The Düsseldorf Grand Prix or Großer Preis von Düsseldorf was a men's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1905 as a combined event men's and women's called the Düsseldorf International or Internationale Düsseldorf.[1] It remained a joint event until 1969 and was held at the Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub in Düsseldorf, Germany until 1977.[1]
| Düsseldorf Grand Prix | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1905 |
| Abolished | 1977 |
| Location | Düsseldorf, Germany |
| Venue | Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub |
| Category | German Circuit (1906-1913) ILTF Circuit (1914-1972) Grand Prix circuit (1970-1977) |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
History edit
In 1898 the Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub was founded.[2] In 1905 the club staged the first Internationale Düsseldorf tournament.[1] In 1929 the club moved to a new location where it remains today.[3] It was held annually in Düsseldorf, Germany until 1977.[1] The combined event was part of the Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund (f.1902) circuit from inception until 1913.[1] In 1914 it became part of the new ILTF Circuit until 1969.[1] In 1970 the men's event was re branded as the Dusseldorf Grand Prix and became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.[1] The women's event remained a part of the ILTF Circuit under the original name Dusseldorf International. In 1973 the women's event was branded as the WTA Düsseldorf Open and was part of the 1973 WTA Tour for one edition only, before it returned as an event on the ILTF Independent Tour. The women's event ended in 1974 and the men's tournament was discontinued in 1977.[1]
Finals edit
Singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Düsseldorf International | ||||
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ German Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1905 |  Julius Arnold Frese |
Karl Simon |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[1] | |
| 1911 |  Otto Blom |
Adolf Hammacher |
1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[1] | |
| ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1925 |  Otto Froitzheim |
Willi Hannemann |
6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1927 |  Jean Borotra |
Otto Froitzheim |
4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1929 | Jean Borotra |
Adolf Hammacher |
1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[1] | |
| 1930 |  Hyotaro Sato |
 Harry Hopman |
6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[1] | |
| 1937 |  Franjo Kukuljević |
 Josef Siba |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1939 |  Konrad Eppler |
Herbert Werner |
6–4, 6–2.[1] | |
| 1949 |  Earl Cochell |
 Heraldo Weiss |
6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1950 | Heraldo Weiss |
 Dilip Bose |
3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1] | |
| 1951 |  Torsten Johansson |
 Wladyslaw Skonecki |
9–7, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.[1] | |
| 1953 | Herb Flam |
 Jaroslav Drobný |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1] | |
| 1955 | Jaroslav Drobný |
Mervyn Rose |
6–2, 6–0, 6–3.[1] | |
| 1957[4] |  Luis Ayala |
Mal Anderson |
6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[1] | |
| 1961 | Ramanathan Krishnan |
Barry Phillips-Moore |
6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1962 |  Wilhelm Bungert |
Christian Kuhnke |
5–7, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[1] | |
| 1963 | Fred Stolle |
 José Edison Mandarino |
6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[1] | |
| 1967 | Wilhelm Bungert |
Ingo Buding |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1] | |
| 1968 |  István Gulyás |
Wilhelm Bungert |
6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.[1] | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Christian Kuhnke |
Wilhelm Bungert |
6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2.[1] | |
| Düsseldorf Grand Prix | ||||
| ↓ Grand Prix circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1970 | Wilhelm Bungert |
Christian Kuhnke |
6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[1] | |
| 1971 | Christian Kuhnke |
Toshiro Sakai |
6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[1] | |
| 1972 |  Ilie Năstase |
Jürgen Fassbender |
6–0, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1973 | Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
Jürgen Fassbender |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1974 |  Bernard Mignot |
Jiří Hřebec |
6–1, 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 | |
| 1975 | Jaime Fillol |
Jan Kodeš |
6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 | |
| 1976 | Björn Borg |
 Manuel Orantes |
6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 1977 | Wojciech Fibak |
 Raymond Moore |
6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | |
Doubles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Jiří Hřebec Jan Kodeš |
Kenichi Hirai Toshiro Sakai |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 1975 | François Jauffret Jan Kodeš |
Harald Elschenbroich Hans Kary |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 1976 | Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler |
Bob Carmichael Raymond Moore |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Jürgen Fassbender Karl Meiler |
Paul Kronk Cliff Letcher |
6–3, 6–3 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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 "Tournaments: Dusseldorf International – Dusseldorf Grand Prix". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "THE ROCHUS CLUB – SINCE 1898". www.rochusclub.de. Düsseldorf, Germany: Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
- ^ "TENNIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 23 Jul 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2023.