Monaco Championships

Championnats de Monaco
Championnats Monégasques
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1922 (1922)
Abolished1982 (1982)
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
VenueLa Festa Country Club (1922-28)
Monte Carlo Country Club (1929-30)
La Condamine Club (1931-60)
SurfaceClay

The Monaco Championships[1] or Monaco International Championships[2] also known as the Monegasque Championships[3] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament first established in 1922. The championships were first held on courts at the La Festa Country Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The tournament ran until 1982.

History

In 1922 the Monaco Championships were established at the La Festa Country Club in Monte Carlo, Monaco, with the event being played in late December or early January as part of the French Riviera Winter Circuit. It remained at the same venue through till 1928. In 1929 the tournament was moved to the Monte Carlo Country Club until 1930. In 1931 the tournaments names was changed to the Monegasque Championships, and was moved to a new venue the La Condamine Club where it remained until 1982.

Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Jacques Brugnon, Henry George Mayes,[4] Uberto De Morpurgo, Bill Tilden, Enrique Maier, Vladimir Landau, Kho Sin-Kie, Jean Borotra and Bernard Balleret.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1924[5] Charles J. Brierley Arthur M. Lovibond 6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925[5] Jacques Brugnon Donald Greig 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1926[5] Jacques Brugnon (2) Erik Worm 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1927[5] Henry Mayes Charles Aeschlimann 6–1, 6–1, 9–7
1928 Not held
1929[5] Umberto De Morpurgo Jacques Brugnon 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1930[5] Bill Tilden II George Lyttleton Rogers 7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
Monegasque Championships
1931[5] Enrique Maier Hermann Artens 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1932[5] George Lyttleton Rogers Max Ellmer 6–4, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1933[5] Vladimir Landau Edmond Edouard Lotan w.o.
1934[5] Charles Aeschlimann Vladimir Landau 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1935[5] Vladimir Landau (2) Gaby Mercier-Odier 5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1936[5] Gaston Médécin Vladimir Landau 8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1937[5] Kho Sin-Kie Gaston Médécin 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1938[5] Kho Sin-Kie (2) Gaston Médécin 6–1 6–0 6–3
1939[5] Jean Borotra Constantin Tănăsescu 6–3, 11–9
1940[5] Jean Borotra (2) Dragutin Mitić 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1943[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès Gaston Médécin 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1944[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (2) Jacques Peten 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1950[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (3) Georges Pasquier 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1953[5] Josip Palada Pierre Forget 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1956[5] Mustapha Belkhodja Gil de Kermadec 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1960[5] Georges Pasquier Roland Borghini 6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1981[5] Jacques Vincileoni Eric Carlier 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1982[5] Bernard Balleret Louis Borfiga 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1922 Phyllis Satterthwaite Madeline Fisher O'Neill 7-5, 6-3
1923 Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) Madeline Fisher O'Neill w.o.
1923 Elizabeth Ryan Phyllis Satterthwaite 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1924 Lili de Alvarez Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-0, 6-1
1925 Phyllis Satterthwaite (3) Elizabeth d'Ayen Macready divided prizes
1926 Phyllis Satterthwaite (4) Madge Slaney 6-4, 6-3
1927 Lili de Alvarez (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite w.o.
1928 Not held
1929 Esna Boyd Phyllis Satterthwaite 7-5, 6-3
1930 Elizabeth Ryan (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-3, 6-4
Monegasque Championships
1931 Simone Passermard Mathieu Cilly Aussem 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
1932 Elizabeth Ryan (3) Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-1, 6-3
1933 Phyllis Satterthwaite (5) Edith Belliard 6-4, 7-5
1934 Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy Mme Lermitte 6-3, 7-5
1935 Simone Passermard Mathieu Paulette de Saint-Ferréol 6-0, 6-2
1936 Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) Ida Hutchings 6-1, 6-0
1937 Simone Passermard Mathieu (3) Gladys Hutchings 6-1, 6-3
1938 Jeanette Poncelet Ida Hutchings 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
1939 Alice Weiwers Iris Hutchings 6-0, 6-3
1943 Mlle Rebuttati Daisy Speranza Wyns 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1946 Yvonne Hoyaux Vincart Manuela Bologna 6–3, 6–2
1950 Juliette Martin Borghini Daisy Speranza Wyns 6-2, 6-3
1951 Juliette Martin Borghini (2) Daisy Speranza Wyns 1-6, 6-2, 6-4
1952 Juliette Martin Borghini (3) Daisy Speranza Wyns 6-2, 6-4
1960 Juliette Martin Borghini (4) Monique Pasquier 6-0, 3-6, 6-3

See also

  • Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

References

  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS, MONACO CHAMPIONSHIPS. (From a Correspondent.) Monte Carlo". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 December 1924. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Sport News: Monte Carlo: John Lloyd, of Britain, reached the second round of the Monaco International Championships in Monte Carlo yesterday, beating Austrian Davis Cup player Hans Kary, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 24 March 1975. p. 13. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Lawn Tennis on the Riviera: Mr. Enrique G. Maier Müller (Barcelona), is only twenty years of age. The young Spaniard has already made a furore on the Riviera. He won the Monegasque Championships in a burst of brilliancy, and last week". Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 7 March 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Players: Mayes, Henry". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x "Tournaments:Monaco-Monegasque Championships". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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