The Greek International Championships, sometimes known as the Eastern Mediterranean Championships, was a tennis tournament held between 1931 and 1971.

History

Th event began in the inter-war period. The event was the Greek International Championships, but sometimes called the Eastern Mediterranean Championships. It was held in Athens typically in early September. Winners of the event included Gottfried von Cramm (who won his first title in 1931 and his last in 1949), Jiro Sato, Giorgio de Stefani, Kho Sin-Kie, Kurt Nielsen, Sven Davidson and Ulf Schmidt. The event was held in the early open era, but was not part of the Grand Prix circuit, so it became defunct in the early 1970s, though there was an ATP event in Athens that began in 1986.

Finals

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1931West Germany Gottfried von CrammFrance Benny Berthet2-6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1932Japan Jiro SatoFrance Pierre Grandguillot6-2, 6–3, 8–6
1933France Roland JournuCzechoslovakia Jiri Krasny6-1, 6–4, 6–3
1934Italy Giorgio de StefaniSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–2
1935France Roland JournuFrance Antoine Gentien6-1, 6–8, 6–0, 8–6
1936Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo PunčecFrance Roland Journu7-5, 6–4, 6–1
1937China Kho Sin-KieItaly Giorgio de Stefani9-7, 3–6, 10–8, 7–5
1938Italy Giorgio de StefaniSwitzerland Max Ellmer6-0, 6–2, 6–3
1939Nazi Germany Gottfried von CrammUnited States Don McNeill7-5, 6–1, 6–2
1940-46No competition
1948Greece Lazaros StaliosUnited Kingdom Don Butler5-7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1949West Germany Gottfried von CrammAustralia Jack Harper6-3, 6–4, 6–4
1950United States Fred KovaleskiItaly Giovanni Cucelli8-6, 6–4, 9–7
1951Philippines Felicisimo AmponFrance Robert Abdesselam6-4, 7–5, 7–5
1952France Paul RémyPoland Władysław Skonecki1-6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1953France Paul RémyItaly Umberto Bergamo6-1, 6–1, 6–3
1954Denmark Kurt NielsenFrance Paul Rémy5-7, 8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1955Sweden Sven DavidsonAustralia Mervyn Rose6-2, 6–3, 6–3
1956Sweden Sven DavidsonUnited States Budge Pattyw/o
1957Denmark Kurt NielsenSweden Sven Davidson9-11, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1958Italy Orlando SirolaSweden Sven Davidson4-6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 8–6
1959Sweden Ulf SchmidtAustralia Bob Howe5 sets
1969Japan Koji WatanabeAustralia Geoff Masters6-3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1971Greece Nicky KalogeropoulosFrance Patrice Dominguez6-3, 7–5, 6–2

See also

  • Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments