Lebanon International Championships

Lebanon International Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1954–69) men (1954–71) women ILTF Independent Circuit (1970–71) men
Founded	1954 (1954)
Abolished	1971 (1971)
Editions	8 men 5 women
Location	Beirut, Lebanon
Venue	American University of Beirut
Surface	Clay / outdoor

The Lebanon International Championships also known as the Beirut International or the Beirut Spring Tournament was a men's and women's international clay court tournament was founded in 1954. It was played at American University of Beirut Alumni Tennis Club, Beirut, Lebanon until 1971 when it was discontinued.

History

The tournament was first established in 1954 when it was held at the American University of Beirut Alumni Tennis Club, Beirut, Lebanon. The tournament was not staged continually with only seven editions held. The tournament continued to be staged annually until 1971 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1954	Giuseppe Merlo	Lennart Bergelin	RR event standings.
1956	Lew Hoad	Bob Perry	6–3, 6–4, 6–2.
1957	Philippe Washer	Warren Woodcock	1–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–2.
1958	Myron Franks	Fred Stolle	7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5.
1962	Bob Hewitt	Ken Fletcher	7–9, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3.
1968	José Edison Mandarino	Patricio Rodríguez	5–7, 6–4, 6–3.
↓  Open era  ↓
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1970	Nicola Pietrangeli	Barry Phillips-Moore	6–1, 6–0.
1971	Nicholas Kalogeropoulos	John Bartlett	7–5, 7–5, 6–1.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1954	Totta Zehden	Vera Mattar	6–2, 6–3.
1956	Angela Mortimer	Jenny Hoad	6–2, 6–3.
1957	Suzy Kormoczy	Edda Buding	4–6, 6–2, 6–2.
↓  Open era  ↓
1970	Andrée Martin	Jane O'Hara	4–6, 6–2, 6–3.
1971	Fiorella Bonicelli	Ada Bakker	7–5, 6–4.

Other tournaments

During its run the Beirut International was usually held in mid spring usually April. Another international tournament the Brumana International was held in mid to late summer usually end of July to August, that event was held at the Broumana Country Club.

Sources

• Schoucair, Nohad Victor (2013). Lebanon International Tennis Past. https://lebanon-tennis-history.com/. Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon International Tennis.