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1953 - International

Men's Singles = 3d rd = Raymundo Deyro (Philippines) d Paul Kebbeh 60 63; Giorgio Facchini (Italy) d Samir Khoury (Leb) 75 61; C Ferrer (Spain) d Emile Yazbeck (Leb) 63 64; Lazare Stalios (Greece) d Nazmi Bari (Turkey) 36 97 64; Eduardo Argon (Uruguay) d Elie Attieh (Leb) 119 62; Bergamo (Italy) d Kamal Mobarak (Egypt) 63 64; Szusen Gurel (Turkey) d de Cavriani (Italy) 57 75 63; F Ampon (Philippines) d Joe Jabbour (Leb) 60 61; ¼ f = Deyro d Facchini 61 64; Ferrer d Stalios 62 60; Bergamo d Argon 64 63; Ampon d Gurel 60 61; … Aussi Robert Haillet (France)

½ f = Deyro d Ferrer 64 75 63; Ampon d Bergamo 61 63 46 60;

Final = Felicisimo H. Ampon (Philippines) b. Raymundo Deyro (Phil) 64 75 63

Men's Doubles = 3d rd = Ferrer-Argon d E Yazbeck-Cavriani 75 64 ; Bergamo-Fachini d H Haddad-Nemleh 60 60 ; Stalios-E Attieh d Bari-Gevensir 36 62 61; Ampon-Deyro d Gurel-Talay 60 61; ½ f = Bergamo-Fachini d Ferrer-Argon 61 75 61; Ampon-Deyro d Stalios-Attieh 62 60 62; F = Ampon-Deyro b. Bergamo-Fachini 63 62 64

Ladies = 3d rd : J Kermina (Fr) d Mrs Cochrane (Canada) 75 63; Vera Mattar (Leb) d L Lawand 60 61; Nena Farah d Athinai Kyriacopoulo 61 63; Mrs Brosz (Austria) d C Abadi 61 62; ½ f = Kermina d Mattar 61 62; Brosz d Farah 61 60; Final = Jacqueline de Kermina (France) d. Mrs Brosz (Austria) 64 60;

Men's doubles = 3d rd = Ferrer-Argon d E Yazbeck-Cavriani 75 64; Bergamo-Facchini d Henri Haddad-Nemleh 60 60; Stalios-Attieh d Bari-Gevensir 36 62 61; Ampon-Deyro d Gurel-Talay 60 61; ½ f = Bergamo-Facchini d Ferrer-Argon 61 75 61; Ampon-Deyro d Stalios-Attieh 62 60 62; Final = Ampon-Deyro d Bergamo-Facchini 63 62 64;

Mixed doubles ½ f = Deyro-Mrs Brosz d Ferrer-Miss Mattar 46 61 20 def. Ampon-Mlle Kermina d de Cavriani-Athina Kyriacopoulo 62 63; Final = Deyro-Brosz d Ampon-Kermina 64 75;

• Felicisimo Ampon was the shortest player ever to tour the Tennis circuit. He will go on being the Philippines no 1 till well into his forties, representing his country in Davis Cup till 1968 (aged 48 !!!). In 1952 and 1953, he had reached the ¼ final of Roland-Garros, the first year by putting up a great fight against world no1, Frank Sedgman, and the second year by beating the famous Budge Patty.