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Norwegian International Championships

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Norwegian International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1925-1964)
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Abolished1964; 60 years ago (1964)
LocationOslo
VenueVarious
Current champions
Men's singlesSweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist

The Norwegian International Championships, sometimes referred to as the Oslo International Championships, was an international tennis tournament held from the 1920s to 1964.

History

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The Norwegian International Championships was originally a national event, bit it became international in the 1920s. Among the overseas winners were Feodor Hartz, Eric Sturgess, Budge Patty, Neale Fraser, Raymundo Deyro, Malcolm Fox, Rod Laver and Jan-Erik Lundqvist. The event declined in the 1960s.

Past finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1925[1] Belgium Willard Botsford West Germany Hans Moldenhauer 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1930[2] West Germany Feodor Hartz Norway Rolf Christoffersen
1931[3] West Germany Feodor Hartz Norway Torleif Torkildsen 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
1932[4] West Germany Feodor Hartz Norway Ragnar Hagen 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4
1933[5] Norway Johan Haanes West Germany Harry Schwenker 5-7, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 6-0
1940-46 No competition
1947[6] Norway Johan Haanes Norway Sverre Lie 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1948[7] South Africa Eric Sturgess Norway Johan Haanes 6-3, 6-1, 6-0
1950[8] South Africa Eric Sturgess Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1951[9] South Africa Eric Sturgess Italy Fausto Gardini 4-6, 6-4, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3
1952[10] South Africa Eric Sturgess France Philippe Chatrier 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1953[11] Philippines Raymundo Deyro Philippines Felicisimo Ampon 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 8-6
1954[12] Australia Neale Fraser Brazil Armando Vieira 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1955[13] Norway Finn Søhol Norway Jan Staubo 5-7, 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5
1956[14] United States Malcolm Fox Australia Jack Arkinstall 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 0-6, 6-1
1957 Not held
1958[15] United States Budge Patty Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6-3, 2-6, 1-6, 17-15, 6-4
1959[16] United States Budge Patty United States John W. Frost 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
1960[17] Colombia Bill Alvarez Australia Barry Phillips-Moore 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1961[18] Australia Warren Woodcock Denmark Jørgen Ulrich 7-5, 10-8, 4-6, 7-5
1962[19] Australia Rod Laver Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
1963[20] Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist Australia Warren Woodcock 6-4, 0-6, 6-2, 6-4
1964[21] Sweden Jan-Erik Lundqvist Ecuador Eduardo Zuleta 6-2, 6-4, 6-2

References

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  18. ^ "Results". World Tennis. August 1961. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  19. ^ "Results". World Tennis. August 1962. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  20. ^ "Results". World Tennis. August 1963. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Results". World Tennis. August 1964. Retrieved 1 November 2024.