Israel Spring International Championships

The Israel Spring International Championships [1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1956.[2] Also known as the Tel Aviv Spring Meeting the tournament was played at the Maccabi Tennis Club, Tel Aviv, Israel until 1978.[2]

Israel Spring International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1956–1969) men
(1956–1972) women
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1970–1978) men
(1973–1974) women
Founded1956 (1956)
Abolished1978 (1978)
LocationTel Aviv, Israel
VenueMaccabi Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1956 Vladimir Petrović Arie Avidan-Weiss6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.[2]
1957 Arie Avidan-Weiss Eleazar Davidman3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4.[2]
1958 Arie Avidan-Weiss (2) Eleazar Davidman6–1, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1959 Eleazar Davidman Gabriel Dubitzky6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4.[2]
1960 Eleazar Davidman (2) Arie Avidan-Weiss6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1961 Donald Dell Myron Franks13–11, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
1962 Alan Lane Eleazar Davidman6–1, 6–1, 9–7.[2]
1963 Eleazar Davidman (3) Gabriel Dubitzky6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2]
1964 Alan Lane (2) Eleazar Davidman6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1965 Allen E. Fox Donald Dell6–4, 8–6, 7–5.[2]
1966 Günther Bosch Constantin Popovici6–1, 6–4.[2]
1967 Ron McKenzie Jackie Saul6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–2.[2]
1968 Ian Fletcher Eleazar Davidman6–4, 8–6, 6–4.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[3] Bill Tym Eleazar Davidman6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970 Uwe Gottschalk[4] Julian Krinsky1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1.[2]
1972[5] Ian Fletcher (2) Petre Mărmureanu6–4, 6–4.[2]
1973 Ionel Sânteiu Paul Kronk4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.[2]
1974 Bob Rheinberger Lee Tomlinson[6]6–3, 6–7, 6–2.[2]
1976[7] Colin Dowdeswell Réjean Genois6–2, 6–0.[2]
1978 Ulrich Marten Shlomo Glickstein6–3, 3–6, 6–2.[2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1956 Bracha Singer Jeremitsky Colette Holvoet6–4, 8–6
1957 Colette Holvoet Rita Fichman6–1, 6–4
1958 Colette Holvoet (2) Palma Winkler6–2, 6–1
1959 Edna Deutsch Palma Winkler6–4, 7–5
1960 Edna Porat Leora Zuravsky6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1961 Tova Epstein[8] Leora Zuravsky7–5, 6–2
1963 Tova Epstein (2) Leora Zuravsky5–7, 6–2, 6–0
1964 Tova Epstein (3) Magda Werzberger7–5, 6–0
1965 Tova Epstein (4) Mara Cohen Mintz[9]6–3, 6–2
1967 Annette Van Zyl Laura Rossouw6–3, 6–2
1968 Laura Rossouw Nadine Netter6–2, 6–0
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Alice Tym Tova Epstein6–4, 6–1
1970[10] Judith Dibar Helen Amos6–2, 6–0
1971 Kora Schediwy Alena Palmeová3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1972[11] Vicki Lancaster-Kerr Mandy Morgan7–5, 6–3
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973 Paulina Peisachov Kora Schediwy7–6, 6–3
1974 Judy Chaloner Norma Eastburn6–2, 6–1

References
  1. "Tym Takes Three Israel Net Titles". The Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida: Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. 10 Apr 1969. p. 70. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. "Tournaments:Israel Spring International Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  3. "Tym Sweeps Tennis". The Kansas City Times. Kansas City. Missouri: Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. 10 Apr 1969. p. 54. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  4. "Uwe Gottschalk: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  5. Association, United States Lawn Tennis (1972). Official Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York: Harper & Row. p. 319. ISBN 978-0-06-014479-1.
  6. "Player Profile: Lee Tomlinson (USA)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  7. "People in Sports". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington: Wikipedia Library - Newspapers.Com. 26 Apr 1976. p. 14. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  8. "Player Profile: Tova Epstein (ISR)". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  9. "Player Profile: Mara Cohen Mintz (ISR)". www.itftennis.com. ITF.
  10. World of Tennis 1971
  11. USLTA
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