Belgian Open Championships

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Belgian Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBrussels Open
TourGrand Prix circuit
Founded1899
Abolished1981
Editions49
LocationBrussels, Belgium
SurfaceClay

The Belgian Open Championships and originally known as the Belgian International Championships and Belgian Championships was a men's tennis tournament played in Brussels, Belgium.

History[]

Originally called the Belgian International Championships established in 1899 continued for 49 editions until 1981. The event was part of the pre-open era men's tour until 1967, then the open era tour until 1970 when it was part of an independent tournament tour. In 1971 as part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1971 to 1972 and then from 1977 to 1981. It was played on outdoor clay.

Past finals[]

Singles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
New Zealand Brian Fairlie Australia Bob Carmichael 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Netherlands Tom Okker Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
Netherlands Tom Okker Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
South Africa Cliff Drysdale Romania Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–1, 7–5
Spain Manuel Orantes Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
1973 Not held
1974 Not held
1975 Not held
1976 Not held
United States Harold Solomon West Germany Karl Meiler 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
West Germany Werner Zirngibl Argentina Ricardo Cano 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Hungary Balázs Taróczy Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Australia Peter McNamara Hungary Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–3, 6–0
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza 4–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Not finished
1972 Spain Juan Gisbert, Sr.
Spain Manuel Orantes
Chile Patricio Cornejo
Chile Jaime Fillol
9–7, 6–3
1977 Not finished
1978 France Jean-Louis Haillet
Italy Antonio Zugarelli
New Zealand Onny Parun
Czech Republic Vladimír Zedník
6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1979 United States Billy Martin
Australia Peter McNamara
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Hungary Balázs Taróczy
5–7, 7–5, 6–4
1980 United States Steve Krulevitz
Belgium Thierry Stevaux
United States Eric Fromm
United States Cary Leeds
6–3, 7–5
1981 Argentina Ricardo Cano
Ecuador Andrés Gómez
Brazil Carlos Kirmayr
Brazil Cássio Motta
6–2, 6–2

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