Côte d'Azur Championships

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)

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 United States Artimus Holmes United States George Henry Nettleton 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1911 Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe Australia Rodney Heath 6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1912 Germany Ferdinand Bölling United Kingdom Arthur Wallis Myers 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1913 Germany Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) Germany Robert Kleinschroth 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1914 New Zealand Anthony Wilding United Kingdom Gordon Lowe 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1915/19 Not held (due to World War One)
1920[4] United Kingdom Major Ritchie United Kingdom Ambrose Dudley 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1921 Italy Mino Balbi Di Robecco France Félix Poulin 6–2, 9–11, 6–3, 6–1
1922 France Henri Cochet United Kingdom D.L. Morgan 8–6, 6–4, 6–2
1923 Canada Henry Mayes United Kingdom Alfred C. Hunter 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1924 Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann United Kingdom Brame Hillyard 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1925[4] France René Lacoste United Kingdom Gordon Lowe 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1926[4] France Henri Cochet (2) Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1927[4] Canada Henry Mayes (3) Germany Otto Froitzheim 1–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret.
1928[4] France Henri Cochet (4) Germany Otto Froitzheim w.o.
1929[4] France Emmanuelle du Plaix Germany Fritz Kuhlmann Sr 8–6, 6–2, 9–7
1930[4] United States Bill Tilden Italy Giorgio de Stefani 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1931 Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 1-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7
1932 Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński Italy Giorgio de Stefani w.o.
1933 Poland Józef Hebda Poland Ignacy Tłoczyński 0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1934 Italy Giorgio de Stefani Austria Franz Wilhelm Matejka 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1935 France Jacques Brugnon Italy Giorgio de Stefani 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1936[4] Czechoslovakia Josef Siba France Christian Boussus 6–3, 6–8, 6–2
1937 Poland Kazimierz Tarlowski Sweden Karl Schroder 6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4
1938[4] Austria Adam Baworowski Sweden Karl Schroder 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1939[5] France Yvon Petra Poland Adam Baworowski 7–5, 7–5, 6–2

Women's Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1910 Germany Clara von der Schulenburg United Kingdom Eveline Maude Froude-Bellew 6–4, 6–3
1911 Germany Hedwig Neresheimer United Kingdom Margaret Tripp 6-0 6-2
1912 United Kingdom Blanche Duddell Colston United Kingdom Mrs Perrett 6-2 6-4
1913 United States Elizabeth Ryan Germany Dagmar von Krohn 4-6 6-2 6-0
1914 United States Elizabeth Ryan (2) United Kingdom M. Ward 6-4 6-0
1915/19 Not held (due to World War One)
1920 United States Elizabeth Ryan (3) United Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1921 United States Elizabeth Ryan (4) United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite 7–5, 6–2
1922 United States Elizabeth Ryan (5) United Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish 6–4, 6–3
1923 United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite United Kingdom Geraldine Ramsey Beamish 8–6, 6–4
1924 United States Elizabeth Ryan (6) Spain Lili de Alvarez 6–3, 6–3
1925 Spain Lili de Alvarez United Kingdom Cristobel Hardie 6–0, 6–2
1926 United States Helen Wills United Kingdom Joan Ridley default
1927 Spain Lili de Alvarez (2) Greece Hélène Contostavlos 6–3, 6–3
1928 Germany Cilly Aussem United States Elizabeth Barber Corbiere 6–3, 6–0
1929 Spain Lili de Alvarez (3) Germany Paula von Reznicek 6–4, 6–1
1930 Germany Cilly Aussem (2) United Kingdom Violet Owen 6–0, 6–0
1931 United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) Switzerland Lolette Payot 6–0, 6–0
1932 Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska United Kingdom Muriel Thomas 6–3, 6–2
1933 Switzerland Lolette Payot Nazi Germany Grete Deutschova 6–2, 6–3
1934 United Kingdom Nancy Lyle France Simonne Mathieu 6–4, 6–4
1935 France Simonne Mathieu United Kingdom Kay Stammers 6–1, 2–6, 6–0
1936 France Simonne Mathieu (2) Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 6–0, 5–7, 7–5
1937 Chile Anita Lizana Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
1938 Poland Jadwiga Jędrzejowska (2) Luxembourg Alice Weiwers 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1939 France Simonne Mathieu (3) France Simone Iribarne Lafargue 8–6, 6–3

References

  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

  • 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.