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For the men's indoor tournament held in Brussels from 1981 to 1992, see Donnay Indoor Championships.
Belgian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1913-1969) men
ILTF World Circuit (1913-1972) women
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit (men)
WTA Tour (women)
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
Abolished1981; 43 years ago (1981) (men)
2001; 23 years ago (2001) (women)
LocationBrussels
(1899-1981, 1988-89)
Knokke
(1987)
Waregem
(1992)
Liège
(1993)
Antwerp
(1999-2001)
CategoryTier IV (1993, 1999, 2000, 2002)
Tier V (1992, 2001)
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The Belgian Open or Brussels International was a tennis tournament founded in 1899 as a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament.[1]

The tournament was staged as a joint event until 1971 when the women's event was discontinued, the men's event continued under the brand name Belgian Open Championships, then later was known as the Belgian International Championships until 1981 when it was discontinued.[1] In 1987 the tournament was revived as a women's only event also known as the Benelux Open (for sponsorship reasons) that ran annually to 2001 when it was abolished.

History

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Originally called the Belgian International Championships it first established in 1899.[1] The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II.[1] In the pre-open era the event was often reported in Belgian press as the Brussels International, or International of the tennis club in Brussels it was held at. The event was part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1897 until 1969.[1] In 1968 the event was re branded as the Belgian Open Championships until 1970.[1] In 1971 the women's event was discontinued, however the men's event carried on under the new brand name Belgian Open through till 1981 when it was discontinued.[1] In 1970 the men's tournament part of the ILTF Independent Circuit for that year, then it joined the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit until 1972,[1] before going back on to the previous circuit until 1976.[1] Between 1977 and 1981 it was graded as Grand Prix event until the men's event ended.[1]

The women's original tournament was part of the 1970 1970 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit, and the 1971 ILTF Women's Tennis Circuit when that event was ended. In 1987 the tournament was revived as a women's event as part of the Virginia Slims World Championship Series tennis over three different periods during 1987–2002. The competition took place in July during 1987–1989 and 2002, and in May during 1992–1993 and 1999–2001. 2000 and 2001 it was sponsored by Dutch clothing chain Mexx and renamed the Benelux Open. The competition was played on outdoor clay courts.

The tournament was a Tier V event in 1992 and 2001, and a Tier IV event in 1993, 1999, 2000 and 2002. Only one Belgian woman won the singles event; the then little-known Justine Henin, aged 16 in 1999. However, Sabine Appelmans, Kim Clijsters and Els Callens all won the doubles event.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)
In 1930 two editions of the men's event were held one in June denoted as (*), the other in September denoted as (**).

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1899 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett Belgium Paul de Borman 6–2, 6–0, 6–2[1]
1900 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett (2) Belgium Paul de Borman 6–3, 6–3, 6–2[1]
1901 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett (3) Belgium Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–1, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1902 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett (4) Belgium Paul de Borman 6–3, 7–5, 7–5[1]
1903 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett (5) Belgium Paul de Borman 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[1]
1905 Belgium Paul de Borman United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett 4–6, 6–1, 8–6, 6–0[1]
1906 United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett (6) Belgium Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–2, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1910 New Zealand Anthony Wilding Belgium Réginald Storms 6–0, 6–1, 4–3, rtd.[1]
1912 Belgium Georges Watson[2] Belgium Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–2, 6–1, 6–1[1]
1913 Belgium Paul de Borman (2) Belgium Georges Watson 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3[1]
1914 Belgium Jean Washer Belgium Willie Lemaire de Warzeé 6–4, 6–3, 6–1[1]
1915-1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1920 Belgium Jean Washer (2) Netherlands Gerard Scheurleer 6–0, 6–2, 6–3[1]
1921 Netherlands Arthur Diemer Kool United States Amos Niven Wilder 6–1, 8–6, 6–2[1]
1925 Belgium Jean Washer (3) Belgium André Laloux 6–2, 6–0, 6–3[1]
1930 * France Jean Borotra France Henri Cochet 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6[1]
1930 ** Austria Franz Matejka France Jean Lesueur 6–1, 6–2, 6–3[1]
1932 France André Martin-Legeay France Pierre Goldschmidt[3] 6–1, 7–5[1]
1934 Belgium André Lacroix Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem 6–1, 6–3, 6–2[1]
1935 United Kingdom Fred Perry Austria Hermann Artens 6–3, 9–7, 6–3[1]
1936 Belgium André Lacroix (2) Belgium Jack Van den Eynde 1–6, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1937 France Patrick Tiberghien Netherlands Hans van Swol 6–3, 6–4[4]
1940-1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1947 Belgium Jacques Peten Egypt Andre Najar 6–2, 6–4, 6–2[5]
1948 United States Frank Parker United States Budge Patty 6–1, 1–6, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2[6]
1949 France Bernard Destremau Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Punčec 1–1, rtd.[7]
1950 Belgium Pierre Geelhand de Merxem France Jacques Sanglier 6–3, 5–7, 6–1[8]
1951 South Africa Eric Sturgess Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 6–0, 6–1, 6–0[1]
1952 Australia Ken McGregor United States Tony Trabert 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4[1]
1954 Canada Lorne Main United States Irvin Dorfman 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4[1]
1955 Australia Mervyn Rose Belgium Philippe Washer 7–5, 6–1[9]
1956 Belgium Jacques Brichant Sweden Ulf Schmidt 6–3, 6–1[10]
1957 Belgium Jacques Brichant (2) Austria Ladislav Legenstein 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 2–6, 6–4[11]
1958 Belgium Jacques Brichant (3) Sweden Ulf Schmidt 6–2, 8–6[12]
1959 Belgium Jacques Brichant (4) Mexico Antonio Palafox 8–6, 6–2, 6–1[1]
1960 United Kingdom Billy Knight Belgium Jacques Brichant 9–7, 6–4[13]
1961 Belgium Jacques Brichant (5) Mexico Mario Llamas 6–3, 6–8, 6–4[14]
1962 Belgium Jacques Brichant (6) India Ramanathan Krishnan 6–2, 6–4[15]
1963 India Ramanathan Krishnan Italy Nicola Pietrangeli 6–1, 1–6, 6–2[16]
1964 France Michel Leclercq France Alain Bresson[17] 6–3, 6–2, 6–4[1]
1965 Australia Ken Fletcher Brazil José Edison Mandarino 11–9, 4–6, 6–2[1]
1966 Netherlands Tom Okker Australia Bob Carmichael 8–10, 6–3, 6–3[1]
1967 Netherlands Tom Okker (2) Australia Jim Moore 6–2, 6–2, 6–0[1]
1968 Czechoslovakia Štěpán Koudelka United States Steve Tidball[18] 1–6, 6–1, 6–2[1]
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969 Netherlands Tom Okker (3) Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Željko Franulović 6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2[1]
1970 Netherlands Tom Okker (4) Romania Ilie Năstase 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4[1]
1971 South Africa Cliff Drysdale Romania Ilie Năstase 6–0, 6–1, 7–5[1]
1972 Spain Manuel Orantes Spain Andrés Gimeno 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5[1]
1973-1976 Not held
1977 United States Harold Solomon West Germany Karl Meiler 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4[1]
1978 West Germany Werner Zirngibl Argentina Ricardo Cano 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3[1]
1979 Hungary Balázs Taróczy Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl 6–1, 1–6, 6–3[1]
1980 Australia Peter McNamara Hungary Balázs Taróczy 7–6, 6–3, 6–0
1981 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Marko Ostoja Ecuador Ricardo Ycaza 4–6, 6–4, 7–5[1]

Men's doubles

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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

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1897 Netherlands Mlle van Lennep Belgium Mlle van Aken 6–1, 6–1
1899 Belgium Marie-Rose Trasenster Belgium Alice Blanpain Comblen 7–5, 4–6, 8–6
1900 Belgium Alice Blanpain Comblen Belgium Marie-Rose Trasenster 7–9, 7–5, 9–7
1901 Belgium Marie-Rose Trasenster (2) Belgium Mme Everaerts 6–2, 6–2
1902 United Kingdom Mildred Coles United Kingdom Mabel Squire divided title
1903 Belgium Jeanne Chazal Netherlands Digna Mijer van Lennep 6–3, 6–0
1904[19] United States Vera Warden Germany Ilse Seligman 6–3, 6–4
1905 Belgium Jeanne Chazal (2) Belgium Marie-Rose Trasenster 6–0, 7–5
1906 Belgium Marie Dufrénoy Belgium Jeanne Chazal 6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1907 United Kingdom Mildred Coles (2) Belgium Marie Dufrénoy 6–3, 11–9
1908 Belgium Marie Dufrénoy (2) United Kingdom Mildred Coles 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1909 United Kingdom Mildred Coles (3) Belgium Geneviève de Mot 6–4, 6–3
1910 Belgium Jeanne Liebrechts United Kingdom Betty F.B. N. Quicke 2–6, 10–8, 6–2
1911 Belgium Anne de Borman Belgium Jeanne Liebrechts 6–4, 6–3
1912 Belgium Anne de Borman (2) Belgium Geneviève de Mot 6–4, 6–3
1913 Belgium Anne de Borman (3) Belgium Marguerite Leguerrier 6–3, 6–2
1914 Belgium Jeanne Liebrechts Belgium Anne de Borman 6–4, 6–4
1915-1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1920 Belgium Anne de Borman (4) Belgium Marie Storms 11–13, 6–4, 6–4
1921 Belgium Marie Storms Belgium Mlle de Spirlet 6–2, 6–0
1930 France Simonne Mathieu United Kingdom Elsa McAlpin Haylock 1–6, 6–1, 8–6
1931 United Kingdom Susan Noel Belgium Marguerite du Monceau 6–2, 6–2
1932 Belgium Josane Sigart Spain Lili de Alvarez 6–0, 2–6, 12–10
1934 Belgium Nelly Adamson Belgium Marguerite du Monceau 5–7, 6–0, 6–3
1935 Denmark Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling France Simonne Mathieu 7–5, 6–3
1936 France Sylvia Aubert United Kingdom Susan Noel 7–5, 6–4
1937 Belgium Nadine De Bary Belgium Sole 0–6, 6–4, 6–4[20]
1939 Belgium Yvonne Hoyaux United Kingdom Susan Noel 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1940-1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1947 Belgium Myriam de Borman Belgium Josane de Meulemeester 12–10, 6–4[5]
1948[21] United States Pat Canning Todd Hungary Zsuzsa Körmöczy 6–2, 6–2
1949 Belgium Myriam de Borman Netherlands Nel Hermsen 6–4, 6–1[7]
1950 Netherlands Nel Hermsen France Myrtil Dubois-Brunarius 6–3, 6–1[8]
1951 United States Barbara Scofield Davidson Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6–3, 6–0
1952 United Kingdom Angela Mortimer United Kingdom Patricia Harrison 6–3, 6–4
1954 Mexico Melita Ramirez United States Dorothy Watman Levine 6–3, 6–4
1955 Italy Lea Pericoli Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6–3, 6–3[9]
1956 Unknown
1957 South Africa Heather Brewer-Segal Belgium Christiane Mercelis 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1958 United States Dottie Head Knode Belgium Christiane Mercelis 6–1, 6–2
1959 Belgium Christiane Mercelis (2) Chile Alice Heegewalt 6–2, 6–1
1960 Belgium Christiane Mercelis (3) Australia Norma Marsh 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1961 Belgium Christiane Mercelis (4) Spain Carmen Hernandez-Coronado 6–2, 6–4
1962-1963 No international event held
1964 Belgium Christiane Mercelis (5) France Jacqueline Kermina 6–1, 6–4
1965 United States Julie Heldman Australia Gail Sherriff 9–7, 6–1
1966 Australia Judy Tegart Australia Gail Sherriff 6–4, 6–4
1967 Australia Gail Sherriff Belgium Ingrid Loeys 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1968 Australia Judy Tegart (2) Australia Gail Sherriff 6–3, 7–5
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969[22] United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones United States Rosie Casals 6–4, 6–0
1970 United States Julie Heldman (2) United States Peaches Bartkowicz 6–1, 6–2
1971-1986 Not held
1987 United States Kathleen Horvath West Germany Bettina Bunge 6–1, 7–6
1988 Spain Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Italy Raffaella Reggi 6–0, 7–5
1989 Czechoslovakia Radka Zrubáková Argentina Mercedes Paz 7–6, 6–4
1990-1991 Not held
1992 Germany Wiltrud Probst Germany Meike Babel 6–2, 6–3
1993 Czech Republic Radka Bobková Austria Karin Kschwendt 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1994-1998 Not held
1999 Belgium Justine Henin France Sarah Pitkowski 6–1, 6–2
2000 South Africa Amanda Coetzer Spain Cristina Torrens Valero 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
2001 Germany Barbara Rittner Czech Republic Klára Zakopalová 6–3, 6–2

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1987 West Germany Bettina Bunge
Bulgaria Manuela Maleeva		 United States Kathleen Horvath
Netherlands Marcella Mesker		 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1988 Argentina Mercedes Paz
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen		 Bulgaria Katerina Maleeva
Italy Raffaella Reggi		 7–6, 6–1
1989 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Argentina Mercedes Paz		 Netherlands Carin Bakkum
Netherlands Simone Schilder		 6–1, 6–2
1990-1991 Not held
1992 Netherlands Manon Bollegraf
Netherlands Caroline Vis		 Soviet Union Elena Brioukhovets
Czechoslovakia Petra Langrová		 6–4, 6–3
1993 Czech Republic Radka Bobková
Argentina María José Gaidano		 Belgium Ann Devries
Belgium Dominique Monami		 6–4, 2–6, 7–6
1994-98 Not held
1999 Italy Laura Golarsa
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik		 Australia Louise Pleming
United States Meghann Shaughnessy		 6–4, 6–2
2000 Belgium Sabine Appelmans
Belgium Kim Clijsters		 United States Jennifer Hopkins
Slovenia Petra Rampre		 6–1, 6–1
2001 Belgium Els Callens
Spain Virginia Ruano Pascual		 Netherlands Kristie Boogert
Netherlands Miriam Oremans		 6–3, 3–6, 6–4

See also

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References

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