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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, the first men's singles title was won by Britain's Major Ritchie. 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)

Budapest International Championships
Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1903	Major Ritchie	Rolf Kinzl	6–2, 6–3, 6–0
1904	Major Ritchie (2)	Ödön Schmid	6–0, 6–1, 6–0
1906	Ladislav Žemla	Frantisek Cistecky	6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1907	Anthony Wilding	Kurt von Wessely	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1908	Max Decugis	Robert Powell	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1909	Ladislav Žemla (2)	Jaroslav Hainz	w.o.
1911	Otto Mario Widmann	Curt Brandis	?
1912	Jenő Zsigmondy	Alfred Janus	6-6, ret.
1915/1921	men's event not held due to World War I and after
1922	Béla von Kehrling	Kamill Fittler	6–2, 8–6, 6–0
1923	Béla von Kehrling (2)	Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe	7–5, 6–2, 7–5
1929	Béla von Kehrling (3)	Roland Jacobi	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1930	Béla von Kehrling (4)	Jiri Novotny	6–3, 6–1, 7–5
1931	Béla von Kehrling (5)	Emil Gábori	6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1932	Emil Gábori	Adam Baworowski	6–2, 7–5, 6–0
1935	Emil Gábori (2)	Lehel Bánó	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1937	Emil Gábori (3)	György Dallos	7–5, 6–2, 6–8, 8–6
1938	Ottó Szigeti	Renato Bossi	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1939	men's event not held
1940	József Asbóth	Emil Gábori	6–4, 8–6, 6–3
1943	József Asbóth (2)	Zoltán Katona	6–3, 8–6, 5–7, 6–1
1944	József Asbóth (3)	Ferdinand Vrba	7–5, 6–0, 6–3
1947	József Asbóth (4)	Marcello del Bello	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1948	Budge Patty	József Asbóth	6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 8–6
1957	András Ádám-Stolpa	József Asbóth	9–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3
1963	Andras Szikszai	Zoltán Katona	6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6-0
1967	Péter Szőke	Ferenc Komaromy	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Open era
1968	Györgyi Fehér	Andras Szikszai	6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1969	Ronald Barnes	István Gulyás	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1970	István Gulyás	William Álvarez	2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–0

Women's singles

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

Budapest International Championships
Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1903	Margit Madarász	Katalin Cséry	default.
1904	Margit Madarász (2)	Katalin Cséry	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1905	Marie Bertrand Amende	Margit Madarász	6-2 8-6
1906	Women's event not held
1907	Margit Madarász (3)	Sidi Klaus Maschka	6-2, 6-2
1908	Margit Madarász (4)	Mary. C. Whyte	1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6-4
1909	Katalin Cséry	Gabriella Szerviczky	6-1, 6-3
1910	Women's event not held
1911	Sarolta Cséry	Eszter Mészáros	6-2, 6-3
1912	Dagmar von Krohn	Hedwig N. von Satzger	6-2, 6-3
1913	Women's event not held
1914	Sarika Csery (2)	Lili Nyeviczkey	6-2, 6-1
1915/1920	Women's event not held due to World War I and after
1921	Margarete Janotta	Mrs D. Mayer	6-0, 2–6, 6-4
1922	Ilona Váradi	Margarete Janotta	6-0, 6-3
1923	Erna Wachsmann Redlich	Frau Dedhatel	6-3, 6-2
1924	Ilona Péteriné (2)	Erna Wachsmann Redlich	6-3, 6-3
1925	Ilona Péteriné (3)	Paula Heimann	?
1926	Magda Baumgarten	Frl Dery	2-6 6-0 6-2
1927	Mrs Schréderné	Paula Heimann	6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1928	Magda Baumgarten (2)	Maria Uhlmann Paksy	7-5, 6-4
1929	Mrs Schréderné (2)	Magda Baumgarten	6-2 3-6 6-4
1930	Toni Schomburgk	Grete Deutschova	6-2 6-4
1931	Klara Hammer	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	3–6, 6–3, 9–7
1932	Helen Jacobs	Hilde Krahwinkel	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1933	Mrs Schréderné (3)	Grete Deutschova	6-4, 6-4
1934	Lili Sárkány	Mrs Schréderné	6-1, 6-4
1935	Mrs Schréderné (4)	Lili Sárkány	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1936	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	Helen Jacobs	3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1937	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2)	Vittoria Tonolli	6-0, 6-1
1938	Hella Kovac	Klára Somogyi	12-10, 2–6, 6-4
1939	Women's event not held
1940	Suzy Körmöczy	Márta Popp	6-3, 6-0
1941–1942	Women's event not held
1943	Márta Popp	Mrs Gallner	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1944/1945	Women's event not held
1946	Suzy Körmöczy (2)	Márta Popp	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1947	Suzy Körmöczy (3)	Márta Popp	divided title
1948/1956	Women's event not held
1957	Suzy Körmöczy (4)	Mrs N. Lepesne	7-5, 6-1
1958/1962	Women's event not held
1963*	Klara Bardoczi	Erzsebet Solyom	6–8, 6–0, 6–4
1963**	Klara Bardoczi (2)	Erzsebet Solyom	6-4, 6-4
1964	Klara Bardoczi (3)	Gyöngyi Fehér	6-0, 6-4
1965/1969	Women's event not held
Open era
1970	Margaret Smith Court	Vlasta Vopickova	6-3, 6-2
1971	Judith Szörényi	Éva Szabó	6-2, 6-2
1972	Norma Baylon	Helga Niessen Masthoff	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1973	Renáta Tomanová	Norma Baylon	6-4, 6-4
1974	Women's event not held
1975	Judith Szörényi (2)	Renáta Tomanová	2–6, 7–5, 6–4

References

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• Defunct tennis tournaments in Hungary