South of France Championships
| South of France Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Pre-open era (1877-1967) |
| Founded | 1895 |
| Abolished | 1971 |
| Editions | 76 |
| Location | Nice, France |
| Venue | Nice Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay/Outdoor |
The South of France Championships [1] its original name also known as the Championships of the South of France and the Championship of Southern France was a tennis event held from 1895 through 1971 it was originally played at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France.
History
Lawn Tennis was introduced to French Riviera by English, who decided to holiday on the Cote d'Azur after Queen Victoria vacationed there during the late 1800s. The riviera season [2] was usually December through to March and a number of events would be staged in Nice the South of France Championships was considered the best of these early continental tournaments [3] other events founded around this time included the Nice Championships, the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Championships and later the Nice International. Nice Lawn Tennis Club was originally founded in 1890 at Place Mozart. In 1895 the South of France Championships tournament began, the dates the event was held fluctuated between February, March and April annually the club and championships changed location to Parc Imperial Avenue Suzanne Lenglen in 1923 it was one the earliest events open to international players the tournament survived for a period of 76 years until 1971.
Champions
Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 [4] |  A. F. Thomas |  Victor Voss | ? | ||
| 1896 [5] | .svg.png){kind=small} Comte Joseph Hamilton De Robiglio | ? | ? | ||
| 1897 [6] |  Reginald Doherty | Victor Voss | 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-1 | ||
| 1898 | Lawrence Doherty |  James Robert Hay-Gordon | 6-1 6-2 6-1 | ||
| 1899 | Reginald Doherty | Victor Voss | 6-0 6-0 6-0 | ||
| 1900 | Lawrence Doherty | Reginald Doherty | walkover | ||
| 1901 | Lawrence Doherty |  Wilberforce Eaves | 6-2 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1902 [7] | Lawrence Doherty | Reginald Doherty | walkover | ||
| 1903 [8][9] | Lawrence Doherty | Sydney Howard Smith | 5-7 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 | ||
| 1904 [10] | Lawrence Doherty | Josiah Ritchie | 6-2 6-3 6-3 | ||
| 1905 [11] | Lawrence Doherty | Edward Roy Allen | 6-3 7-5 7-5 | ||
| 1906 [12] | Lawrence Doherty |  Anthony Wilding | 6-3 8-6 6-2 | ||
| 1907 [13] | Anthony Wilding [14] | Josiah Ritchie | 6-0 6-0 6-3 | ||
| 1908 [15] | Anthony Wilding | Josiah Ritchie | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | ||
| 1909 |  Fred Alexander | Josiah Ritchie | 6-2 6-1 6-2 | ||
| 1910 [16] | Max Decugis | Josiah Ritchie | 6-2 6-4 3-6 13-11 | ||
| 1911 [17] | Anthony Wilding | Max Decugis | 9-7 6-0 6-3 | ||
| 1912 | Max Decugis | Maurice Germot | 10-8 4-6 6-2 retired | ||
| 1913 | Max Decugis | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 7-9 6-2 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
| 1914 [18] | Anthony Wilding | Gordon Lowe | 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-2 | ||
| 1915 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||||
| 1916 | |||||
| 1917 | |||||
| 1918 | |||||
| 1919 | Max Decugis |  Nicolae Mișu | 6-3 6-2 6-1 | ||
| 1920 [19] |  Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston | Alain Gerbault | 7-5 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1 | ||
| 1921 [20] | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston | _crowned.svg.png){kind=small} Mino Balbi De Robbeco | 6-1 6-1 6-0 | ||
| 1922 | Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston | Henri Cochet | 6-3 6-3 2-6 7-5 | ||
| 1923 | Gordon Lowe | Randolph Lycett | 9-7 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1924 | René Lacoste | .svg.png){kind=small} Jean Washer | 6-1 6-0 3-6 7-9 6-3 | ||
| 1925 [21] | René Lacoste | Gordon Lowe | 6-1 6-4 6-3 | ||
| 1926 | Uberto De Morpurgo | Henri Cochet | 1-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 | ||
| 1927 |  Herman von Artens [22] | Brame Hillyard | 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-3 10-8 | ||
| 1928 |  Charles Aeschlimann |  George Lyttleton-Rogers | 7-5 9-7 6-1 | ||
| 1929 [23] | Emmanuel Du Plaix | Herman von Artens | 3-6 6-1 6-3 6-0 | ||
| 1930 [24] |  Bill Tilden | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 4-6 8-6 6-1 4-6 6-0 | ||
| 1931 [25] | George Lyttleton-Rogers | Christian Boussus | 4-6 0-6 6-4 6-4 6-0 | ||
| 1932 | Jacques Brugnon | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 6-2 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1933 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | Max Ellmer [26] | 6-3 4-6 6-4 4-6 8-6 | ||
| 1934 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | Herman von Artens | 2-6 6-3 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1935 | Wilmer Hines [27] | Max Ellmer | 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| 1936 | Jean Lesueur [28] | William W. Robertson | 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| 1937 |  Kho Sin-Kie | Jean Lesueur | 13-11 6-3 4-6 6-3 | ||
| 1938 | Kho Sin-Kie | Max Ellmer | 6-1 2-6 6-0 8-6 | ||
| 1939 | Constantin Tanasescu | Kho Sin-Kie | 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-1 | ||
| 1940 | No competition (due to World War II) | ||||
| 1941 | |||||
| 1942 | |||||
| 1943 | |||||
| 1944 | Pierre Pellizza | Henri Pellizza | 6-2 5-7 6-3 | ||
| 1945 | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1946 | Pierre Pellizza | Yvon Petra | 12-10 5-7 6-0 6-1 | ||
| 1947 | .svg.png){kind=small} József Asbóth |  Torsten Johansson | 6-2 6-4 6-3 | ||
| 1948 | József Asbóth |  Jaroslav Drobný | 8-6 6-1 6-3 | ||
| 1949 |  Milan (Misko) Branovic | Dragutin Mitić | 6-4 6-8 4-2 retired | ||
| 1950 | Budge Patty | Tony Trabert | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| 1951 | Sven Davidson | Straight Clark | 6-4 3-6 1-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| 1952 | .svg.png){kind=small} Owen Williams | Igor Scherbatoff | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| 1953 |  Armando Vieira |  József Asbóth | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| 1954 | Anthony "Tony" Vincent | Paul Rémy | 6-3 6-3 6-1 | ||
| 1955 |  Władysław Skonecki | .svg.png){kind=small} Jaroslav Drobný | walkover | ||
| 1956 | Paul Rémy | Pierre Darmon | 6-2 6-1 6-0 | ||
| 1957 | Jacques Brichant | Bobby Wilson | 9-11 6-3 6-2 7-9 6-4 | ||
| 1958 | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 1959 | István Gulyás |  Torben Ulrich | 0-6 4-6 9-7 6-4 3-3 retired | ||
| 1960 |  Warren Woodcock | Barry Phillips-Moore | 6-3 6-2 6-1 | ||
| 1961 | Pierre Darmon | Warren Woodcock | 6-2 6-4 2-6 6-1 | ||
| 1962 | Pierre Darmon |  Wilhelm Bungert | 6-1 6-1 0-6 6-2 | ||
| 1963 | Pierre Darmon | István Gulyás | 8-10 6-3 6-2 7-5 | ||
| 1964 |  Sergio Tacchini | Jean-Noël Grinda | 6-4 4-0 retired | ||
| 1965 | István Gulyás | Milan Holeček | 6-1 6-1 7-5 | ||
| 1966 | István Gulyás | Daniel Contet | 6-1 6-0 13-11 | ||
| 1967 | Jean-Pierre Courcol |  Eduardo Zuleta | 6-2 2-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| 1968 |  Alex Metreveli | Barry Phillips-Moore | 9-7 5-7 6-2 6-4 | ||
| 1969 | Georges Goven |  Eduardo Gorostiaga | ? | ||
| 1970 | Jean-François Caujolle | Jean-Loup Rouyer | 5-7 6-1 6-3 | ||
Women's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | Miss Brooksmith | Florence Waters | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| 1900 | Ctess. Schulenburg | Mrs Barrington | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| 1901 | Blanche Hillyard | Lillian Payne | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| 1902 | Ctess. Schulenburg | Gertrude Wilmoth | 6-0 8-6 | ||
| 1903 | Miss Lowther | Lily Addison | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| 1904 | Ctess. Schulenburg | C. Robertson | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1905 | Connie Wilson | Gertrude Wilmoth | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| 1906 | Miss Lowther | Lorna Gyton | 8-6 6-2 | ||
| 1907 | Miss Eastlake-Smith | Lily Addison | 2-6 6-4 8-6 | ||
| 1908 [29] | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | Lorna Gyton | 11-9 6-4 | ||
| 1909 | Ctess. Schulenburg | Lorna Gyton | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| 1910 | R. V. Salusbury | Pearl Stewart | 4-6 7-5 6-0 | ||
| 1911 | Frl. Krohn | A. Wilmoth | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1912 | Jessie Tripp | Margaret Tripp | default | ||
| 1913 | Dagmar von Krohn | Blanche Colston | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| 1914 [30] | Dorothea Lambert Chambers | M Stuart | 6-2 6-0 | ||
| 1915 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||||
| 1916 | |||||
| 1917 | |||||
| 1918 | |||||
| 1919 | Suzanne Lenglen | Doris Wolfson | 6-0 6-0 | ||
| 1920 | Geraldine Beamish | Suzanne Lenglen | default | ||
| 1921 | Suzanne Lenglen | M. Septier | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan | Geraldine Beamish | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| 1923 | Suzanne Lenglen | Elizabeth Ryan | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| 1924 [31] | Suzanne Lenglen | Phyllis Covell | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| 1925 [32] | Suzanne Lenglen | Ermyntrude Harvey | walkover | ||
| 1926 [33] | Helen Wills | Isabella Mumford | 6-0 6-1 | ||
| 1927 |  Lilí Álvarez | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| 1928 | .svg.png){kind=small} Paula von Reznicek | Cilly Aussem | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1929 | Paula von Reznicek | Phyllis Covell | 6-8 6-2 6-4 | ||
| 1930 | Cilly Aussem | Carolyn Hirsch | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| 1931 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Paulette Marjollet | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| 1932 | Elizabeth Ryan | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6-3 1-6 6-2 | ||
| 1933 | Sheila Hewitt | .svg.png){kind=small} Cilly Aussem | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| 1934 | Muriel Thomas | Mary Hardwick | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| 1935 | Simonne Mathieu | Edith Belliard | 10-12 7-5 6-3 | ||
| 1936 | Simonne Mathieu | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| 1937 | Simonne Mathieu |  Anita Lizana | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | ||
| 1938 | Gracyn Wheeler | Gem Hoahing | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| 1939 | Simonne Mathieu | Gracyn Wheeler | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| 1940 | No competition (due to World War II) | ||||
| 1941 | |||||
| 1942 | |||||
| 1943 | |||||
| 1944 | |||||
| 1945 | |||||
| 1946 | Event not held | ||||
| 1947 |  Alice Weiwers | ? | ? | ||
| 1948 | Annelies Ullstein Bossi | ? | ? | ||
| 1949 | Myriam De Borman | ? | ? | ||
| 1950 | Gussie Moran | Josette Amouretti | 6-0 6-0 | ||
| 1951 | Doris Hart | Shirley Fry | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| 1952 | Marta Peterdy | ? | ? | ||
| 1953 | Joan Curry | Shirley Bloomer | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| 1954 | Joan Curry | Christiane Mercelis | 7-5 6-8 12-10 | ||
| 1955 | Anne-Marie Seghers | Joan Curry | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| 1956 | Christiane Mercelis | Ingrid Metzner | 6-0 7-5 | ||
| 1957 | Christiane Mercelis | Jacqueline Kermina | 4-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| 1958 | Abandoned (due to rain) | ||||
| 1959 |  Yola Ramírez | Paule Courteix | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| 1960 | Edda Buding | Renate Ostermann | 4-6 6-3 8-6 | ||
| 1961 | Margaret Smith | Flo de la Courtie | 9-7 6-4 | ||
| 1962 | Zsuzsa Körmöczy | Rita Bentley | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| 1963 | Jan Lehane | Janine Lieffrig | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| 1964 | Almut Sturm | Christiane Mercelis | 0-6 6-2 6-4 | ||
| 1965 | Helga Schultze | Jill Blackman | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| 1966 | Sonja Pachta | Jill Blackman | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| 1967 | Winnie Shaw | Joan Gibson Cottrill | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| 1968 | Gail Sherriff | Robin Blakelock Lloyd | 9-7 6-4 | ||
| 1969 |  Peaches Bartkowicz | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| 1970 | Helga Niessen |  Julie Heldman | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| 1971 | Jill Cooper |  Marijke Jansen Schaar | 6-1 6-1 | ||
See also
- Tennis in France
Notes
- ↑ "Suzanne Lenglen Rounding Into Form". news.google.com. Ottawa Citizen - Mar 17, 1924. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly. "Chapter 1901 page 29". theconcisehistoryoftennis.com. Karoly Mazak. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ Wilding F., Anthony. "Modern Lawn Tennis; Tennis on the Continent". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Modern Lawn Tennis. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14242, 3 January 1912. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "South of France Championships 1895". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "South of France Championships 1896". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "South of France Championships 1897". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 30.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 31.
- ↑ "Doherty Won Tennis Championships". query.nytimes.com. New York Times, 16 March 1903. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "South of France Championships 1904". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis (Notes) by Volley". Lawn Tennis, Star Issue, 8324, 24 May 1905. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 33.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 35.
- ↑ "Wilding Wins at Nice". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. New Zealand Herald, Volume, XLIV, ISSUE 13442, 21 March 1907. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 36.
- ↑ "Wildings Victories". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, ISSUE 14622, 7 March 1911. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 39.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 42.
- ↑ "Biographies: Russian Sport: Tennis: Count Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston". rusartnet.com. Rusart. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Biographies: Russian Sport: Tennis: Count Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston". rusartnet.com. Rusart. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis by Huka: On the Riviera". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 119, 23 May 1925. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Herman Von Artens". atpworldtour.com. ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis by Huka, Tildens Victories". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Evening Post Volume CX, ISSUE 11, 12 July 1930. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis:Irish Championships". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Dunstan Times, 30 July 1934. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Lawn Tennis:Irish Championships". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Dunstan Times, 30 July 1934. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Max Ellmer". atpworldtour.com. ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Wilmer Hines". atpworldtour.com. ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Jean Le Sueur". atpworldtour.com. ATP. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 36.
- ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis | The complete tennis history from 1877. p. 42.
- ↑ "Suzanne Lenglen Rounding Into Form". news.google.com. Ottawa Citizen - Mar 17, 1924. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Tennis Champions". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 43, 19 February 1926. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Wills Wins Again". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 63, 15 March 1926. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
References
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK.
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode.
External links
- Nice Lawn Tennis Club
- https://app.thetennisbase.com/The South of France Championships-Roll of Honor
- http://www.tennisarchives.com/South of France Championships-Roll of Honor
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