Côte d'Azur Championships
The Côte d'Azur Championships[1] or Championnats de la Côte d'Azur also called the Championship of the Côte d'Azur[2] was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament held at the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club, Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France from 1909 through to 1939. It was one of the main tournaments on the French Riviera tennis circuit.
Côte d'Azur Championships Championnats de la Côte d'Azur | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Mens Amateur Tour (1877–1912) |
Founded | 1910 |
Abolished | 1939 |
Location | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Venue | Cannes Lawn tennis Club |
Surface | Clay (outdoor) |
History
Cannes Lawn Tennis Club, was formally established in 1907.[3] In 1910 it began to host the Côte d'Azur Championships an international clay court tennis tournament that was staged until the start of World War II. It was one of the main tournaments that formed part of the French Riviera circuit.
Finals
Mens Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1910 | Artimus Holmes | George Henry Nettleton | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |
1911 | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | Rodney Heath | 6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4 | |
1912 | Ferdinand Bölling | Arthur Wallis Myers | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |
1913 | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) | Robert Kleinschroth | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1914 | Anthony Wilding | Gordon Lowe | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1915/19 | Not held (due to World War One) | |||
1920[4] | Major Ritchie | Ambrose Dudley | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
1921 | Mino Balbi Di Robecco | Félix Poulin | 6–2, 9–11, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1922 | Henri Cochet | D.L. Morgan | 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1923 | Henry Mayes | Alfred C. Hunter | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 | |
1924 | Charles Aeschlimann | Brame Hillyard | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1925[4] | René Lacoste | Gordon Lowe | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
1926[4] | Henri Cochet (2) | Charles Aeschlimann | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | |
1927[4] | Henry Mayes (3) | Otto Froitzheim | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret. | |
1928[4] | Henri Cochet (4) | Otto Froitzheim | w.o. | |
1929[4] | Emmanuelle du Plaix | Fritz Kuhlmann Sr | 8–6, 6–2, 9–7 | |
1930[4] | Bill Tilden | Giorgio de Stefani | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1931 | George Lyttleton Rogers | Charles Aeschlimann | 1-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 | |
1932 | Ignacy Tłoczyński | Giorgio de Stefani | w.o. | |
1933 | Józef Hebda | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1934 | Giorgio de Stefani | Franz Wilhelm Matejka | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1935 | Jacques Brugnon | Giorgio de Stefani | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1936[4] | Josef Siba | Christian Boussus | 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 | |
1937 | Kazimierz Tarlowski | Karl Schroder | 6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4 | |
1938[4] | Adam Baworowski | Karl Schroder | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1939[5] | Yvon Petra | Adam Baworowski | 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 | |
Women's Singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1910 | Clara von der Schulenburg | Eveline Maude Froude-Bellew | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1911 | Hedwig Neresheimer | Margaret Tripp | 6-0 6-2 | |
1912 | Blanche Duddell Colston | Mrs Perrett | 6-2 6-4 | |
1913 | Elizabeth Ryan | Dagmar von Krohn | 4-6 6-2 6-0 | |
1914 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | M. Ward | 6-4 6-0 | |
1915/19 | Not held (due to World War One) | |||
1920 | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
1921 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 7–5, 6–2 | |
1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (5) | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1923 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | 8–6, 6–4 | |
1924 | Elizabeth Ryan (6) | Lili de Alvarez | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1925 | Lili de Alvarez | Cristobel Hardie | 6–0, 6–2 | |
1926 | Helen Wills | Joan Ridley | default | |
1927 | Lili de Alvarez (2) | Hélène Contostavlos | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1928 | Cilly Aussem | Elizabeth Barber Corbiere | 6–3, 6–0 | |
1929 | Lili de Alvarez (3) | Paula von Reznicek | 6–4, 6–1 | |
1930 | Cilly Aussem (2) | Violet Owen | 6–0, 6–0 | |
1931 | Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) | Lolette Payot | 6–0, 6–0 | |
1932 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | Muriel Thomas | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1933 | Lolette Payot | Grete Deutschova | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1934 | Nancy Lyle | Simonne Mathieu | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1935 | Simonne Mathieu | Kay Stammers | 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 | |
1936 | Simonne Mathieu (2) | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 6–0, 5–7, 7–5 | |
1937 | Anita Lizana | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1 | |
1938 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2) | Alice Weiwers | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |
1939 | Simonne Mathieu (3) | Simone Iribarne Lafargue | 8–6, 6–3 | |
References
- Albert Lejeune, ed. (March 31, 1930). "Tennis sur la Cote D'Azur" [Tennis at the Cote D'Azur]. Le Petit Niçois (in French). Vol. 51, no. 90. Nice, France. p. 2.
- Steinhart, J. (1925). Le Voyageur en France. Paris: French Government Tourist Office. p. 3.
- "Cannes Tennis Club". TenX Tennis Directory. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tenx Pro. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- American Lawn Tennis. New York: American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company. 1939. p. 10.
Sources
- Albert Lejeune, ed. (March 31, 1930). "Tennis sur la Cote D'Azur" [Tennis at the Cote D'Azur]. Le Petit Niçois (in French). Nice, France.
- American Lawn Tennis. New York: American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company. 1939.
- Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com.
- Steinhart, J. (1925). Le Voyageur en France. Paris: French Government Tourist Office.
- TenX Tennis Directory. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tenx Pro.
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