The Alassio International[1] or Internazionale di Alassio was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Alassio, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) until 1940, and was part of the Italian Riviera circuit of tennis tournaments.

Alassio International
Internazionale di Alassio
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Abolished1940; 84 years ago (1940)
LocationAlassio, Liguria, Northern Italy
VenueHanbury Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History

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In 1923 Daniel Hanbury founded the "Hanbury Tennis Club" with a historic Club House, opened by the great tennis player Henry Lacoste. The Alassio International tennis tournament[2] was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Savona, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged until 1940.[3]

This tournament held two versions of the event the most important being the spring edition usually held in April, and a second but brief Alassio International Summer Tournament held a few times in the early 1930s. The tournament was staged until 1940 when it ended due to World War II.

Former winners of the men's singles included; Placido Gaslini (1925), Jacques Brugnon (1929), Pat Hughes (1930), Béla von Kehrling (1932), Giovanni Palmieri (1933–1936), Vojtěch Vodička (1937) and Francesco Romanoni (1940). The women's single was previously won by Dorothy Holman (1925), Lucia Valerio (1928, 1930), Dorothy Andrus (1932), Cilly Aussem (1934) and Gracyn Wheeler (1939).

Venue

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The Alassio International was held at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) by Daniel Hanbury. It encompasses twelve thousand square meters of greenery surrounding the 7 tennis courts, the elegant colonial-style club house.[4]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925   Placido Gaslini   Roberto Bocciardo 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1926   W. Cumming   Daniel Hanbury 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1927   J. Davidson   Mr. Jonides 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1928 *   Mr. du Peloux   Mario Sertorio 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1928 **   Placido Gaslini (2)   Roberto Bocciardo 6–1 , 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1929   Jacques Brugnon   Pat Hughes 6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1930   Pat Hughes   Hira-Lal Soni 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1931   Roberto Bocciardo   George William Grounsell 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1
1932   Bela Von Kehrling   George Lyttleton Rogers 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1933 *   Jimmy Jones   Ferruccio Quintavalle 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1933 **   Giovanni Palmieri   Giuseppe Bacigalupo 6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1934 *   Giovanni Palmieri (2)   Emanuele Sertorio 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1934 **   Placido Gaslini (3)   Roberto Bocciardo 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1935   Giovanni Palmieri (3)   Augusto Rado 4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–0
1936   Giovanni Palmieri (4)   Kay Lund 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1937   Vojtěch Vodička   E. Ambros 6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1938   Emil Gabori   Boris Maneff 6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 6–1
1939   Gianni Cucelli   Franjo Punčec 8–6, 7–5, 6–4
1940   Francesco Romanoni   Josip Palada 6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

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(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925   Dorothy Holman   Coela Pryce-Harrison 6–3, 6–4
1927   Ida Quintavalle   Carla Isotta 9–7, 6–3
1928   Lucia Valerio   Claire Beckingham 6–1, 6–3
1929   N. Hunt   S. de la Prynne 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1930 *   Lucia Valerio (2)   Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–1, 6–2
1930 **   J. Ionides   Miss Bettramine 0–6, 7–5, 9–7
1932   Dorothy Andrus Burke   Ilse Weihermann Friedleben 6–0, 9–7
1933   Elizabeth Ryan   Ucci Manzutto 6–2, 6–0
1934   Cilly Aussem   Elizabeth Ryan 6–3, 6–4
1935   Edith Belliard   Cilly Aussem 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1936   Minni Hein Muller   Trude Wolf 6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1938   Minni Hein Muller (2)   Klara Hammer Beutter 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1939   Gracyn Wheeler   Klara Somogyi 6–3, 6–2
1940   Hella Kovac   Alice Florian 6–2, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis Wins Abroad: Miss Mary Whitmarsh and Miss Edwards won the women's doubles the international tournament at Alassio (Italy). Miss Whitmarsh. partnered by B Maneff. the Swiss No. 1 player, has reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles. —Reuter". Daily Herald. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 April 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ Daily Herald. (Saturday 02 April 1938) page. 16.
  3. ^ Tennis Archives
  4. ^ "Tennis Club Hanbury – Alassio" (in Italian). Hanbury Tennis Club. Retrieved 19 February 2023.