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]
History
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
Singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1905 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3, 6–3.[1] |
1911 | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
1925 | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–1.[1] |
1927 | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[1] |
1929 | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
1930 | ![]() |
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6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[1] |
1937 | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1.[1] |
1939 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2.[1] |
1949 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[1] |
1950 | ![]() |
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3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–3.[1] |
1951 | ![]() |
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9–7, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3.[1] |
1953 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2.[1] |
1955 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0, 6–3.[1] |
1957[4] | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–4.[1] |
1961 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 6–1.[1] |
1962 | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[1] |
1963 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–1.[1] |
1967 | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1] |
1968 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3, 3–6, 7–5.[1] |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
1969 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–8, 6–2, 6–2.[1] |
1970 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0, 6–4.[1] |
1971 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2, 6–2.[1] |
1972 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |
1973 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
1974 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0, 0–6, 6–4 |
1975 | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
1976 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
1977 | ![]() |
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6–1, 5–7, 6–2 |
replaced by Nations Cup |
Doubles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1974 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
1975 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
1976 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
1977 | ![]() ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "THE ROCHUS CLUB – SINCE 1898". www.rochusclub.de. Düsseldorf, Germany: Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub e. V. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ Rochusclub Düsseldorfer Tennisclub
- ^ "TENNIS". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: newspapers.com. 23 Jul 1957. p. 12. Retrieved 21 November 2023.