# Madrid International

The Madrid International was a combined clay court tennis tournament founded in 1906, as the Madrid Championships, that event was held intermittently until the early 1930s then ended due to the Spanish Civil War and World War II. In 1950 the event was revived as the Madrid Puerta de Hierro International and was played continually at the Real Club Puerta de Hierro, Madrid, Spain, until 1975 when it was last branded under its last title name.

## History

Founded in 1906 as the Madrid Championships it first ran till the mid-1930s then stopped due the Spanish Civil War. In 1950 it was revived and rebranded as the Madrid International. This event was usually played in the Spring in April and by the earlier 1970s had the ATP Tour designation Madrid 1.
In 1973 a second Madrid International II was established that was initially played at the Real Sociedad Hípica Española Club de Campo in October annually. In 1974 that event was rebranded as the Madrid Open or by its sponsored name Melia Trophy. In 1975 the original Madrid International this tournament ended, and the October the Madrid 2 event moved dates in the calendar to the vacant slot in April 1976 and assumed the original title name, this event later became known as the Madrid Tennis Grand Prix.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll) included:
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| 1906 | Sidney Head | José Beristaín | 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1907 | José Beristaín | Marcelino José Azlor | def. |
| 1910 | Luis de Uhagon | Vicente Bertrán | 6–1, 1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1913 | Max Decugis | Ludwig Von Salm | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Otto Froitzheim | Manuel Alonso Areizaga | 6-4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1923 | Eduardo Flaquer | Manuel de Gomar | def. |
| 1925 | Rene Lacoste | Eduardo Flaquer | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Jean Lesueur | Enrique Maier | 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1936/1949 | Not held | Not held | Not held |
| 1950 | Jaroslav Drobny | Felicisimo Ampon | 3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1953 | Jaroslav Drobny (2) | Sven Davidson | 8–6, 6–4 3–7, 7–6 |
| 1958 | Andres Gimeno | Reynaldo Garrido | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1960 | Luis Ayala | Andres Gimeno | 0–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Juan Manuel Couder | Neil Gibson | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1962 | Manuel Santana | Roy Emerson | 5–7, 6–4, 9–7, 6–8, 6–4 |
| 1963 | Manuel Santana (2) | Juan Manuel Couder | 6–1, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Manuel Santana (3) | Rafael Osuna | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1965 | Manuel Santana (4) | Juan Manuel Couder | 6–1, 4–6, 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Thomaz Koch | José Edison Mandarino | 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1967 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Roy Emerson | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1968 | Manuel Santana (5) | Herb Fitzgibbon | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Manuel Santana (6) | Arthur Ashe | 9–11, 6–4, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1970 | Manuel Santana (7) | Lew Hoad | 6–3, 8–10, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1971 | Ion Tiriac | Ilie Năstase | 7–5, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1972 | Ilie Năstase | František Pála | 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1973 | Ilie Năstase (2) | Adriano Panatta | 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1975 | Ilie Năstase (3) | Manuel Orantes | 7–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |

### Men's doubles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1972 | Ilie Năstase Stan Smith | Andrés Gimeno Manuel Orantes | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |

### Women's singles

(incomplete roll) two editions of the women's event was held in 1967
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| 1911 | Maria de Irujo | Luisa Carvajal | 6-3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| 1912 | Carmen Witty | Luisa Carvajal | 6-1, 6–3 |
| 1913 | Elizabeth Ryan | Marie Decugis | 6-1, 6–2 |
| 1916 | Maria Rospide | Carmen Portago | 8-6, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1923 | Lilí Álvarez | Phyllis Covell | 6-1 3-6 6–4 |
| 1924 | Lilí Álvarez | Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy | 6-3, 7–5 |
| 1950 | Mary Terán de Weiss | Pilar Barril | 7-5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1960 | Ana María Estalella | Rosie Reyes Darmon | 6-1, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1961 | Nora Somoza | Mabel Bove | 6-4, 6–3 |
| 1962 | Edda Buding | Heidi Schildknecht | 6-3, 6–3 |
| 1964 | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis | Heidi Schildknecht | 6-4, 6–2 |
| 1965 | Helga Schultze | Edda Buding | 3-6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Frances MacLennan | Eva Lundqvist | 4-6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1967 | Eva Lundqvist | Alice Tym | 6-2, 0-6 6–1 |
| 1967 | Ana Maria Estalella | Sue Alexander | 6-2 6–4 |
| 1968 | Helga Niessen | Frances MacLennan | 6-1, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Helga Schultze | Carmen Mandarino | 6-2, 6–0 |
| 1971 | Winnie Shaw | Lesley Hunt | 5-7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1972 | Linda Tuero | Alena Palmeova West | 6-3, 6–1 |

## Event names

    Official
* Madrid Championships (1906–1934)
* Puerta de Hierro International (1950–1964)
* Championships of Madrid (1965, 1967 II)
* Madrid Puerta de Hierro International (1966–1969)
* Madrid International (1970–1975)
    Sponsored
* Melia Trophy International (1972)
* Rothmans Madrid International (1973)