The Swiss International Championships or simply the Swiss Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established by the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association, and first played at Grasshopper Club, Zurich, Switzerland in 1897 as the Championship of Switzerland. The championships were then held annually and alternated between different venues until 1968. In 1969 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships and were then staged permanently at Gstaad. From 1977 the women's tournament was staged at Lausanne and was called the WTA Swiss Open, today that event is branded as the Ladies Open Lausanne.

History The first early edition of the Championship of Switzerland, was played at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich, Switzerland under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association, the winner of the men's event was presented with a cup valued at 500 francs.The Outing Magazine (1899) In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château-d'Œx. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in St. Moritz. In 1969 the tournament continued into the open era branded as the Swiss Open Championships and held permanently at Gstaad the men's event is still active today known as the Swiss Open. The women's event in 1968 was held at Lugano. In 1969 the women's then returned to Gstaad. In 1977 the women's tournament was rebranded as the WTA Swiss Open until 1981 when that event was moved to Lugano. The women's event today is known as the Ladies Open Lausanne held at Lausanne, Switzerland.

Former notable winners of men's singles include; André Vacherot (1903), George Simond (1905), R. Norris Williams (1911), Gottfried von Cramm (1934–1935), Kho Sin-Kie (1938), Jaroslav Drobný (1946), Roy Emerson (1959–1961, 1966–1967), Rod Laver (1962), Nicola Pietrangeli (1963) and Rafael Osuna (1964).

In the women's singles event notable winners include; Charlotte Cooper Sterry (1902), Adine Masson (1904), Elsie Lane (1907), Germaine Régnier Golding (1921–1922, 1924), Lolette Payot (1931, 1933–1934), Louis Brough (1950), Christine Truman (1959), Maria Bueno (1960) and Margaret Smith (1962, 1964).

Host locations The Swiss International Championships were staged at the following locations throughout its run including Basel, Champéry, Geneva, Gstaad, Les Avants, Montreux, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Ragatz, St. Moritz, Zermatt, and Zurich from 1897 to 1967.

Finals Men's singles Incomplete roll YearLocationChampionRunner-upScore1897 Zurich Paul Von Herz Hertenried Francis Louis Fassitt ? 1898 Château-d'Œx Robert Baldwin Hough Maurice Albert Turrettini 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 1899 St. Moritz George Simond Robert Baldwin Hough 6–0, 6–1 1900 Château-d'Œx E.K. Harvey Robert Baldwin Hough 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, ret. 1901 St. Moritz Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran St. John Douglass Stewart 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–41902 Ragatz Georges Patry Robert Baldwin Hough11–9, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1903 St. Moritz André Vacherot ? ? 1904 Les Avants Artimus Holmes Georges Patry 6–0, 6–1, 6–4 1905 St. Moritz George Simond (2) St. John Douglass Stewartw.o. 1906 Montreux Dunstan Rhodes Les Poidevinw.o. 1907 St. Moritz Otto Mario Widmann E. Morris Hall3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 1908 Château-d'Œx Algernon Kingscote Charles Gladstone Allen w.o. 1909 Geneva George Kirkland Logie Les Poidevin3–6, 6–2, 11–9 1910 St. Moritz Heinrich Kleinschroth J. de K. Bowen 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 1911 Lucerne R. Norris Williams Heinrich Kleinschroth 6–2, 7–5, 6–0 1912 Montreux Max Decugis André Chancerel 8–6, 6–0, ret. 1913 St. Moritz Robert Kleinschroth Moritz von Bissing ? 1914Not held (due to World War I)1915 Zermatt Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran Pierre Farjon 6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 1916 Zurich Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran (2) ? ?1917 Lausanne Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran (3) A. György Dungyersky 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 1918 Basel Maurice Albert Turrettini ?1919 Geneva Paul de Borman Armand Simon 6–3, 6–4, 6–41920 Zurich Hans G. Syz ??1921 Zurich Maurice A. Ferrier??1922 St. Moritz Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge Léonce Aslangul 6–4, 7–5, 6–41923 Villars Augustos Zerlendis ??1924 Lucerne W. Lasch André Chancerel 6–3, 6–1, 6–11925 Champery Willi Hannemann Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten ?1926 Geneva Giorgio de Stefani Charles Aeschlimann 6–2, 6–8, 6–3, 8–61927 Geneva Jean Wuarin Craig Campbell 6–2, 6–2, 6–21928 Zurich A. Ernst Will Ehrenreich 6–1, 6–8, 6–3, 6–41929Geneva Yoshiro Ota Erik Worm4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–31930Lucerne Hyotaro Sato Orestes Garangiotis 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–41931Montreux Giorgio de Stefani (2) Emanuele Sertorio 6–1, 6–2, 6–31932Basel Philippe Gajan Max Ellmer 6–3, 1–6, 12–10, 9–71933Geneva Roland Journu Charles Aeschlimann7–5, 12–10, 6–41934Lucerne Gottfried von Cramm Adam Baworowski 6–2, 6–0, 6–41935Geneva Gottfried von Cramm (2) Max Ellmer 6–0, 6–3, 6–41936Lucerne Giorgio de Stefani Kho Sin-Kie 6–1, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–41937Gstaad Boris Maneff Max Ellmer 6–3, 8–6, ret.1938 Lucerne Kho Sin-Kie Roland Journu 6–1, 6–41939 Zurich Francesco Romanoni Christian Boussus4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 9–7, 6–31940/1945Not held (due to world war two)1946 Lucerne Jaroslav Drobný Marcello Del Bello9–7, 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 1947 Geneva Gianni Cucelli Eric Sturgess 6–4 4–6 7–5 6–4 1948 The championships were held at Gstaad, but the semi-finals and final was not played1949 Gstaad Earl Cochell Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–51950Lausanne Eric Sturgess Vic Seixas 6–4, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 1951 Lucerne Leon Norgarb Sydney Levy9–7, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 1952Gstaad Herbert Flam Irvin Dorfman 6–4, 6–2, 6–11953Lugano Rex Hartwig Władysław Skonecki 6–4, 6–2, 6–11954Gstaad Lew Hoad Neale Fraser 6–4, 11–9, 6–41955Gstaad Arthur Larsen Enrique Morea 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–21956Lugano Neale Fraser Ulf Schmidt8–6 2–6 2–6 3–6 6–3 1957Gstaad Budge Patty Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–11958Gstaad Ashley Cooper Neale Fraser 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–31959Lugano Roy Emerson Billy Knight 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 1960 Gstaad Roy Emerson (2) Mike Davies 6–4, 9–7, 6–21961Gstaad Roy Emerson (3) Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–1, 6–01962Lugano Rod Laver Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–2 1963Gstaad Nicola Pietrangeli Roy Emerson 7–5, 6–2, 6–21964Gstaad Thomaz Koch Ronald Barnes6–3, 6–1, 7–9, 7–5 1965Lugano Ion Țiriac Fred Stolle divided title1966Gstaad Roy Emerson (4) Manuel Santana 5–7, 7–5, 6–31967 Gstaad Roy Emerson (5) Manuel Santana 6–2, 8–6, 6–41968West Peter and Barrett John. (1969) BP Year Book of World Tennis. Ward Lock and Company Ltd. London and Sydney. p.177Lugano Ion Țiriac Tom Okker 6–8, 7–5, 6–0Open eraFor the open era event see Swiss Open

Women's singles Incomplete roll YearLocationChampionRunner-upScore1899 St. Moritz Mildred Brooksmith Miss Stephenson 6–1, 6–1 1900 Château-d'Œx Mildred Brooksmith (2) Adine Masson 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 1901 St. Moritz Mildred Brooksmith (3) H. Couppa 6–0, 6–01902 Ragatz Charlotte Cooper Sterry Mlle Simon 6–1, 6–21903 St. Moritz Yvonne Prévost Domini Elliadi ? 1904 Les Avants Adine Masson Yvonne de Pfeffel 6–1, 6–4 1905 St. Moritz Ruth Winch ?? 1906 Montreux Vera Warden Rosamund Salusbury 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 1907 St. Moritz Elsie Lane Mrs Andersonw.o. 1908 Château-d'Œx Virginia MacVeagh Mildred Brooksmith w.o. 1909 Geneva Aurea Edgington Jeanne Matthey 6–1, 6–11910 St. Moritz Aurea Edgington (2) Jeanne Liebrechts 6–0, 6–3 1911 Lucerne Aurea Edgington (3) Germaine Régnier 6–0, 7–51912 Montreux Aurea Edgington (4) Domini Elliadi Crosfield 6–1, 6–4 1913 St. Moritz Eveline Froude-Bellew Crundall-Punnett Domini Elliadi Crosfield 6–2, 5–7, 6–21914Not held (due to World War I)1915 Zermatt Daisy Speranza G. Matossian 6–3, 6–31916 Zurich Magda Aranyi ? ?1917 Lausanne/ Renee de Morsier Germaine Golding 6–4, 7–51918 Basel Mme Prince Blanche Müller?1919 Geneva Anne de Borman Frl Kärcher 6–3, 6–31920 Zurich Miss C. Lang ?? Mme M. Monk1921 Lausanne Germaine Golding Mme M. Monk 6–0, 6–01922 St. Moritz Germaine Golding (2) Frau Froehlichen 6–1, 6–11923 Villars Madeleine de Prelle de la Nieppe??1924 Lucerne Germaine Golding (3) Miss Lane 6–4, 4–6, 6–41925 Champery Madeline Fisher O'Neill Mrs Pitman?1926 Zurich Elsebeth Brehm Frau Steinfels 6–3, 6–11927 Lugano Domini Elliadi Crosfield??1928 Zurich Frau Steinfels Emmy Schäublin 6–2, 6–31929Geneva Bella Dutton de Pons Lolette Payot 6–3, 3–6, 9–71930Lucerne Ilse Friedleben Lolette Payot 4–6, 6–2, 10–81931Montreux Lolette Payot Lucia Valerio 6–4, 5–7, 6–31932Basel Rosie Berthet Jacqueline Goldschmidt 6–2, 5–7, 6–21933Geneva Lolette Payot (2) Paula Stuck7–5, 6–21934Lucerne Lolette Payot (3) Colette Rosambert 6–2, 8–61935Geneva Simone Passermard Mathieu Colette Rosambert Boegner 6–2, 6–21936 Lucerne Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Simone Passermard Mathieu3–6, 6–3 6–11937 Gstaad Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) Arlette Halff 6–2, 6–41938 Lucerne Arlette Halff Hella Kovac 6–0, 7–51939 Zurich Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Arlette Halff 6–2, 4–6, 6–21940/1945Not held (due to world war two)1946 Lucerne Dodo Bundy Nelly Adamson-Landrydivided title1947 Lausanne Sheila Piercey Summers Doris Hart 6–3, 2–6, 6–31948 Championships were held at Gstaad, but the semi-finals and final abandoned because of rain1949 Gstaad Sheila Piercey Summers (2) Joan Curry 6–3, 6–31950 Lausanne Louise Brough Kay Tuckey 6–4, 6–2 1951 Lucerne Nancye Wynne Bolton Barbara Scofield Davidson3–6, 6–2, 6–11952 Gstaad Dorothy Head Erika Vollmer 6–2, 0–6, 6–21953 Lucerne Barbara Scofield Davidson Maria Josefa de Riba 4–6, 6–4, 7–51954 Gstaad Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet Pat Ward 6–1, 6–31955 Gstaad Hazel Redick-Smith Ruth Nathan Kaufmann1–6, 6–1, 6–41956 Lugano Beverly Baker Fleitz Jenny Staley Hoad1–6, 6–3, 6–3 1957 Gstaad Heather Nicholls Brewer Sandra Reynolds2–6, 7–5, 6–41958 Gstaad Lorraine Coghlan Yola Ramírez3–6 6–2 6–01959 Lugano Christine Truman Yola Ramírez8–6, 6–1 1960 Gstaad Maria Bueno Sandra Reynolds 6–2, 6–31961 Gstaad Sandra Reynolds Yola Ramírez 7–5, 6–31962 Lugano Margaret Smith Lesley Turner 6–2, 6–1 1963 Gstaad Robyn Ebbern Lesley Turner 6–3, 6–41964 Lausanne Margaret Smith (2) Jan Lehane2–6, 8–6, 6–21965 Lugano Norma Baylon Edda Buding1-1 sets, 5–5. rain stopped play1966 Gstaad Helga Schultze Sonja Pachta5–7, 7–5, 6–31967 Gstaad Annette Van Zyl Jan Lehane O'Neill 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Open eraFor the open era event see WTA Swiss Open

See also :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

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