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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 1910 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 edit

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 edit

Men's Singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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 edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
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 edit

  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i 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 edit

  • 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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