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1954 - International

¼ f = J. Ulrich d. Francis Nys (France) 26 62 63- Gianni Clerici d. Szusen Gurel 61 62; Paul Jalabert (Fr) d. D. Acobas (Sp) 86 61; Armando Vieira d. Kamal Mobarak (Egypt) 62 64- ½ f = J. Ulrich d. G.Clerici 64 63 36 46 64; Vieira d.Jalabert 61 61 62;

Men's Final = Armando Vieira (Brazil) b. Jorgen Ulrich (Denmark) 62 61 61;

Men's Doubles = ½ f = Vieira-Clerici d. Adel Ismaïl-Acobas 61 63 57 36 63; Ulrich-Hojberg d.Nys-Jalabert (Fr) 119 64 57 1113 1917; F= Vieira-Gianni Clerici (Braz-Italy) d. J. Ulrich-S.Hojberg 79 63 64 119;

Ladies Singles = ½ final = Vollmer d J de Riba 75 61; G Bucaille d Inge Vogler 63 75; Final : Mrs Erika Vollmer-born Obst (Germany) d. Mme Ginette Bucaille (France) 46 64 63;

Mixed doubles ½ f: Bucaille-Nys d Vollmer-J Ulrich 62 63; Vogler-Ismail d de Riba-Vieira 63 36 41 , def; F = Nys –Mme Bucaille (France) d. Trevor Fancutt- Mrs Vogler (South Afr.-Germany) 61 64;

Ladies doubles = Vollmer-Vogler d. G. Bucaille-Josefa de Riba (Fr-Spain) 75 62

• That same year, the Istanbul international was won by V.Skonecki (Poland) over Orlando Sirola (Italy) in 5 sets.


• Gianni Clerici will become a major tennis journalist, eventually writing a wonderful history of the sport called "500 years of Tennis"!


• Ulrich-Hojberg vs Nys-Jalabert = The longest match in the history of Lebanon's international events was played in the doubles semis and totaled 102 games !!!!


• Vieira was a very short man, just as Ampon was.