Polish International Championships
| Polish International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit |
| Founded | 1931 |
| Abolished | 1985 |
| Editions | 45 |
| Location | Warsaw (1931–1935) Bydgoszcz (1936–1937) Gdynia (1939) Sopot (1946, 1949) Katowice (1947–1948, 1958–1985) |
| Venue | Various |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
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.
History
[edit]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 have included Pat Hughes,[4] Józef Hebda,[4] Ignacy Tłoczyński,[4] Władysław Skonecki,[4] Jiri Javorsky,[4] Jan-Erik Lundqvist,[4] Gérard Pilet,[4] Istvan Gulyas,[4] Ion Țiriac,[4] Alex Metreveli[4] and Thomas Emmrich.[4] Former winners of the women's singles included Odile de Roubin.[5]
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Benny Berthet[4] |  Ignacy Tłoczyński | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 9-11, 9-7 |
| 1932 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1933 |  Ladislav Hecht[4] |  Franz Matejka | |
| 1934 | Ignacy Tłoczyński[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-2, 7-9, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1935 |  Pat Hughes[4] | Kazimierz Tarlowski | 9-7, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1936 | Kazimierz Tarlowski[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1937 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-3, 6-2 rtd. |
| 1939 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-2, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3 |
| 1940-45 | No competition [4] | ||
| 1946 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-4, 1-6, 7-9, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1947 |  Ottó Szigeti[4] | Jan Smolinsky | 6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1948 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Vladimír Zábrodský | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1949 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Jan Krajcik | 6-0, 8-6, 7-5 |
| 1950 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | József Asbóth | 6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 |
| 1952 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Jan Krajcik | 5-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1954 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Antal Jancsó | 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1955 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Istvan Gulyas | 6-4, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 1956 | Andrzej Licis[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 6-0, 6-1, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1957 | Andrzej Licis[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1958 |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist[4] | Jiří Javorský | 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 1959 | Gérard Pilet[4] |  Sergei Andreev | 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1961 | István Gulyás[4] | Jiří Javorský | 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1962 | István Gulyás[4] |  Keith Diepraam | 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1963 |  Ion Țiriac[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 6-3, 9-7, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1964 | István Gulyás[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1965 | István Gulyás[4] |  Allen Fox | 3-6, 10-8, 3-6, 10-8, 6-3 |
| 1966 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Péter Szőke | 6-0, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1967 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Mieczyslaw Rybarczyk | 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1968 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Sergei Likhachev | |
| 1969 | Toomas Leius[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 6-0, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1970 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Khendrick Sepp | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1971 | Alex Metreveli[4] | Toomas Leius | 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1972 | Jan Pisecky[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2, 11-9 |
| 1973 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Vyacheslav Egorov | 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1974 | Géza Varga[4] | Tadeusz Nowicki | 10-8, 6-4 |
| 1975 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | János Benyik | 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Pavel Sevcik[4] | Pavel Složil | w/o |
| 1977 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Henryk Drzymalski | 6-4, 7-5, 3-0 rtd. |
| 1978 |  Thomas Emmrich[4] | Vadim Borisov | 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1979 | Vadim Borisov[4] | Tadeusz Nowocki | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1980 | Henryk Drzymalski[4] | Ilia Gruzman | 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1981 | Henryk Drzymalski[4] | Frantisek Polyak | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1982 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Henryk Drzymalski | 6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 |
| 1983 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Waldemar Rogowski | 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1984 | Alexander Zverev Sr.[4] | Vadim Borisov | 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1985 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Lech Bienkowski | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Barrett, John (1971). World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
- 1 2 3 4 "Międzynarodowe Mistrzostwa Polski". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ "International Polish Championships 1931". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 "Polish International Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ↑ World of Tennis