The Budapest International Championships or Budapesti Nemzetközi Bajnokság also known as the Budapest International was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1903. It was first held in Budapest in what was then Austria-Hungary The tournament ran until 1975 then was discontinued.

History

In 1894 the first Championships of Hungary were held. In 1903 the first international tournament the Budapest International were held in then the

Austro-Hungarian Empire Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

, the first men's singles title was won by Britain's

Major Ritchie Major Josiah George Ritchie (18 October 1870 – 28 February 1955) was a tennis player from Great Britain. Major was his first name, not a military title. He was born in Westminster, educated at Brighton College and died in Ashford. Career Ritc ...

. The championships were usually held in late spring to early summer and ran with some breaks due to World War I and World War II until 1975.

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll) ''two versions of the women's event was held in 1963 * April ** May.''

References

{{Reflist Clay court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in Hungary