Polish International Championships

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Polish International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit
Founded1931;93 years ago (1931)
Abolished1985;39 years ago (1985)
Editions45
Location Warsaw (1931–1935)
Bydgoszcz (1936–1937)
Gdynia (1939)
Sopot (1946, 1949)
Katowice
(1947–1948, 1958–1985)
VenueVarious
Surface Clay / outdoor

The Polish International Championships [1] was a men's and women's clay court international tennis tournament founded in 1931. [2] It first was played at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland and staged annually at various locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.

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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. [2] The inaugural winners of the men's and women's singles event were France's Benny Berthet and Polands Jadwiga Jędrzejowska. [3] In 1936 the event was moved to the BKS Courts in Bydgoszcz. [2] It continued to be held in different locations until 1985 when it was discontinued. [2]

Previous winners of the men's singles have included Pat Hughes, [4] Józef Hebda, [4] Ignacy Tłoczyński, [4] Władysław Skonecki, [4] Jiri Javorsky, [4] Jan-Erik Lundqvist, [4] Gérard Pilet, [4] Istvan Gulyas, [4] Ion Țiriac, [4] Alex Metreveli [4] and Thomas Emmrich. [4] Former winners of the women's singles included Odile de Roubin. [5]

Finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1931 Flag of France.svg Benny Berthet [4] Flag of Poland.svg Ignacy Tłoczyński 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 9-11, 9-7
1932 Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda [4] Flag of Poland.svg Ignacy Tłoczyński 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1933 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ladislav Hecht [4] Flag of Austria.svg Franz Matejka
1934 Flag of Poland.svg Ignacy Tłoczyński [4] Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda 6-2, 7-9, 6-4, 6-2
1935 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Hughes [4] Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Tarlowski9-7, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
1936 Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Tarlowski [4] Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
1937 Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda [4] Flag of Poland.svg Ignacy Tłoczyński 6-3, 6-2 rtd.
1939 Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda [4] Flag of Poland.svg Ignacy Tłoczyński 6-2, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3
1940-45No competition [4]
1946 Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki [4] Flag of Poland.svg Józef Hebda 6-4, 1-6, 7-9, 6-4, 6-1
1947 Flag of Hungary.svg Ottó Szigeti [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Smolinsky6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-2
1948 Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Zábrodský 6-3, 6-3, 6-1
1949 Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Krajcik6-0, 8-6, 7-5
1950 Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki [4] Flag of Hungary.svg József Asbóth 6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-0
1952 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Krajcik5-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-3
1954 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský [4] Flag of Hungary.svg Antal Jancsó 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
1955 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský [4] Flag of Hungary.svg Istvan Gulyas 6-4, 6-0, 6-0
1956 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Licis [4] Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki 6-0, 6-1, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2
1957 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Licis [4] Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki 7-5, 6-4, 7-5
1958 Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Erik Lundqvist [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
1959 Flag of France.svg Gérard Pilet [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Andreev6-3, 6-1, 6-2
1960 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský [4] Flag of Poland.svg Władysław Skonecki 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1961 Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Javorský 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2
1962 Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás [4] Flag of South Africa.svg Keith Diepraam 6-3, 6-2, 6-1
1963 Flag of Romania.svg Ion Țiriac [4] Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek 6-3, 9-7, 4-6, 6-4
1964 Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás [4] Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0
1965 Flag of Hungary.svg István Gulyás [4] Flag of the United States.svg Allen Fox 3-6, 10-8, 3-6, 10-8, 6-3
1966 Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek [4] Flag of Hungary.svg Péter Szőke 6-0, 6-4, 6-2
1967 Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek [4] Flag of Poland.svg Mieczyslaw Rybarczyk 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
1968 Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergei Likhachev
1969 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Toomas Leius [4] Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek 6-0, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
1970 Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowicki [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Khendrick Sepp6-1, 6-3, 6-1
1971 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alex Metreveli [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Toomas Leius 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1972 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Pisecky [4] Flag of Poland.svg Wiesław Gąsiorek 2-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2, 11-9
1973 Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowicki [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vyacheslav Egorov6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1974 Flag of Hungary.svg Géza Varga [4] Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowicki 10-8, 6-4
1975 Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowicki [4] Flag of Hungary.svg János Benyik 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1976 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Sevcik [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Složil w/o
1977 Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowicki [4] Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Drzymalski6-4, 7-5, 3-0 rtd.
1978 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Emmrich [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vadim Borisov 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1979 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vadim Borisov [4] Flag of Poland.svg Tadeusz Nowocki 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1980 Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Drzymalski [4] Flag of Poland.svg Ilia Gruzman6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1981 Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Drzymalski [4] Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Frantisek Polyak7-6, 6-2
1982 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Emmrich [4] Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Drzymalski6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-0
1983 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Emmrich [4] Flag of Poland.svg Waldemar Rogowski6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
1984 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Alexander Zverev Sr. [4] Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vadim Borisov 6-2, 7-6, 6-3
1985 Flag of Germany.svg Thomas Emmrich [4] Flag of Poland.svg Lech Bienkowski6-1, 6-3, 6-2

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