The Nice International Winter Championships [1] or Championnats Internationaux d'Hiver de Nice was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup[2] also known as the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament or Nice Winter Tournament. It was organised by the Nice Lawn Tennis Club , Nice, France and played on clay courts until 1974 as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]
| Nice International Winter Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1922–72) ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–74) |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Abolished | 1974 |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Venue | Nice Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay (outdoors) |
History edit
The tournament was founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup.[2] The tournament was usually played in February, though occasionally staged the first week of March. Following World War II the tournament was branded as the Nice International Winter Championships and informally called the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament.[2] The tournament was part of French Riviera circuit until 1942 a sub tennis circuit of the ILTF European Circuit itself part of the ILTF World Circuit when it became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (tournaments not part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or WTA Tour) from 1973 through to 1974 when it was discontinued.[2]
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Nice LTC Winter Cup | |||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1922 |  Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston |
 Alain Gerbault |
6–1, 6–3, 6–4.[2] |
| 1926 | Jacques Brugnon |
 George Lyttleton Rogers |
6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[2] |
| 1932 |  Charles Aeschlimann |
 Vladimir Landau |
1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2] |
| 1933 | George Lyttleton Rogers |
Jean Rouillot |
6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[2] |
| Nice International Winter Championships | |||
| 1947 |  Budge Patty |
Alexandre-Athenase Noghès |
6–2, 6–2.[2] |
| 1950 | Pierre Paccard |
George Scherbatoff |
6–3, 7–5.[2] |
| 1951 | Georges Pasquier |
 Franz Weisz |
10–8, 0–6, 6–1.[2] |
| 1953 |  John Horn |
Anthony (Tony) Starte[3] |
6–4, 0–6, 6–4.[2] |
| 1954 |  Pat Molloy |
Philip Wooldridge |
6–2, 7–9, 6–4.[2] |
| 1957 |  Jan Foldina |
Gordon Mudge |
6–3, 7–5.[2] |
| 1959 |  Hernando Salas[4] |
 Yuri Shcherbakov |
6–2, 6–1.[2] |
| 1961 | Charles (Charlie) Applewhaite[5] |
Trevor Adamson[6] |
6–0, 3–6, 6–1.[2] |
| 1962 |  Oscar Ebner |
Jean Paul Frances |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4.[2] |
| 1963 | Oscar Ebner (2) |
Robert Sherman[7] |
2–6, 6–1, 8–6.[2] |
| 1965 | Gerald Battrick |
David Lloyd |
9–7, 6–1.[2] |
| 1966 | Geoff Bluett |
John Crump |
6–3, 6–2.[2] |
| 1967 |  Bernd Kube[8] |
Daniel Moreau |
6–3, 6–2.[2] |
| 1968 |  Roy Den Hoed |
Jacques Jaujou |
6–4, 6–3.[2] |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Jean-François Caujolle |
Bernard Tapin |
6–4, 6–3.[2] |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1974 | Patrice Beust |
Christophe Casa |
6–2, 6–2.[2] |
Women's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Parc Imperial/Nice Winter Tournament | |||
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1922 | Molly Smailes |
Jessie Tripp |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Suzanne Lenglen |
Elizabeth Ryan |
default |
| 1924 | Suzanne Lenglen (2) |
Dorothy Shepherd Barron |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 1925 | Suzanne Lenglen (3) |
Margaret Tripp |
6–0, 6–1 |
| 1926 | Suzanne Lenglen (4) |
Jeanne Franke |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1927 | Eileen Bennett |
Betty Nuthall |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 1928 | Elizabeth Ryan |
Eileen Bennett |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Simonne Mathieu |
Colette Rosambert |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1933 | Sheila Hewitt |
Muriel Thomas |
6–4, 6–3 |
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| 1946 |  Alice Weiwers |
 Yvonne Vincart |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1955 | Shirley Bloomer |
Pat Ward |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 1961 | Elizabeth Starkie |
Nicole Broccardo |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1965 | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis |
Winnie Shaw |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 1966 | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (2) |
Denise Magnan |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1967 | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives (3) |
C. Leca |
6–1, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Pam Austin |
Marilyn Greenwood |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Katja Ebbinghaus |
Odile de Roubin |
8–6, 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ "Pam Austin Wins Tennis Title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 16 Feb 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Tournaments: Nice International Winter Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Anthony Starte: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Hernando Salas: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Charles Applewhaite: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Trevor Adamson: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Robert Sherman : Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Bernd Kube: Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.