Genoa International
Tennis tournament
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The Genoa International[1] or Internazionale di Genova at times also known as the Genoa Championships or Campionati di Genova was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1959. It was played at the Tennis Club Genova, Genoa, Liguria, Italy.[2] The tournament ran until 1968.[3]
History
In April 1928 Tennis Club Genova in Genoa, established an open international tennis tournament for men and women.[4] The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in Liguria, Italy. The event was part of the Italian Riviera circuit of tennis tournaments. During the 1930s the tournament was branded as the Genoa Championships or Campionati di Genova. The 1940 edition was held in conjunction with the Coppa Federazione Fascista. The tournament was staged till 1968.[5]
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll) included:[6]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Uberto De Morpurgo | Emanuele Sertorio | 6–2, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1930 |  Pat Hughes | Roberto Bocciardo | 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1931 |  Hyotaro Sato | Augusto Rado | 6–3, 3–6, 3-,6 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Augusto Rado |  Georges Mitaranga | 6–0, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1933 |  Jack O'Shea | Leonardo Bonzi | ? |
| 1934 | Giovanni Palmieri |  Wilmer Hines[7] | 4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Giovanni Palmieri (2) | Augusto Rado | 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Gianni Cucelli |  Vojtech Vodicka | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1940 |  József Asbóth |  Franjo Punčec | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1942 | Francesco Romanoni | Marcello Del Bello | final suspended |
| 1945 | Marcello del Bello | Rolando Del Bello | 6–2, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1954 |  Enrique Morea | Fausto Gardini | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1955[8] | Fausto Gardini | Art Larsen | 6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1956 |  Luis Alberto Ayala |  Jaroslav Drobný | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[9] |
| 1968 |  Ion Țiriac | Pietro Marzano | 8–6, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Mino Balbi Di Robecco Giacomo Bocciardo | Uberto De Morpurgo Mr. Abbiati | 6–2 6–3 2–6 5–7 7–5 |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Ada Prada | default |
| 1933 |  Edith Sander | Dorothy Burke | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1939 |  Klara Beutter-Hammer | Wally San Donnino | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1940 | Hella Kovac | Anneliese Ullstein | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1954 | Totta Zehden | Nicla Migliori | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1956[10] | Althea Gibson |  Thelma Long | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Lea Pericoli |  Ingrid Loeys | 8–6, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Gianni Cucell Klara Beutter-Hammer | Augusto Rado Giuliana Grioni | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1940 | Gino Vido Vittoria Tonolli | József Asbóth Klára Somogyi | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1954 | Orlando Sirola Elaine Watson | Fausto Gardini Pat Ward | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1956 | Orlando Sirola (2) Althea Gibson | Luis Ayala Thelma Long | 6–4, 1–2, ret. |