Norwegian International Championships

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Norwegian International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF Circuit (1925-1964)
Founded1925;100 years ago (1925)
Abolished1964;61 years ago (1964)
Location Oslo
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singles Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Erik Lundqvist

The Norwegian International Championships, sometimes referred to as the Oslo International Championships, was an international tennis tournament held from the 1920s to 1964.

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History

The Norwegian International Championships was originally a national event, bit it became international in the 1920s. Among the overseas winners were Feodor Hartz, Eric Sturgess, Budge Patty, Neale Fraser, Raymundo Deyro, Malcolm Fox, Rod Laver and Jan-Erik Lundqvist. The event declined in the 1960s.

Past finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1925 [1] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Willard Botsford Flag of Germany.svg Hans Moldenhauer 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1930 [2] Flag of Germany.svg Feodor Hartz Flag of Norway.svg Rolf Christoffersen
1931 [3] Flag of Germany.svg Feodor Hartz Flag of Norway.svg Torleif Torkildsen 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
1932 [4] Flag of Germany.svg Feodor Hartz Flag of Norway.svg Ragnar Hagen6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
1933 [5] Flag of Norway.svg Johan Haanes Flag of Germany.svg Harry Schwenker5-7, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
1940-46No competition
1947 [6] Flag of Norway.svg Johan Haanes Flag of Norway.svg Sverre Lie 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1948 [7] Flag of South Africa.svg Eric Sturgess Flag of Norway.svg Johan Haanes 6-3, 6-1, 6-0
1950 [8] [9] Flag of South Africa.svg Eric Sturgess Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1951 [10] Flag of South Africa.svg Eric Sturgess Flag of Italy.svg Fausto Gardini 4-6, 6-4, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3
1952 [11] Flag of South Africa.svg Eric Sturgess Flag of France.svg Philippe Chatrier 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1953 [12] [13] Flag of the Philippines.svg Raymundo Deyro Flag of the Philippines.svg Felicisimo Ampon 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6
1954 [14] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neale Fraser Flag of Brazil.svg Armando Vieira 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1955 [15] Flag of Norway.svg Finn Søhol Flag of Norway.svg Jan Staubo 5-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
1956 [16] Flag of the United States.svg Malcolm Fox Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Arkinstall 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 0-6, 6-1
1957Not held
1958 [17] [18] Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty Flag of Egypt.svg Jaroslav Drobný 6-3, 2-6, 1-6, 17-15, 6-4
1959 [19] Flag of the United States.svg Budge Patty Flag of the United States.svg John W. Frost 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
1960 [20] Flag of Colombia.svg Bill Alvarez Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barry Phillips-Moore 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1961 [21] [22] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Woodcock Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Ulrich 7-5, 10-8, 4-6, 7-5
1962 [23] Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Laver Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
1963 [24] Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Erik Lundqvist Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Woodcock 6-4, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
1964 [25] Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Erik Lundqvist Flag of Ecuador.svg Eduardo Zuleta 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Tennis". Dagsposten. 13 August 1925. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Oslo tennisklubs internationale turnering". Idrettsliv. 3 July 1930. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Den internasjonale tennisturnering". Morgenbladet. 20 June 1931. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "Den internasjonale tennisturnering igar". Morgenbladet. 16 June 1932. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Johan Haanes i europeisk klasse". Tidens Tegn. 16 June 1933. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Haanes og Laila vant O.M. i tennis". Arbeiderbladet. 23 June 1947. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  7. ↑ "Morsom mixed kamp på Madserud". Friheten. 30 July 1948. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  8. ↑ "Drobny og Sturgess spilte den fineste". Arbeiderbladet. 12 June 1950. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  9. ↑ "Sturgess takes title". Montreal Gazette. 12 June 1950. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Praktfull tennis av Eric Sturgess og Fausto Gardini". Arbeiderbladet. 11 June 1951. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  11. ↑ "Hessen/Pape vant double blant alle stjernene på Madserud". Fremtiden. 9 June 1952. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  12. ↑ "Flott avslutning på Madserud i går". Fremtiden. 8 June 1953. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  13. ↑ "Deyro bests Ampon". St. Joseph Gazette. 8 June 1953. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. July 1954. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Eliteturneringen". Fremtiden. 11 June 1955. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  16. ↑ "Njards turnering". Friheten. 12 June 1956. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  17. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1958. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  18. ↑ "Patty captures Oslo net title". St. Joseph Gazette. 9 June 1958. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  19. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1959. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  20. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. July 1960. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  21. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1961. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  22. ↑ "Woodcock wins tourney". Montreal Gazette. 12 June 1961. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  23. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1962. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  24. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1963. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  25. ↑ "Results". World Tennis. August 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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