Danish International Championships
| Danish International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (Europe) |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Abolished | 1969 |
| Location | Copenhagen Denmark |
| Venue | Boldklub |
| Category | International |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Danish International Championships [1][2] was an DTF/ILTF affiliated open clay court mens tennis tournament founded in 1902 as the open Danish Championships. Also known as the Copenhagen International it was usually played in June or July at the Kjøbenhavns Boldklub in Copenhagen, Denmark until 1969.
History
The Danish Championships were unofficially founded at the Bold Klub in 1902 it was formally recognized by the Danish Tennis Federation (Dansk Tennis Forbund, DTF), in 1904 as open event to foreign players, not to be confused with the Danish National Championships that was an outdoor closed tournament to Danish nationals or residents, following world war two it became widely known as the Danish International Championships.
Past finals
Mens Singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1902[3] |  Frederick Payn |
Major Ritchie |
3–6, 11–9, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1921 | .svg.png){kind=small} Oscar Kreuzer |
Otto Froitzheim |
5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1931 |  Einer Ulrich |
Alfred Wium[4] |
6–4, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1933 |  Christian Boussus |
Jacques Brugnon |
6–2, 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1935 |  Kalle Schröder |
 Augusto Rado |
6–8, 1–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1936 |  Johan Haanes |
Einer Ulrich |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1939 |  Owen Anderson |
Anker Jacobsen |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1950[5] | .svg.png){kind=small} Jaroslav Drobny |
Fred Kovaleski |
6–2, 6–8, 6–1 |
| 1951 | Budge Patty |
 Vladimir Cernik |
won? |
| 1954 | Tony Trabert |
Vic Seixas |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1956[6] | .svg.png){kind=small} Jack Arkinstall |
Kurt Nielsen |
2–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1962[7] | Jan Leschly |
Torsten Johansson |
6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1966 | Ken Fletcher |
Martin Mulligan |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1967[8] | Ken Fletcher (2) |
Jan-Erik Lundquist |
3–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1969[9] | Martin Mulligan |
Jan Leschly |
6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 12–14, 6–1 |
References
- ↑ "Curtains Go Up On The Tourist Season". St. Petersburg Times. 27 November 1955. p. 14. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Thursday Sport's In Brief by AP. Tennis. Copenhagen. Budge Patty of Los Angeles and Vladimir Cernik of Prague Gain Net Finals in Danish International". The Telegraph. June 8, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis Abroad". Northampton Mercury via British Newspaper Archive. 23 May 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "Denmark Player Win - Loss". Davis Cup. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
- ↑ Merrihew, Stephen Wallis (July 1, 1950). "Danish International Championships". American Lawn Tennis. Vol. 44, no. 3. New York City: Jacobs Sports Magazines. pp. 38–44.
- ↑ "OUR GOLFERS MAY TEACH THE RUSSIANS". London Evenng News via British Newspaper Archive. 18 June 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ Heldman, Gladys (March 1962). "March International Tournament Results". World Tennis. Vol. 9, no. 10. New York City: World Tennis, Inc. pp. 58–64.
- ↑ "Fletcher wins singles title". The Age. 25 July 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
- ↑ "International Tournament Results: Martin Mulligan Wins". Deutsche Tennis-Zeitung. Vol. 23, no. 11. West Berlin: Gundlach Verlag. June 15, 1969. pp. 242–246.