Czechoslovakian International Championships

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TourILTF Circuit (1920-1968)
Founded1920; 106 years ago (1920)
Abolished1985; 41 years ago (1985)
LocationPrague (1920–1964, 1966, 1968)
Bratislava (1965, 1967, 1969–1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985)
Ostrava (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982)
Přerov (1984)
Czechoslovakian International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1920-1968)
Founded1920; 106 years ago (1920)
Abolished1985; 41 years ago (1985)
LocationPrague (1920–1964, 1966, 1968)
Bratislava (1965, 1967, 1969–1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985)
Ostrava (1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982)
Přerov (1984)
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singlesCzechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř

The Czechoslovakian International Championships was a tennis tournament held between 1920 and 1985.

The tournament began soon after Czechoslovakia began as a country (there were tournaments before that such as the Bohemian Crown Lands Championships). The tournament had many winners from overseas, including winners of Grand Slam singles titles Henri Cochet,[1] Fred Perry,[1] Don Budge,[1] József Asbóth,[1] Nicola Pietrangeli,[1] and Tony Roche.[1] Also, Czechoslovak players that won Grand Slam singles titles Jaroslav Drobný,[1] Jan Kodeš[1] and Ivan Lendl[1] also won the title.

The tournament was held on clay courts and was typically held in June or July, but sometimes as early as April or as late as September.

From 1939 to May 1945 Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. Bohemia and Moravia became a Protectorate overseen by Nazi Germany. The Czechoslovakian International Championships resumed in July 1945.

When the Grand Prix circuit began in the 1970s, the tournament was not part of it. The tournament was held exclusively in Prague until the mid-1960s and then was held in other cities such as Bratislava and Ostrava (and one year in Přerov). A Czech Grand Prix tournament, the Prague Grand Prix, was held from 1987 to 1989. When the ATP Tour began, they had the Czechoslovak Open, which became the Czech Open, which was held throughout the 1990s.

Past finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1920Czechoslovakia S. Zemla [1]Czechoslovakia
1921Czechoslovakia S. Zemla [1]Czechoslovakia
1922Czechoslovakia Karel Ardelt[1]Czechoslovakia
1923Czechoslovakia S. Zemla [1]Czechoslovakia
1924Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann[1]Czechoslovakia Pavel Macenauer6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 7–5
1925Czechoslovakia Jan Koželuh[1]Czechoslovakia František Soyka6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1926Czechoslovakia Jan Koželuh[1]Czechoslovakia Friedrich Rohrer6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1927Czechoslovakia Jan Koželuh[1]Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel6–1, 4–1 rtd.
1928Czechoslovakia Jan Koželuh[1]Czechoslovakia Franz Matejka7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1929France Henri Cochet[1]France Christian Boussus2–6, 6–8, 6–2, 7–5, 8–6
1930Czechoslovakia Josef Maleček[1]Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Šefer4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1931Japan Hyotaro Sato[1]Japan Minoru Kawachi5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1932[2]Italy Uberto De Morpurgo[1]Czechoslovakia Pavel Macenauer6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1933Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel[1]Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hecht6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1934Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel[1]Nazi Germany Gottfried von Cramm3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1935Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel[1]Italy Giovanni Palmieri6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1936[3]United Kingdom Fred Perry[1]Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hecht6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1937Czechoslovakia Roderich Menzel[1]Italy Giovanni Palmieri6–1, 6–0, 6–3
1938[4]United States Don Budge[1]Czechoslovakia Ladislav Hecht6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1939-44[a]No competition[1]
1945Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný[1]Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Vodička6–1, 6–1, 6–2
1946Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný[1]France Marcel Bernard8–6, 11–9, 6–3
1947[5]Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný[1]United States Tom Brown6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1948Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný[1]Hungary András Ádám-Stolpa6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1949Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný[1]Poland Władysław Skonecki
1950Hungary József Asbóth[1]Poland Władysław Skonecki9–7, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 9–7
1951-54No competition [1]
1955[6] Czechoslovakia Jiří JavorskýHungary András Ádám-Stolpa6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1956[7]Australia Don Candy[1]France Pierre Darmon6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1957[8]Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský[1]Czechoslovakia Richard Schonborn6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1958[9]Italy Nicola Pietrangeli[1]Mexico Mario Llamas1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1959[10]Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský[1]Australia Don Candy6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–4
1960[11]Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský[1]West Germany Peter Scholl6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1961[12]Hungary István Gulyás[1]Czechoslovakia Karol Safarik2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1962Poland Władysław Skonecki[1]Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1963Australia Ken Fletcher[1]Australia John Fraser6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1964Czechoslovakia Jiří Javorský[1]Czechoslovakia Štěpán Koudelka7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1965France Patricio RodriguezHungary István Gulyás6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1966Australia Tony Roche[1]Australia Bill Bowrey7–9, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1967Czechoslovakia Jan KodešRomania Ion Tiriac1–6, 13–11, 6–1, 6–2
1968Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček[1]Czechoslovakia František Pála6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 7–5
1969Hungary István Gulyás[1]West Germany Christian Kuhnke6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1970Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš[1]Czechoslovakia Milan Holeček3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
1971Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš[1]Hungary Szabolcz Baranyi4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1972No competition
1973Czechoslovakia František Pála[1]Hungary János Benyik8–6, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1974Czechoslovakia Vladimír ZedníkCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš3–6, 7–5, 6–4 rtd.
1975Czechoslovakia František PálaCzechoslovakia Jiri Hrebec2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1976Czechoslovakia Tomáš ŠmídCzechoslovakia Pavel Huťka6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1977Czechoslovakia Jiří HřebecCzechoslovakia František Pála1–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1978Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlCzechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3
1979Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlCzechoslovakia Pavel Složil6–2, 7–6, 6–3
1980Czechoslovakia Ivan LendlCzechoslovakia Stanislav Birner6–3, 6–2, 7–6
1981Czechoslovakia Tomáš ŠmídCzechoslovakia Pavel Složil6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1982Czechoslovakia Pavel SložilCzechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1983Czechoslovakia Miloslav MečířCzechoslovakia Libor Pimek6–1, 4–6, 1–6, 7–6, 7–5
1984Czechoslovakia Miloslav MečířCzechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd1–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1985Czechoslovakia Miloslav MečířCzechoslovakia Libor Pimek7–6, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

Year Champion
1920Czechoslovakia M. Lindová[1]
1921Czechoslovakia E. Völker[1]
1922Germany Nelly Neppach[1]
1923No competition[1]
1924Czechoslovakia H. Šindelárová[1]
1925Czechoslovakia H. Šindelárová[1]
1926Czechoslovakia A. Varady[1]
1927Czechoslovakia K. Rezničková[1]
1928Czechoslovakia Greta Deutschová[1]
1929Czechoslovakia M. Kozeluhova[1]
1930Czechoslovakia Greta Deutschová[1]
1931Germany Hilde Krahwinkel[1]
1932Czechoslovakia V. Hammerová[1]
1933Czechoslovakia Greta Deutschová[1]
1934United States Elizabeth Ryan[1]
1935South Africa Bobbie Heine Miller[1]
1936Nazi Germany Margrethe Käppel[1]
1937Nazi Germany Margrethe Käppel[1]
1938South Africa Bobbie Heine Miller[1]
1939-44No competition [1]
1945Czechoslovakia Helena Straubeová[1]
1946Romania Magda Rurac[1]
1947Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy[1]
1948Czechoslovakia M. Erdödy[1]
1949Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska[1]
1950Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy[1]
1951-54No competition [1]
1955Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy[6]
1956Germany Erika Vollmer[1]
1957Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová[1]
1958Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová[1]
1959Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová[1]
1960Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová[1]
1961Australia Jan Lehane[1]
1962Soviet Union Anna Dmitrieva[1]
1963Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová Suková[1]
1964Czechoslovakia Vera Puzejová Suková[1]
1965Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková
1966Australia Kerry Melville[1]
1967Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková
1968Australia Helen Gourlay[1]
1969Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková[1]
1970Czechoslovakia Vlasta Vopičková[1]
1971Czechoslovakia Marie Neumannová[1]
1972No competition[1]
1973Australia Evonne Goolagong[1]
1974Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
1975Czechoslovakia Regina Maršiková
1976Czechoslovakia Renáta Tomanová
1977Czechoslovakia Regina Maršiková
1978Czechoslovakia Regina Maršiková
1979Czechoslovakia
1980Czechoslovakia
1981Czechoslovakia
1982Czechoslovakia
1983Czechoslovakia
1984Czechoslovakia
1985Czechoslovakia

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