Nice International Winter Championships

Nice International Winter Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1922–72)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–74)
Founded1922 (1922)
Abolished1974 (1974)
LocationNice, France
VenueNice Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay (outdoors)

The Nice International Winter Championships [1] or Championnats Internationaux d'Hiver de Nice was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup[2] also known as the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament or Nice Winter Tournament. It was organised by the Nice Lawn Tennis Club, Nice, France and played on clay courts until 1974 as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]

History

The tournament was founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup.[2] The tournament was usually played in February, though occasionally staged the first week of March. Following World War II the tournament was branded as the Nice International Winter Championships and informally called the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament.[2] The tournament was part of French Riviera circuit until 1942 a sub tennis circuit of the ILTF European Circuit itself part of the ILTF World Circuit when it became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (tournaments not part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or WTA Tour) from 1973 through to 1974 when it was discontinued.[2]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Nice LTC Winter Cup
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1922 Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston Alain Gerbault 6–1, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1926 Jacques Brugnon George Lyttleton Rogers 6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1932 Charles Aeschlimann Vladimir Landau 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1933 George Lyttleton Rogers Jean Rouillot 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[2]
Nice International Winter Championships
1947 Budge Patty Alexandre-Athenase Noghès 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1950 Pierre Paccard George Scherbatoff 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1951 Georges Pasquier Franz Weisz 10–8, 0–6, 6–1.[2]
1953 John Horn Anthony (Tony) Starte[3] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1954 Pat Molloy Philip Wooldridge 6–2, 7–9, 6–4.[2]
1957 Jan Foldina Gordon Mudge 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1959 Hernando Salas[4] Yuri Shcherbakov 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1961 Charles (Charlie) Applewhaite[5] Trevor Adamson[6] 6–0, 3–6, 6–1.[2]
1962 Oscar Ebner Jean Paul Frances 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.[2]
1963 Oscar Ebner (2) Robert Sherman[7] 2–6, 6–1, 8–6.[2]
1965 Gerald Battrick David Lloyd 9–7, 6–1.[2]
1966 Geoff Bluett John Crump 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1967 Bernd Kube[8] Daniel Moreau 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1968 Roy Den Hoed Jacques Jaujou 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 Jean-François Caujolle Bernard Tapin 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1974 Patrice Beust Christophe Casa 6–2, 6–2.[2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Parc Imperial/Nice Winter Tournament
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1922 Molly Smailes Jessie Tripp 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1923 Suzanne Lenglen Elizabeth Ryan default
1924 Suzanne Lenglen (2) Dorothy Shepherd Barron 6–0, 6–1
1925 Suzanne Lenglen (3) Margaret Tripp 6–0, 6–1
1926 Suzanne Lenglen (4) Jeanne Franke 6–1, 6–3
1927 Eileen Bennett Betty Nuthall 6–3, 6–2
1928 Elizabeth Ryan Eileen Bennett 6–4, 6–2
1932 Simonne Mathieu Colette Rosambert 6–3, 6–3
1933 Sheila Hewitt Muriel Thomas 6–4, 6–3
Nice International Winter Championships
1946 Alice Weiwers Yvonne Vincart 6–4, 6–2
1955 Shirley Bloomer Pat Ward 6–1, 6–0
1961 Elizabeth Starkie Nicole Broccardo 6–1, 6–1
1965 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Winnie Shaw 6–0, 6–0
1966 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (2) Denise Magnan 6–1, 6–1
1967 Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives (3) C. Leca 6–1, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 Pam Austin Marilyn Greenwood 6–4, 6–3
1971 Katja Ebbinghaus Odile de Roubin 8–6, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Pam Austin Wins Tennis Title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 16 Feb 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Tournaments: Nice International Winter Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Anthony Starte: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Hernando Salas: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Charles Applewhaite: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Trevor Adamson: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Robert Sherman : Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Bernd Kube: Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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