Polish International Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Polish International Championships[1] was a men's and women's clay court international tennis tournament founded in 1931.[2] It first was played at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland and staged annually at various locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.
History
The tournament was founded in 1931 and was played on outdoor clay courts at the Legia Courts, Warsaw, Poland where it remained until 1935.[2] The inaugural winners of the men's and women's singles event were France's Benny Berthet and Polands Jadwiga Jędrzejowska.[3] In 1936 the event was moved to the BKS Courts in Bydgoszcz.[2] It continued to be held in different locations until 1985 when it was discontinued.[2]
Previous winners of the men's singles have included Pat Hughes,[4] Józef Hebda,[4] Ignacy Tłoczyński,[4] Władysław Skonecki,[4] Jiri Javorsky,[4] Jan-Erik Lundqvist,[4] Gérard Pilet,[4] Istvan Gulyas,[4] Ion Țiriac,[4] Alex Metreveli[4] and Thomas Emmrich.[4] Former winners of the women's singles included Odile de Roubin.[5]
Finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 |  Benny Berthet[4] |  Ignacy Tłoczyński | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 9-11, 9-7 |
| 1932 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1933 |  Ladislav Hecht[4] |  Franz Matejka | |
| 1934 | Ignacy Tłoczyński[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-2, 7-9, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1935 |  Pat Hughes[4] | Kazimierz Tarlowski | 9-7, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1936 | Kazimierz Tarlowski[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-1, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1937 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-3, 6-2 rtd. |
| 1939 | Józef Hebda[4] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6-2, 1-6, 9-7, 6-3 |
| 1940-45 | No competition [4] | ||
| 1946 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Józef Hebda | 6-4, 1-6, 7-9, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1947 |  Ottó Szigeti[4] | Jan Smolinsky | 6-4, 1-6, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1948 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Vladimír Zábrodský | 6-3, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1949 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | Jan Krajcik | 6-0, 8-6, 7-5 |
| 1950 | Władysław Skonecki[4] | József Asbóth | 6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-0 |
| 1952 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Jan Krajcik | 5-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1954 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Antal Jancsó | 7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1955 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Istvan Gulyas | 6-4, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 1956 | Andrzej Licis[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 6-0, 6-1, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1957 | Andrzej Licis[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 7-5, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1958 |  Jan-Erik Lundqvist[4] | Jiří Javorský | 6-3, 7-5, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 1959 | Gérard Pilet[4] |  Sergei Andreev | 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Jiří Javorský[4] | Władysław Skonecki | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1961 | István Gulyás[4] | Jiří Javorský | 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1962 | István Gulyás[4] |  Keith Diepraam | 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1963 |  Ion Țiriac[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 6-3, 9-7, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1964 | István Gulyás[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 4-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1965 | István Gulyás[4] |  Allen Fox | 3-6, 10-8, 3-6, 10-8, 6-3 |
| 1966 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Péter Szőke | 6-0, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1967 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Mieczyslaw Rybarczyk | 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1968 | Wiesław Gąsiorek[4] | Sergei Likhachev | |
| 1969 | Toomas Leius[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 6-0, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1970 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Khendrick Sepp | 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1971 | Alex Metreveli[4] | Toomas Leius | 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1972 | Jan Pisecky[4] | Wiesław Gąsiorek | 2-6, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2, 11-9 |
| 1973 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Vyacheslav Egorov | 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1974 | Géza Varga[4] | Tadeusz Nowicki | 10-8, 6-4 |
| 1975 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | János Benyik | 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Pavel Sevcik[4] | Pavel Složil | w/o |
| 1977 | Tadeusz Nowicki[4] | Henryk Drzymalski | 6-4, 7-5, 3-0 rtd. |
| 1978 |  Thomas Emmrich[4] | Vadim Borisov | 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1979 | Vadim Borisov[4] | Tadeusz Nowocki | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1980 | Henryk Drzymalski[4] | Ilia Gruzman | 6-0, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1981 | Henryk Drzymalski[4] | Frantisek Polyak | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1982 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Henryk Drzymalski | 6-4, 5-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-0 |
| 1983 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Waldemar Rogowski | 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 |
| 1984 | Alexander Zverev Sr.[4] | Vadim Borisov | 6-2, 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1985 | Thomas Emmrich[4] | Lech Bienkowski | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |