| Cairo Championships Championships of Cairo | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Venue: | Tawfikiya Tennis Club Gezira Sporting Club |
| Surface: | Clay |
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.
The 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.
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 | 7–5, 6–0 | |
| 1939 | 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) | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1966 | Fathi Mohammed Ali | Mootaz Sombol | 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
| 1968 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1968 | Ismail El Shafei | Abdel Ghani Mohammed | 6-2 6-3 6-1 |
| Open era | |||
| 1969 | 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 |
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 |  Lavender Letts-Campbell | 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 | 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1957[4] |  Suzy Kormoczi | 10-8, 1-6, 7-6 | |
| Open era | |||
| 1970 | Olga Morozova | Marcela Barochova | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1972 | Marina Chuvirina | 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 | |