The Egyptian Open originally known as the Egyptian Championships also known as the Egyptian Open Championships or International Championships of Egypt is a defunct

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affiliated

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tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in

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and played on outdoor

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s from 1925 to 2002.

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was the most successful player in singles play winning five times.

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was the most successful player at the tournament, winning singles titles three times and the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with New Zealander

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, once with Dutchman

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and once with Hungarian

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History

The ''Egyptian Championships'' or ''International Championships of Egypt'' its original name was first staged in Cairo on 2 March 1925 the event was staged 66 times, However Egyptian newspaper sources have given the start date as 1922. The tournament was a regular feature on the pre-open era men's tour from inception until 1967, from 1968 until 1974 it was part of an independent men's tour for tournaments not-aligned to any particular circuit. In 1970 the tournament changed its name to the ''Egyptian Open''. In 1975 he joined the

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through till 1982. From 1983 until 2002 it was part of the

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. The tournament was hosted annually at the

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Past finals

Past champions have included:

Singles

Doubles

References

Sources

www.tennisbase.com/Egyptian Championships (currently Egyptian Open) Roll of Honor

External links

ATP tournament profile
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