Greek International Championships
Tennis tournament
The Greek International Championships, sometimes known as the Eastern Mediterranean Championships, was a tennis tournament held between 1931 and 1971.
History
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.
Finals
Men's singles
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
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See also
References
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