Côte d'Azur Championships
Tennis tournament
Côte d'Azur Championships Championnats de la Côte d'Azur Tour Mens Amateur Tour (1877–1912) Founded 1910 Abolished 1939 Location Cannes , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , France Venue Cannes Lawn tennis Club Surface Clay (outdoor)
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 .
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
Men's Singles
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
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
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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
^ 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.
^ Steinhart, J. (1925). Le Voyageur en France . Paris: French Government Tourist Office. p. 3.
^ "Cannes Tennis Club" . TenX Tennis Directory . North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tenx Pro. Retrieved 13 October 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ 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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