| Turkey Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1942 |
| Ended: | 1975 |
| Location: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Tour: | ILTF Asian Circuit (1942–73) Grand Prix tennis circuit(1975) |
| Surface: | Clay |
The Turkey Open originally known as the Turkey International Championships[1] also known as the Istanbul International Championships [2] is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts, Istanbul, Turkey. The event was part of the men's amateur tennis tour (1947–1967) with the advent of the Open Era it was part of the non-aligned tour circuit of the ITF, between 1968 and 1973. In 1975 the final year it was staged it became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
The Turkey Open was originally established on 10 July 1942 [3] as the Turkey International Championships and also called the Istanbul International Championships until 1967. From 1942 until 1973 the event was part of the ILTF Asian Circuit, no event was staged in 1974 however in its final year 1975 it was very briefly a part of the men's Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament featured both singles and doubles play.[4]
Past singles champions have included:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Engelbert Koch |  Kurt Egert | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1947 | 2–6, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1948 | 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 | |||
| 1949 | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–2 | |||
| 1950 |  Gianni Cucelli | 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 2–1, ret. | ||
| 1951 | 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 | |||
| 1952 | 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1953 | 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1954 | 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 | |||
| 1955 | 8–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1956 | 11–9, 8–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1957 | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1958 | Luis Ayala | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1959 | Luis Ayala | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 | ||
| 1960 | 6–4, 6–1, 11-9 | |||
| 1961 | 6–3, 6–3, 9–7 | |||
| 1962 | 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1963 | 8–10, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1964 |  Ron Barnes | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
| 1965 | 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1966 | 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 | |||
| 1967 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| Open era | ||||
| 1968 | 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1969 | 6-3 8-6 6-1 | |||
| 1970 | 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 1971 | 6–4, 6–4, 11-9 | |||
| 1972 | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 | |||
| 1973 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1974 | Not held | |||
| 1975 | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |