Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma Explained

Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma
Rowing Club Rome Tournament
Type:Defunct
Tour:ILTF Circuit (1920-1939)
Location:Rome, Italy
Venue:Circolo Canottieri Roma

The Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma or Rowing Club Rome Tournament[1] or simply R.C. Canottieri Roma was a men's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1920. The tournament was held annually until 1939 when it was discontinued as part of the worldwide ILTF Circuit due to World War II.[2]

History

In 1919 the Rome Rowing Club was founded as the "Club Nautico Romano" by Englishman John Jackson and his Italian friend Luigi D'Eramo.[3] The club is located along the Lungotevere Flaminio in Rome, Italy. In 1920 the club established the Rowing Club Rome Tournament or Torneo Circolo Canottieri Roma.[4]

The event was held annually until 1939 when it was discontinued as part of the worldwide ILTF Circuit due to World War II. Following the second world war the venue reopened in 1947 when it built a new clay court.[5] The club still operates to this day.[6]

Previous winners of the men's singles event include; Jacques Brugnon, Jack Crawford, Giorgio de Stefani, Giovanni Palmieri, Roderich Menzel, Francesco Romanoni and Kho Sin-Khie.[7]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll include:[8])

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1924 Arne Grahn6-4, 6–2, 6-1
1926 Jack Crawford Jan Koželuh6-2, 3–6, 6–2, 6-3
1930 Giorgio de Stefani Alberto del Bono6-2, 6–3, 6-2
1931 Giorgio de Stefani (2)4-6, 8–6, 7–5, 6-2
1932 Giorgio de Stefani (3) Giovanni Palmieri6-3, 3–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6-4
1933 Giovanni Palmieri Augusto Rado6-3, 6–1, 6-2
1934 Roderich Menzel6-3, 6–0, 6-2
1937 Giovanni Palmieri (2) Giorgio de Stefani5-7, 6-2 3–6, 6–3, 6-2
1938 6-3, 3–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6-2
1939 Kho Sin-Kie3-6, 6–0, 6–2, 6-3

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: LAWN TENNIS AT ROME: Fixtures for 1921. . 11 April 2023 . Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) . British Newspaper Archive . 21 August 1920 . Lahore, Pakistan . 6. subscription.
  2. Web site: Tournament – R.C. Canottieri Roma . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 11 April 2023.
  3. Web site: La Storia . www.canottieriroma.it . Circolo Canottieri Roma . 11 April 2023 . Lungotevere Flaminio., Rome, Italy.
  4. Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)
  5. Circolo Canottieri Roma
  6. Circolo Canottieri Roma
  7. Tennis Archives
  8. Tennis Archives