The Greek International Championships, sometimes known as the Eastern Mediterranean Championships, was a tennis tournament held between 1931 and 1971.
History Th event began in the inter-war period. The event was the Greek International Championships, but sometimes called the Eastern Mediterranean Championships. It was held in Athens typically in early September. Winners of the event included Gottfried von Cramm (who won his first title in 1931 and his last in 1949), Jiro Sato, Giorgio de Stefani, Kho Sin-Kie, Kurt Nielsen, Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt. The event was held in the early open era, but was not part of the Grand Prix circuit, so it became defunct in the early 1970s, though there was an ATP event in Athens that began in 1986.
Finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1931 Gottfried von Cramm Benny Berthet2-6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–31932 Jiro Sato Pierre Grandguillot6-2, 6–3, 8–61933 Roland Journu Jiri Krasny6-1, 6–4, 6–31934 Giorgio de Stefani Josip Palada6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–21935 Roland Journu Antoine Gentien6-1, 6–8, 6–0, 8–61936 Franjo Punčec Roland Journu7-5, 6–4, 6–11937 Kho Sin-Kie Giorgio de Stefani9-7, 3–6, 10–8, 7–51938 Giorgio de Stefani Max Ellmer6-0, 6–2, 6–31939 Gottfried von Cramm Don McNeill7-5, 6–1, 6–21940-46 No competition 1948 Lazaros Stalios Don Butler5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–41949 Gottfried von Cramm Jack Harper6-3, 6–4, 6–41950 Fred Kovaleski Giovanni Cucelli8-6, 6–4, 9–71951 Felicisimo Ampon Robert Abdesselam6-4, 7–5, 7–51952 Paul Rémy Władysław Skonecki1-6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–21953 Paul Rémy Umberto Bergamo6-1, 6–1, 6–31954 Kurt Nielsen Paul Rémy5-7, 8–6, 6–2, 9–71955 Sven Davidson Mervyn Rose6-2, 6–3, 6–31956 Sven Davidson Budge Pattyw/o1957 Kurt Nielsen Sven Davidson9-11, 6–2, 6–2, 6–31958 Orlando Sirola Sven Davidson4-6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 8–61959 Ulf Schmidt Bob Howe5 sets1969 Koji Watanabe Geoff Masters6-3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–11971 Nicky Kalogeropoulos Patrice Dominguez6-3, 7–5, 6–2
See also :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments
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