The Cairo Championships or Championships of Cairo was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded circa 1932. It was played in Cairo, Egypt. The tournament ran until 1978 with breaks.
History The Cairo Championships or sometimes called Championships of Cairo was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded circa 1932. The championships were first played at the Gezira Sporting Club, Cairo, Egypt.Robertson, Max (1974) In the 1950s the tournament was held at Tawfikiya Tennis Club (f. 1896), Cairo, before returning to the Gezira Sporting Club. The tournament was staged until the early 1970s.
For the years 1937, 1939, 1960 1968 1969 it was co-valid as Egyptian International Championships, In 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978 this tournament was co-valid as the Egyptian Open.
Finals Men's singles Note two editions of the mens event was held in 1968, one in March the other late September early October (incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1937 Henner Henkel Giorgio de Stefani 7–5, 6–01939 Gottfried von Cramm Don McNeill 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–21948 Franjo Punčec Adly Shafei7-5 6-41949 Frank Parker Budge Patty6-2 9-7 8-61954 Adly Shafei Daniel Acobas4-6 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-11955 Trevor Fancutt Bernard Destremau6-2 3-6 6-41960 Nicola Pietrangeli (3) Giuseppe Merlo 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–31966 Fathi Mohammed Ali Mootaz Sombol6-3 6-2 3-6 6-41968 Milan Holeček Ismail El Shafei 4–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–21968 Ismail El Shafei Abdel Ghani Mohammed6-2 6-3 6-1Open era 1969 Ismail El Shafei István Gulyás 6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 6–41972 Aly El Dawoudi Ibrahim Mahmoud7-5 3-6 6-4 6-41975 Manuel Orantes François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–31977 François Jauffret Frank Gebert6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Women's Singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1932 Lavender Letts-Campbell Mabel Davy Clayton 0-6, 6-1, 7-51935 Helen Jacobs Liesl Herbst6-1, 6-21937 Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Simone Mathieu6-2, 6-01939/ Josephine R. Harman Rita Jarvis6-4, 6-0. 1954 Betsy Abbas Esther Saul 4-6, 6-2, 6-31957 Suzy Kormoczi Edda Buding 10-8, 1-6, 7-6Open era 1970 Olga Morozova Marcela Barochova6-3, 6-31972 Odile de Roubin Marina Chuvirina6-3, 1-6, 6-1
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