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Indian Open (tennis)

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Indian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1923
Abolished1977
LocationVarious
India
SurfaceClay, Grass, Hard

The Indian Open was a men's tennis tournament founded as the India International Championships[1] in 1923. It was played from 1923 until 1979 and the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, 1970 to 1979. From 1945 to 1972 it was known as the Indian International Championships. It was held in various cities across India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces.

History

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Tennis was introduced to India in 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1923 the India International Championships[3] were established and played at the Calcutta South Club, Calcutta, West Bengal, India. The championships were not staged during World War II and a few years after Indian Independence in 1947.

In 1948 the tournament was renamed as the Indian International Championships until 1954, and still held in Calcutta. In 1955 two versions of the championships were held, one the India International Championships from late December till early January, and the Indian International Championships in late January. In 1956 the tournament returned to the latter's title. In 1957 two championships were once again held in Calcutta with the same tournament names as in 1955. In 1958 the event then resumed under the Indian International Championships brand name until 1972. In 1973 it was renamed as the Indian Open.

Locations and venues

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The Calcutta South Club was founded in 1920, and also organised the Calcutta Lawn Tennis Championships.That tournament later became known as the East India Lawn Tennis Championships. Its current facilities consist of the six original grass courts, In 1985 the Club built six new clay courts, and in 2004 it added five asphalt-based rubberized hard courts.

The India International Championships were predominantly staged in Calcutta, under the new tournament name the Indian International Championships that began in 1948, it continued to held in Calcutta until it moved to Madras in 1959. Over a number of years, the event was also held in other cities such as New Delhi and Bombay.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Incomplete roll included:[4][5][6]
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
India International Championships
1923 Calcutta Japan Sunao Okamoto
1924 Calcutta Japan Sunao Okamoto (2)
1925 Calcutta British Raj Syed Anwar Yusoof
1926 Calcutta United Kingdom J. Robson
1927 Calcutta Japan Sunao Okamoto (3) British Raj Pershotam Lal Mehta 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1928 Calcutta British Raj Atri-Madan Mohan British Raj Pershotam Lal Mehta 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1929 Calcutta British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb British Raj Mohammed Sleem 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1930 Calcutta United Kingdom Bunny Austin New Zealand Eskel Andrews 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1931 Calcutta Japan Jiro Fujikura Japan Ryuki Miki 3–6, 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–0
1932 Calcutta Italy Giorgio de Stefani British Raj Dip Narain Kapoor 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1933 Calcutta British Raj Atri-Madan Mohan United States Robert Harman 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2
1934 Calcutta Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb 10–8, 6–3, 6–3
1935 Calcutta Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada (2) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec
1940–1944 Not held (WW2)
Indian International Championships
1945 Madras India Sumant Misra India B.R. Kapinipathy 9–7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–0
1946 Calcutta India Ghaus Mohammed Khan India Dilip Bose 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1947 Calcutta India Sumant Misra (2) India Sohan Lal 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1948 Calcutta Sweden Lennart Bergelin India Sumant Misra 8–6, 6–1, 6–4
1949 Calcutta India Dilip Kumar Bose India Sumant Misra 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
1950 Calcutta Philippines Felicisimo Ampon Spain Pedro Masip 5–7, 8–6, 8–6, 6–1
1951 Calcutta Sweden Sven Davidson Czechoslovakia Jaroslav Drobný 6–3, 6–3 7–5
1952 Calcutta Sweden Sven Davidson (2) Pakistan Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1953 Calcutta India Sumant Misra (3) India Naresh Kumar 6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
1954 Calcutta Australia Jack Arkinstall India Ramanathan Krishnan 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1955 Calcutta India Ramanathan Krishnan Australia Jack Arkinstall 6–2, 0–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Indian International Championships
1956 Calcutta Australia Jack Arkinstall India Ramanathan Krishnan 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1957 Calcutta India Ramanathan Krishnan (2) India Naresh Kumar 6–4, 6–0, 8–6
1958 Calcutta India Ramanathan Krishnan (3) India Naresh Kumar 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1959 Madras India Ramanathan Krishnan (4) Italy Giuseppe Merlo 7–5, 6–0, 6–0
1960 New Delhi India Ramanathan Krishnan (5) Sweden Ulf Schmidt 6–3, 6–3 6–1
1961 New Delhi India Ramanathan Krishnan (6) Brazil Carlos Fernandes 6–2, 3–6, 14–16, 6–2, 6–3
1965 New Delhi India Ramanathan Krishnan (7) Australia Martin Mulligan w.o.
1966 New Delhi India Jaidip Mukerjea India Premjit Lall 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1968 New Delhi Romania Ion Țiriac India Jaidip Mukerjea 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 New Delhi Romania Ilie Năstase India Premjit Lall 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1970 Calcutta India Premjit Lall Soviet Union Alex Metreveli 9–7, 6–0, 5–7 6–3
1972 Calcutta India Gaurav Misra India Ramanathan Krishnan 4–6, 6–4, 8–10, 7–5, 6–2
Indian Open
1973[7] New Delhi India Vijay Amritraj Australia Mal Anderson 6–4, 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 11-9
1974[8] Bombay New Zealand Onny Parun Australia Tony Roche 6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1975[9] Calcutta India Vijay Amritraj (2) Spain Manuel Orantes 7–5, 6–3
1976[10] Bangalore Australia Kim Warwick India Sashi Menon 6–1, 6–2
1977[11] Bombay India Vijay Amritraj (3) United States Terry Moor 7–6, 6–4
1978[12] Calcutta France Yannick Noah France Pascal Portes 6–3, 6–2
1979[13] Bombay India Vijay Amritraj (4) Germany Peter Elter 6–1, 7–5

Men's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1973 United States Jim McManus
Mexico Raúl Ramírez
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
6–2, 6–4
1974 India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
Australia Dick Crealy
New Zealand Onny Parun
6–4, 7–6
1975 Spain Juan Gisbert
Spain Manuel Orantes
India Anand Amritraj
India Vijay Amritraj
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1976 Australia Bob Carmichael
Australia Ray Ruffels
India Chiradip Mukerjea
India Bhanu Nunna
6–2, 7–6
1977 United States Mike Cahill
United States Terry Moor
Mexico Marcello Lara
India Jasjit Singh
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1978 India Sashi Menon
United States Sherwood Stewart
France Gilles Moretton
France Yannick Noah
7–6, 6–4
1979 United States Chris Delaney
United States James Delaney
Germany Thomas Fürst
Germany Wolfgang Popp
7–6, 6–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TENNIS IN INDIA: INDIA INTERNATIONAL: British Players Beaten, Local Pairs Success". Perth Daily News. Newspaper Archives. 29 December 1930. p. 2.
  2. ^ "History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ Béla Kehrling, ed. (January 28, 1931). "Külföldi hírek" [International news] (PDF). Tennisz és Golf (in Hungarian). Vol. III, no. 2. Budapest, Hungary. p. 41.
  4. ^ India International Championships |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/ t=283&n=India%20International%20Championships |website=www.tennisarchives.com |publisher=Tennis Archives |access-date=11 January 2023}}
  5. ^ Tournament – Indian International Championships |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/ t=1279&n=Indian%20International%20Championships |website=www.tennisarchives.com |publisher=Tennis Archives |access-date=11 January 2023}}
  6. ^ Tournament – Indian Open |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/ t=4760&n=Indian%20Open |website=www.tennisarchives.com |publisher=Tennis Archives |access-date=11 January 2023}}
  7. ^ "New Delhi Results 1973". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ^ "Bombay Results 1974". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Calcutta Results 1975". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Bangalore Results 1976". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Bombay Results 1977". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Calcutta Results 1978". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Bombay Results 1979". ATP World Tour. ATP. Retrieved 17 October 2017.

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