Wheeler Gaby Curtis6-2, 6-0
1939 Gaby Curtis Josephine Harman6-2, 6-4
1940/1945Not held (due to World War II)
International Championships of Egypt
1946 Simonne Mathieu Vera Mattar6-1, 6-1
Alexandria International Championships
1947 Annalisa Bossi Suzanne Pannetier5–7, 7–5, 6–2
1948 Nelly Landry Alice Weiwers6-1, 6-0
1949 Nelly Landry (2) Joy Gannon6-1, 6-0
International Championships of Egypt
1950 Pat Canning Todd Gussie Moran1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Alexandria International Championships
1951 Doris Hart Louise Brough7-5, 6-2
Egypt International Championships
1952 Betsy Abbas Suzanne Mathieu6-1, 6-4
1953 Dottie Head Knode Patricia Ward6-0, 6-2
Alexandria International Championships
1954 Betsy Abbas (2) Totta Zehden4–6, 6–2, 6–3
International Championships of Egypt
1955 Silvana Lazzarino Angela Mortimerw.o.
Alexandria International Championships
1956[9] Angela Mortimer Althea Gibson6-3, 6-4
1957 Edda Buding Ilse Buding6–4, 1–0, ret.
1958[10] Dottie Head Knode Andrea Eid6-1, 6-0
1959 Vera Puzejova Eva Mannschatz Johannes6-1, 6-0
1960 Margaret Hellyer X. Vassiliadis6-3, 6-4
1961 Vera Puzejova (2) Margaret Hellyer6-1, 6-3
1962 Donna Floyd Lorna Cornell Cawthorn9–7, 7–9, 6–2
1963 Jill Blackman Rita Bentley6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1964 Jan Lehane Helga Schultze3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1965 Madonna Schacht Gail Sherriff6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1966 Galina Baksheeva Carole Caldwell Graebner7-5, 6-2
1967 Helga Schultze Anna Dmitrieva4–6, 6–1, 8–6
Open era
1968 Anna Dmitrieva Robin Blakelock-Lloyd6-0, 6-3
1969 Nell Truman Olga Morozova6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1970 Olga Morozova Marcela Barochova6-4, 6-0
1971 Alena Palmeová-West Yelena Gorina Granaturova6-4, 6-4
1972 Alena Palmeová-West (2) Nathalie Fuchs6–3, 1–6, 6–1
1973 Nathalie Fuchs Odile de Roubin6-2, 6-0
1974 Marina Chuvirina Marie Neumannova6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1975 Sue Barker Jackie Fayter5–7, 7–5, 6–3

See also

References
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