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Greek International Championships

The Greek International Championships, sometimes known as the Eastern Mediterranean Championships, was a tennis tournament held between 1931 and 1971.

Greek International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1931-1971)
Founded1931; 93 years ago (1931)
Abolished1971; 53 years ago (1971)
LocationAthens
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singlesGreece Nicky Kalogeropoulos

History

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Th event began in the inter-war period. The event was the Greek International Championships, but sometimes called the Eastern Mediterranean Championships. It was held in Athens typically in early September. Winners of the event included Gottfried von Cramm[1] (who won his first title in 1931 and his last in 1949), Jiro Sato,[1] Giorgio de Stefani,[1] Kho Sin-Kie,[1] Kurt Nielsen,[1] Sven Davidson[1] and Ulf Schmidt.[1] The event was held in the early open era, but was not part of the Grand Prix circuit, so it became defunct in the early 1970s, though there was an ATP event in Athens that began in 1986.

Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1931   Gottfried von Cramm[1]   Benny Berthet 2-6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1932   Jiro Sato[1]   Pierre Grandguillot 6-2, 6–3, 8–6
1933   Roland Journu[1]   Jiri Krasny 6-1, 6–4, 6–3
1934   Giorgio de Stefani[1]   Josip Palada 6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1935   Roland Journu[1]   Antoine Gentien 6-1, 6–8, 6–0, 8–6
1936   Franjo Punčec[1]   Roland Journu 7-5, 6–4, 6–1
1937   Kho Sin-Kie[1]   Giorgio de Stefani 9-7, 3–6, 10–8, 7–5
1938   Giorgio de Stefani[1]   Max Ellmer 6-0, 6–2, 6–3
1939   Gottfried von Cramm[1]   Don McNeill 7-5, 6–1, 6–2
1940-46 No competition [1]
1948   Lazaros Stalios[1]   Don Butler 5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1949   Gottfried von Cramm[1]   Jack Harper 6-3, 6–4, 6–4
1950   Fred Kovaleski[1]   Giovanni Cucelli 8-6, 6–4, 9–7
1951   Felicisimo Ampon[1]   Robert Abdesselam 6-4, 7–5, 7–5
1952   Paul Rémy[1]   Władysław Skonecki 1-6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1953[2]   Paul Rémy[1]   Umberto Bergamo 6-1, 6–1, 6–3
1954   Kurt Nielsen[1]   Paul Rémy 5-7, 8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955[3]   Sven Davidson[1]   Mervyn Rose 6-2, 6–3, 6–3
1956[4]   Sven Davidson   Budge Patty w/o
1957[5]   Kurt Nielsen[1]   Sven Davidson 9-11, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1958[6]   Orlando Sirola[1]   Sven Davidson 4-6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 8–6
1959   Ulf Schmidt[1]   Bob Howe 5 sets
1969   Koji Watanabe[1]   Geoff Masters 6-3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1971   Nicky Kalogeropoulos[1]   Patrice Dominguez 6-3, 7–5, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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 "Eastern Mediterranean Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1953. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Results". World Tennis. November 1955. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Results". World Tennis. November 1956. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1957. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ^ "Results". World Tennis. October 1958. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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