Tilburg International

Tilburg International
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1968–69) men (1968–72) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–79) men (1973–79) women
Founded	1968;57 years ago (1968)
Abolished	1979;46 years ago (1979)
Location	Tilburg, Netherlands
Venue	TC Tilburg
Surface	Clay / outdoor

The Tilburg International ^[1] was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1968. ^[2] Tournament was first played at the Tennis Club Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands. ^[2] It was played annually till 1979. ^[2]

History

The tournament was established in 1968 at the Tennis Club Tilburg, Tilburg, Netherlands. ^[2] the event was usually held in July, but was moved to September towards the end of its run in 1979 when it was discontinued. ^{[2] [3]} The tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1968 to 1969 for men, and till 1972 for women. ^[2] It was then part of the ILTF Independent Circuit from 1970 to 1979 for men and women from 1973 to 1979. ^[2]

Finals

Notes: Where a runner up is not shown or the score sections have been blanked.

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1968	Jan Kukal	Michel Leclercq	7–5, 6–2. [2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	Jan Hajer	Martin Mulligan	6–3, 3–6, 6–4. [2]
1971	Christian Kuhnke	Ismail El Shafei	4–6, 6–2, 6–3. [2]
1973	Toshiro Sakai	Péter Szőke	6–4, 4–6, 6–3. [2]
1979 [4]	Patrick Proisy	Mark Cox	6–1, 6–4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1968	Christiane Mercelis	Maylis Burel	6–4, 8–6
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Almut Sturm	Marijke Schaar	7–5, 6–4. [2]
1970	Marijke Schaar	Tine Zwaan	6–4, 9–7

References

1. "IN TENNIS". Edmonton Journal. Edmonton, Canada. 10 Sep 1979. p. 35. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
2. "Tournaments: Tilburg International" . The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. "France's Proisy Wins". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Indiana: newspapers.com. 10 Sep 1979. p. 32. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
4. "Proisy Wins Dutch Tennis". The Vancouver Sun . Vancouver, Canada: newspapers.com. 10 Sep 1979. p. 43. Retrieved 15 January 2024.