Madrid International

For the successor tournament held in Madrid from 1976 only, see Madrid Tennis Grand Prix.
Madrid International
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameMadrid Championships (1906-1934)
Puerta de Hierro International (1950-1964)
Championships of Madrid (1965)
Madrid Puerta de Hierro International (1966-1969)
Madrid International (1970-1975)
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1906
Abolished1975
LocationMadrid
Spain
VenueReal Club Puerta de Hierro
SurfaceClay / outdoors

The Madrid International[1] was a combined clay court tennis tournament founded in 1906,[2] as the Madrid Championships, that event was held intermittently until the early 1930s then ended due to the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1950 the event was revived as the Madrid Puerta de Hierro International[3] and was played continually at the Real Club Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain, until 1975 when it was last branded under its last title name.

History

Founded in 1906 as the Madrid Championships it first ran till the mid-1930s then stopped due the Spanish Civil War. In 1950 it was revived and rebranded as the Madrid International. This event was usually played in the Spring in April and by the earlier 1970s had the ATP Tour designation Madrid 1.[4]

In 1973 a second Madrid International II was established that was initially played at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo in October annually.[5] In 1974 that event was rebranded as the Madrid Open or by its sponsored name Melia Trophy. In 1975 the original Madrid International this tournament ended,[6] and the October the Madrid 2 event moved dates in the calendar to the vacant slot in April 1976 and assumed the original title name,[7] this event later became known as the Madrid Tennis Grand Prix.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll) included:[8]

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1906 Sidney Head José Beristaín 6–1, 6–1
1907 José Beristaín Marcelino José Azlor def.
1910 Luis de Uhagon Vicente Bertrán 6–1, 1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1913 Max Decugis Ludwig Von Salm 6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1920 Otto Froitzheim Manuel Alonso Areizaga 6-4, 6–4, 6–3
1923[9] Eduardo Flaquer Manuel de Gomar def.
1925 Rene Lacoste Eduardo Flaquer 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4
1934 Jean Lesueur Enrique Maier 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1936/1949 Not held
1950[10] Jaroslav Drobny Felicisimo Ampon 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1953 Jaroslav Drobny (2) Sven Davidson 8–6, 6–4 3–7, 7–6
1958 Andres Gimeno Reynaldo Garrido 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1960 Luis Ayala Andres Gimeno 0–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1961 Juan Manuel Couder Neil Gibson 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
1962 Manuel Santana Roy Emerson 5–7, 6–4, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4
1963 Manuel Santana (2) Juan Manuel Couder 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1964 Manuel Santana (3) Rafael Osuna 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1965 Manuel Santana (4) Juan Manuel Couder 6–1, 4–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1966 Thomaz Koch José Edison Mandarino 8–6, 6–1
1967 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Roy Emerson 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1968[11] Manuel Santana (5) Herb Fitzgibbon 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Manuel Santana (6) Arthur Ashe 9–11, 6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1970[12] Manuel Santana (7) Lew Hoad 6–3, 8–10, 6–3, 6–0
1971[13] Ion Tiriac Ilie Năstase 7–5, 6–1, 6–0
1972[14] Ilie Năstase František Pála 6–0, 6–0, 6–1
1973[15] Ilie Năstase (2) Adriano Panatta 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1
1975[16] Ilie Năstase (3) Manuel Orantes 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3

Men's doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1972 Ilie Năstase
Stan Smith 		Andrés Gimeno
Manuel Orantes 		6–3, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll) two editions of the women's event was held in 1967

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1911 Maria de Irujo Luisa Carvajal 6-3, 5–7, 6–3
1912 Carmen Witty Luisa Carvajal 6-1, 6–3
1913 Elizabeth Ryan Marie Decugis 6-1, 6–2
1916 Maria Rospide Carmen Portago 8-6, 4–6, 6–4
1923 Lilí Álvarez Phyllis Covell 6-1 3-6 6–4
1924 Lilí Álvarez Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy 6-3, 7–5
1950 Mary Terán de Weiss Pilar Barril 7-5, 4–6, 6–2
1960 Ana María Estalella Rosie Reyes Darmon 6-1, 2–6, 6–3
1961 Nora Somoza Mabel Bove 6-4, 6–3
1962 Edda Buding Heidi Schildknecht 6-3, 6–3
1964 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Heidi Schildknecht 6-4, 6–2
1965 Helga Schultze Edda Buding 3-6, 6–0, 6–3
1966 Frances MacLennan Eva Lundqvist 4-6, 6–2, 6–0
1967 Eva Lundqvist Alice Tym 6-2, 0-6 6–1
1967 Ana Maria Estalella Sue Alexander 6-2 6–4
1968 Helga Niessen Frances MacLennan 6-1, 6–3
↓  Open Era  ↓
1970 Helga Schultze Carmen Mandarino 6-2, 6–0
1971 Winnie Shaw Lesley Hunt 5-7, 6–1, 6–1
1972 Linda Tuero Alena Palmeova West 6-3, 6–1
1974 Sue Battersby Silvia Blume-Bruns 6-4 6–3
1975 Vicky Baldovinos Michelle Tyler 3-6, 6-1 6–1

Event names

Official
Sponsored

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Tournament - Search - Madrid (Puerta de Hierro)". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
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  9. ^ "Lawn Tennis Hard Court Championships". The Glasgow Herald. 22 May 1923. p. 13. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via Google News Archive.
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  12. ^ The Sydney Morning Herald (5 May 1970) p.10.
  13. ^ "ATP Scores - Madrid 1 - Madrid,Spain | 3–9 May 1971". ATP Tour. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  14. ^ "Tennis - Madrid Melia Trophy international". St. Petersburg Times. 17 April 1972. p. 38. Retrieved 27 January 2025 – via Google News Archive.
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  16. ^ "ATP Scores: Madrid-1 - Madrid,Spain | 21-27 Apr, 1975". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  17. ^ https://www.itftennis.com/en/tournament/rothmans-madrid/esp/1973/m-gp-esp-02a-1973/
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