Romanian International Championships Explained

Romanian International Championships
Type:Defunct
Tour:ILTF Circuit (1930-1981)
Location:Bucharest
Mamaia
Venue:Various
Men's Singles: Andrei Dîrzu

The Romanian International Championships was a tennis tournament held in Romania from 1930 until 1981.

Past champions included József Asbóth, Władysław Skonecki, Günther Bosch, Ilie Nastase and Ion Țiriac.

The event was held in mainly in Bucharest, bur also occasionally in Mamaia. It was held typically in late summer in early autumn, often in early September. When the Grand Prix circuit began in 1970, the event was not part of it and it dwindled. Eventually it wasn't held anymore. A decade after the event ended, the Romanian Open began. This is an ATP event.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1930 Franjo Šefer[1] Ghica Poulieff2-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0
1931 Béla von Kehrling0-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-2 rtd.
1932 Louis Haensch Ghica Poulieff6-2, 6-2, 9-7
1934 Jósef Caska Ghica Poulieff8-6, 6-3, 6-0
1935 Svatopluk Černoch Kazimierz Tarlowski1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-0
1936 Cristea Caralulis6-4, 6-4, 7-5
1940-45No competition
1949 Gheorghe Viziru8-6, 6-2, 6-2
1950 Gheorghe Viziru1-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1956 Jan Krajcik Zoltán Katona6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
1957[2] Gheorghe Viziru Sergei Andreev6-2, 5-7, 0-6, 7-5, 6-4
1958 Sergei Andreev2-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-2
1961 Gheorghe Viziru
1966 Ion Țiriac8-6, 6-4, 6-4
1967[3] Tom Okker6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3
1968[4] John Alexander6-4, 11-9, 6-2
1970[5] František Pála6-2, 6-1, 7-5
1976 Dumitru Hărădău6-4, 6-1, 6-0
1978 Dumitru Hărădău6-4, 6-7, 6-2
1981 Octavian Vilcioiu6-3, 6-2

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Romanian International Championships. Tennis Archives. 3 November 2024.
  2. News: August 1957. Results. World Tennis. 3 November 2024.
  3. News: November 1967. Results. World Tennis. 3 November 2024.
  4. News: November 1968. Results. World Tennis. 3 November 2024.
  5. News: December 1970. Results. World Tennis. 3 November 2024.