The Cairo Championships[1] or Championships of Cairo was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded circa 1932. It was played in Cairo, Egypt. The tournament ran until 1978 with breaks.
| Cairo Championships Championships of Cairo | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1932 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt |
| Venue | Tawfikiya Tennis Club Gezira Sporting Club |
| Surface | Clay |
History
editThe Cairo Championships or sometimes called Championships of Cairo was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded circa 1932. The championships were first played at the Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt.[2] In the 1950s the tournament was held at Tawfikiya Tennis Club (f. 1896), Cairo, before returning to the Gezira Sporting Club. The tournament was staged until the early 1970s.
For the years 1937, 1939, 1960 1968 1969 it was co-valid as Egyptian International Championships, In 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 this tournament was co-valid as the Egyptian Open.
Finals
editMen's singles
edit- Note two editions of the mens event was held in 1968, one in March the other late September early October (incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 |  Henner Henkel |
 Giorgio de Stefani |
7–5, 6–0 |
| 1939 | Gottfried von Cramm |
 Don McNeill |
7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1948 |  Franjo Punčec |
 Adly Shafei |
7-5 6-4 |
| 1949 | Frank Parker |
Budge Patty |
6-2 9-7 8-6 |
| 1954 | Adly Shafei |
Daniel Acobas |
4-6 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-1 |
| 1955 |  Trevor Fancutt |
 Bernard Destremau |
6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1960 |  Nicola Pietrangeli (3) |
Giuseppe Merlo |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1966 |  Fathi Mohammed Ali |
Mootaz Sombol |
6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1968 |  Milan Holeček |
Ismail El Shafei |
4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Ismail El Shafei |
Abdel Ghani Mohammed |
6-2 6-3 6-1 |
| Open era | |||
| 1969 | Ismail El Shafei |
 István Gulyás |
6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Aly El Dawoudi |
Ibrahim Mahmoud |
7-5 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1975 |  Manuel Orantes |
François Jauffret |
6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1977 | François Jauffret |
 Frank Gebert |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
Women's Singles
edit(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Lavender Letts-Campbell |
 Mabel Davy Clayton |
0-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1935 | Helen Jacobs |
 Liesl Herbst |
6-1, 6-2 |
| 1937 |  Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |
Simone Mathieu |
6-2, 6-0 |
| 1939[3] | / Josephine R. Harman |
Rita Jarvis |
6-4, 6-0. |
| 1954 | Betsy Abbas |
 Esther Saul |
4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1957[4] | Suzy Kormoczi |
Edda Buding |
10-8, 1-6, 7-6 |
| Open era | |||
| 1970 |  Olga Morozova |
Marcela Barochova |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 1972 | Odile de Roubin |
Marina Chuvirina |
6-3, 1-6, 6-1 |
References
edit- ^ Robertson, Max (1974). "Egypt". The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York City: Viking Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4.
- ^ Robertson, Max (1974)
- ^ "All-British Tennis Final In Cairo: In an All-British final in the women's singles in the Cairo lawn tennis championships yesterday Miss J R. Harman. the Irish player, beat Miss R. Jarvis. 6-4, 6-0" (Subscription). Weekly Dispatch (London). London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 March 1939. p. 21. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. Brooklyn, New York.: KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 84. ISBN 978-1-60280-013-7.