The Pau Championships or Championnats de Pau was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament was founded in 1890 as the Pau International Tournament and also known as the Tournoi International de Pau. The tournament was first played in Trinquet Club de Beaumont, Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France.[1] It was played annually till 1927.[1]
| Championnats de Pau Pau Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1913–27) |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Abolished | 1927 |
| Location | Billère Pau Tarbes |
| Venue | Trinquet Club de Beaumont Tennis Club Pau |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
History edit
In 1887 the Lawn Tennis Trinquet Club de Beaumont (later renamed as the Pau Tennis Club).[2][3] In 1890 it organised and open international tennis event then called the Pau International Tournament.[1] In 1902 the tournaments name was changed to the Pyrenees Championships.[1] In 1906 the events name was altered again to the Basses-Pyrénées Championships.[1] by the late 1920s the tournament was branded under the name Championnats de Pau or Pau Championships.[1] In 1920 the Trinquet Club de Beaumont to Tennis Club Pau.[4] The tournament was held in various locations such as Billère, Pau, and Tarbes.[1]
Successor tournaments being held in Pau include and the most recent being an ATP Challenger event founded in 2019 called the Teréga Open Pau–Pyrénées for sponsorship reasons,[5] or simply known as the Pau–Pyrénées Open.
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 |  Victor Voss |
 Manliffe Goodbody |
6–4, 7–5.[1] |
| 1897 |  Albert F. Philippe de Luze |
Paul Lebreton |
6–3, 2–6, 6–1.[1] |
| 1909 | Jean Cintrat |
Édouard Derazey |
6–3, 6–1.[1] |
| 1912 | Max Decugis |
Jean Montariol |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1921 |  Nicolae Mishu |
Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh |
6–3, 6–1.[1] |
Women's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 |  Edith Austin |
May Geary |
def |
| 1903 |  Mrs Russell-Davies |
Mlle. d'Elva |
6–2, 6–0 |
| 1905 | Mlle. d'Elva |
Mme. Donne |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 1906 | Mlle. d'Elva |
Mlle. Vansittart |
6–2 6–1 |
| 1927 | Marguerite Broquedis |
Bella Pons |
6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
Mixed doubles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1905 | Albert F. Philippe de Luze Mlle. d'Elva |
 Jose de Olozabal Comtesse de Miramon |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
| 1906 | André Jousselin Comtesse de Miramon |
Pierre Portes Mlle. d'Elva |
6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[1] |
Event names edit
In French
- Tournoi International de Pau (1890-1899)
- Championnat dés Pyrénées (1901–05, 1907–11)
- Championnat dés Basses-Pyrénées (1906)
- Championnats de Pau (1912–27)
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Tournaments:Pyrenees Championships - Pau Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
- ^ City of Pau Pau Pyrénées Tourisme (2016) History of the Pau Tennis Club.
- ^ Heathcote, John Moyer (1891). "History of the Court, Racquet and Ball". Tennis. London: Longmans, Green. p. 22.
- ^ City of Pau Pau Pyrénées Tourisme (2016)
- ^ "Pau: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 10 January 2024.