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Monaco Championships

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Championnats de Monaco
Championnats Monégasques
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Abolished1982; 42 years ago (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

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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

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1924[5] India Charles J. Brierley United States Arthur M. Lovibond 6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925[5] France Jacques Brugnon United Kingdom Donald Greig 6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1926[5] France Jacques Brugnon (2) Denmark Erik Worm 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1927[5] Canada Henry Mayes Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann 6–1, 6–1, 9–7
1928 Not held
1929[5] Italy Umberto De Morpurgo France Jacques Brugnon 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1930[5] United States Bill Tilden II Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers 7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
Monegasque Championships
1931[5] Spain Enrique Maier Austria Hermann Artens 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1932[5] Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers Switzerland Max Ellmer 6–4, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1933[5] Monaco Vladimir Landau France Edmond Edouard Lotan w.o.
1934[5] Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann Monaco Vladimir Landau 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1935[5] Monaco Vladimir Landau (2) Switzerland Gaby Mercier-Odier 5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1936[5] Monaco Gaston Médécin Monaco Vladimir Landau 8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1937[5] Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie Monaco Gaston Médécin 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1938[5] Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie (2) Monaco Gaston Médécin 6–1 6–0 6–3
1939[5] France Jean Borotra Romania Constantin Tănăsescu 6–3, 11–9
1940[5] France Jean Borotra (2) Kingdom of Yugoslavia Dragutin Mitić 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1943[5] Monaco Alexandre-Athenase Noghès Monaco Gaston Médécin 6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1944[5] Monaco Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (2) Belgium Jacques Peten 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1950[5] Monaco Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (3) Monaco Georges Pasquier 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1953[5] Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Josip Palada France Pierre Forget 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1956[5] Tunisia Mustapha Belkhodja France Gil de Kermadec 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1960[5] Monaco Georges Pasquier Monaco Roland Borghini 6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1981[5] Monaco Jacques Vincileoni Monaco Eric Carlier 6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1982[5] Monaco Bernard Balleret Monaco Louis Borfiga 6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

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(Incomplete Roll)

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

References

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  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.