# Alexandria International Championships

The Alexandria International Championships or International Championships of Alexandria was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914. It was played at the Alexandria Sporting Club (f. 1890), Alexandria, Egypt. The tournament ran until 1975.
Seven editions of this event were valid as the International Championships of Egypt at Alexandria.

## History

The Alexandria International Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1914 and played at the Alexandria Sporting Club, Alexandria, Egypt. The championships were staged until 1975. For the years 1937 '39 '46 '50 '52 '53 '55 the editions were valid as "International Championships of Egypt" when played in Alexandria. That tournament was mainly held Gezireh Sporting Club, Cairo.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1914 | Augustos Zerlendis | H.J. Pailhé | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1934 | Pat Hughes | Franjo Punčec | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1935 | Roderich Menzel | Hermann Artens | 6-4 6-0 6-0 |
| 1936 | Roderich Menzel (2) | Henner Henkel | 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1937 | Gottfried von Cramm | Henner Henkel | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1938 | Kho Sin-Khie | Dragutin Mitić | 6–2, 6–4, 10-8 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1939 | Gottfried von Cramm (2) | Don McNeill | 7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1947 | Henri Cochet | Robert Abdesselam | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6 |
| 1948 | Robert Abdesselam | Philippe Washer | 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1949 | Frank Parker | Pedro Masip | |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1950 | Gottfried von Cramm (3) | Jaroslav Drobný | 8–6, 6–3, 9–11, 6-4 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1951 | Jaroslav Drobný | Irvin Dorfman | 6–1, 12–10, 6-2 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1952 | Jaroslav Drobný | Władysław Skonecki | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1953 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | George Worthington | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1954 | Enrique Morea | Fausto Gardini | 6–2, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1955 | Fausto Gardini | Giuseppe Merlo | 8–6, 6–0, 8–6 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Fred Kovaleski | |
| 1957 | Sven Viktor Davidson | Władysław Skonecki | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Barry MacKay (tennis) | Orlando Garrido | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1959 | Giuseppe Merlo | Nicola Pietrangeli | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1960 | Boro Jovanović | Bobby Wilson | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1962 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Boro Jovanović | 6–2, 2–6, 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist (2) | Wilhelm Bungert | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1964 | Martin Mulligan | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | 8–10, 6–3, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1965 | István Gulyás | Martin Mulligan | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 9–7 |
| 1966 | Ion Țiriac | Marty Riessen | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1967 | Jaime Pinto Bravo | Ilie Năstase | 9–7, 2–6, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1968 | Vladimir Korotkov | Milan Holeček | 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1969 | István Gulyás (2) | Ismail El Shafei | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1970 | Wieslaw Gasiorek | Harald Elschenbroich | |
| 1971 | Ibrahim Mahmoud | Vladimir Korotkov | 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Alexander Metreveli | Ian Fletcher | 9–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1973 | Patrice Dominguez | Tadeusz Nowicki | 6–3, 9–7, 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Teimuraz Kakulia | János Benyik | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Balázs Taróczy | Anatoli Volkov | w.o. |

### Women's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1914 | R. Aighton | Mrs Adamson | 0–6, 8–6, 10-8 |
| 1936 | Billie Yorke | Rosl Kraus | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1937 | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling | Simonne Mathieu | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1938 | Gracyn Wheeler | Gaby Curtis | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1939 | Gaby Curtis | Josephine Harman | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) | Not held (due to World War II) |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1946 | Simonne Mathieu | Vera Mattar | 6-1, 6-1 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1947 | Annalisa Bossi | Suzanne Pannetier | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1948 | Nelly Landry | Alice Weiwers | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1949 | Nelly Landry (2) | Joy Gannon | 6-1, 6-0 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1950 | Pat Canning Todd | Gussie Moran | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1951 | Doris Hart | Louise Brough | 7-5, 6-2 |
| Egypt International Championships ||||
| 1952 | Betsy Abbas | Suzanne Mathieu | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1953 | Dottie Head Knode | Patricia Ward | 6-0, 6-2 |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1954 | Betsy Abbas (2) | Totta Zehden | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| International Championships of Egypt ||||
| 1955 | Silvana Lazzarino | Angela Mortimer | w.o. |
| Alexandria International Championships ||||
| 1956 | Angela Mortimer | Althea Gibson | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Edda Buding | Ilse Buding | 6–4, 1–0, ret. |
| 1958 | Dottie Head Knode | Andrea Eid | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1959 | Věra Pužejová | Eva Mannschatz Johannes | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1960 | Margaret Hellyer | X. Vassiliadis | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Věra Pužejová (2) | Margaret Hellyer | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1962 | Donna Floyd | Lorna Cornell Cawthorn | 9–7, 7–9, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Jill Blackman | Rita Bentley | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1964 | Jan Lehane | Helga Schultze | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1965 | Madonna Schacht | Gail Sherriff | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1966 | Galina Baksheeva | Carole Caldwell Graebner | 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1967 | Helga Schultze | Anna Dmitrieva | 4–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1968 | Anna Dmitrieva | Robin Blakelock-Lloyd | 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1969 | Nell Truman | Olga Morozova | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1970 | Olga Morozova | Marcela Barochova | 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1971 | Alena Palmeová-West | Yelena Gorina Granaturova | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1972 | Alena Palmeová-West (2) | Nathalie Fuchs | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Nathalie Fuchs | Odile de Roubin | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1974 | Marina Chuvirina | Marie Neumannova | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1975 | Sue Barker | Jackie Fayter | 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 |