# Brumana International

The Brumana International was a men's and women's international clay court tournament was founded in 1927. It was played at Brumana Country Club, Broumana, Lebanon until 1970 when it was discontinued.

## History

The tournament was first established in 1927 when it was held at the Friends' Syrian Mission, Broumana, Lebanon. The tournament was not staged continually due the political situation on the country and with the advent of the World War II. Following the second world war the tournament was given a permanent home at the Broumana Country Club sports complex in 1952. The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1975 when it was discontinued due to the Lebanon Civil War. It would be 18 years before the tournament resumed again in 1993, as the ATP Beirut Challenger event, which continued until 1995 when it was also abolished.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1931 | Ernest Farah | Victor Erskine Lindop | 2–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–3. |
| 1952 | Gil de Kermadec | Nazmi Bari | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2. |
| 1953 | Felicisimo Ampon | Raymundo Deyro | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3. |
| 1954 | Armando Vieira | Jorgen Ulrich | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1955 | Jaroslav Drobný | Luis Ayala | 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5. |
| 1956 | Budge Patty | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1957 | Roger Becker | Mervyn Rose | 3–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1958 | Event not held | Event not held | Event not held |
| 1959 | Jan-Erik Lundqvist | Bob Howe | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4. |
| 1960 | Luis Ayala | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 8–6. |
| 1961 | Manuel Santana | Fred Stolle | 6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3. |
| 1962 | Roy Emerson | Neale Fraser | 6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3. |
| 1963 | Roy Emerson (2) | Gordon Forbes | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2. |
| 1964 | Ronald Barnes | Ken Fletcher | 6–4, 10–8, 6–3. |
| 1965 | Christian Kuhnke | José Luis Arilla | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4. |
| 1966 | Jorgen Ulrich | Patricio Rodríguez | 6–4, 1–6, 1–6, 6–1, 6–3. |
| 1967 | Dick Crealy | Miguel Olvera | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1968 | José Edison Mandarino | Patricio Rodríguez | 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3. |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Bob Hewitt | José Edison Mandarino | 7–5, 7–5, 6–2. |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1970 | Istvan Gulyas | John Alexander | 6–3, 14–12, 6–8, 7–5. |
| 1971 | Gerald Battrick | Bob Hewitt | 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–8, 6–1. |
| 1972 | Wilhelm Bungert | Byron Bertram | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4. |
| 1973 | Jan Kodeš | Juan Gisbert Sr. | 6–3, 10–8, 5–7, 6–1. |
| 1974 | Jiří Hřebec | Vladimir Zednik | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4. |
| 1975 | Niki Pilic | Ismail El Shafei | 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 6–7, 6–4. |
| ↓ ATP Challenger Tour ↓ ||||
| 1993 | Thierry Champion | Christian Miniussi | 6–4, 7–6. |
| 1994 | Ronald Agénor | Henri Leconte | 6–1, 6–4. |
| 1995 | Karim Alami | Andrei Cherkasov | 6–4, 6–2. |

### Women's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1952 | Bahtiye Musluoğlu | Vera Mattar | 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1953 | Jacqueline Kermina | Elizabeth Fischer Broz | 6–4, 6–0. |
| 1954 | Erika Vollmer | Ginette Bucaille | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. |
| 1955 | Maud Galtier | Daphne Seeney | 6–3, 7–5. |
| 1956 | Edda Buding | Daphne Seeney | 6–1, 8–6. |
| 1957 | Yola Ramírez | Margaret Hellyer | 6–2, 7–5. |
| 1958 | Event not held | Event not held | Event not held |
| 1959 | Lea Pericoli | Renate Ostermann | 6–3, 6–2. |
| 1960 | Sandra Reynolds | Renée Schuurman | 3–6, 6–4, 9–7. |
| 1961 | Carmen Coronado | Pia Balling | 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1962 | Jean Forbes | Helga Schultze | 6–3, 6–3. |
| 1963 | Annette Van Zyl | Margaret Hunt | 6–1, 6–0. |
| 1964 | Judy Tegart | Deidre Catt | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. |
| 1965 | Francoise Durr | Annette Van Zyl | 6–4, 6–1. |
| 1966 | Pat Walkden | Glenda Swan | 6–1, 6–1. |
| 1967 | Gail Sherriff | Vlasta Vopičková | 6–1, 1–6, 6–2. |
| 1968 | Gail Sherriff (2) | Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6–2, 9–7. |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Pat Walkden (2) | Fay Toyne-Moore | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. |
| 1970 | Winnie Shaw | Ann Haydon Jones | 1–6, 6–2, 6–1. |
| 1971 | Fiorella Bonicelli | Daphne Pattison | 11–9, 6–2. |
| 1972 | Sonja Pachta | Julie Anthony | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1973 | Raquel Giscafré | Alena Palmeová-West | 6–4, 9–7. |
| 1974 | Christine Matison | Raquel Giscafré | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1. |
| 1975 | Heidi Eisterlehner | Christine Matison | 6–3, 6–3. |

## Other tournaments

During its run the Brumana International was usually held mid to late summer, early autumn. Another international tournament the Lebanon International Championships also known as the Beirut International, also called the Beirut Spring Tournament was held in mid spring usually April, that event was held at the American University of Beirut.