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
Defunct tennis tournament
TourMens Amateur Tour (1877–1912)
Founded1910
Abolished1939
LocationCannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
VenueCannes Lawn tennis Club
SurfaceClay (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
1910United States Artimus HolmesUnited States George Henry Nettleton4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1911Germany Friedrich Wilhelm RaheAustralia Rodney Heath6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1912Germany Ferdinand BöllingUnited Kingdom Arthur Wallis Myers4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1913Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2)Germany Robert Kleinschroth6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1914New Zealand Anthony WildingUnited Kingdom Gordon Lowe6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1915/19Not held (due to World War One)
1920[4]United Kingdom Major RitchieUnited Kingdom Ambrose Dudley3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1921Italy Mino Balbi Di RobeccoFrance Félix Poulin6–2, 9–11, 6–3, 6–1
1922France Henri CochetUnited Kingdom D.L. Morgan8–6, 6–4, 6–2
1923Canada Henry MayesUnited Kingdom Alfred C. Hunter6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1924Switzerland Charles AeschlimannUnited Kingdom Brame Hillyard6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1925[4]France René LacosteUnited Kingdom Gordon Lowe3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1926[4]France Henri Cochet (2)Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1927[4]Canada Henry Mayes (3)Germany Otto Froitzheim1–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret.
1928[4]France Henri Cochet (4)Germany Otto Froitzheimw.o.
1929[4]France Emmanuelle du PlaixGermany Fritz Kuhlmann Sr8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1930[4]United States Bill TildenItaly Giorgio de Stefani6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1931Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton RogersSwitzerland Charles Aeschlimann1-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7
1932Poland Ignacy TłoczyńskiItaly Giorgio de Stefaniw.o.
1933Poland Józef HebdaPoland Ignacy Tłoczyński0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1934Italy Giorgio de StefaniAustria Franz Wilhelm Matejka6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1935France Jacques BrugnonItaly Giorgio de Stefani6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1936[4]Czechoslovakia Josef SibaFrance Christian Boussus6–3, 6–8, 6–2
1937Poland Kazimierz TarlowskiSweden Karl Schroder6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4
1938[4]Austria Adam BaworowskiSweden Karl Schroder2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1939[5]France Yvon PetraPoland Adam Baworowski7–5, 7–5, 6–2

Women's Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1910Germany Clara von der SchulenburgUnited Kingdom Eveline Maude Froude-Bellew6–4, 6–3
1911Germany Hedwig NeresheimerUnited Kingdom Margaret Tripp6-0 6-2
1912United Kingdom Blanche Duddell ColstonUnited Kingdom Mrs Perrett6-2 6-4
1913United States Elizabeth RyanGermany Dagmar von Krohn4-6 6-2 6-0
1914United States Elizabeth Ryan (2)United Kingdom M. Ward6-4 6-0
1915/19Not held (due to World War One)
1920United States Elizabeth Ryan (3)United Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1921United States Elizabeth Ryan (4)United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite7–5, 6–2
1922United States Elizabeth Ryan (5)United Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish6–4, 6–3
1923United Kingdom Phyllis SatterthwaiteUnited Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish8–6, 6–4
1924United States Elizabeth Ryan (6)Spain Lili de Alvarez6–3, 6–3
1925Spain Lili de AlvarezUnited Kingdom Cristobel Hardie6–0, 6–2
1926United States Helen WillsUnited Kingdom Joan Ridleydefault
1927Spain Lili de Alvarez (2)Greece Hélène Contostavlos6–3, 6–3
1928Germany Cilly AussemUnited States Elizabeth Barber Corbiere6–3, 6–0
1929Spain Lili de Alvarez (3)Germany Paula von Reznicek6–4, 6–1
1930Germany Cilly Aussem (2)United Kingdom Violet Owen6–0, 6–0
1931United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite (2)Switzerland Lolette Payot6–0, 6–0
1932Poland Jadwiga JędrzejowskaUnited Kingdom Muriel Thomas6–3, 6–2
1933Switzerland Lolette PayotNazi Germany Grete Deutschova6–2, 6–3
1934United Kingdom Nancy LyleFrance Simonne Mathieu6–4, 6–4
1935France Simonne MathieuUnited Kingdom Kay Stammers6–1, 2–6, 6–0
1936France Simonne Mathieu (2)Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska6–0, 5–7, 7–5
1937Chile Anita LizanaPoland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska7–5, 5–7, 6–1
1938Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2)Luxembourg Alice Weiwers6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1939France Simonne Mathieu (3)France Simone Iribarne Lafargue8–6, 6–3

References

  1. 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.
  2. Steinhart, J. (1925). Le Voyageur en France. Paris: French Government Tourist Office. p. 3.
  3. "Cannes Tennis Club". TenX Tennis Directory. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tenx Pro. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  4. Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  5. 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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