The Alassio International 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 tournamentDaily Herald. (Saturday 02 April 1938) page. 16. 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.Tennis Archives
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.
Finals Men's singles (* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition) YearWinnerRunner-upScore 1925 Placido Gaslini Roberto Bocciardo 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 1926 W. Cumming Daniel Hanbury 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 1927 J. Davidson Mr. Jonides 6–3, 7–5, 6–1 1928 * Mr. du Peloux Mario Sertorio 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 1928 ** Placido Gaslini (2) Roberto Bocciardo 6–1, 6–3, 7–9, 6–1, 4–6, 6–4 1929 Jacques Brugnon Pat Hughes 6–3, 6–4, 6–1 1930 Pat Hughes Hira-Lal Soni 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 1931 Roberto Bocciardo George William Grounsell 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1 1932 Bela Von Kehrling George Lyttleton Rogers 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 1933 * Jimmy Jones Ferruccio Quintavalle 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 1933 ** Giovanni Palmieri Giuseppe Bacigalupo 6–1, 6–4, 8–6 1934 * Giovanni Palmieri (2) Emanuele Sertorio 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 1934 ** Placido Gaslini (3) Roberto Bocciardo 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 1935 Giovanni Palmieri (3) Augusto Rado 4–6, 6–0, 6–1, 6–0 1936 Giovanni Palmieri (4) Kay Lund 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 1937 Vojtěch Vodička E. Ambros 6–3, 6–3, 11–9 1938 Emil Gabori Boris Maneff 6–8, 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 6–1 1939 Gianni Cucelli Franjo Punčec 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 1940 Francesco Romanoni Josip Palada 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
Women's singles (* denotes spring edition ** denotes summer edition) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1925 Dorothy Holman Coela Pryce-Harrison 6–3, 6–41927 Ida Quintavalle Carla Isotta9–7, 6–31928 Lucia Valerio Claire Beckingham6–1, 6–31929 N. Hunt S. de la Prynne6–4, 3–6, 6–21930 * Lucia Valerio (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite6–1, 6–21930 ** J. Ionides Miss Bettramine 0–6, 7–5, 9–71932 Dorothy Andrus Burke Ilse Weihermann Friedleben 6–0, 9–71933 Elizabeth Ryan Ucci Manzutto 6–2, 6–01934 Cilly Aussem Elizabeth Ryan 6–3, 6–41935 Edith Belliard Cilly Aussem 6–3, 1–6, 6–31936 Minni Hein Muller Trude Wolf6–1, 7–9, 6–11938 Minni Hein Muller (2) Klara Hammer Beutter 6–4, 5–7, 6–21939 Gracyn Wheeler Klara Somogyi 6–3, 6–21940 Hella Kovac Alice Florian6–2, 7–5
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