Israel Spring International Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Israel Spring International Championships [1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1956.[2]
| Israel Spring International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1956–1972) |
| Founded | 1956 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Location | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Venue | Maccabi Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
Also known as the Tel Aviv Spring Meeting the tournament was played at the Maccabi Tennis Club, Tel Aviv, Israel, usually in April, until 1978.[2]
The Israel Autumn International Championships was another event held in Israel during the same era, typically in October.
Eleazar Davidman won most men's singles tites (3).
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1956 |  Vladimir Petrović |  Arie Avidan-Weiss | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1.[2] |
| 1957 | Arie Avidan-Weiss | Eleazar Davidman | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4.[2] |
| 1958 | Arie Avidan-Weiss (2) | Eleazar Davidman | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1.[2] |
| 1959 | Eleazar Davidman | Gabriel Dubitzky | 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4.[2] |
| 1960 | Eleazar Davidman (2) | Arie Avidan-Weiss | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2] |
| 1961 |  Donald Dell | Myron Franks | 13–11, 6–4, 6–3.[2] |
| 1962 |  Alan Lane | Eleazar Davidman | 6–1, 6–1, 9–7.[2] |
| 1963 | Eleazar Davidman (3) | Gabriel Dubitzky | 6–4, 6–4, 7–5.[2] |
| 1964 | Alan Lane (2) | Eleazar Davidman | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[2] |
| 1965 | Allen E. Fox | Donald Dell | 6–4, 8–6, 7–5.[2] |
| 1966 |  Günther Bosch | Constantin Popovici | 6–1, 6–4.[2] |
| 1967 |  Ron McKenzie |  Jackie Saul | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–2.[2] |
| 1968 | Ian Fletcher | Eleazar Davidman | 6–4, 8–6, 6–4.[2] |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1969[3] | Bill Tym | Eleazar Davidman | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2] |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1970 |  Uwe Gottschalk[4] | Julian Krinsky | 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–1.[2] |
| 1972[5] | Ian Fletcher (2) | Petre Mărmureanu | 6–4, 6–4.[2] |
| 1973 | Ionel Sânteiu | Paul Kronk | 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3.[2] |
| 1974 | Bob Rheinberger | Lee Tomlinson[6] | 6–3, 6–7, 6–2.[2] |
| 1976[7] |  Colin Dowdeswell |  Réjean Genois | 6–2, 6–0.[2] |
| 1978 | Ulrich Marten | Shlomo Glickstein | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.[2] |
Women's singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1956 | Bracha Singer Jeremitsky |  Colette Holvoet | 6–4, 8–6 |
| 1957 | Colette Holvoet | Rita Fichman | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1958 | Colette Holvoet (2) | Palma Winkler | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1959 | Edna Deutsch | Palma Winkler | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1960 | Edna Porat | Leora Zuravsky | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1961 | Tova Epstein[8] | Leora Zuravsky | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Tova Epstein (2) | Leora Zuravsky | 5–7, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1964 | Tova Epstein (3) | Magda Werzberger | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1965 | Tova Epstein (4) | Mara Cohen Mintz[9] | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1967 | Annette Van Zyl | Laura Rossouw | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Laura Rossouw | Nadine Netter | 6–2, 6–0 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1969 | Alice Tym | Tova Epstein | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1970[10] | Judith Dibar | Helen Amos | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1971 | Kora Schediwy |  Alena Palmeová | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1972[11] | Vicki Lancaster-Kerr | Mandy Morgan | 7–5, 6–3 |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1973 | Paulina Peisachov | Kora Schediwy | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1974 | Judy Chaloner | Norma Eastburn | 6–2, 6–1 |