Aix-en-Provence Open

The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

Aix-en-Provence Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAix-en-Provence Open
TourGrand Prix circuit (1977–84)
Founded1955 (1955)
Abolished1984 (1984)
Editions23
LocationCountry Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

In July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a men's event. In 1956 a women's event was staged for the first time.[2] In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois.[2] The men's event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The women's event also ran until 1974.

In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's event was reestablished at the same venue as the WTA Aix-en-Provence Open a WTA Category 4 tournament for one edition only.

From 1985 until 2002 the Country Club Aixois did not stage anymore senior tour level tennis events. In 2003 a men's challenger event was resestablished at the venue called the Open Sainte-Victoire which ran until 2005. The club once again ceased to stage events until 2013 when it was chosen to host a new challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.

Finals

Men's singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1955Italy Sergio JacobiniSpain Emilio Martinez Del Rey6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1956[3]France Paul RémyAustralia Bob Howe6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1957[3]United States Budge PattyUnited States Gardnar Mulloy2–6, 6–1, 6–0
1958[3]Czechoslovakia Jaroslav DrobnýUnited States Budge Patty6-4, 6-4
1959[3]United States Gardnar MulloyBelgium Jacques Brichant3–6, 6–0, 6–0, 6–4
1960France Gérard PiletUnited States Gardnar Mulloy12–10, 6–2, 6-1
1961France Pierre DarmonSouth Africa Robin F. Sanders6–1, 6–1, ret.
1962United States Ed RubinoffSouth Africa Keith Diepraam6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1963[3]West Germany Ingo BudingAustralia John Fraser6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1964France Pierre Darmon (2)Australia Martin Mulligan6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1965 [3]Australia Ken FletcherFrance Michel Leclercq6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1966Hungary István GulyásCanada Mike Belkin6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1967[3]Soviet Union Alex MetreveliCzechoslovakia Jan Kodeš4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Open era
1968France Pierre Darmon (3)France Daniel Contet7–5, 6–1, 8–6
1969[3]Australia Roy EmersonWest Germany Harald Elschenbroich6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1970France François JauffretFrance Daniel Contet6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971Greece Nicholas KalogeropoulosFrance Patrice Dominguez7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1972Not held
1973Australia Martin MulliganArgentina Julián Ganzábal5–7, 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1974Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2)France Patrice Dominguez2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1975–76Not held
1977[4]Romania Ilie NăstaseArgentina Guillermo Vilas6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired)
1978[5]Argentina Guillermo VilasArgentina José Luis Clerc6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1979Not held
Aix-en-Provence Open
1983[3][6]Sweden Mats WilanderSpain Sergio Casal6–3, 6–2
1984[3][7]Spain Juan AguileraSpain Fernando Luna6–4, 7–5

Men's doubles
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1977[8]Romania Ilie Năstase
Romania Ion Țiriac		France Patrice Dominguez
Sweden Rolf Norberg		7–5, 7–6
1978 [9]Romania Ion Țiriac
Argentina Guillermo Vilas		Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Šmíd		7–6, 6–1
1979–82Not held
1983France Henri Leconte
France Gilles Moretton		Chile Iván Camus
Spain Sergio Casal		2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1984Australia Pat Cash
Australia Paul McNamee		New Zealand Chris Lewis
Australia Wally Masur		4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1956United Kingdom Joan CurryUnited States Louise Snow6-3, 6-3
1957Belgium Christiane MercelisUnited Kingdom Pat Ward1–6, 6–3, 6–1
1958Hungary Suzy KörmöczyMexico Yola Ramírez6-4, 7-5
1959Mexico Yola RamírezFrance Flo De La Courtie7-5, 6-1
1960West Germany Edda BudingNew Zealand Ruia Morrison6-4, 8-6
1961Australia Margaret SmithUnited Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie6-2, 6-3
1962Australia Jill BlackmanBelgium Christiane Mercelis6-4, 6-3
1963Australia Lesley TurnerAustralia Jan Lehane5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1964Australia Jan LehaneAustralia Madonna Schacht6-1, 6-0
1965Australia Robin LeshCzechoslovakia Jitka Volavková3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966France Françoise DürrAustralia Jill Blackman6-0, 6-2
1967Australia Gail SherriffAustralia Joan Gibson Cottrill7-5, 13-11
Open era
1968Australia Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2)France Rosie Reyes Darmon6-3, 6-1
1969United Kingdom Ann Haydon-JonesFrance Françoise Dürr6–1, 6–1
1970Uruguay Fiorella BonicelliFrance Odile de Roubin11-9, 4-6, 6-1
1971Uruguay Fiorella Bonicelli (2)France Odile de Roubin6–2, 5–7, 8–6
1972Not held
1973France A.M. GanzabalFrance Miss Seagalen6-3, 6-4
1974France Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3)France Odile de Roubin6-4, 6-3
1975–87Not held
For the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open

References
  1. "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Country Club Aixois. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. Country Club Aixois
  3. Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. "Results Archive 1977". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. "Results Archive 1978". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "Results Archive 1983". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. "Results Archive 1984". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ATP 1977
  9. ATP 1979
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