Egyptian Open (tennis)

The Egyptian Open [1] originally known as the Egyptian Championships [2][3] also known as the International Championships of Egypt [4] and the Cairo International Championships 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.

Egyptian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameEgyptian Championships (1925–69)
Egyptian Open (1970–82)
Cairo Challenger (1983–91)
TourPre Open era, (1925–67)
Grand Prix circuit (1975–82)
Challenger circuit (1983–91)
Founded1925
Abolished2002
Editions66
LocationCairo, Egypt
VenueGezira Sporting Club
SurfaceClay (1925–2002)

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]

Past finals

Past champions have included:[7]

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1925 Augustos Zerlendis??
1926 Augustos Zerlendis??
1927 Cecil Campbell??
1928 Jacques Grandguillot??
1929 Augustos Zerlendis??
1930 Maurice d’Eeckhoutte??
1931 Orestis Garangiotιs Cecil Campbell6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1932 Giorgio de Stefani [8] Placido Gaslini8–6, 6–3
1933 Roderich Menzel Augustos Zerlendis6–1, 6–1
1934 Roderich Menzel Pat Hughes6–3, 6–4
1935 Roderich Menzel Herman Von Artens6–4, 6–0, 6–0
1937 Henner Henkel [9] Giorgio de Stefani7–5, 6–0
1938 Roderich Menzel [10] Henner Henkel6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1939 Gottfried Von Cramm Don McNeill7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2
1940-45Not held WW2
1946 Henri Cochet [11] Robert Abdesselam6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1947 Henri Cochet Robert Abdesselam6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1948 Franjo Punčec Jacques Peten6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1949 Frank Parker Budge Patty6–2, 9–7, 8–6
1950 Jaroslav Drobny [12] Gottfried Von Cramm8–6, 6–2, 6–3
1951 Jaroslav Drobny Felicisimo Ampon6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1952 Jaroslav Drobny Wladyslaw Skonecki6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1953 Jaroslav Drobny Gottfried Von Cramm6–4, 6–1, 6–1
1954 Enrique Morea Jaroslav Drobny6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1955 Fausto Gardini Fred Kovaleski6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 11–9
1956 Lew Hoad [13] Sven Davidson6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1957 Sven Davidson Philippe Washer6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1958 Nicola Pietrangeli Giuseppe Merlo2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1959 Nicola Pietrangeli Giuseppe Merlo6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1960 Nicola Pietrangeli, Giuseppe Merlo5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1961 Nicola Pietrangeli Neil Gibson6–3, 9–7, 6–3
1962 Fred Stolle Ion Tiriac5–7, 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1963 José Luis Arilla Nicola Pietrangeli6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Pierre Barthes Istvan Gulyas6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1965 Ken Fletcher Wieslaw Gasiorek3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1966 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ken Fletcher6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1967 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ismail El Shafei6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1968 Milan Holeček Ismail El Shafei4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1969 Ismail El Shafei Istvan Gulyas6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4
1970 Manuel Santana Alexander Metreveli7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1971 Alexander Metreveli Ismail El Shafei8–6, 9–7, 6–4
1972 Alexander Metreveli Frantisek Pala6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1973 Ismail El Shafei Patrick Proisy6–4, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1974 Ismail El Shafei François Jauffret6–2, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1975 Manuel Orantes François Jauffret6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1976Not held
1977 François Jauffret [14] Frank Gebert6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1978 José Higueras [15] Kjell Johansson4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1979 Peter Feigl [16] Carlos Kirmayr7–5, 3–6, 6–1
1980 Corrado Barazzutti Paolo Bertolucci6–4, 6–0
1981 Guillermo Vilas Peter Elter6–2, 6–3
1982 Brad Drewett [17] Claudio Panatta6–3, 6–3
1983 Henrik Sundström Juan Avendaño6–7, 6–2, 6–0
1984 Fernando Luna Mark Dickson6–4, 6–2
1985 Fernando Luna Trevor Allan6–3, 6–4
1986Not completed
1987 Alberto Tous David de Miguel6–2, 6–3
1988 Jordi Arrese Carlos di Laura7–6, 6–2
1989 Sergi Bruguera Jordi Arrese6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1990 Thomas Muster José Francisco Altur6–4, 6–3
1991 Bryan Shelton Jacco Eltingh7–6, 7–6
1992–95Not held
1996 Fernando Meligeni Alberto Berasategui3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1997 Alberto Berasategui Karim Alami7–5, 6–3
1998 Albert Portas Alberto Martin6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1999 Karim Alami Christophe Rochus6–3, 6–1
2000 Albert Portas Jiri Vanek7–5, 6–3
2001Not held
2002 Stefano Galvani Albert Portas2–6, 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
1976Not 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
1986Not 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

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