Championships of Hyères
The Championships of Hyères [1] or Championnats de Hyères was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1910. The tournament was played at the Hyères Lawn Tennis Club,[2] Hyères, France as part of the French Riviera Circuit. It was played annually until 1930 when it was discontinued.
| Championships of Hyères Championnats de Hyères | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | French Riviera Circuit |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Abolished | 1930 |
| Location | Hyères, France |
| Venue | Hyères Lawn Tennis Club, Hyères New Courts Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay |
History
The first Championships of Hyères were played between 31 March and 6 April 1910 at the Hyères Lawn Tennis Club located within the Golf Hôtel, Hyères, France.[3] The championships continued to be held annually at the Hyères LTC until 1927 when it was relocated to the Hyères New Courts Tennis Club for the duration of its run in 1930 when it was discontinued.
The first winner of the men's singles title was Englands's John Mason Flavelle.[3] The first winner of the women's singles was the Greek then later French international Régine Lidoriki Vlasto. The finals men's singles champion was Germany's Johann Philip Buss,[3] and the final women's singles champion was France's Doris Metaxa
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete list)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910[3] |  John Mason Flavelle |  Antoine P. Vlasto | 6–2, 6–4 ret. | |
| 1911[3] | Fredric Samuel Warburg | Pierre Blanchenay | w.o. | |
| 1912[3] | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten | Henri Armand Resuge | 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1913[3] | Hope Crisp | Alain Léon André Resuge | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1914[3] | Francis Gordon Lowe | Arthur Wallis Myers | w.o. | |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | |||
| 1920[3] | Francis Gordon Lowe (2) | Alain Gerbault | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1921[3] | Francis Gordon Lowe (3) | Jack Montagu Hillyard | 6–1, 6–0, 4–0, ret. | |
| 1922[3] | Alain Léon André Resuge | Jack Montagu Hillyard | 6–1, 6–4, 8–6 | |
| 1923[3] | Jack Montagu Hillyard | Brame Hillyard | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1924[3] | Jack Montagu Hillyard (2) | Ernest Talbot Thomas Lamb | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1925[3] | Jean-Bernard Jauréguiberry | Eric Harvey | 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1926 | Not held | |||
| 1928[3] | Jacques Brugnon |  Franz-Wilhelm Matejka | 5–7, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1929[3] |  Johann Philip Buss | Henri Reynaud | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1930[3] | Johann Philip Buss (2) | Henri Reynaud | 5–7, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
Women's singles
(incomplete list)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Régine Lidoriki Vlasto | Mrs J.B. Perrett | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1911 | Emmeline Ward Warburg | Régine Lidoriki Vlasto | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 1912 | Mrs J.B. Perrett | Helen Reckitt Flavelle | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1913 | E.M. White | M. Towler | 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1914 | E.M. White (2) |  Elizabeth Ryan | 5–1, retd. | |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | |||
| 1920 | Geraldine Beamish | Mary Macartney | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 1921 | Blanche Colston | Phyllis Satterthwaite | default | |
| 1922 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Madeline Fisher O'Neill | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1923 | Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) | Lesley Cadle | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1924 | Phyllis Satterthwaite (3) | Phyllis Howkins Covell | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1925 | Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy | Claude Garfit | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1926 | Not held | |||
| 1927 | Mary Harland | Betty Lewis | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1928 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Esna Boyd | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 8–6 ret. | |
| 1929 | Doris Metaxa | Régine Vlasto | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
References
- "Amateur Sports Fixtures". Town & Country. New York: Hearst Corporation. 1927. p. 20.
- "RIVIERA LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS The International Lawn Tennis Tournaments on the Riviera this season are as follows". Pall Mall Gazette. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 January 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- "Tournaments:Championships of Hyères". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 24, 2023.