Brumana International

Brumana International
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1927–69) men (1927–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–75) men (1973–75) women ATP Challenger Tour (1993–95) men
Founded	1927;96 years ago (1927)
Abolished	1995;28 years ago (1995)
Location	Broumana, Lebanon
Venue	Broumana Country Club
Surface	Clay / outdoor

The Brumana International ^[1] 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. ^[2]

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. ^[2] Following the second world war the tournament was given a permanent home at the Broumana Country Club sports complex in 1952. ^[3] The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1975 when it was discontinued due to the Lebanon Civil War. ^[2] It would be 18 years before the tournament resumed again in 1993, ^[3] as the ATP Beirut Challenger event, which continued until 1995 when it was also abolished. ^{[2] [3]}

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1931	Ernest Farah	Victor Erskine Lindop [4]	2–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3. [2]
1952	Gil de Kermadec	Nazmi Bari	6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. [2]
1953	Felicisimo Ampon	Raymundo Deyro	6–4, 7–5, 6–3. [2]
1954	Armando Vieira	Jorgen Ulrich	6–2, 6–1, 6–1. [2]
1955	Jaroslav Drobný	Luis Ayala	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5. [2]
1956	Budge Patty	Jaroslav Drobný	6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. [2]
1957	Roger Becker	Mervyn Rose	3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1. [2]
1958	Event not held
1959	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Bob Howe	7–5, 6–1, 6–4. [2]
1960	Luis Ayala	Ramanathan Krishnan	6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 8–6. [2]
1961	Manuel Santana	Fred Stolle	6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3. [2]
1962 [5]	Roy Emerson	Neale Fraser	6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3. [2]
1963	Roy Emerson (2)	Gordon Forbes	6–2, 6–2, 6–2. [2]
1964	Ronald Barnes	Ken Fletcher	6–4, 10–8, 6–3. [2]
1965	Christian Kuhnke	José Luis Arilla	3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. [2]
1966	Jorgen Ulrich	Patricio Rodríguez	6–4, 1–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. [2]
1967	Dick Crealy	Miguel Olvera	6–3, 6–2, 6–4. [2]
1968	José Edison Mandarino	Patricio Rodríguez	5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. [2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Bob Hewitt	José Edison Mandarino	7–5, 7–5, 6–2. [2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970	Istvan Gulyas	John Alexander	6–3, 14–12, 6–8, 7–5. [2]
1971	Gerald Battrick	Bob Hewitt	6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1. [2]
1972	Wilhelm Bungert	Byron Bertram	6–3, 6–2, 6–4. [2]
1973	Jan Kodeš	Juan Gisbert Sr.	6–3, 10–8, 5–7, 6–1. [2]
1974	Jiří Hřebec	Vladimir Zednik	6–4, 6–4, 6–4. [2]
1975	Niki Pilic	Ismail El Shafei	7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4. [2]
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
1993	Thierry Champion	Christian Miniussi	6–4, 7–6. [2]
1994	Ronald Agénor	Henri Leconte	6–1, 6–4. [2]
1995	Karim Alami	Andrei Cherkasov	6–4, 6–2. [2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1952	Bahtiye Musluoğlu	Vera Mattar	6–2, 6–1. [3]
1953	Jacqueline Kermina	Elizabeth Fischer Broz	6–4, 6–0. [3]
1954	Erika Vollmer	Ginette Bucaille	4–6, 6–4, 6–3. [3]
1955	Maud Galtier	Daphne Seeney	6–3, 7–5. [3]
1956	Edda Buding	Daphne Seeney	6–1, 8–6. [3]
1957	Yola Ramírez	Margaret Hellyer	6–2, 7–5. [3]
1958	Event not held
1959	Lea Pericoli	Renate Ostermann	6–3, 6–2. [3]
1960	Sandra Reynolds	Renée Schuurman	3–6, 6–4, 9–7. [3]
1961	Carmen Coronado	Pia Balling	6–2, 6–1. [3]
1962	Jean Forbes	Helga Schultze	6–3, 6–3. [3]
1963	Annette Van Zyl	Margaret Hunt	6–1, 6–0. [3]
1964	Judy Tegart	Deidre Catt	4–6, 6–4, 6–3. [3]
1965	Francoise Durr	Annette Van Zyl	6–4, 6–1. [3]
1966	Pat Walkden	Glenda Swan	6–1, 6–1. [3]
1967	Gail Sherriff	Vlasta Vopičková	6–1, 1–6, 6–2. [3]
1968	Gail Sherriff (2)	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–2, 9–7. [3]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Pat Walkden (2)	Fay Toyne-Moore	6–3, 3–6, 6–1. [3]
1970	Winnie Shaw	Ann Haydon Jones	1–6, 6–2, 6–1. [3]
1971	Fiorella Bonicelli	Daphne Pattison	11–9, 6–2. [3]
1972	Sonja Pachta	Julie Anthony	6–4, 3–6, 6–4. [3]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973	Raquel Giscafré	Alena Palmeová-West	6–4, 9–7. [3]
1974	Christine Matison	Raquel Giscafré	6–2, 2–6, 6–1. [3]
1975	Heidi Eisterlehner	Christine Matison	6–3, 6–3. [3]

Other tournaments

During its run the Brumana International was usually held mid to late summer, early autumn. ^[3] Another international tournament the Lebanon International Championships also known as the Beirut International, ^[3] also called the Beirut Spring Tournament was held in mid spring usually April, that event was held at the American University of Beirut. ^[3]

References

1. "Emerson Downs Neale Fraser". The Age . Melbourne, Australia: newspapers.com. 22 Aug 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
2. "Tournaments:Brumana International" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
3. Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). "RESULTS BRUMMANA". lebanon-tennis-history.com. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
4. "V.S Erskine Lindop (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. London, England: AELTC. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
5. The Age

Sources

• Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). Lebanon International Tennis Past. https://lebanon-tennis-history.com/. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis.