Belgian Open (tennis)

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Script error: No such module "For". Template:Infobox tennis tournament The Belgian Open or Belgian International was a tennis tournament founded in 1899 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament.[1]

The tournament was staged as a joint event until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued, the men's event continued under the brand name Belgian Open Championships, then later was known as the Belgian International Championships until 1981 when it was discontinued.[1] In 1987 the tournament was revived as a women's only event also known as the Benelux Open (for sponsorship reasons) that ran annually to 2001 when it was abolished.

History

Originally called the Belgian International Championships it first established in 1899.[1] The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II.[1] In the pre-open era the event was often reported in Belgian press as the Brussels International, or International of the tennis club in Brussels it was held at. It was an ILTF-sanctioned event from 1897 until 1969.[1] In 1968 the event was re branded as the Belgian Open Championships until 1970.[1] In 1971 the women's event was discontinued, however the men's event carried on under the new brand name Belgian Open through till 1981 when it was discontinued.[1] In 1970 the men's tournament part of the ILTF Independent Circuit for that year, then it joined the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit until 1972,[1] before going back on to the previous circuit until 1976.[1] Between 1977 and 1981 it was graded as Grand Prix event until the men's event ended.[1]

The women's original tournament was part of the 1970 1970 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit, and the 1971 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit when that event was ended. In 1987 the tournament was revived as a women's event as part of the Virginia Slims World Championship Series tennis over three different periods during 1987–2002. The competition took place in July during 1987–1989 and 2002, and in May during 1992–1993 and 1999–2001. 2000 and 2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and renamed the Benelux Open. The competition was played on outdoor clay courts.

The tournament was a Tier V event in 1992 and 2001, and a Tier IV event in 1993, 1999, 2000 and 2002. Only one Belgian woman won the singles event; the then little-known Justine Henin, aged 16 in 1999. However, Sabine Appelmans, Kim Clijsters and Els Callens all won the doubles event.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
In 1930 two editions of the men's event were held one in June denoted as (*), the other in September denoted as (**).

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1899 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman 6–2, 6–0, 6–2[1]
1900 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett (2) Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman 6–3, 6–3, 6–2[1]
1901 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett (3) Template:Flagicon Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–1, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1902 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett (4) Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman 6–3, 7–5, 7–5[1]
1903 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett (5) Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[1]
1905 Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–0[1]
1906 Template:Flagicon Herbert Roper Barrett (6) Template:Flagicon Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–2, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1910 Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding Template:Flagicon Réginald Storms 6–0, 6–1, 4–3, rtd.[1]
1912 Template:Flagicon Georges Watson[2] Template:Flagicon Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–2, 6–1, 6–1[1]
1913 Template:Flagicon Paul de Borman (2) Template:Flagicon Georges Watson 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3[1]
1914 Template:Flagicon Jean Washer Template:Flagicon Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–4, 6–3, 6–1[1]
1915-1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1920 Template:Flagicon Jean Washer (2) Template:Flagicon Gerard Scheurleer 6–0, 6–2, 6–3[1]
1921 Template:Flagicon Arthur Diemer Kool Template:Flagicon Amos Niven Wilder 6–1, 8–6, 6–2[1]
1925 Template:Flagicon Jean Washer (3) Template:Flagicon André Laloux 6–2, 6–0, 6–3[1]
1930 * Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6[1]
1930 ** Template:Flagicon Franz Matejka Template:Flagicon Jean Lesueur 6–1, 6–2, 6–3[1]
1932 Template:Flagicon André Martin-Legeay Template:Flagicon Pierre Goldschmidt[3] 6–1, 7–5[1]
1934 Template:Flagicon André Lacroix Template:Flagicon Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6–1, 6–3, 6–2[1]
1935 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Hermann Artens 6–3, 9–7, 6–3[1]
1936 Template:Flagicon André Lacroix (2) Template:Flagicon Jack Van den Eynde 1–6, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1937 Template:Flagicon Patrick Tiberghien Template:Flagicon Hans van Swol 6–3, 6–4[4]
1940-1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1947 Template:Flagicon Jacques Peten Template:Flagicon Andre Najar 6–2, 6–4, 6–2[5]
1948 Template:Flagicon Frank Parker Template:Flagicon Budge Patty 6–1, 1–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2[6]
1949 Template:Flagicon Bernard Destremau Template:Flagicon Franjo Punčec 1–1, rtd.[7]
1950 Template:Flagicon Pierre Geelhand de Merxem Template:Flagicon Jacques Sanglier 6–3, 5–7, 6–1[8]
1951 Template:Flagicon Eric Sturgess Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný 6–0, 6–1, 6–0[1]
1952 Template:Flagicon Ken McGregor Template:Flagicon Tony Trabert 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4[1]
1954 Template:Flagicon Lorne Main Template:Flagicon Irvin Dorfman 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4[1]
1955 Template:Flagicon Mervyn Rose Template:Flagicon Philippe Washer 7–5, 6–1[9]
1956 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant Template:Flagicon Ulf Schmidt 6–3, 6–1[10]
1957 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant (2) Template:Flagicon Ladislav Legenstein 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4[11]
1958 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant (3) Template:Flagicon Ulf Schmidt 6–2, 8–6[12]
1959 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant (4) Template:Flagicon Antonio Palafox 8–6, 6–2, 6–1[1]
1960 Template:Flagicon Billy Knight Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant 9–7, 6–4[13]
1961 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant (5) Template:Flagicon Mario Llamas 6–3, 6–8, 6–4[14]
1962 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brichant (6) Template:Flagicon Ramanathan Krishnan 6–2, 6–4[15]
1963 Template:Flagicon Ramanathan Krishnan Template:Flagicon Nicola Pietrangeli 6–1, 1–6, 6–2[16]
1964 Template:Flagicon Michel Leclercq Template:Flagicon Alain Bresson[17] 6–3, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1965 Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher Template:Flagicon José Edison Mandarino 11–9, 4–6, 6–2[1]
1966 Template:Flagicon Tom Okker Template:Flagicon Bob Carmichael 8–10, 6–3, 6–3[1]
1967 Template:Flagicon Tom Okker (2) Template:Flagicon Jim Moore 6–2, 6–2, 6–0[1]
1968 Template:Flagicon Štěpán Koudelka Template:Flagicon Steve Tidball[18] 1–6, 6–1, 6–2[1]
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Template:Flagicon Tom Okker (3) Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2[1]
1970 Template:Flagicon Tom Okker (4) Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4[1]
1971 Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–1, 7–5[1]
1972 Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5[1]
1973-1976 Not held
1977 Template:Flagicon Harold Solomon Template:Flagicon Karl Meiler 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4[1]
1978 Template:Flagicon Werner Zirngibl Template:Flagicon Ricardo Cano 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3[1]
1979 Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl 6–1, 1–6, 6–3[1]
1980 Template:Flagicon Peter McNamara Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–3, 6–0
1981 Template:Flagicon Marko Ostoja Template:Flagicon Ricardo Ycaza 4–6, 6–4, 7–5[1]

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Not finished
1972 Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr.
Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes		 Template:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo
Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol		 9–7, 6–3
1977 Not finished
1978 Template:Flagicon Jean-Louis Haillet
Template:Flagicon Antonio Zugarelli		 Template:Flagicon Onny Parun
Template:Flagicon Vladimír Zedník		 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1979 Template:Flagicon Billy Martin
Template:Flagicon Peter McNamara		 Template:Flagicon Carlos Kirmayr
Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy		 5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980 Template:Flagicon Steve Krulevitz
Template:Flagicon Thierry Stevaux		 Template:Flagicon Eric Fromm
Template:Flagicon Cary Leeds		 6–3, 7–5
1981 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Cano
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gómez		 Template:Flagicon Carlos Kirmayr
Template:Flagicon Cássio Motta		 6–2, 6–2

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1897 Template:Flagicon Mlle van Lennep Template:Flagicon Mlle van Aken 6–1, 6–1
1899 Template:Flagicon Marie-Rose Trasenster Template:Flagicon Alice Blanpain Comblen 7–5, 4–6, 8–6
1900 Template:Flagicon Alice Blanpain Comblen Template:Flagicon Marie-Rose Trasenster 7–9, 7–5, 9–7
1901 Template:Flagicon Marie-Rose Trasenster (2) Template:Flagicon Mme Everaerts 6–2, 6–2
1902 Template:Flagicon Mildred Coles Template:Flagicon Mabel Squire divided title
1903 Template:Flagicon Jeanne Chazal Template:Flagicon Digna Mijer van Lennep 6–3, 6–0
1904[19] Template:Flagicon Vera Warden Template:Flagicon Ilse Seligman 6–3, 6–4
1905 Template:Flagicon Jeanne Chazal (2) Template:Flagicon Marie-Rose Trasenster 6–0, 7–5
1906 Template:Flagicon Marie Dufrénoy Template:Flagicon Jeanne Chazal 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1907 Template:Flagicon Mildred Coles (2) Template:Flagicon Marie Dufrénoy 6–3, 11–9
1908 Template:Flagicon Marie Dufrénoy (2) Template:Flagicon Mildred Coles 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1909 Template:Flagicon Mildred Coles (3) Template:Flagicon Geneviève de Mot 6–4, 6–3
1910 Template:Flagicon Jeanne Liebrechts Template:Flagicon Betty F.B. N. Quicke 2–6, 10–8, 6–2
1911 Template:Flagicon Anne de Borman Template:Flagicon Jeanne Liebrechts 6–4, 6–3
1912 Template:Flagicon Anne de Borman (2) Template:Flagicon Geneviève de Mot 6–4, 6–3
1913 Template:Flagicon Anne de Borman (3) Template:Flagicon Marguerite Leguerrier 6–3, 6–2
1914 Template:Flagicon Jeanne Liebrechts Template:Flagicon Anne de Borman 6–4, 6–4
1915-1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1920 Template:Flagicon Anne de Borman (4) Template:Flagicon Marie Storms 11–13, 6–4, 6–4
1921 Template:Flagicon Marie Storms Template:Flagicon Mlle de Spirlet 6–2, 6–0
1930 Template:Flagicon Simonne Mathieu Template:Flagicon Elsa McAlpin Haylock 1–6, 6–1, 8–6
1931 Template:Flagicon Susan Noel Template:Flagicon Marguerite du Monceau 6–2, 6–2
1932 Template:Flagicon Josane Sigart Template:Flagicon Lili de Alvarez 6–0, 2–6, 12–10
1934 Template:Flagicon Nelly Adamson Template:Flagicon Marguerite du Monceau 5–7, 6–0, 6–3
1935 Template:Flagicon Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling Template:Flagicon Simonne Mathieu 7–5, 6–3
1936 Template:Flagicon Sylvia Aubert Template:Flagicon Susan Noel 7–5, 6–4
1937 Template:Flagicon Nadine De Bary Template:Flagicon Sole 0–6, 6–4, 6–4[20]
1939 Template:Flagicon Yvonne Hoyaux Template:Flagicon Susan Noel 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1940-1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1947 Template:Flagicon Myriam de Borman Template:Flagicon Josane de Meulemeester 12–10, 6–4[5]
1948[21] Template:Flagicon Pat Canning Todd Template:Flagicon Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6–2, 6–2
1949 Template:Flagicon Myriam de Borman Template:Flagicon Nel Hermsen 6–4, 6–1[7]
1950 Template:Flagicon Nel Hermsen Template:Flagicon Myrtil Dubois-Brunarius 6–3, 6–1[8]
1951 Template:Flagicon Barbara Scofield Davidson Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis 6–3, 6–0
1952 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Patricia Harrison 6–3, 6–4
1954 Template:Flagicon Melita Ramirez Template:Flagicon Dorothy Watman Levine 6–3, 6–4
1955 Template:Flagicon Lea Pericoli Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis 6–3, 6–3[9]
1956 Unknown
1957 Template:Flagicon Heather Brewer-Segal Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1958 Template:Flagicon Dottie Head Knode Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis 6–1, 6–2
1959 Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis (2) Template:Flagicon Alice Heegewalt 6–2, 6–1
1960 Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis (3) Template:Flagicon Norma Marsh 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1961 Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis (4) Template:Flagicon Carmen Hernandez-Coronado 6–2, 6–4
1962-1963 No international event held
1964 Template:Flagicon Christiane Mercelis (5) Template:Flagicon Jacqueline Kermina 6–1, 6–4
1965 Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff 9–7, 6–1
1966 Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff 6–4, 6–4
1967 Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff Template:Flagicon Ingrid Loeys 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1968 Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart (2) Template:Flagicon Gail Sherriff 6–3, 7–5
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969[22] Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon Jones Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–0
1970 Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman (2) Template:Flagicon Peaches Bartkowicz 6–1, 6–2
1971-1986 Not held
1987 Template:Flagicon Kathleen Horvath Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge 6–1, 7–6
1988 Template:Flagicon Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi 6–0, 7–5
1989 Template:Flagicon Radka Zrubáková Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz 7–6, 6–4
1990-1991 Not held
1992 Template:Flagicon Wiltrud Probst Template:Flagicon Meike Babel 6–2, 6–3
1993 Template:Flagicon Radka Bobková Template:Flagicon Karin Kschwendt 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1994-1998 Not held
1999 Template:Flagicon Justine Henin Template:Flagicon Sarah Pitkowski 6–1, 6–2
2000 Template:Flagicon Amanda Coetzer Template:Flagicon Cristina Torrens Valero 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
2001 Template:Flagicon Barbara Rittner Template:Flagicon Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 6–2

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987 Template:Flagicon Bettina Bunge
Template:Flagicon Manuela Maleeva		 Template:Flagicon Kathleen Horvath
Template:Flagicon Marcella Mesker		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988 Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz
Template:Flagicon Tine Scheuer-Larsen		 Template:Flagicon Katerina Maleeva
Template:Flagicon Raffaella Reggi		 7–6, 6–1
1989 Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
Template:Flagicon Mercedes Paz		 Template:Flagicon Carin Bakkum
Template:Flagicon Simone Schilder		 6–1, 6–2
1990-1991 Not held
1992 Template:Flagicon Manon Bollegraf
Template:Flagicon Caroline Vis		 Template:Flagicon Elena Brioukhovets
Template:Flagicon Petra Langrová		 6–4, 6–3
1993 Template:Flagicon Radka Bobková
Template:Flagicon María José Gaidano		 Template:Flagicon Ann Devries
Template:Flagicon Dominique Monami		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
1994-98 Not held
1999 Template:Flagicon Laura Golarsa
Template:Flagicon Katarina Srebotnik		 Template:Flagicon Louise Pleming
Template:Flagicon Meghann Shaughnessy		 6–4, 6–2
2000 Template:Flagicon Sabine Appelmans
Template:Flagicon Kim Clijsters		 Template:Flagicon Jennifer Hopkins
Template:Flagicon Petra Rampre		 6–1, 6–1
2001 Template:Flagicon Els Callens
Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruano Pascual		 Template:Flagicon Kristie Boogert
Template:Flagicon Miriam Oremans		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

See also

References

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