| Bristol Cup | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1920 |
| Ended: | 1932 |
| Location: | Cannes (1920-21, 1924-25) Menton (1922-23) Beaulieu-sur-Mer (1926-27, 1929-32), France |
| Venue: | Beaulieu Lawn Tennis Club (1926-27, 1929-32) Carlton Club (1920-21, 1924-25) |
The Bristol Cup was a professional men's tennis tournament staged in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Cannes and Menton in France from 1920 to 1932.[1]
Before 1930 some tournaments were sometimes labelled "Professional Championships of France": the Bristol Cup (held from 1920 to 1932), the most important pro tournament in the world in the 1920s, was sometimes referred as the French Pro[2] as well as the World Pro tournament held at Deauville in 1925.[3] Therefore, two different tournaments were both considered as French Pro Championships in 1925 (World Pro at Deauville and Bristol Cup at Cannes) and from 1930 to 1932 (Roland Garros and Bristol Cup at Beaulieu).[4]
The tournament was staged at the Beaulieu Lawn Tennis Club that was founded in 1912 by Sir Blundell Maple, on land that belonged to him adjoining the Hotel Bristol which opened in 1899,[5] Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France from 1926 to 1927 and again from 1929 to 1932.
In 1928 the Bristol Cup tournament was jointly known as the World Professional Championships or World Pro Championships and was the 4th edition of that event since 1924.[6]
| Event that year was the World Professional Championship. |
| Date | City | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–26 December 1920 | Cannes |  Joseph Negro | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3[7] | ||
| 12–18 December 1921 | Cannes | 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5[8] | |||
| 19–23 December 1922 | Menton |  John C. S. Rendall | Joseph Negro | 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 (or 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1) | |
| 17–23 December 1923 | Menton | John C. S. Rendall | Joseph Negro | 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 15–21 December 1924 | Cannes (Métropole) | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| 21–27 December 1925 | Cannes (Métropole) |  Albert Burke | Roman Najuch | 0–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 13–19 December 1926 | Beaulieu | Albert Burke | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0.[9] | ||
| 1927 | Not held | ||||
| 9–15 January 1928 | Beaulieu | Karel Koželuh | Roman Najuch | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.[10] | |
| 7–13 January 1929 | Beaulieu | Karel Koželuh | Albert Burke | 6–3, 6–1, 6–0.[11] | |
| 13–19 January 1930 | Beaulieu | Karel Koželuh | Roman Najuch | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[12] | |
| 12–18 January 1931 | Beaulieu | Karel Koželuh | Albert Burke | 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4.[13] | |
| 4–10 January 1932 | Beaulieu | Karel Koželuh | 6–1, 6–4, 1–6, 6–0.[14] |