| Alexandria International Championships International Championships of Alexandria | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Venue: | Alexandria Sporting Club |
| Surface: | Clay |
The Alexandria International Championships[1] or International Championships of Alexandria[2] was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914. It was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club (f. 1890), Alexandria, Egypt. The tournament ran until 1975.[3]
Seven editions of this event were valid as the International Championships of Egypt at Alexandria.
The Alexandria International Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914 and played at the Alexandria Sporting Club,[4] Alexandria, Egypt. The championships were staged until 1975. For the years 1937 '39 '46 '50 '52 '53 '55 the editions were valid as "International Championships of Egypt" when played in Alexandria. That tournament was mainly held Gezireh Sporting Club, Cairo.[5]
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1914 | Augustos Zerlendis |  H.J. Pailhé | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1934 |  Pat Hughes | Franjo Punčec | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| 1935 | Roderich Menzel |  Hermann Artens | 6-4 6-0 6-0 | |
| 1936 | Roderich Menzel (2) | Henner Henkel | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1937 | Henner Henkel | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1938 | Kho Sin-Khie | Dragutin Mitić | 6–2, 6–4, 10-8 | |
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1939 | Gottfried von Cramm (2) |  Don McNeill | 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 | |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1947 | Henri Cochet | Robert Abdesselam | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 | |
| 1948 | Robert Abdesselam |  Philippe Washer | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1949 | Frank Parker |  Pedro Masip | ||
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1950 | Gottfried von Cramm (3) | Jaroslav Drobný | 8–6, 6–3, 9–11, 6-4 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1951[6] | Jaroslav Drobný | Irvin Dorfman | 6–1, 12–10, 6-2 | |
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1952 |  Jaroslav Drobný |  Władysław Skonecki | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1953 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) |  George Worthington | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1954 |  Fausto Gardini | 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 | ||
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1955 | Fausto Gardini | Giuseppe Merlo | 8–6, 6–0, 8–6 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1956[7] | Lew Hoad | |||
| 1957[8] | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 1958 |  Orlando Garrido | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1960 | Bobby Wilson | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1961 | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1962 |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1963 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) | Wilhelm Bungert | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1964 | Martin Mulligan | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 8–10, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1965 | Martin Mulligan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7 | ||
| 1966 | Ion Țiriac | Marty Riessen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1967 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | Ilie Năstase | 9–7, 2–6, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | ||||
| 1968 | Vladimir Korotkov | Milan Holeček | 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1969 |  István Gulyás (2) | Ismail El Shafei | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1970 | Harald Elschenbroich | |||
| 1971 | Vladimir Korotkov | 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
| 1972 | Alexander Metreveli | Ian Fletcher | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1973 | Patrice Dominguez | Tadeusz Nowicki | 6–3, 9–7, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| 1974 | Teimuraz Kakulia | János Benyik | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1975 | Balázs Taróczy | Anatoli Volkov | w.o. |
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1914 | R. Aighton | Mrs Adamson | 0–6, 8–6, 10-8 | |
| 1936 | Billie Yorke | Rosl Kraus | 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1937 | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | Simonne Mathieu | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1938 | Gracyn Wheeler | Gaby Curtis | 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1939 | Gaby Curtis |  Josephine Harman | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1946 | Simonne Mathieu |  Vera Mattar | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1947 | Annalisa Bossi | Suzanne Pannetier | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1948 | Nelly Landry |  Alice Weiwers | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1949 | Nelly Landry (2) | Joy Gannon | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1950 | Pat Canning Todd | Gussie Moran | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1951 | Doris Hart | Louise Brough | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| Egypt International Championships | ||||
| 1952 | Suzanne Mathieu | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1953 | Dottie Head Knode | Patricia Ward | 6-0, 6-2 | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1954 | Betsy Abbas (2) | Totta Zehden | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| International Championships of Egypt | ||||
| 1955 | Silvana Lazzarino | Angela Mortimer | w.o. | |
| Alexandria International Championships | ||||
| 1956[9] | Angela Mortimer | Althea Gibson | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1957 | Edda Buding | Ilse Buding | 6–4, 1–0, ret. | |
| 1958[10] | Dottie Head Knode | 6-1, 6-0 | ||
| 1959 | Eva Mannschatz Johannes | 6-1, 6-0 | ||
| 1960 | Margaret Hellyer | X. Vassiliadis | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1961 | Věra Pužejová (2) | Margaret Hellyer | 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1962 | 9–7, 7–9, 6–2 | |||
| 1963 | Jill Blackman | Rita Bentley | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 | |
| 1964 | Jan Lehane | Helga Schultze | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1965 | Gail Sherriff | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1966 | Galina Baksheeva | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1967 | Anna Dmitrieva | 4–6, 6–1, 8–6 | ||
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | ||||
| 1968 | Anna Dmitrieva | Robin Blakelock-Lloyd | 6-0, 6-3 | |
| 1969 | Nell Truman | Olga Morozova | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| 1970 | Olga Morozova | Marcela Barochova | 6-4, 6-0 | |
| 1971 | Yelena Gorina Granaturova | 6-4, 6-4 | ||
| 1972 | Alena Palmeová-West (2) | Nathalie Fuchs | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 | |
| 1973 | Nathalie Fuchs | 6-2, 6-0 | ||
| 1974 | Marina Chuvirina | Marie Neumannova | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| 1975 | Sue Barker | Jackie Fayter | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |