The Brumana International was a men's and women's international clay court tournament was founded in 1927. It was played at Brumana Country Club, Broumana, Lebanon until 1970 when it was discontinued.
History The tournament was first established in 1927 when it was held at the Friends' Syrian Mission, Broumana, Lebanon. The tournament was not staged continually due the political situation on the country and with the advent of the World War II. Following the second world war the tournament was given a permanent home at the Broumana Country Club sports complex in 1952. The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1975 when it was discontinued due to the Lebanon Civil War. It would be 18 years before the tournament resumed again in 1993, as the ATP Beirut Challenger event, which continued until 1995 when it was also abolished. Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓1931 Ernest Farah Victor Erskine Lindop 2–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3. 1952 Gil de Kermadec Nazmi Bari6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. 1953 Felicisimo Ampon Raymundo Deyro6–4, 7–5, 6–3. 1954 Armando Vieira Jorgen Ulrich6–2, 6–1, 6–1. 1955 Jaroslav Drobný Luis Ayala6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5. 1956 Budge Patty Jaroslav Drobný6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. 1957 Roger Becker Mervyn Rose3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1. 1958Event not held1959 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Bob Howe7–5, 6–1, 6–4. 1960 Luis Ayala Ramanathan Krishnan6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 8–6. 1961 Manuel Santana Fred Stolle6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3. 1962The Age Roy Emerson Neale Fraser 6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3. 1963 Roy Emerson (2) Gordon Forbes6–2, 6–2, 6–2. 1964 Ronald Barnes Ken Fletcher6–4, 10–8, 6–3. 1965 Christian Kuhnke José Luis Arilla3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. 1966 Jorgen Ulrich Patricio Rodríguez6–4, 1–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. 1967 Dick Crealy Miguel Olvera6–3, 6–2, 6–4. 1968 José Edison Mandarino Patricio Rodríguez5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. ↓ Open era ↓1969 Bob Hewitt José Edison Mandarino7–5, 7–5, 6–2. ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓1970 Istvan Gulyas John Alexander6–3, 14–12, 6–8, 7–5. 1971 Gerald Battrick Bob Hewitt6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1. 1972 Wilhelm Bungert Byron Bertram6–3, 6–2, 6–4. 1973 Jan Kodeš Juan Gisbert Sr.6–3, 10–8, 5–7, 6–1. 1974 Jiří Hřebec Vladimir Zednik6–4, 6–4, 6–4. 1975 Niki Pilic Ismail El Shafei7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4. ↓ ATP Challenger Tour ↓1993 Thierry Champion Christian Miniussi6–4, 7–6. 1994 Ronald Agénor Henri Leconte6–1, 6–4. 1995 Karim Alami Andrei Cherkasov6–4, 6–2. Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓1952 Bahtiye Musluoğlu Vera Mattar 6–2, 6–1. 1953 Jacqueline Kermina Elizabeth Fischer Broz 6–4, 6–0. 1954 Erika Vollmer Ginette Bucaille4–6, 6–4, 6–3. 1955 Maud Galtier Daphne Seeney 6–3, 7–5. 1956 Edda Buding Daphne Seeney 6–1, 8–6. 1957 Yola Ramírez Margaret Hellyer 6–2, 7–5.1958Event not held 1959 Lea Pericoli Renate Ostermann 6–3, 6–2. 1960 Sandra Reynolds Renée Schuurman 3–6, 6–4, 9–7. 1961 Carmen Coronado Pia Balling 6–2, 6–1. 1962 Jean Forbes Helga Schultze 6–3, 6–3. 1963 Annette Van Zyl Margaret Hunt 6–1, 6–0. 1964 Judy Tegart Deidre Catt 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. 1965 Francoise Durr Annette Van Zyl 6–4, 6–1. 1966 Pat Walkden Glenda Swan 6–1, 6–1. 1967 Gail Sherriff Vlasta Vopičková6–1, 1–6, 6–2. 1968 Gail Sherriff (2) Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–2, 9–7.↓ Open era ↓ 1969 Pat Walkden (2) Fay Toyne-Moore 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. 1970 Winnie Shaw Ann Haydon Jones 1–6, 6–2, 6–1. 1971 Fiorella Bonicelli Daphne Pattison 11–9, 6–2. 1972 Sonja Pachta Julie Anthony 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ 1973 Raquel Giscafré Alena Palmeová-West 6–4, 9–7. 1974 Christine Matison Raquel Giscafré6–2, 2–6, 6–1. 1975 Heidi Eisterlehner Christine Matison 6–3, 6–3.
Other tournaments During its run the Brumana International was usually held mid to late summer, early autumn. Another international tournament the Lebanon International Championships also known as the Beirut International, also called the Beirut Spring Tournament was held in mid spring usually April, that event was held at the American University of Beirut.
References
Sources Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). Lebanon International Tennis Past. https://lebanon-tennis-history.com/. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis.