Egyptian Open (tennis)
Egyptian Open | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Egyptian Championships (1925–69) Egyptian Open (1970–91) Cairo Challenger (1992–2002) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1975–82) Challenger circuit (1983–91) |
Founded | 1925 |
Abolished | 2002 |
Editions | 66 |
Location | Cairo, Egypt |
Venue | Gezira Sporting Club |
Surface | Clay (1925–2002) |
The Egyptian Open[1] originally known as the Egyptian Championships [2][3] also known as the Egyptian Open Championships or International Championships of Egypt [4] is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in Cairo in Egypt and played on outdoor clay courts from 1925 to 2002.
Roderich Menzel was the most successful player in singles play winning five times. Ismail El Shafei was the most successful player at the tournament, winning singles titles three times and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with New Zealander Brian Fairlie, once with Dutchman Tom Okker and once with Hungarian Balázs Taróczy.
History
The Egyptian Championships or International Championships of Egypt its original name was first staged in Cairo on 2 March 1925 the event was staged 66 times, However Egyptian newspaper sources have given the start date as 1922.[5] The tournament was a regular feature on the pre-open era men's tour from inception until 1967, from 1968 until 1974 it was part of an independent men's tour for tournaments not-aligned to any particular circuit. In 1970 the tournament changed its name to the Egyptian Open. In 1975 he joined the Grand Prix tennis circuit through till 1982. From 1983 until 2002 it was part of the ATP Challenger series. The tournament was hosted annually at the Gezira Sporting Club.[6]
For the years 1937, 1939 it was co-valid as the Cairo Championships, for 1960 1968 1969 it was co-valid as Cairo International Championships, In 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977 this tournament was co-valid as the Cairo Open. That tournament was played at the Gezira Club after world war two.
Past finals
Past champions have included:[7]
Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1925 | Augustos Zerlendis | ? | ? |
1926 | Augustos Zerlendis (2) | ? | ? |
1927 | Cecil Campbell | ? | ? |
1928 | Jacques Grandguillot | ? | ? |
1929 | Augustos Zerlendis (3) | ? | ? |
1930 | Maurice d'Eeckhoutte | ? | ? |
1931 | Orestis Garangiotιs | Cecil Campbell | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
1932 | Giorgio de Stefani[8] | Placido Gaslini | 8–6, 6–3 |
1933 | Roderich Menzel | Augustos Zerlendis | 6–1, 6–1 |
1934 | Roderich Menzel (2) | Pat Hughes | 6–3, 6–4 |
1935 | Roderich Menzel (3) | Hermann non Artens | 6–4, 6–0, 6–0 |
1937 | Henner Henkel[9] | Giorgio de Stefani | 7–5, 6–0 |
1938 | Roderich Menzel[10](4) | Henner Henkel | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
1939 | Gottfried von Cramm | Don McNeill | 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
1940–45 | Not held WW2 | ||
1946 | Henri Cochet[11] | Robert Abdesselam | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
1947 | Henri Cochet (2) | Robert Abdesselam | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 |
1948 | Franjo Punčec | Jacques Peten | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |
1949 | Frank Parker | Budge Patty | 6–2, 9–7, 8–6 |
1950 | Jaroslav Drobný[12] | Gottfried von Cramm | 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
1951 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | Felicisimo Ampon | 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 |
1952 | Jaroslav Drobný (3) | Władysław Skonecki | 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 |
1953 | Jaroslav Drobný (4) | Gottfried von Cramm | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
1954 | Enrique Morea | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
1955 | Fausto Gardini | Fred Kovaleski | 6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 11–9 |
1956 | Lew Hoad[13] | Sven Davidson | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
1957 | Sven Davidson | Philippe Washer | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
1958 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Giuseppe Merlo | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli (2) | Giuseppe Merlo | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
1960 | Nicola Pietrangeli (3) | Giuseppe Merlo | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
1961 | Nicola Pietrangeli (4) | Neil Gibson | 6–3, 9–7, 6–3 |
1962 | Fred Stolle | Ion Țiriac | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
1963 | José Luis Arilla | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
1964 | Pierre Barthès | István Gulyás | 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1965 | Ken Fletcher | Wieslaw Gasiorek | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1966 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Ken Fletcher | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
1967 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) | Ismail El Shafei | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
1968 | Milan Holeček | Ismail El Shafei | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
1969 | Ismail El Shafei | István Gulyás | 6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4 |
1970 | Manuel Santana | Alexander Metreveli | 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |
1971 | Alexander Metreveli | Ismail El Shafei | 8–6, 9–7, 6–4 |
1972 | Alexander Metreveli (2) | František Pála | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
1973 | Ismail El Shafei (2) | Patrick Proisy | 6–4, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 |
1974 | Ismail El Shafei (3) | François Jauffret | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1975 | Manuel Orantes | François Jauffret | 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
1976 | Not held | ||
1977 | François Jauffret[14] | Frank Gebert | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
1978 | José Higueras[15] | Kjell Johansson | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
1979 | Peter Feigl[16] | Carlos Kirmayr | 7–5, 3–6, 6–1 |
1980 | Corrado Barazzutti | Paolo Bertolucci | 6–4, 6–0 |
1981 | Guillermo Vilas | Peter Elter | 6–2, 6–3 |
1982 | Brad Drewett[17] | Claudio Panatta | 6–3, 6–3 |
1983 | Henrik Sundström | Juan Avendaño | 6–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
1984 | Fernando Luna | Mark Dickson | 6–4, 6–2 |
1985 | Fernando Luna (2) | Trevor Allan | 6–3, 6–4 |
1986 | Not completed | ||
1987 | Alberto Tous | David de Miguel | 6–2, 6–3 |
1988 | Jordi Arrese | Carlos di Laura | 7–6, 6–2 |
1989 | Sergi Bruguera | Jordi Arrese | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
1990 | Thomas Muster | José Francisco Altur | 6–4, 6–3 |
1991 | Bryan Shelton | Jacco Eltingh | 7–6, 7–6 |
1992–95 | Not held | ||
1996 | Fernando Meligeni | Alberto Berasategui | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
1997 | Alberto Berasategui | Karim Alami | 7–5, 6–3 |
1998 | Albert Portas | Alberto Martín | 6–2, 1–6, 6–3 |
1999 | Karim Alami | Christophe Rochus | 6–3, 6–1 |
2000 | Albert Portas (2) | Jiří Vaněk | 7–5, 6–3 |
2001 | Not held | ||
2002 | Stefano Galvani | Albert Portas | 2–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
Doubles
See also
- International Championships of Egypt (Alexandria)
References
- ^ "TENNIS IN BRIEF Australian wins in Egypt". Canberra Times. 2 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Alf. Chave Talking Tennis". Telegraph. Brisbane. 22 February 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Egyptian Championships (currently Egyptian Open) Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "International Championships of Egypt – Cairo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ Abdel-Tawab, Nashwa (28 October 1998). "It's a tennis month". weekly.ahram.org. No. 400. Al-Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "EGYPT HOPES FOR BIG TENNIS SEASON". Cairns Post. Queensland. 22 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Egyptian Championships/Egyptian Open Roll of Honor". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL TENNIS". The West Australian. Perth. 23 January 1935. p. 21. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "TENNIS. Egyptian Finals". Northern Star. Lismore, NSW. 23 March 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Alf. Chave Talking Tennis". Telegraph. Brisbane. 22 February 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "EGYPT HOPES FOR BIG TENNIS SEASON". Cairns Post. Queensland. 22 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Drobney Wins Egyptian Tennis Title". Advertiser. Adelaide. 14 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Egyptian Tennis Championships". Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton. 15 March 1956. p. 29. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Cairo Results 1977". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Cairo Results 1978". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Cairo Results 1979". ATP World Tour. ATP.
- ^ "TENNIS IN BRIEF Australian wins in Egypt". Canberra Times. 2 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
Sources
- www.tennisbase.com/Egyptian Championships (currently Egyptian Open) Roll of Honor
External links
- ATP tournament profile