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
Founded1905
Abolished1977
LocationDüsseldorf, Germany
VenueRochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
CategoryGrand Prix circuit (1970-1977)
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

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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 sanctioned by the Deutscher Lawn Tennis Bund (f.1902).[1] From 1914 until 1969 it was an ILTF sanctioned event.[1] In 1970 the men's event was rebranded as the Dusseldorf Grand Prix and in 1975 it 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 and replaced at the same location by the Nations Cup.[1]

Finals

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Singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
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]
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]
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
replaced by Nations Cup

Doubles

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(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

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "THE ROCHUS CLUB – SINCE 1898". www.rochusclub.de. Düsseldorf, Germany: Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  3. ^ Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
  4. ^ "TENNIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 23 Jul 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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