The Portuguese International Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament. It was held for the first time in 1901 in

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. When it was active, the tournament was Portugal's most prestigious tennis competition.

History

The first edition was won by George Hillyard, who beat Clement Cazalet in the semifinals and Harold Mahony in the final. The first official international edition took place in 1902, and was won by George Gordon Dagge. In the next editions also less known players started to participate. The prestigious newspaper '' Tiro e Sport'' opened its pages to announce the third edition of the tournament, reporting: "It was with great anxiety that the results of these Championships were awaited, as, in addition to the old players, whose credits are already established, there were some relatively modern players and whose value was not at all known." The third international edition men's single tournament was won by the English R. Frazer, who defeated Dr. José Correia in the final. The same newspaper reported the next year that the competition was attended by the best Portuguese players and renowned foreign players. In 1905 the men's single tournament was won by Mr Lourdain (Jourdain). The first Portuguese to win the tournament was João de Sousa Macedo (Vila Franca) in 1907. In the following decades, the tournament continued to be attended by prominent players. In 1932 the tournament was won by

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won the tournament twice, in 1968 and 1970. The last edition, disputed in 1973, was won by José Edison Mandarino.

Past finals

Past champions have included:

Singles

References

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External links

Tournament at Tennis Archives
Defunct tennis tournaments in Portugal Portugal Sport in Lisbon