Greek International Championships

Greek International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit (1931-1971)
Founded	1931 (1931)
Abolished	1971 (1971)
Location	Athens
Venue	Various
Current champions
Men's singles	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 (who won his first title in 1931 and his last in 1949), Jiro Sato, Giorgio de Stefani, Kho Sin-Kie, Kurt Nielsen, Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt. 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	Gottfried von Cramm	Benny Berthet	2-6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1932	Jiro Sato	Pierre Grandguillot	6-2, 6–3, 8–6
1933	Roland Journu	Jiri Krasny	6-1, 6–4, 6–3
1934	Giorgio de Stefani	Josip Palada	6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1935	Roland Journu	Antoine Gentien	6-1, 6–8, 6–0, 8–6
1936	Franjo Punčec	Roland Journu	7-5, 6–4, 6–1
1937	Kho Sin-Kie	Giorgio de Stefani	9-7, 3–6, 10–8, 7–5
1938	Giorgio de Stefani	Max Ellmer	6-0, 6–2, 6–3
1939	Gottfried von Cramm	Don McNeill	7-5, 6–1, 6–2
1940-46	No competition
1948	Lazaros Stalios	Don Butler	5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1949	Gottfried von Cramm	Jack Harper	6-3, 6–4, 6–4
1950	Fred Kovaleski	Giovanni Cucelli	8-6, 6–4, 9–7
1951	Felicisimo Ampon	Robert Abdesselam	6-4, 7–5, 7–5
1952	Paul Rémy	Władysław Skonecki	1-6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1953	Paul Rémy	Umberto Bergamo	6-1, 6–1, 6–3
1954	Kurt Nielsen	Paul Rémy	5-7, 8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955	Sven Davidson	Mervyn Rose	6-2, 6–3, 6–3
1956	Sven Davidson	Budge Patty	w/o
1957	Kurt Nielsen	Sven Davidson	9-11, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1958	Orlando Sirola	Sven Davidson	4-6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 8–6
1959	Ulf Schmidt	Bob Howe	5 sets
1969	Koji Watanabe	Geoff Masters	6-3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1971	Nicky Kalogeropoulos	Patrice Dominguez	6-3, 7–5, 6–2

See also

• Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments