| Budapest International Championships Budapesti Nemzetközi Bajnokság | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Budapest, Hungary |
| Tour: | ILTF Circuit |
| Surface: | Clay / outdoor |
The Budapest International Championships[1] orBudapesti Nemzetközi Bajnokság also known as the Budapest International[2] was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1903.[3] It was first held in Budapest in what was then Austria-Hungary The tournament ran until 1975 then was discontinued.
In 1894 the first Championships of Hungary were held.[4] In 1903 the first international tournament the Budapest International[5] were held in then the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the first men's singles title was won by Britain's Major Ritchie.[6] The championships were usually held in late spring to early summer and ran with some breaks due to World War I and World War II until 1975.
(Incomplete roll)[7]
| Budapest International Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1903 |  Major Ritchie | Rolf Kinzl | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1904 | Major Ritchie (2) |  Ödön Schmid | 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1906 | Ladislav Žemla | Frantisek Cistecky | 6–2, 8–6, 6–4 |
| 1907 |  Anthony Wilding | Kurt von Wessely | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1908 |  Max Decugis |  Robert Powell | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1909 | Ladislav Žemla (2) | Jaroslav Hainz | w.o. |
| 1911 | Otto Mario Widmann | Curt Brandis | ? |
| 1912 | Jenő Zsigmondy | Alfred Janus | 6-6, ret. |
| 1915/1921 | men's event not held due to World War I and after | ||
| 1922 |  Kamill Fittler | 6–2, 8–6, 6–0 | |
| 1923 | Béla von Kehrling (2) | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1929 | Béla von Kehrling (3) | Roland Jacobi | 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1930 | Béla von Kehrling (4) | Jiri Novotny | 6–3, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1931 | Béla von Kehrling (5) | Emil Gábori | 6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1932 | Adam Baworowski | 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 | |
| 1935 | Emil Gábori (2) | Lehel Bánó | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1937 | Emil Gábori (3) | György Dallos | 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 8–6 |
| 1938 | Ottó Szigeti |  Renato Bossi | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1939 | men's event not held | ||
| 1940 | József Asbóth | Emil Gábori | 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 |
| 1943 | József Asbóth (2) | Zoltán Katona | 6–3, 8–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1944 | József Asbóth (3) | Ferdinand Vrba | 7–5, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1947 | József Asbóth (4) | Marcello del Bello | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1948 |  Budge Patty | József Asbóth | 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 8–6 |
| 1957 | András Ádám-Stolpa | József Asbóth | 9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1963 | Andras Szikszai | Zoltán Katona | 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6-0 |
| 1967 | Péter Szőke | Ferenc Komaromy | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Open era | |||
| 1968 | Györgyi Fehér | Andras Szikszai | 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1969 |  Ronald Barnes | István Gulyás | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1970 | István Gulyás | William Álvarez | 2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
(Incomplete roll) two versions of the women's event was held in 1963 * April ** May.
| Budapest International Championships | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1903 | Margit Madarász | Katalin Cséry | default. |
| 1904 | Margit Madarász (2) | Katalin Cséry | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1905 |  Marie Bertrand Amende[8] | Margit Madarász | 6-2 8-6 |
| 1906 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1907 | Margit Madarász (3) | Sidi Klaus Maschka | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1908 | Margit Madarász (4) | Mary. C. Whyte | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6-4 |
| 1909 | Katalin Cséry | Gabriella Szerviczky | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1910 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1911 | Sarolta Cséry | Eszter Mészáros | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1912 | Dagmar von Krohn | Hedwig N. von Satzger | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1913 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1914 | Sarika Csery (2) | Lili Nyeviczkey | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1915/1920 | Women's event not held due to World War I and after | ||
| 1921 | Mrs D. Mayer | 6-0, 2–6, 6-4 | |
| 1922 | Margarete Janotta | 6-0, 6-3 | |
| 1923 | Erna Wachsmann Redlich | Frau Dedhatel | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1924 | Ilona Péteriné (2) | Erna Wachsmann Redlich | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1925 | Ilona Péteriné (3) | Paula Heimann | ? |
| 1926 | Magda Baumgarten | Frl Dery | 2-6 6-0 6-2 |
| 1927 | Mrs Schréderné | Paula Heimann | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1928 | Magda Baumgarten (2) | Maria Uhlmann Paksy | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1929 | Mrs Schréderné (2) | Magda Baumgarten | 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1930 | Toni Schomburgk | Grete Deutschova | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1931 | Klara Hammer |  Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1932 | Helen Jacobs | Hilde Krahwinkel | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1933 | Mrs Schréderné (3) | Grete Deutschova | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1934 | Lili Sárkány | Mrs Schréderné | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1935 | Mrs Schréderné (4) | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1936 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | Helen Jacobs | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1937 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2) | Vittoria Tonolli | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1938 | Hella Kovac | Klára Somogyi | 12-10, 2–6, 6-4 |
| 1939 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1940 | Suzy Körmöczy | Márta Popp | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1941–1942 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1943 | Márta Popp | Mrs Gallner | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1944/1945 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1946 | Suzy Körmöczy (2) | Márta Popp | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1947 | Suzy Körmöczy (3) | Márta Popp | divided title |
| 1948/1956 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1957 | Suzy Körmöczy (4) | Mrs N. Lepesne | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1958/1962 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1963* | Erzsebet Solyom | 6–8, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 1963** | Klara Bardoczi (2) | Erzsebet Solyom | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1964 | Klara Bardoczi (3) | 6-0, 6-4 | |
| 1965/1969 | Women's event not held | ||
| Open era | |||
| 1970 |  Margaret Smith Court | Vlasta Vopickova | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1971 | Judith Szörényi | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1972 |  Norma Baylon | Helga Niessen Masthoff | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Norma Baylon | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1974 | Women's event not held | ||
| 1975 | Judith Szörényi (2) | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |