Alassio International
Internazionale di Alassio
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1925 (1925)
Abolished1940 (1940)
LocationAlassio, Liguria, Northern Italy
VenueHanbury Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

The Alassio International[1] or Internazionale di Alassio was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Alassio, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) until 1940, and was part of the Italian Riviera circuit of tennis tournaments.

History

In 1923 Daniel Hanbury founded the "Hanbury Tennis Club" with a historic Club House, opened by the great tennis player Henry Lacoste. The Alassio International tennis tournament[2] was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1925 at Savona, Liguria, Northern Italy. The tournament was staged until 1940.[3]

This tournament held two versions of the event the most important being the spring edition usually held in April, and a second but brief Alassio International Summer Tournament held a few times in the early 1930s. The tournament was staged until 1940 when it ended due to World War II.

Former winners of the men's singles included; Placido Gaslini (1925), Jacques Brugnon (1929), Pat Hughes (1930), Béla von Kehrling (1932), Giovanni Palmieri (1933–1936), Vojtěch Vodička (1937) and Francesco Romanoni (1940). The women's single was previously won by Dorothy Holman (1925), Lucia Valerio (1928, 1930), Dorothy Andrus (1932), Cilly Aussem (1934) and Gracyn Wheeler (1939).

Venue

The Alassio International was held at the Hanbury Tennis Club (f.1923) by Daniel Hanbury. It encompasses twelve thousand square meters of greenery surrounding the 7 tennis courts, the elegant colonial-style club house.[4]

Finals

Men's singles

(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925Italy Placido GasliniItaly Roberto Bocciardo6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1926United Kingdom W. CummingUnited Kingdom Daniel Hanbury6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1927United Kingdom J. DavidsonUnited Kingdom Mr. Jonides6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1928 *Switzerland Mr. du PelouxItaly Mario Sertorio6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1928 **Italy Placido Gaslini (2)Italy Roberto Bocciardo6–1 , 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4
1929France Jacques BrugnonUnited Kingdom Pat Hughes6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1930United Kingdom Pat HughesIndia Hira-Lal Soni6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1931Italy Roberto BocciardoUnited Kingdom George William Grounsell7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1
1932Hungary Bela Von KehrlingRepublic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1933 *United Kingdom Jimmy JonesItaly Ferruccio Quintavalle6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1933 **Italy Giovanni PalmieriItaly Giuseppe Bacigalupo6–1, 6–4, 8–6
1934 *Italy Giovanni Palmieri (2)Italy Emanuele Sertorio6–4, 6–0, 6–2
1934 **Italy Placido Gaslini (3)Italy Roberto Bocciardo6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1935Italy Giovanni Palmieri (3)Italy Augusto Rado4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–0
1936Italy Giovanni Palmieri (4)Germany Kay Lund6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1937Czechoslovakia Vojtěch VodičkaCzechoslovakia E. Ambros6–3, 6–3, 11–9
1938Hungary Emil GaboriSwitzerland Boris Maneff6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 6–1
1939Italy Gianni CucelliSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec8–6, 7–5, 6–4
1940Italy Francesco RomanoniSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

(* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1925United Kingdom Dorothy HolmanUnited Kingdom Coela Pryce-Harrison6–3, 6–4
1927Italy Ida QuintavalleItaly Carla Isotta9–7, 6–3
1928Italy Lucia ValerioUnited Kingdom Claire Beckingham6–1, 6–3
1929United Kingdom N. HuntItaly S. de la Prynne6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1930 *Italy Lucia Valerio (2)United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite6–1, 6–2
1930 **Italy J. IonidesItaly Miss Bettramine0–6, 7–5, 9–7
1932United States Dorothy Andrus BurkeGermany Ilse Weihermann Friedleben6–0, 9–7
1933United States Elizabeth RyanItaly Ucci Manzutto6–2, 6–0
1934Germany Cilly AussemUnited States Elizabeth Ryan6–3, 6–4
1935France Edith BelliardGermany Cilly Aussem6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1936Czechoslovakia Minni Hein MullerAustria Trude Wolf6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1938Czechoslovakia Minni Hein Muller (2)Germany Klara Hammer Beutter6–4, 5–7, 6–2
1939United States Gracyn WheelerHungary Klara Somogyi6–3, 6–2
1940Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Hella KovacSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Alice Florian6–2, 7–5

References

  1. "Tennis Wins Abroad: Miss Mary Whitmarsh and Miss Edwards won the women's doubles the international tournament at Alassio (Italy). Miss Whitmarsh. partnered by B Maneff. the Swiss No. 1 player, has reached the quarter-finals of the mixed doubles. —Reuter". Daily Herald. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 April 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. Daily Herald. (Saturday 02 April 1938) page. 16.
  3. Tennis Archives
  4. "Tennis Club Hanbury – Alassio" (in Italian). Hanbury Tennis Club. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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