| Swiss International Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Men's Amateur Tour (1877–1912) Women's Amateur Tour (1877–1912) ILTF Men's Amateur Tour (1913–1967) ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913–1967) ITF Independent Tour (1968–1967) |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Location | Various, Switzerland |
| Venue | Various |
| Surface | outdoor (clay) |
The Swiss International Championships[1] also called the International Swiss Championships or Championship of Switzerland or simply Swiss Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established by the Swiss Lawn Tennis Association, and first played at Grasshopper Club, Zurich, Switzerland in 1897. The championships were then held annually and alternated between different venues until 1967. In 1968 the tournament was renamed the Swiss Open International Championships or simply Swiss Open Championships and were then staged permanently at Gstaad. From 1977 the women's tournament was staged at Lausanne and was called the WTA Swiss Open, today that event is branded as the Ladies Open Lausanne.