Cairo Open

Cairo Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Created 1975
Ended 1991
Event name Cairo Open (1975–82)
Cairo Challenger (1983–91)
Tour Grand Prix circuit (1975–82)
Challenger circuit (1983–91)
Surface Clay (1975–91)

The Cairo Open is a defunct Grand Prix and Challenger affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1991. It was held in Cairo in Egypt and played on outdoor clay courts.

Ismail El Shafei was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the doubles competition three times with three different partners; once with New Zealander Brian Fairlie, once with Dutchman Tom Okker and once with Hungarian Balázs Taróczy.

Contents

Results

Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975 Manuel Orantes François Jauffret 6–0, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1976 Not Held
1977 François Jauffret Frank Gebert 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1978 José Higueras Kjell Johansson 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
1979 Peter Feigl Carlos Kirmayr 7–5, 3–6, 6–1
1980 Corrado Barazzutti Paolo Bertolucci 6–4, 6–0
1981 Guillermo Vilas Peter Elter 6–2, 6–3
1982 Brad Drewett Claudio Panatta 6–3, 6–3
1983 Henrik Sundström Juan Avendaño 6–7, 6–2, 6–0
1984 Fernando Luna Mark Dickson 6–4, 6–2
1985 Fernando Luna Trevor Allan 6–3, 6–4
1986 Not Completed
1987 Alberto Tous David de Miguel 6–2, 6–3
1988 Jordi Arrese Carlos di Laura 7–6, 6–2
1989 Sergi Bruguera Jordi Arrese 6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1990 Thomas Muster José Francisco Altur 6–4, 6–3
1991 Bryan Shelton Jacco Eltingh 7–6, 7–6

Doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1975 Not Held
1976 Not Held
1977 Bill Bartlett
John Marks		 Pat Du Pré
Chris Lewis		 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1978 Ismail El Shafei
Brian Fairlie		 Lito Álvarez
George Hardie		 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1979 Peter McNamara
Paul McNamee		 Anand Amritraj
Vijay Amritraj		 7–5, 6–4
1980 Ismail El Shafei
Tom Okker		 Christophe Freyss
Bernard Fritz		 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1981 Ismail El Shafei
Balázs Taróczy		 Paolo Bertolucci
Gianni Ocleppo		 6–7, 6–3, 6–1
1982 Drew Gitlin
Jim Gurfein		 Heinz Günthardt
Markus Günthardt		 6–4, 7–5
1983 Broderick Dyke
Rod Frawley		 Brad Drewett
John Feaver		 6–3, 6–2
1984 Brett Dickinson
Drew Gitlin		 Marcel Freeman
Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–3
1985 Anand Amritraj
Lloyd Bourne		 Trevor Allan
Alberto Tous		 6–4, 2–6, 7–5
1986 Not Held
1987 Loïc Courteau
Tore Meinecke		 Jordi Arrese
David de Miguel		 2–6, 7–6, 6–4
1988 Josef Cihak
Cyril Suk		 Roberto Arguello
Marcelo Ingaramo		 6–3, 6–2
1989 Jordi Arrese
Tomás Carbonell		 Carlos Costa
Francisco Roig		 7–6, 6–3
1990 Tomas Anzari
David Rikl		 Eduardo Masso
Christian Miniussi		 6–3, 6–7, 7–5
1991 Martin Damm
David Rikl		 Byron Black
Marcos Ondruska		 6–2, 6–3

References

Cairo Open
1975 NH 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
NH 1983 1984 1985 NH 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990