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Egyptian Open (tennis)

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.

Egyptian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameEgyptian Championships (1925–69)
Egyptian Open (1970–82)
Cairo Challenger (1983–91)
TourPre Open era, (1925–67)
Grand Prix circuit (1975–82)
Challenger circuit (1983–91)
Founded1925
Abolished2002
Editions66
LocationCairo, Egypt
VenueGezira Sporting Club
SurfaceClay (1925–2002)

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 edit

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]

Past finals edit

Past champions have included:[7]

Singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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 edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975   Antonio Muñoz
  Manuel Orantes		   Jaime Pinto Bravo
  Belus Prajoux		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1976 Not held
1977   Bill Bartlett
  John Marks		   Pat DuPré
  Chris Lewis		 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1978   Ismail El Shafei
  Brian Fairlie		   Lito Álvarez
  George Hardie		 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1979   Peter McNamara
  Paul McNamee		   Anand Amritraj
  Vijay Amritraj		 7–5, 6–4
1980   Ismail El Shafei
  Tom Okker		   Christophe Freyss
  Bernard Fritz		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1981   Ismail El Shafei
  Balázs Taróczy		   Paolo Bertolucci
  Gianni Ocleppo		 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
1982   Drew Gitlin
  Jim Gurfein		   Heinz Günthardt
  Markus Günthardt		 6–4, 7–5
1983   Broderick Dyke
  Rod Frawley		   Brad Drewett
  John Feaver		 6–3, 6–2
1984   Brett Dickinson
  Drew Gitlin		   Marcel Freeman
  Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–3
1985   Anand Amritraj
  Lloyd Bourne		   Trevor Allan
  Alberto Tous		 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1986 Not held
1987   Loïc Courteau
  Tore Meinecke		   Jordi Arrese
  David de Miguel		 2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1988   Josef Čihák
  Cyril Suk		   Roberto Argüello
  Marcelo Ingaramo		 6–3, 6–2
1989   Jordi Arrese
  Tomás Carbonell		   Carlos Costa
  Francisco Roig		 7–6, 6–3
1990   Tomáš Anzari
  David Rikl		   Eduardo Masso
  Christian Miniussi		 6–3, 6–7, 7–5
1991   Martin Damm
  David Rikl		   Byron Black
  Marcos Ondruska		 6–2, 6–3

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "TENNIS IN BRIEF Australian wins in Egypt". Canberra Times. 2 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Alf. Chave Talking Tennis". Telegraph. Brisbane. 22 February 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Egyptian Championships (currently Egyptian Open) Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Tennis Base. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ "International Championships of Egypt – Cairo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. ^ Abdel-Tawab, Nashwa (28 October 1998). "It's a tennis month". weekly.ahram.org. No. 400. Al-Ahram Weekly. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ^ "EGYPT HOPES FOR BIG TENNIS SEASON". Cairns Post. Queensland. 22 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Egyptian Championships/Egyptian Open Roll of Honor". thetennisbase.com. The Tennis Base. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  8. ^ "INTERNATIONAL TENNIS". The West Australian. Perth. 23 January 1935. p. 21. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  9. ^ "TENNIS. Egyptian Finals". Northern Star. Lismore, NSW. 23 March 1937. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Alf. Chave Talking Tennis". Telegraph. Brisbane. 22 February 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  11. ^ "EGYPT HOPES FOR BIG TENNIS SEASON". Cairns Post. Queensland. 22 December 1947. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Drobney Wins Egyptian Tennis Title". Advertiser. Adelaide. 14 March 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Egyptian Tennis Championships". Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton. 15 March 1956. p. 29. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Cairo Results 1977". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  15. ^ "Cairo Results 1978". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Cairo Results 1979". ATP World Tour. ATP.
  17. ^ "TENNIS IN BRIEF Australian wins in Egypt". Canberra Times. 2 March 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 19 October 2017.

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External links edit

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