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Brumana International

The Brumana International[1] was a men's and women's international clay court tournament was founded in 1927. It was played at Brumana Country Club, Broumana, Lebanon until 1970 when it was discontinued.[2]

Brumana International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1927–69) men
(1927–72) women
ILTF Independent Circuit
(1970–75) men
(1973–75) women
ATP Challenger Tour
(1993–95) men
Founded1927; 97 years ago (1927)
Abolished1995; 29 years ago (1995)
LocationBroumana, Lebanon
VenueBroumana Country Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History edit

The tournament was first established in 1927 when it was held at the Friends' Syrian Mission, Broumana, Lebanon. The tournament was not staged continually due the political situation on the country and with the advent of the World War II.[2] Following the second world war the tournament was given a permanent home at the Broumana Country Club sports complex in 1952.[3] The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1975 when it was discontinued due to the Lebanon Civil War.[2] It would be 18 years before the tournament resumed again in 1993,[3] as the ATP Beirut Challenger event, which continued until 1995 when it was also abolished.[2][3]

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1931   Ernest Farah   Victor Erskine Lindop[4] 2–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3.[2]
1952   Gil de Kermadec   Nazmi Bari 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1953   Felicisimo Ampon   Raymundo Deyro 6–4, 7–5, 6–3.[2]
1954   Armando Vieira   Jorgen Ulrich 6–2, 6–1, 6–1.[2]
1955   Jaroslav Drobný   Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5.[2]
1956   Budge Patty   Jaroslav Drobný 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1957   Roger Becker   Mervyn Rose 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1958 Event not held
1959   Jan-Erik Lundqvist   Bob Howe 7–5, 6–1, 6–4.[2]
1960   Luis Ayala   Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 8–6.[2]
1961   Manuel Santana   Fred Stolle 6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1962[5]   Roy Emerson   Neale Fraser 6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3.[2]
1963   Roy Emerson (2)   Gordon Forbes 6–2, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1964   Ronald Barnes   Ken Fletcher 6–4, 10–8, 6–3.[2]
1965   Christian Kuhnke   José Luis Arilla 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1966   Jorgen Ulrich   Patricio Rodríguez 6–4, 1–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3.[2]
1967   Dick Crealy   Miguel Olvera 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1968   José Edison Mandarino   Patricio Rodríguez 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Bob Hewitt   José Edison Mandarino 7–5, 7–5, 6–2.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970   Istvan Gulyas   John Alexander 6–3, 14–12, 6–8, 7–5.[2]
1971   Gerald Battrick   Bob Hewitt 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1.[2]
1972   Wilhelm Bungert   Byron Bertram 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[2]
1973   Jan Kodeš   Juan Gisbert Sr. 6–3, 10–8, 5–7, 6–1.[2]
1974   Jiří Hřebec   Vladimir Zednik 6–4, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1975   Niki Pilic   Ismail El Shafei 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4.[2]
↓  ATP Challenger Tour  ↓
1993   Thierry Champion   Christian Miniussi 6–4, 7–6.[2]
1994   Ronald Agénor   Henri Leconte 6–1, 6–4.[2]
1995   Karim Alami   Andrei Cherkasov 6–4, 6–2.[2]

Women's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1952   Bahtiye Musluoğlu   Vera Mattar 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1953   Jacqueline Kermina   Elizabeth Fischer Broz 6–4, 6–0.[3]
1954   Erika Vollmer   Ginette Bucaille 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.[3]
1955   Maud Galtier   Daphne Seeney 6–3, 7–5.[3]
1956   Edda Buding   Daphne Seeney 6–1, 8–6.[3]
1957   Yola Ramírez   Margaret Hellyer 6–2, 7–5.[3]
1958 Event not held
1959   Lea Pericoli   Renate Ostermann 6–3, 6–2.[3]
1960   Sandra Reynolds   Renée Schuurman 3–6, 6–4, 9–7.[3]
1961   Carmen Coronado   Pia Balling 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1962   Jean Forbes   Helga Schultze 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1963   Annette Van Zyl   Margaret Hunt 6–1, 6–0.[3]
1964   Judy Tegart   Deidre Catt 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.[3]
1965   Francoise Durr   Annette Van Zyl 6–4, 6–1.[3]
1966   Pat Walkden   Glenda Swan 6–1, 6–1.[3]
1967   Gail Sherriff   Vlasta Vopičková 6–1, 1–6, 6–2.[3]
1968   Gail Sherriff (2)   Lesley Turner Bowrey 6–2, 9–7.[3]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Pat Walkden (2)   Fay Toyne-Moore 6–3, 3–6, 6–1.[3]
1970   Winnie Shaw   Ann Haydon Jones 1–6, 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1971   Fiorella Bonicelli   Daphne Pattison 11–9, 6–2.[3]
1972   Sonja Pachta   Julie Anthony 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[3]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1973   Raquel Giscafré   Alena Palmeová-West 6–4, 9–7.[3]
1974   Christine Matison   Raquel Giscafré 6–2, 2–6, 6–1.[3]
1975   Heidi Eisterlehner   Christine Matison 6–3, 6–3.[3]

Other tournaments edit

During its run the Brumana International was usually held mid to late summer, early autumn.[3] Another international tournament the Lebanon International Championships also known as the Beirut International,[3] also called the Beirut Spring Tournament was held in mid spring usually April, that event was held at the American University of Beirut.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Emerson Downs Neale Fraser". The Age. Melbourne, Australia: newspapers.com. 22 Aug 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Tournaments:Brumana International". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). "RESULTS BRUMMANA". lebanon-tennis-history.com. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  4. ^ "V.S Erskine Lindop (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles" (PDF). Wimbledon. London, England: AELTC. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  5. ^ The Age

Sources edit

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