Baden Baden International

The Baden Baden International [1] also known as the Baden-Baden [2] tennis tournament and the Baden Baden Invitational was a tennis event held from 1896 through 1966 in Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on outdoor Clay courts.

Baden Baden International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era (1877–1967)
Founded1896
Abolished1966
Editions55
LocationBaden-Baden, Germany
VenueBaden-Baden Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

The Baden Baden tournament was first held in 1896 played at the Baden Baden Lawn Tennis Club (today called the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club),[3] Baden-Baden, Germany the tournament fluctuated between July, August, and September over the course of its run the tournament survived for 55 years with various breaks due to the first and second world wars.

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [4] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Men's singles

{Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1896England Reginald DohertyGermany Victor Voss6–1, 7–5, 6–2
1897England Reginald Doherty (2)England Laurence Dohertywalkover
1904Germany Otto FroitzheimIreland George Ball-Greene6–1, 3–6, 9–7
1905Ireland George Ball-GreeneNew Zealand Anthony Wildingwalkover
1906 [5]New Zealand Anthony WildingIreland George Ball-Greene6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1907 [6]New Zealand Anthony Wilding (2)Germany Otto Froitzheim6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1908 [7]New Zealand Anthony Wilding (3)Germany Otto Froitzheim6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1909Germany Otto FroitzheimGermany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahewalkover
1910Germany Oscar Kreuzer (2)Germany Otto Froitzheim4–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 4-2 ret
1914–1919Not held (due to world war one)
1924Weimar Republic Otto Froitzheim (3)Weimar Republic Oscar Kreuzer7–5, 6–2, 7–5
1925Weimar Republic Johann Philip BussWeimar Republic Otto Reuter6–1, 10–8, 6–4
1926Weimar Republic Johann Philip Buss (2)Switzerland Hector Fisher7–5, 6–2, 6–2
1927Weimar Republic Otto Froitzheim (4)United Kingdom Pat Hughes6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1928Weimar Republic Otto Froitzheim (5)Denmark Erik Worm7–5, 6–4, 6–0
1929France René de BuzeletWeimar Republic Otto Froitzheim6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 6–3, ret
1930United Kingdom Pat HughesWeimar Republic Otto Froitzheim2–6, 8–6, ret
1931Tournament abandoned due to rain
1932France Jacques BrugnonUnited Kingdom Pat Hughes6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1933Germany Gottfried von CrammGermany Louis Haensch4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1934France Marcel BernardGermany Johann Philip Buss6–3, 6–4
1935Germany Fritz KuhlmannGermany Henner Henkel4–6, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1936Germany Henner HenkelAustria Adam Borowski5–7, 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 7–5
1937France Bernard Destremau ? ?
1938–1949Not held (partly due to world war two)
1950Egypt Jaroslav DrobnýArgentina Heraldo Weiss6–1, 6–1
1951Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (2)Sweden Sven Davidson2–6 6–2 6–4 6–2
1952Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (3)South Africa Eric Sturgess1–6 6–0 6–2
1953Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (4)Sweden Lennart Bergelin7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1954Egypt Jaroslav Drobný[8] (5)Italy Giuseppe Merlo9–11, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2
1955 [9]United States Budge PattyItaly Fausto Gardini6–1, 8–6, 6–1
1956 [10]Belgium Jacques BrichantUnited States Budge Patty6–2, 6–2
1957Italy Giuseppe MerloGermany Rupert Huber6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1958Sweden Sven DavidsonBelgium Jacques Brichant6–2. 6–2
1959West Germany Wolfgang StuckUnited Kingdom Billy Knight6–3, 6–3, 9–9, ret
1960Chile Luis AyalaDenmark Torben Ulrich6–2, 6–4
1961Spain Manuel SantanaChile Luis Ayala10–8, 4–6, 6–3
1962Australia Neale FraserAustralia Fred Stolle6–1, 6–4
1963Australia Roy EmersonBrazil José Edison Mandarino6–3, 9–7. 7–5
1964 [11]Spain Manuel Santana (2)Brazil Ronald Barnes6–3, 6–3
1965 [12]Germany Christian KuhnkeAustralia Tony Roche3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1966Australia Ken FletcherAustralia John Newcombe3–6, 6–3, 6–1

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1896 [13]England Elsie Lane ? Miss Zographo6–1, 6–0
1897England Blanche Bingley HillyardEngland Charlotte Cooper6–2, 6–4
1905England Elsie Lane (2) ? Lucie Bergmann6–4, 6–4
1906United Kingdom Dorothea DouglassUnited Kingdom Toupie Lowther6–4, 6–4
1907United Kingdom Daisy Kercheval-HoleGermany Hedwig Neresheimer6–4, 6–3
1908Germany Dagmar von KrohnAustria Marie Bertrand Amende6–2, 6–0
1909United Kingdom Agnes MortonGermany Dagmar von Krohn6–3, 6–2
1910United Kingdom Agnes Morton (2)Germany Hedwig Neresheimer6–4 6–3
1913Germany Lilly SalinGermany Anita Heimann Lent6–0, 7–5
1914–1919Not held (due to world war one)
1921Germany Ilse FriedlebenGermany Frau von Udermann ?
1924Germany Ilse Friedleben (2) ? ?
1925Germany Irma KallmeyerGermany Erika de Lacroix ?
1926Germany Ilse Friedleben (3)Germany Irma Kallmeyer6–1, 6–3
1927Germany Irma KallmeyerGermany Anna Weihermann Hemp6–8, 6–4, 7–5
1928Germany Ilse Friedleben (4)Germany Irma Kallmeyer6–1, 6–2
1929France Simonne MathieuGermany Ilse Friedleben7–5, 6–2
1930France Simonne Mathieu (2)Germany Ilse Friedleben6–2, 7–5
1931Germany Ilse Friedleben (5)Germany Paula von Reznicek6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1932Switzerland Lolette PayotGermany Paula von Reznicek4–6, 8–6, 6–3
1933Germany Toni M. SchomburgkGermany Klara Hammer2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1935Germany Marie-Louise HornGermany Anne Peitz Schneide6–4, 6–1
1937Germany Irmgard RostGermany Gisela Enger6–4, 6–3
1938Germany Totta ZehdenGermany Gisela Enger6–1, 6–3
1940Germany Hilde WeiheGermany Fraulein Rduchwalkover
1941–1949Not held (partly due to world war two)
1950United States Dorothy HeadArgentina Mary Terán de Weiss7–5, 7–5
1951Argentina Mary Terán de WeissCzechoslovakia Mrs Karel Kozeluh2–6 6–2 6–4 6–2
1952United Kingdom Joy Gannon MottramUnited Kingdom Joan Curry ?
1953United Kingdom Joy Gannon Mottram (2)United States Dorothy Head Knode9–7, 1–6, 10–8
1954United Kingdom Joy Gannon Mottram (3)Germany Edda Buding6–1, 6–1
1957Mexico Yola RamírezGermany Edda Buding6–2, 6–1
1958United Kingdom Angela MortimerGermany Edda Buding5–7, 6–3, 8–6
1959Germany Edda BudingGermany Erika Obst Launert6–4, 7–5
1960United Kingdom Angela MortimerMexico Yola Ramírez4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1961United Kingdom Elizabeth StarkieGermany Margot Dittmeyer6–3, 1–6, 6–0
1962Brazil Maria BuenoSouth Africa Renée Schuurman2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1963Argentina Norma BaylonSouth Africa Annette Van Zyl6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1964 [14]Brazil Maria Bueno (2)Argentina Norma Baylon6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1965 [15]Australia Margaret SmithAustralia Lesley Turner6–2, 6–1
1966Germany Helga SchultzeGermany Helga Niessen6–3, 3–6, 7–5

See also

Notes

  1. "Drobny in Finals". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Sep 5, 1954. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  2. "Who Won?". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Sep 10, 1956. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  3. "Tennisplatz "Rot-Weiß"". www.baden-baden.com. Baden-Baden EN. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  4. "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. "Internationales Lawntennis-Turnier in Baden-Baden" (PDF). Bohemia. 12 September 1906. p. 6.
  6. "Tennis in Germany". The North Western Advocate and the Emu Bay Times. Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1907. p. 3.
  7. "LAWN TENNIS AT BADEN". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 10 September 1908. p. 5.
  8. "Drobny in Finals". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Sep 5, 1954. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. "Patty Captures German Tennis Title". news.google.com. The Times News, Sep 5, 1955. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  10. "Who Won?". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Sep 10, 1956. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. "Tenis Mundial". news.google.com. El Tiempo, Aug 3, 1964. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  12. "Minute Sports Page". news.google.com. Spokane Daily Chronicle, Aug 2, 1965. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 242. ISBN 9780718501952.
  14. "Tenis Mundial". news.google.com. El Tiempo, Aug 3, 1964. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. "Minute Sports Page". news.google.com. Spokane Daily Chronicle, Aug 2, 1965. Retrieved 5 October 2016.

References

  • Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK.
  • Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK.
  • Tennis:Cultural History, Gillmeister, Heiner, A&C Black, 1998, ISBN 9780718501952.
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