The Genoa International[1] or Internazionale di Genova at times also known as the Genoa Championships or Campionati di Genova was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1959. It was played at the Tennis Club Genova, Genoa, Liguria, Italy.[2] The tournament ran until 1968.[3]
| Genoa International Internazionale di Genova | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Abolished | 1968 |
| Location | Genoa, Liguria, Italy. |
| Surface | Clay |
History edit
In April 1928 Tennis Club Genova in Genoa, established an open international tennis tournament for men and women.[4] The tournament was played on outdoor clay courts in Liguria, Italy. The event was part of the Italian Riviera circuit of tennis tournaments. During the 1930s the tournament was branded as the Genoa Championships or Campionati di Genova. The 1940 edition was held in conjunction with the Coppa Federazione Fascista. The tournament was staged till 1968.[5]
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
(incomplete roll) included:[6]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 |  Uberto De Morpurgo |
Emanuele Sertorio |
6–2, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1930 |  Pat Hughes |
Roberto Bocciardo |
6–3, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1931 |  Hyotaro Sato |
Augusto Rado |
6–3, 3–6, 3-,6 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Augusto Rado |
 Georges Mitaranga |
6–0, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1933 |  Jack O'Shea |
Leonardo Bonzi |
? |
| 1934 | Giovanni Palmieri |
 Wilmer Hines[7] |
4–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Giovanni Palmieri (2) |
Augusto Rado |
6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Gianni Cucelli |
 Vojtech Vodicka |
6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1940 |  József Asbóth |
 Franjo Punčec |
6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1942 | Francesco Romanoni |
Marcello Del Bello |
final suspended |
| 1945 | Marcello del Bello |
Rolando Del Bello |
6–2, 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1954 |  Enrique Morea |
Fausto Gardini |
6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1955[8] | Fausto Gardini |
Art Larsen |
6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1956 |  Luis Alberto Ayala |
 Jaroslav Drobný |
6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[9] |
| 1968 |  Ion Țiriac |
Pietro Marzano |
8–6, 6–2 |
Men's doubles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Mino Balbi Di Robecco Giacomo Bocciardo |
Uberto De Morpurgo Mr. Abbiati |
6–2 6–3 2–6 5–7 7–5 |
Women's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Phyllis Satterthwaite |
Ada Prada |
default |
| 1933 |  Edith Sander |
Dorothy Burke |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 1939 |  Klara Beutter-Hammer |
Wally San Donnino |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1940 | Hella Kovac |
Anneliese Ullstein |
3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1954 | Totta Zehden |
Nicla Migliori |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1956[10] | Althea Gibson |
 Thelma Long |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Lea Pericoli |
 Ingrid Loeys |
8–6, 6–2 |
Mixed doubles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | Gianni Cucell Klara Beutter-Hammer |
Augusto Rado Giuliana Grioni |
6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
| 1940 | Gino Vido Vittoria Tonolli |
József Asbóth Klára Somogyi |
6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1954 | Orlando Sirola Elaine Watson |
Fausto Gardini Pat Ward |
3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1956 | Orlando Sirola (2) Althea Gibson |
Luis Ayala Thelma Long |
6–4, 1–2, ret. |
References edit
- ^ "TENNIS DROBNY SHOCK:Defeat yesterday ended in tears yesterday as the outsider Luis Ayala Chile beat him 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 in the men's singles final of the Genoa International tennis tournament". Nottingham Guardian. Nottinghamshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 7. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Storia Tennis Club Genova 1893 – Centenary Tennis Clubs". tennisclubgenova.it. Genova, Italy: Tennis Club Genova. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Tennis Club Genova
- ^ Tennis Club Genova
- ^ Tennis Club Genova
- ^ "Tournament – Genoa". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Obituary for Wilmer Moore Mines - Newspapers.com". Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. 4 February 1960. p. 32. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Larsen Suspended After Report He Hit Ball Boy At Genoa Match". Pacific Stars And Stripes. Los Angeles, United States: Newspaper Archives. 26 April 1955. p. 24. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ Nottingham Guardian (April 1956)
- ^ "Sports in Brief". Lawton Constitution. Lawton, Oklahoma, United States: Newspaper Archives. 23 April 1956. p. 8. Retrieved 28 February 2023.