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Swiss International Championhips
Defunct tennis tournament
TourMens Amateur Tour (1877–1912)
Women Amateur Tour (1877–1912)
ILTF Mens Amateur Tour (1913–1967)
ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913–1967)
ITF Independent Tour (1968–1967)
Founded1897
Abolished1967
LocationVarious, Switzerland
VenueVarious
Surfaceoutdoor (clay)

The Swiss International Championships[1] also called the International Swiss Championships or Championship of Switzerland or simply Swiss Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established by the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association, and first played at Grasshopper Club, Zurich, Switzerland in 1897. The championships were then held annually and alternated between different venues until 1967. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships and were then staged permenantly at Gstaad. From 1977 the womens tournament was staged at Lausanne and was called the WTA Swiss Open, today that event is branded as the Ladies Open Lausanne.

History

The first early edition of the Championship of Swizerland,[2] was played at the Grasshopper Club, Zurich, Switzerland under the auspices of the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association, the winner of the mens event was presented with a cup valued at 500 francs.[3] In 1898 the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association staged the event at Château d’Oex. In 1899 an open women's singles event was added to the schedule, when the venue was still in Saint Moritz. In 1968 the tournament continued into the open branded as the Swiss Open Championships and held permenantly at Gstaad the mens event is still active today known as the Swiss Open. The womens event in 1968 was held at Lugano. In 1969 the womens then returned to Gstaad. In 1977 the womens tournament was rebranded as the WTA Swiss Open until 1981 when that event was moved to Lugano. The womens event today is known as the Ladies Open Lausanne held at Lausanne, Swizerland.

Former notable winners of mens singles include; André Vacherot (1903), George Simond (1905), R. Norris Williams (1911), Gottfried von Cramm (1934–1935), Kho Sin-Kie (1938), Jaroslav Drobný (1946), Roy Emerson (1959–1961, 1966–1967), Rod Laver (1962), Nicola Pietrangeli (1963) and Rafael Osuna (1964).

In the womens singles event notable winners include; Charlotte Cooper Sterry (1902), Adine Masson (1904), Elsie Lane (1907), Germaine Régnier Golding (1921–1922, 1924), Lolette Payot (1931, 1933–1934), Louis Brough (1950), Christine Truman (1959), Maria Bueno (1960) and Margaret Smith (1962, 1964).

Host locations

The Swiss International Championships were staged at the following locations throughout its run including Basel, Champéry, Geneva, Gstaad, Les Avants, Montreux, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Ragatz, St. Moritz, Zermatt, and Zurich from 1897 to 1967.

Finals

Mens Singles

Incomplete roll[4]
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
1897 Zurich Austria Paul Von Herz Hertenried France Francis Louis Fassitt ?
1898 Château-d'Œx England Robert Baldwin Hough[5] Switzerland Maurice Albert Turrettini 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1899 St. Moritz England George Simond England Robert Baldwin Hough 6–0, 6–1
1900 Château-d'Œx United Kingdom E.K. Harvey England Robert Baldwin Hough 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, ret.
1901 St. Moritz United States Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran England St. John Douglass Stewart 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1902 Ragatz Switzerland Georges Patry England Robert Baldwin Hough 11–9, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1903 St. Moritz France André Vacherot ? ?
1904 Les Avants United States Artimus Holmes Switzerland Georges Patry 6–0, 6–1, 6–4
1905 St. Moritz England George Simond (2) England St. John Douglass Stewart w.o.
1906 Montreux England Dunstan Rhodes Australia Les Poidevin w.o.
1907 St. Moritz Germany Otto Mario Widmann United Kingdom E. Morris Hall 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1908 Château-d'Œx England Algernon Kingscote United Kingdom Charles Gladstone Allen w.o.
1909 Geneva England George Kirkland Logie Australia Les Poidevin 3–6, 6–2, 11–9
1910 St. Moritz Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth United States J. de K. Bowen 6–1, 6–2, 6–0
1911 Lucerne United States R. Norris Williams Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth 6–2, 7–5, 6–0
1912 Montreux France Max Decugis France André Chancerel 8–6, 6–0, ret.
1913 St. Moritz Germany Robert Kleinschroth Germany Moritz von Bissing ?
1914 Not held
1915 Zermatt United States Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran Pierre Farjon 6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1916 Zurich United States Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran (2) ? ?
1917 Lausanne United States Major Edmund Bela Joseph Harran (3) Hungary A. György Dungyersky 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1918 Basel Switzerland Maurice Albert Turrettini ?
1919 Geneva Belgium Paul de Borman Switzerland Armand Charles Simon 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1920 Zurich Switzerland Hans G. Syz ? ?
1921 Zurich Switzerland Maurice A. Ferrier ? ?
1922 St. Moritz France Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge France Leonce Aslangul 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1923 Villars Greece Augustos Zerlendis ? ?
1924 Lucerne France W. Lasch Switzerland André Chancerel 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1925 Champery Germany Willi Hannemann Austria Ludwig von Salm ?
1926 Geneva Italy Giorgio de Stefani Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 6–2, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
1927 Geneva Switzerland Jean Wuarin South Africa Craig Campbell 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1928 Zurich Switzerland A. Ernst Switzerland Will Ehrenreich 6–1, 6–8, 6–3, 6–4
1929 Geneva Japan Yoshiro Ota[6] Denmark Erik Worm 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1930 Lucerne Japan Hyotare Satoh[7] Greece Orestes Garangiotis 6–1, 6–0, 4–6, 6–4
1931 Montreux Italy Giorgio de Stefani (2) Italy Emanuele Sertorio 6-1 6-2 6-3
1932 Basel France Philippe Gajan Switzerland Max Ellmer 6-3 1-6 12-10 9-7
1933 Geneva France Roland Journu Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 7-5 12-10 6-4
1934 Lucerne Nazi Germany Gottfried von Cramm Poland Adam Baworowski 6-2 6-0 6-4
1935 Geneva Nazi Germany Gottfried von Cramm (2) Switzerland Max Ellmer 6-0 6-3 6-4
1936[8] Lucerne Italy Giorgio de Stefani Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie 6-1 2-6 2-6 6-4 6-4
1937[8] Gstaad Switzerland Boris Maneff Switzerland Max Ellmer 6–3, 8–6, ret.
1938 Lucerne Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie France Roland Journu 6-1 6-4
1939 Zurich Italy Francesco Romanoni France Christian Boussus 4-6 6-1 4-6 9-7 6-3
1940/1945 Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Lucerne Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný Italy Marcello Del Bello 9-7, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
1947 Geneva Italy Gianni Cucelli South Africa Eric Sturgess 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
1948 The championhips were held at Gstaad, but the semi finals and final was not played
1949 Gstaad United States Earl Cochell Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1950[8] Lausanne South Africa Eric Sturgess United States Vic Seixas 6-4 7-5 3-6 6-2
1951 Lucerne South Africa Leon Norgarb South Africa Sydney Levy 9-7 4-6 6-4 6-4
1952[9][8] Gstaad United States Herbert Flam United States Irvin Dorfman 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1953[8] Lugano Australia Rex Noel Hartwig Poland Wladyslaw Skonecki 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1954[8] Gstaad Australia Lew Hoad Australia Neale Fraser 6–4, 11–9, 6–4
1955[8] Gstaad United States Arthur Larsen Argentina Enrique Morea 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1956[8] Lugano Australia Neale Fraser Sweden Ulf Schmidt 8-6 2-6 2-6 3-6 6-3
1957[10][8] Gstaad United States Budge Patty Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1958[8] Gstaad Australia Ashley Cooper Australia Neale Fraser 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1959[8] Lugano Australia Roy Emerson United Kingdom Billy Knight 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
1960 Gstaad Australia Roy Emerson (2) United Kingdom Mike Davies 6–4, 9–7, 6–2
1961[8] Gstaad Australia Roy Emerson (3) Chile Luis Ayala 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
1962[11][8] Lugano Australia Rod Laver India Ramanathan Krishnan 6-4 6-2
1963[8] Gstaad Italy Nicola Pietrangeli Australia Roy Emerson 7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1964[8] Lausanne Mexico Rafael Herrera Osuna Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6-4 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3
1965[8] Lugano Romania Ion Tiriac Australia Fred Stolle divided title
1966[8] Gstaad Australia Roy Emerson (4) Spain Manuel Santana 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1967[12] Gstaad Australia Roy Emerson (5) Spain Manuel Santana 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
Open era
For the open era event see Swiss Open

Womens singles

Incomplete roll
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
1899 St. Moritz United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith United Kingdom Miss Stephenson 6-1 6-1
1900 Château-d'Œx United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith (2) France Adine Masson 6-3 1-6 6-4
1901 St. Moritz United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith (3) H. Couppa 6-0 6-0
1902 Ragatz United Kingdom Charlotte Cooper Sterry France Mlle Simon 6-1 6-2
1903 St. Moritz France Yvonne Prévost Greece Domini Elliadi ?
1904 Les Avants France Adine Masson France Yvonne de Pfeffel 6-1 6-4
1905 St. Moritz England Ruth Pennington-Legh Winch ? ?
1906 Montreux United States Vera Warden United Kingdom Rosamund Salusbury 6-8 6-1 6-3
1907 St. Moritz England Elsie Lane United Kingdom Mrs Anderson w.o.
1908 Château-d'Œx United States Virginia MacVeagh United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith w.o.
1909 Geneva United Kingdom Aurea Farrington Edgington France Jeanne Matthey 6-1 6-1
1910 St. Moritz United Kingdom Aurea Farrington Edgington (2) Belgium Jeanne Liebrechts 6-0 6-3
1911 Lucerne United Kingdom Aurea Farrington Edgington (3) France Germaine Régnier 6-0 7-5
1912 Montreux United Kingdom Aurea Farrington Edgington (4) United Kingdom Domini Elliadi Crosfield 6-1 6-4
1913 St. Moritz United Kingdom Eveline Froude-Bellew Crundall-Punnett United Kingdom Domini Elliadi Crosfield 6-2 5-7 6-2
1914 Not held
1915 Zermatt France Daisy Speranza Switzerland G. Matossian 6-3 6-3
1916 Zurich France Magda Aranyi ? ?
1917 Lausanne Switzerland/United Kingdom Renee de Morsier France Germaine Régnier Golding 6-4 7-5
1918 Basel Switzerland Mme Prince Switzerland Blanche Müller ?
1919 Geneva Belgium Anne de Selliers de Borman Switzerland Frl Kärcher 6-3 6-3
1920 Zurich Switzerland Miss C. Lang ? ?
1921 Lausanne France Germaine Régnier Golding Switzerland Frau Froehlichen 6-1 6-1
1922 St. Moritz France Germaine Régnier Golding (2) Switzerland Leonce Aslangul 6-4 7-5 6-4
1923 Villars Belgium Madeleine de Prelle de la Nieppe ? ?
1924 Lucerne France Germaine Régnier Golding (3) Switzerland Miss Lane 6-4 4-6 6-4
1925 Champery United Kingdom Madeline Fisher O’Neill United Kingdom Mrs Pitman ?
1926 Zurich Denmark Elsebeth Brehm Switzerland Frau Steinfels 6-3 6-1
1927 Lugano United KingdomDomini Elliadi Crosfield ? ?
1928 Zurich Switzerland Frau Steinfels Switzerland Emmy Schäublin 6-2 6-3
1929 Geneva Spain Bella Dutton de Pons Switzerland Lolette Payot 6-3 3-6 9-7
1930 Lucerne Germany Ilse Weihermann Friedleben Switzerland Lolette Payot 4-6 6-2 10-8
1931 Montreux Switzerland Lolette Payot Italy Lucia Valerio 6-4 5-7 6-3
1932 Basel France Rosie Berthet France Jacqueline Goldschmidt 6-2 5-7 6-2
1933 Geneva Switzerland Lolette Payot (2) Nazi Germany Paula Heimann Stuck 7-5 6-2
1934 Lucerne Switzerland Lolette Payot (3) France Colette Rosambert 6-2 8-6
1935 Geneva France Simone Passermard Mathieu France Colette Rosambert Boegner 6-2 6-2
1936 Lucerne Denmark Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling France Simone Passermard Mathieu 3-6 6-3 6-1
1937 Gstaad France Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) France Arlette Neufeld Halff 6-2 6-4
1938 Lucerne France Arlette Neufeld Halff Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hella Kovac 6-0 7-5
1939 Zurich Poland Jadwiga Jedrzejowska France Arlette Neufeld Halff 6-2 4-6 6-2
1940/1945 Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Lucerne United States Dodo Bundy Belgium Nelly Adamson-Landry divided prizes
1947 Lausanne South Africa Sheila Piercey Summers United States Doris Hart 6-3 2-6 6-3
1948 Championhips were held at Gstaad, but the semi finals and final abandoned because of rain
1949 Gstaad South Africa Sheila Piercey Summers (2) United Kingdom Joan Curry 6-3 6-3
1950 Lausanne United States Louise Brough United Kingdom Kay Tuckey 6-4 6-2
1951 Lucerne Australia Nancye Wynne Bolton United States Barbara Scofield Davidson 3-6 6-2 6-1
1952 Gstaad United States Dorothy Head West Germany Erika Vollmer 6-2 0-6 6-2
1953 Lucerne United States Barbara Scofield Davidson Spain Maria Josefa de Riba 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
1954 Gstaad Switzerland Violette Alvensleben-Rigollet United Kingdom Pat Ward 6-1, 6-3
1955 Gstaad South Africa Hazel Redick-Smith SwitzerlandRuth Nathan Kaufmann 1-6, 6-1, 6-4
1956 Lugano United States Beverly Baker Fleitz Australia Jenny Staley Hoad 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
1957 Gstaad Bermuda Heather Nicholls Brewer South Africa Sandra Reynolds 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
1958 Gstaad Australia Lorraine Coghlan Mexico Yola Ramirez 3-6 6-2 6-0
1959 Lugano United Kingdom Christine Truman Mexico Yola Ramirez 8-6, 6-1
1960 Gstaad Brazil Maria Bueno South Africa Sandra Reynolds 6-2, 6-3
1961 Gstaad South Africa Sandra Reynolds Mexico Yola Ramirez 7-5, 6-3
1962 Lugano Australia Margaret Smith Australia Lesley Turner 6-2, 6-1
1963 Gstaad Australia Robyn Ebbern Australia Lesley Turner 6-3, 6-4
1964 Lausanne Australia Margaret Smith (2) Australia Jan Lehane 2-6, 8-6, 6-2
1965 Lugano Argentina Norma Baylon West Germany Edda Buding 6-1 10-12 5-5-stopped rain.
1966 Gstaad West Germany Helga Schultze Austria Sonja Pachta 5–7, 7–5, 6–3
1967 Gstaad South Africa Annette Van Zyl Australia Jan Lehane O'Neill 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
Open era
For the open era event see WTA Swiss Open

References

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