The Turkey Open originally known as the Turkey International Championships[1] also known as the Istanbul International Championships [2] is a defunct tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts, Istanbul, Turkey. The event was part of the men's amateur tennis tour (1947–1967) with the advent of the Open Era it was part of the non-aligned tour circuit of the ITF, between 1968 and 1973. In 1975 the final year it was staged it became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.
| Turkey Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Asian Circuit (1942–73) Grand Prix tennis circuit(1975) |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Abolished | 1975 |
| Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Surface | Clay |
History
The Turkey Open was originally established on 10 July 1942 [3] as the Turkey International Championships and also called the Istanbul International Championships until 1967. From 1942 until 1973 the event was part of the ILTF Asian Circuit, no event was staged in 1974 however in its final year 1975 it was very briefly a part of the men's Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event was played on outdoor clay courts. The tournament featured both singles and doubles play.[4]
Past finals
Past singles champions have included:
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 |  Engelbert Koch |  Kurt Egert | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 [3] | ||||||
| 1947 |  Vojtech Vadika |  Fehmi Kizil | 2–6, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1948 |  Heraldo Weiss | Hans Redl | 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1949 |  Jack Harper |  Gottfried von Cramm | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 9–7, 6–2 [1] | ||||||
| 1950 |  Gianni Cucelli |  Fred Kovaleski | 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 2–1, ret.[3] | ||||||
| 1951 |  Felicisimo Ampon | Gianni Cucelli | 6–2, 6–1, 9–7 [3] | ||||||
| 1952 | Budge Patty |  Armando Vieira | 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 [3] | ||||||
| 1953 |  Paul Rémy | Giuseppe Merlo | 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1954 |  Władysław Skonecki | Orlando Sirola | 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 [3] | ||||||
| 1955 |  Sven Davidson | Mervyn Rose | 8–6, 6–0, 4–6, 6–1 [3] | ||||||
| 1956 | Sven Davidson | Budge Patty | 11–9, 8–6, 6–1 [3] | ||||||
| 1957 |  Luis Ayala |  Francisco Contreras | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1958 | Luis Ayala | Francisco Contreras | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1959 | Luis Ayala |  Raymond Weedon | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2[3] | ||||||
| 1960 | Ian Vermaak |  Jørgen Ulrich | 6–4, 6–1, 11-9 [3] | ||||||
| 1961 | Bob Hewitt | Ken Fletcher | 6–3, 6–3, 9–7 [3] | ||||||
| 1962 | Roy Emerson | Neale Fraser | 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 [3] | ||||||
| 1963 | Roy Emerson |  Mike Sangster | 8–10, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 [3] | ||||||
| 1964 | Ron Barnes | Allen Fox | 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 [3] | ||||||
| 1965 | Ron Barnes | Cliff Drysdale | 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1966 | Frew McMillan | Ron Barnes | 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 [3] | ||||||
| 1967 | José Edison Mandarino | Thomaz Koch | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [3] | ||||||
| Open era | |||||||||
| 1968 | Mark Cox | Patricio Rodríguez | 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1969 | Bob Hewitt | Robert Maud | 6-3 8-6 6-1 [3] | ||||||
| 1970 | Bob Hewitt |  Željko Franulović | 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 [3] | ||||||
| 1971 |  Ilie Năstase | Andrew Pattison | 6–4, 6–4, 11-9 [3] | ||||||
| 1972 |  Juan Gisbert Sr. | Byron Bertram | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 [3] | ||||||
| 1973 | Ilie Năstase | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 [3] | ||||||
| 1974 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1975 |  Colin Dowdeswell | Ferdi Taygan | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 [3] | ||||||
Doubles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Colin Dibley Thomaz Koch | Colin Dowdeswell John Feaver | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
See also
References
Sources
Further reading
- Bud Collins, History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book, New Chapter Press, USA, 2nd Edition, 2010. ISBN 0942257707. Accessed 10/11/2017.