Czechoslovakian International Championships

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

History 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, Fred Perry, Don Budge, József Asbóth, Nicola Pietrangeli, and Tony Roche. Also, Czechoslovak players that won Grand Slam singles titles Jaroslav Drobný, Jan Kodeš and Ivan Lendl 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 YearChampionRunner-upScore1920 S. Zemla 1921 S. Zemla 1922 Karel Ardelt 1923 S. Zemla 1924 Charles Aeschlimann Pavel Macenauer 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 7–51925 Jan Koželuh František Soyka 6–1, 6–1, 6–21926 Jan Koželuh Friedrich Rohrer6–1, 6–2, 6–31927 Jan Koželuh Roderich Menzel6–1, 4–1 rtd.1928 Jan Koželuh Franz Matejka7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–41929 Henri Cochet Christian Boussus2–6, 6–8, 6–2, 7–5, 8–61930 Josef Maleček Franjo Šefer4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–11931 Hyotaro Sato Minoru Kawachi5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–11932 Uberto De Morpurgo Pavel Macenauer 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 6–31933 Roderich Menzel Ladislav Hecht6–3, 6–2, 6–11934 Roderich Menzel Gottfried von Cramm3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–21935 Roderich Menzel Giovanni Palmieri6–2, 6–1, 6–11936 Fred Perry Ladislav Hecht6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–11937 Roderich Menzel Giovanni Palmieri6–1, 6–0, 6–31938 Don Budge Ladislav Hecht6–1, 6–4, 6–41939-44 No competition 1945 Jaroslav Drobný Vojtěch Vodička6–1, 6–1, 6–21946 Jaroslav Drobný Marcel Bernard8–6, 11–9, 6–31947 Jaroslav Drobný Tom Brown6–2, 6–2, 6–11948 Jaroslav Drobný András Ádám-Stolpa6–4, 6–1, 6–31949 Jaroslav Drobný Władysław Skonecki1950 József Asbóth Władysław Skonecki9–7, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 9–71951-54 No competition 1955 Jiří Javorský András Ádám-Stolpa6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–21956 Don Candy Pierre Darmon6–3, 6–1, 6–11957 Jiří Javorský Richard Schonborn6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–31958 Nicola Pietrangeli Mario Llamas 1–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–01959 Jiří Javorský Don Candy6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–41960 Jiří Javorský Peter Scholl6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–11961 István Gulyás Karol Safarik2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–21962 Władysław Skonecki Jiří Javorský6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–11963 Ken Fletcher John Fraser6–3, 6–2, 7–51964 Jiří Javorský Štěpán Koudelka7–5, 6–2, 6–21965 Patricio Rodriguez István Gulyás6–3, 6–3, 6–41966 Tony Roche Bill Bowrey7–9, 6–3, 6–1, 6–31967 Jan Kodeš Ion Tiriac1–6, 13–11, 6–1, 6–21968 Milan Holeček František Pála 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 7–51969 István Gulyás Christian Kuhnke6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 6–41970 Jan Kodeš Milan Holeček3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–51971 Jan Kodeš Szabolcz Baranyi4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–31972 No competition 1973 František Pála János Benyik8–6, 5–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–11974 Vladimír Zedník Jan Kodeš 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 rtd.1975 František Pála Jiri Hrebec 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–01976 Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Huťka6–4, 4–6, 6–41977 Jiří Hřebec František Pála1–6, 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–11978 Ivan Lendl Vladimír Zedník6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–31979 Ivan Lendl Pavel Složil6–2, 7–6, 6–31980 Ivan Lendl Stanislav Birner6–3, 6–2, 7–61981 Tomáš Šmíd Pavel Složil6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 7–51982 Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–31983 Miloslav Mečíř Libor Pimek6–1, 4–6, 1–6, 7–6, 7–51984 Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd1–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–41985 Miloslav Mečíř Libor Pimek7–6, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles YearChampion1920 M. Lindová 1921 E. Völker 1922 Nelly Neppach 1923 No competition 1924 H. Šindelárová 1925 H. Šindelárová 1926 A. Varady 1927 K. Rezničková 1928 Greta Deutschová 1929 M. Kozeluhova 1930 Greta Deutschová 1931 Hilde Krahwinkel 1932 V. Hammerová 1933 Greta Deutschová 1934 Elizabeth Ryan 1935 Bobbie Heine Miller 1936 Margrethe Käppel 1937 Margrethe Käppel 1938 Bobbie Heine Miller 1939-44 No competition 1945 Helena Straubeová 1946 Magda Rurac 1947 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1948 M. Erdödy 1949 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 1950 Zsuzsa Körmöczy 1951-54 No competition 1955 Zsuzsa Körmöczy1956 Erika Vollmer 1957 Vera Puzejová 1958 Vera Puzejová 1959 Vera Puzejová 1960 Vera Puzejová 1961 Jan Lehane 1962 Anna Dmitrieva 1963 Vera Puzejová Suková 1964 Vera Puzejová Suková 1965 Vlasta Vopičková1966 Kerry Melville 1967 Vlasta Vopičková1968 Helen Gourlay 1969 Vlasta Vopičková 1970 Vlasta Vopičková 1971 Marie Neumannová 1972 No competition 1973 Evonne Goolagong 1974 Renáta Tomanová1975 Regina Maršiková1976 Renáta Tomanová1977 Regina Maršiková1978 Regina Maršiková1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985

See also :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

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