La Rasante International

La Rasante International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
Founded1956
Abolished1967
Editions4
LocationBrussels
Belgium
VenueRoyal La Rasante Club
CategoryInternational
SurfaceClay / outdoor

The La Rasante International [1] was a combined RBTF/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament. Also known as the La Rasante Open Invitation it was first played at the Royal La Rasante Club, in Brussels, Belgium in 1956,[2] and last played at the same venue in 1967 when it was discontinued.

In 1982 the club launched a new successor tournament called the Critérium de La Rasante as part of the Belgian National Circuit that ended in 1985.

Past finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1956[3] Belgium André Jamar Belgium Raymond Evalenko 6–2, 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1967[4] Australia Roy Emerson Netherlands Tom Okker 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1963 United Kingdom Alison Stroud United Kingdom Joyce Barclay 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1965 United States Julie Heldman Australia Gail Sherriff 9–7, 6–1

Mixed doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runner-up Score
1963 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick
United Kingdom Joyce Barclay
Belgium Claude de Gronckel
BelgiumMonique Bédoret[5]
won?

References

  1. ↑ "Emerson Captures Tennis Tourney". The Tampa Tribune. Tampa, Florida. 22 May 1967. p. 46. Retrieved 13 July 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Results Roster: European Tournaments". World Tennis. Vol. 4, no. 7. New York: Gladys Heldman. December 1956. p. 61.
  3. ↑ Results Roster: European Tournaments". World Tennis. Vol. 4, no. 7. New York: Gladys Heldman. December 1956. p. 61.
  4. ↑ "La Rasante International 1967". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Monique Bedoret Tennis Player Profile". World Tennis. Retrieved 13 July 2026.