1st edition
Zadar, Yugoslavia
Istvan Jonyer 
Antun Stipančic 
Dragutin Šurbek 
TOURNAMENT 
1972
The inaugural edition of the Europe Top 12 tournament brought together most of the leading players at the time. 21-year-old Hungarian Istvan Jonyer, displayed a sensational performance, finishing the tournament unbeaten and winning all 11 games. Yugoslav stars Antun Stipančic and Dragutin Šurbek won the silver and bronze medals in front of the home crowd.
TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Player Istvan Jonyer Antun Stipančic Dragutin Šurbek 
Stellan Bengtsson
Jacques Secretin Kjell Johansson Milivoj Karakaševic
Milan Orlowski
Wilfried Lieck Istvan Korpa Štefan Kollarovits Zlatko Čordaš
Age
21
22
25
19
22
25
23
19
26
26
26
23
W
11
8
8
8
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
1
L
0
3
3
3
5
5
5
7
8
8
9
10
SW
22
18
17
18
15
15
15
11
9
9
7
6
SL
7
8
9
10
12
12
13
16
18
18
19
20
#
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
W – Won L – Lost SW – Sets Won SL – Sets Lost # – Place
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