Belgian Open Championships

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.

Belgian Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Brussels Open
Tour	Grand Prix circuit
Founded	1899
Abolished	1981
Editions	49
Location	Brussels, Belgium
Surface	Clay

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
1968	Brian Fairlie	Bob Carmichael	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1969	Tom Okker	Željko Franulović	6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1970	Tom Okker	Ilie Năstase	6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 4–6, 6–4
1971	Cliff Drysdale	Ilie Năstase	6–0, 6–1, 7–5
1972	Manuel Orantes	Andrés Gimeno	6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5
1973	Not held
1974	Not held
1975	Not held
1976	Not held
1977	Harold Solomon	Karl Meiler	7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4
1978	Werner Zirngibl	Ricardo Cano	1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1979	Balázs Taróczy	Ivan Lendl	6–1, 1–6, 6–3
1980	Peter McNamara	Balázs Taróczy	7–6, 6–3, 6–0
1981	Marko Ostoja	Ricardo Ycaza	4–6, 6–4, 7–5

Doubles

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

External links

• Tennisbase tournament roll of honour