| Yugoslavian International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit (1921-1968) |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Abolished | 1977 |
| Location | Belgrade Dubrovnik Split Zagreb |
| Venue | Various |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles |  Zlatko Ivancic |
The Yugoslavian International Championships was a tennis tournament held between 1921 and 1977.
The Yugoslavian International Championships was a tennis tournament held in various locations in Yugoslavia. It was open to international competitors. Before the 1970s it was limited to amateur competitors. The tournament began in 1921. Among the overseas winners were Tony Mottram, Ramanathan Krishnan, Billy Knight, István Gulyás and Jan Kodeš. When the Grand Prix circuit began in 1970, the event was not part of it, so it declined and the last event was held in 1977.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | Nikola Antolkovic [1] | ||
| 1922 |  Waldemar Munk | F. Fraudenreich | 6-0, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4 [2] |
| 1923 | Rolf Kinzl [1] | ||
| 1924 | Nikola Antolkovic [1] | ||
| 1925 | Franz Matejka [1] | Ludwig Albrecht | 6-2, 5-7, 7-9, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1926 | Đorđe Dunđerski [1] | ||
| 1927 | Hermann Artens [1] | Ludwig Albrecht | w/o |
| 1928 | Willy Winterstein [1] |  Laszlo Dorner | 5-7, 6-0, 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1929 |  Béla von Kehrling [1] |  Josef Maleček | 2-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1930 |  Emmanuel du Plaix [1] | Béla von Kehrling | 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1931 | Vojtěch Vodička [1] | Emil Gabori | 4-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1932 | Franjo Kukuljević [1] | Franjo Punčec | 6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 0-6, 6-4 |
| 1933 | Roderich Menzel [1] |  Uberto De Morpurgo | 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1934 | Franjo Punčec [1] | Josip Palada | 6-3, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1935 | Franjo Punčec [1] | Josip Palada | 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1936 | Franjo Punčec [1] | André Martin-Legeay | 6-3, 11-9, 8-6 |
| 1937 | Franjo Punčec [1] | Josip Palada | 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1938 | Lehel Bano [1] | Ljubisa Radovanovic | |
| 1939-47 | No competition [1] | ||
| 1948 | Milan Branović [1] | ||
| 1949 | Dragutin Mitić [1] | Milan Branović | |
| 1950 |  Irvin Dorfman [1] | Fred Kovaleski | 1-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1951 | Milan Branović [1] | Josip Palada | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1952 | Fred Kovaleski [1] | | |
| 1953 |  Tony Mottram [1] |  Lennart Bergelin | 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1954 [3] |  Jack Arkinstall [1] | Tony Mottram | 1-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1955 | Jack Arkinstall | Jozef Platek | 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 |
| 1956 | Ivko Plećević [1] | Sima Nikolić | 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1957 |  Władysław Skonecki [1] | Kamilo Keretic | 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1958 [4] |  Ramanathan Krishnan [1] | Robert Haillet | 8-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1959 [5] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | Arcot Uday Kumar | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1960 | István Gulyás [1] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1961 [6] | Boro Jovanović [1] | István Gulyás | 8-10, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1962 | Ferenc Komaromy [1] | Allan Kendall | |
| 1963 [7] | Nikola Pilić [1] | Nikola Špear | 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1964 [8] | Billy Knight [1] | Martin Mulligan | 11-9, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1965 [9] | Nikola Pilić | Boro Jovanović | 9-7, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1966 [10] | Nikola Pilić [1] | Nicola Pietrangeli | 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1967 [11] | Željko Franulović | Boro Jovanović | 4-6, 6-4, 8-6, 6-4 |
| 1968 [12] | István Gulyás [1] | Željko Franulović | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1969 [13] | Nikola Špear [1] | Jan Kukal | 6-3, 6-0, 3-6, 1-6, 9-7 |
| 1970 [14] | Željko Franulović [1] | Nikola Špear | 6-4, 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1971 | Željko Franulović [15] [1] |  Manuel Orantes | 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1972 | Jan Kodeš [1] |  Nicky Kalogeropoulos | 8-6, 6-4, 6-8, 2-6, 9-7 |
| 1973 | Hans Kary [1] | Nicky Kalogeropoulos | 8-6, 0-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1974 | Pavel Huťka [1] | ||
| 1975 | Jan Šimbera [1] | ||
| 1977 | Zlatko Ivancic [1] | ||
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