Egyptian Open (tennis)

Egyptian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameEgyptian Championships (1925–69)
Egyptian Open (1970–91)
Cairo Challenger (1992–2002)
TourGrand Prix circuit (1975–82)
Challenger circuit (1983–91)
Founded1925
Abolished2002
Editions66
LocationCairo, Egypt
VenueGezira Sporting Club
SurfaceClay (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
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

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

References

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