The Turkey Open originally known as the Turkey International Championships also known as the Istanbul International Championships 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.
History The Turkey Open was originally established on 10 July 1942 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.
Past finals Past singles champions have included:
Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1942 Engelbert Koch Kurt Egert 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 1947 Vojtech Vadika Fehmi Kizil 2–6, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 1948 Heraldo Weiss Hans Redl 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 1949 Jack Harper Gottfried von Cramm 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–2 1950 Gianni Cucelli Fred Kovaleski 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 2–1, ret.1951 Felicisimo Ampon Gianni Cucelli 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 1952 Budge Patty Armando Vieira 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 1953 Paul Rémy Giuseppe Merlo 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 1954 Władysław Skonecki Orlando Sirola 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 1955 Sven Davidson Mervyn Rose 8–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 1956 Sven Davidson Budge Patty 11–9, 8–6, 6–1 1957 Luis Ayala Francisco Contreras 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 1958 Luis Ayala Francisco Contreras 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 1959 Luis Ayala Raymond Weedon 6–4, 6–0, 6–21960 Ian Vermaak Jørgen Ulrich 6–4, 6–1, 11-9 1961 Bob Hewitt Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–3, 9–7 1962 Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 1963 Roy Emerson Mike Sangster 8–10, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 1964 Ron Barnes Allen Fox 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 1965 Ron Barnes Cliff Drysdale 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4 1966 Frew McMillan Ron Barnes 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 1967 José Edison Mandarino Thomaz Koch 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 Open era1968 Mark Cox Patricio Rodríguez 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 1969 Bob Hewitt Robert Maud 6-3 8-6 6-1 1970 Bob Hewitt Željko Franulović 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 1971 Ilie Năstase Andrew Pattison 6–4, 6–4, 11-9 1972 Juan Gisbert Sr. Byron Bertram 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 1973 Ilie Năstase Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1974 Not held1975 Colin Dowdeswell Ferdi Taygan 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
Doubles YearChampionRunner-upScore1975 Colin Dibley Thomaz Koch Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
See also Istanbul Open :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments
References
Sources Tennis Base Turkey Open: Tournament Roll of Honour Singles draw Doubles draw ITF archives
Further reading Bud Collins, History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book, New Chapter Press, USA, 2nd Edition, 2010. . Accessed 10/11/2017.
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