Lebanon International Championships

The Lebanon International Championships^[1] also known as the Beirut International or the Beirut Spring Tournament^[2] was a men's and women's international clay court tournament was founded in 1954. It was played at American University of Beirut Alumni Tennis Club, Beirut, Lebanon until 1971 when it was discontinued.^[3]

History

The tournament was first established in 1954 when it was held at the American University of Beirut Alumni Tennis Club, Beirut, Lebanon.^[2] The tournament was not staged continually with only seven editions held.^[3] The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1971 when it was discontinued.^[3]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1954	Giuseppe Merlo	Lennart Bergelin	RR event standings.[3]
1956	Lew Hoad	Bob Perry	6–3, 6–4, 6–2.[3]
1957	Philippe Washer	Warren Woodcock	1–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–2.[3]
1958	Myron Franks	Fred Stolle	7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5.[3]
1962	Bob Hewitt	Ken Fletcher	7–9, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.[3]
1968	José Edison Mandarino	Patricio Rodríguez	5–7, 6–4, 6–3.[3]
↓  Open era  ↓
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970	Nicola Pietrangeli	Barry Phillips-Moore	6–1, 6–0.[3]
1971	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	John Bartlett	7–5, 7–5, 6–1.[3]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1954	Totta Zehden	Vera Mattar	6–2, 6–3.[2]
1956	Angela Mortimer	Jenny Hoad	6–2, 6–3.[2]
1957	Suzy Kormoczy	Edda Buding	4–6, 6–2, 6–2.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	Andrée Martin	Jane O'Hara	4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[2]
1971	Fiorella Bonicelli	Ada Bakker	7–5, 6–4.[2]

Other tournaments

During its run the Beirut International was usually held in mid spring usually April.^[2] Another international tournament the Brumana International was held in mid to late summer usually end of July to August, that event was held at the Broumana Country Club.^[2]

References

Sources

• Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). Lebanon International Tennis Past. https://lebanon-tennis-history.com/. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis.