Polish International Championships

Polish International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1931 (1931)
Abolished1985 (1985)
Editions45
LocationWarsaw (1931–1935)
Bydgoszcz (1936–1937)
Gdynia (1939)
Sopot (1946, 1949)
Katowice
(1947–1948, 1958–1985)
VenueVarious
SurfaceClay / 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

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

Men's singles

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

  • Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

References

  1. ^ Barrett, John (1971). World of Tennis 1971 : a BP yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-362-00091-7.
  2. ^ a b c d "Międzynarodowe Mistrzostwa Polski". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "International Polish Championships 1931". historiapolskiegotenisa.pl. Historia Polskiego Tennis. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf "Polish International Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ World of Tennis