Iranian International Championships

Last updated
Iranian International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit
Founded1966;59 years ago (1966)
Abolished1970;55 years ago (1970)
Location Tehran, Iran
VenueOpt Esteghlal Tennis Club
Surface Clay / outdoor

The Iranian International Championships [1] also known as the Iran International was a men's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1966. [2] It was first held in Opt Esteghlal Tennis Club, Tehran, Iran. The tournament ran until 1970 then was discontinued.

Contents

History

In 1937 the Iranian Tennis Federation was founded. [3] In 1948 Iran was admitted as a full member of the International Lawn Tennis Federation. [4] In 1966 the first leading open international tournament was established the Iranian International Championships. [5] [6] The championships were usually held in September until 1970.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1966 Flag of South Africa.svg Bob Hewitt [7] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Roger Taylor 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1967Flag placeholder.svg ? [7] Flag placeholder.svg ?
1968Flag placeholder.svg ? [7] Flag placeholder.svg ?
1969 Flag of South Africa.svg Bob Hewitt [7] Flag of Germany.svg Wilhelm Bungert 6-2, 6-0, 6-0
1970 Flag of France.svg François Jauffret [7] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nikola Špear 6-4, 6-4, 6-2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York, New York, United States: Viking Press. pp. 265, 266. ISBN   978-0-670-29408-4.
  2. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974)
  3. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974)
  4. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974)
  5. ↑ Robertson, Max (1974)
  6. ↑ "International Tennis: Tehran. Iran" . Canberra Times. Canberra, Australia: Newspaper Archives. 2 September 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Iran International". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.