Polish International Championships

The Polish International Championships[1] was a men's and women's clay court international tennis tournament founded in 1931.[2] It first was played at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland and staged annually at various locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.

Polish International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1931 (1931)
Abolished1985 (1985)
Editions45
LocationWarsaw (1931–1935)
Bydgoszcz (1936–1937)
Gdynia (1939)
Sopot (1946, 1949)
Katowice
(1947–1948, 1958–1985)
VenueVarious
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

The tournament was founded in 1931 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland where it remained until 1935.[2] The inaugural winners of the men's and women's singles event were France's Benny Berthet and Polands Jadwiga Jędrzejowska.[3] In 1936 the event was moved to the BKS Courts in Bydgoszcz.[2] It continued to be held in different locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.[2]

Previous winners of the men's singles has included; Pat Hughes,[4] Józef Hebda,[4] Ignacy Tłoczyński,[4] Wladyslaw Skonecki,[4] Jiri Javorsky,[4] Jan-Erik Lundqvist,[4] Gérard Pilet,[4] Istvan Gulyas,[4] Ion Țiriac,[4] Alex Metreveli and Thomas Emmrich.[4] Former winners of the women's singles included; Odile de Roubin.[5]

References
  1. Barrett, John (1971). World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. "Międzynarodowe Mistrzostwa Polski". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. "International Polish Championships 1931". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. "Tournament – Polish International Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. World of Tennis
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