Alexandria International Championships

Tennis tournament

Alexandria International Championships
International Championships of Alexandria

Defunct tennis tournament
Founded| 1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Abolished| 1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Location| Alexandria, Egypt
Venue| Alexandria Sporting Club
Surface| Clay

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]

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

## History

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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

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### Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score

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Alexandria International Championships
1914 |  Augustos Zerlendis |  H.J. Pailhé | 6-3, 6-3
1934 |  Pat Hughes |  Franjo Punčec | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1935 |  Roderich Menzel |  Hermann Artens | 6-4 6-0 6-0
1936 |  Roderich Menzel (2) |  Henner Henkel | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4
International Championships of Egypt
1937 |  Gottfried von Cramm |  Henner Henkel | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Alexandria International Championships
1938 |  Kho Sin-Khie |  Dragutin Mitić | 6–2, 6–4, 10-8
International Championships of Egypt
1939 |  Gottfried von Cramm (2) |  Don McNeill | 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II)
Alexandria International Championships
1947 |  Henri Cochet |  Robert Abdesselam | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6
1948 |  Robert Abdesselam |  Philippe Washer | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1949 |  Frank Parker |  Pedro Masip |
International Championships of Egypt
1950 |  Gottfried von Cramm (3) |  Jaroslav Drobný | 8–6, 6–3, 9–11, 6-4
Alexandria International Championships
1951[6] |  Jaroslav Drobný |  Irvin Dorfman | 6–1, 12–10, 6-2
International Championships of Egypt
1952 |  Jaroslav Drobný |  Władysław Skonecki | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1953 |  Jaroslav Drobný (2) |  George Worthington | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Alexandria International Championships
1954 |  Enrique Morea |  Fausto Gardini | 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
International Championships of Egypt
1955 |  Fausto Gardini |  Giuseppe Merlo | 8–6, 6–0, 8–6
Alexandria International Championships
1956[7] |  Lew Hoad |  Fred Kovaleski |
1957[8] |  Sven Viktor Davidson |  Władysław Skonecki | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1958 |  Barry MacKay |  Orlando Garrido | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2
1959 |  Giuseppe Merlo |  Nicola Pietrangeli | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1960 |  Boro Jovanović |  Bobby Wilson | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1961 |  Nicola Pietrangeli |  Barry Phillips-Moore | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1962 |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist |  Boro Jovanović | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4
1963 |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) |  Wilhelm Bungert | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1964 |  Martin Mulligan |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 8–10, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1965 |  István Gulyás |  Martin Mulligan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7
1966 |  Ion Țiriac |  Marty Riessen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1967 |  Jaime Pinto Bravo |  Ilie Năstase | 9–7, 2–6, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5
↓ Open Era ↓
1968 |  Vladimir Korotkov |  Milan Holeček | 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1969 |  István Gulyás (2) |  Ismail El Shafei | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1970 |  Wieslaw Gasiorek |  Harald Elschenbroich |
1971 |  Ibrahim Mahmoud |  Vladimir Korotkov | 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1972 |  Alexander Metreveli |  Ian Fletcher | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4
1973 |  Patrice Dominguez |  Tadeusz Nowicki | 6–3, 9–7, 5–7, 6–2
1974 |  Teimuraz Kakulia |  János Benyik | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1975 |  Balázs Taróczy |  Anatoli Volkov | w.o.

### Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score

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Alexandria International Championships
1914 |  R. Aighton |  Mrs Adamson | 0–6, 8–6, 10-8
1936 |  Billie Yorke |  Rosl Kraus | 6-1, 6-3
1937 |  Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |  Simonne Mathieu | 6-2, 6-3
1938 |  Gracyn Wheeler |  Gaby Curtis | 6-2, 6-0
1939 |  Gaby Curtis |  Josephine Harman | 6-2, 6-4
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II)
International Championships of Egypt
1946 |  Simonne Mathieu |  Vera Mattar | 6-1, 6-1
Alexandria International Championships
1947 |  Annalisa Bossi |  Suzanne Pannetier | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2
1948 |  Nelly Landry |  Alice Weiwers | 6-1, 6-0
1949 |  Nelly Landry (2) |  Joy Gannon | 6-1, 6-0
International Championships of Egypt
1950 |  Pat Canning Todd |  Gussie Moran | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
Alexandria International Championships
1951 |  Doris Hart |  Louise Brough | 7-5, 6-2
Egypt International Championships
1952 |  Betsy Abbas |  Suzanne Mathieu | 6-1, 6-4
1953 |  Dottie Head Knode |  Patricia Ward | 6-0, 6-2
Alexandria International Championships
1954 |  Betsy Abbas (2) |  Totta Zehden | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
International Championships of Egypt
1955 |  Silvana Lazzarino |  Angela Mortimer | w.o.
Alexandria International Championships
1956[9] |  Angela Mortimer |  Althea Gibson | 6-3, 6-4
1957 |  Edda Buding |  Ilse Buding | 6–4, 1–0, ret.
1958[10] |  Dottie Head Knode |  Andrea Eid | 6-1, 6-0
1959 |  Věra Pužejová |  Eva Mannschatz Johannes | 6-1, 6-0
1960 |  Margaret Hellyer |  X. Vassiliadis | 6-3, 6-4
1961 |  Věra Pužejová (2) |  Margaret Hellyer | 6-1, 6-3
1962 |  Donna Floyd |  Lorna Cornell Cawthorn | 9–7, 7–9, 6–2
1963 |  Jill Blackman |  Rita Bentley | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1964 |  Jan Lehane |  Helga Schultze | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1965 |  Madonna Schacht |  Gail Sherriff | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1966 |  Galina Baksheeva |  Carole Caldwell Graebner | 7-5, 6-2
1967 |  Helga Schultze |  Anna Dmitrieva | 4–6, 6–1, 8–6
↓ Open Era ↓
1968 |  Anna Dmitrieva |  Robin Blakelock-Lloyd | 6-0, 6-3
1969 |  Nell Truman |  Olga Morozova | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1970 |  Olga Morozova |  Marcela Barochova | 6-4, 6-0
1971 |  Alena Palmeová-West |  Yelena Gorina Granaturova | 6-4, 6-4
1972 |  Alena Palmeová-West (2) |  Nathalie Fuchs | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
1973 |  Nathalie Fuchs |  Odile de Roubin | 6-2, 6-0
1974 |  Marina Chuvirina |  Marie Neumannova | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1975 |  Sue Barker |  Jackie Fayter | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3

## See also

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* International Championships of Egypt (Cairo)

## References

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1. ^ "Czech Net Star Wins International Title". Abilene Reporter News. Abilene, Texas, United States: Newspaper Archives. 26 March 1951. p. 16. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
2. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). "Egypt". The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York City: Viking Press. p. 237\. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.
3. ^ Tennis Club Genova
4. ^ Haag, Michael (2008). Vintage Alexandria: Photographs of the City, 1860–1960. Cairo: American Univ in Cairo Press. p. 5\. ISBN 978-977-416-192-6.
5. ^ Robertson (1974)
6. ^ Abilene Reporter News. Newspaper Archives. March 26, 1951. Page 16.
7. ^ "Alexandria – Egypt (UP)". New Castle News. New Castle, Pennsylvania: Newspaper Archives. 26 March 1956. p. 19. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
8. ^ "Alexandria (UP)". Amarillo Daily News. Amarillo, Texas, United States: Newspaper Archives. 1 April 1957. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
9. ^ "Women's Singles Title For Angela Mortimer". Madison Wisconsin State Journal. Madison, Wisconsin, United States: Newspaper Archives. 25 March 1956. p. 37. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
10. ^ "Knode Cops Singles Crown At Alexandria". Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City: Newspaper Archives. 23 March 1958. p. 99. Retrieved 1 March 2023.