The Polish International Championships was a men's and women's clay court international tennis tournament founded in 1931. It first was played at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland and staged annually at various locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.
History The tournament was founded in 1931 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland where it remained until 1935. The inaugural winners of the men's and women's singles event were France's Benny Berthet and Polands Jadwiga Jędrzejowska. In 1936 the event was moved to the BKS Courts in Bydgoszcz. It continued to be held in different locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.
Previous winners of the men's singles have included Pat Hughes, Józef Hebda, Ignacy Tłoczyński, Władysław Skonecki, Jiri Javorsky, Jan-Erik Lundqvist, Gérard Pilet, Istvan Gulyas, Ion Țiriac, Alex Metreveli and Thomas Emmrich. Former winners of the women's singles included Odile de Roubin.World of Tennis
Finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1931 Benny Berthet Ignacy Tłoczyński4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 9-11, 9-71932 Józef Hebda Ignacy Tłoczyński6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-41933 Ladislav Hecht Franz Matejka1934 Ignacy Tłoczyński Józef Hebda6-2, 7-9, 6-4, 6-21935 Pat Hughes Kazimierz Tarlowski9-7, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-11936 Kazimierz Tarlowski Józef Hebda6-1, 6-0, 6-21937 Józef Hebda Ignacy Tłoczyński6-3, 6-2 rtd.1939 Józef Hebda Ignacy Tłoczyński6-2, 1-6, 9-7, 6-31940-45 No competition 1946 Władysław Skonecki Józef Hebda6-4, 1-6, 7-9, 6-4, 6-11947 Ottó Szigeti Jan Smolinsky6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-21948 Władysław Skonecki Vladimír Zábrodský6-3, 6-3, 6-11949 Władysław Skonecki Jan Krajcik6-0, 8-6, 7-51950 Władysław Skonecki József Asbóth6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-01952 Jiří Javorský Jan Krajcik5-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-31954 Jiří Javorský Antal Jancsó7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-41955 Jiří Javorský Istvan Gulyas6-4, 6-0, 6-01956 Andrzej Licis Władysław Skonecki6-0, 6-1, 2-6, 3-6, 6-21957 Andrzej Licis Władysław Skonecki7-5, 6-4, 7-51958 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Jiří Javorský6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-31959 Gérard Pilet Sergei Andreev 6-3, 6-1, 6-21960 Jiří Javorský Władysław Skonecki6-1, 6-1, 6-41961 István Gulyás Jiří Javorský6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-21962 István Gulyás Keith Diepraam6-3, 6-2, 6-11963 Ion Țiriac Wiesław Gąsiorek6-3, 9-7, 4-6, 6-41964 István Gulyás Wiesław Gąsiorek4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-01965 István Gulyás Allen Fox3-6, 10-8, 3-6, 10-8, 6-31966 Wiesław Gąsiorek Péter Szőke6-0, 6-4, 6-21967 Wiesław Gąsiorek Mieczyslaw Rybarczyk6-4, 6-2, 6-31968 Wiesław Gąsiorek Sergei Likhachev1969 Toomas Leius Wiesław Gąsiorek6-0, 4-6, 7-5, 6-21970 Tadeusz Nowicki Khendrick Sepp6-1, 6-3, 6-11971 Alex Metreveli Toomas Leius6-3, 6-2, 6-31972 Jan Pisecky Wiesław Gąsiorek2-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2, 11-91973 Tadeusz Nowicki Vyacheslav Egorov6-2, 6-1, 6-11974 Géza Varga Tadeusz Nowicki10-8, 6-41975 Tadeusz Nowicki János Benyik0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-41976 Pavel Sevcik Pavel Složilw/o1977 Tadeusz Nowicki Henryk Drzymalski6-4, 7-5, 3-0 rtd.1978 Thomas Emmrich Vadim Borisov4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-21979 Vadim Borisov Tadeusz Nowocki6-4, 7-5, 6-41980 Henryk Drzymalski Ilia Gruzman6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-41981 Henryk Drzymalski Frantisek Polyak7-6, 6-21982 Thomas Emmrich Henryk Drzymalski6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-01983 Thomas Emmrich Waldemar Rogowski6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-21984 Alexander Zverev Sr. Vadim Borisov6-2, 7-6, 6-31985 Thomas Emmrich Lech Bienkowski6-1, 6-3, 6-2
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