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Greek International Championships

Greek International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1931-1971)
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Abolished1971; 53 years ago (1971)
LocationAthens
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singlesGreece Nicky Kalogeropoulos

The Greek International Championships, sometimes known as the Eastern Mediterranean Championships, was a tennis tournament held between 1931 and 1971.

History

Th event began in the inter-war period. The event was the Greek International Championships, but sometimes called the Eastern Mediterranean Championships. It was held in Athens typically in early September. Winners of the event included Gottfried von Cramm[1] (who won his first title in 1931 and his last in 1949), Jiro Sato,[1] Giorgio de Stefani,[1] Kho Sin-Kie,[1] Kurt Nielsen,[1] Sven Davidson[1] and Ulf Schmidt.[1] The event was held in the early open era, but was not part of the Grand Prix circuit, so it became defunct in the early 1970s, though there was an ATP event in Athens that began in 1986.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1931 West Germany Gottfried von Cramm[1] France Benny Berthet 2-6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1932 Japan Jiro Sato[1] France Pierre Grandguillot 6-2, 6–3, 8–6
1933 France Roland Journu[1] Czechoslovakia Jiri Krasny 6-1, 6–4, 6–3
1934 Italy Giorgio de Stefani[1] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada 6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1935 France Roland Journu[1] France Antoine Gentien 6-1, 6–8, 6–0, 8–6
1936 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec[1] France Roland Journu 7-5, 6–4, 6–1
1937 China Kho Sin-Kie[1] Italy Giorgio de Stefani 9-7, 3–6, 10–8, 7–5
1938 Italy Giorgio de Stefani[1] Switzerland Max Ellmer 6-0, 6–2, 6–3
1939 Nazi Germany Gottfried von Cramm[1] United States Don McNeill 7-5, 6–1, 6–2
1940-46 No competition [1]
1948 Greece Lazaros Stalios[1] United Kingdom Don Butler 5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1949 West Germany Gottfried von Cramm[1] Australia Jack Harper 6-3, 6–4, 6–4
1950 United States Fred Kovaleski[1] Italy Giovanni Cucelli 8-6, 6–4, 9–7
1951 Philippines Felicisimo Ampon[1] France Robert Abdesselam 6-4, 7–5, 7–5
1952 France Paul Rémy[1] Poland Władysław Skonecki 1-6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1953[2] France Paul Rémy[1] Italy Umberto Bergamo 6-1, 6–1, 6–3
1954 Denmark Kurt Nielsen[1] France Paul Rémy 5-7, 8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955[3] Sweden Sven Davidson[1] Australia Mervyn Rose 6-2, 6–3, 6–3
1956[4] Sweden Sven Davidson United States Budge Patty w/o
1957[5] Denmark Kurt Nielsen[1] Sweden Sven Davidson 9-11, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1958[6] Italy Orlando Sirola[1] Sweden Sven Davidson 4-6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 8–6
1959 Sweden Ulf Schmidt[1] Australia Bob Howe 5 sets
1969 Japan Koji Watanabe[1] Australia Geoff Masters 6-3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1971 Greece Nicky Kalogeropoulos[1] France Patrice Dominguez 6-3, 7–5, 6–2

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Eastern Mediterranean Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1953. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Results". World Tennis. November 1955. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Results". World Tennis. November 1956. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1957. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1958. Retrieved 1 November 2024.