French Covered Court Championships Championnats de France sur Court Couvert | |
Type: | defunct |
Founded: | 1895 [1] |
Ended: | 1971 |
Editions: | 69 |
Location: | Paris, France |
Venue: | Tennis Club de Paris, 1895-1946, 1951-60, 1962, 1964, 1967-71 Lyon 1947-48, 1961, 1963, 1968 |
Tour: | Pre-open era (1877–1967) |
Surface: | Wood (indoor) |
The French Covered Court Championships [2] its original name or Championnats de France sur Court Couvert also known as the French Covered Court Open Championships [3] and the French Indoors [4] was a tennis event held from 1895 through 1971 in Paris, France and Lyon, France.
The French Covered Court Championships was played at the Tennis Club de Paris the original location was Rue de Civry in the 16th arrondissement of Paris[5] shortly before the beginning of the 1st World War it changed location to Port de Saint Cloud until shortly after the 2nd World War when it moved again to its current location at 91 Boulevard Exelmans, Auteuil, Paris, France. The club still exists today, it originally had four very fast Indoor (Oak Parquet Wood) courts[6] and five Outdoor Clay courts. The tournament was one of earliest events open to international players for the indoor event the staging of the tournament tended to fluctuate between February, April and November annually the men's competition ceased in 1969 but the women's continued until 1971, it ran for 69 editions and was an early predecessor of the current Paris Masters.
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. (c) Indicates challenger
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Championnats de France sur Court Couvert | |||
1895 [7] | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
1896 [8] | George Simond | 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1897 [9] | 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | ||
1898 [10] | 9–7, 2–6, 7–5 retired. | ||
1899 [11] | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1900 | 3–6, 11–9, 6–3 | ||
1901 [12] | 6–0, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
1902 | 5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | ||
1903 | 7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6 | ||
1904 | Robert Baldwin Hough | 5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1905 | John Mason Flavelle | 6–4, 10–8, 6–4 | |
1906 [13] | 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
1907 [14] | 4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4-1 retired. | ||
1908 [15] | 8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | ||
1909 [16] | 6–0, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
1910 | 0–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1911 [17] | 4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 13-11, 8–6 | ||
1912 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
1913 | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1914 | Gordon Lowe | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1914/1919 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||
1920 | 6–0, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
1921 | Marcel Dupont | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | |
1922 [18] | 6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 | ||
1923 [19] | Max Hirsch | 5–7, 11–9, 6–3, 6–0 | |
1924 [20] | 6–2, 9–7, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
1925 [21] | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
1926 | Jean Rebois | 6-3, 6-0, 6-4 | |
1927 | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
1928 | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||
1929 | Roger George | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1930 | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
1931 | 6–3, 11–9, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
1932 | 1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1933 | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
1934 | 6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–2 | ||
1935 | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1936 [22] | 8–6, 8–6, 6–2 | ||
1937 [23] | 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 9–7 | ||
1938 | 9–7, 7–5, 3–6, 9–7 | ||
1939 | Pierre Pellizza | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
1946 | 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1947 | 6–4, 9–7, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4 | ||
1948 | Pedro Masip | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6- | |
1949 | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1950 | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
1951 | 8–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1952 | 8–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1953 | 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
1954 | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
1955 [24] | Hugh Stewart | 6–3 7–5 6–3 | |
1956 [25] | 6–2 3–6 6–3 6–0 | ||
1957 | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1958 | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1959 | 10–8, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
1960 | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1961 | 7–5, 4–6, 8–10, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1962 | 3–6, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1963 | 6–4, 8–6, 6–2 | ||
1964 | 10–8, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1965 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
1966 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
1967 | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
Open era | |||
6–4, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3 | |||
1969 [26] | 10–8, 6–8, 6–0, 10–8 | ||
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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Championnats de France sur Court Couvert | |||
1895 | Mrs Underwoods | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1895 | ? | ? | |
1896 | Phoebe Riseley Hausburg | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1897 | |||
1902 | Blanche Duddell | Marie-Louise de Pfeffel | 6–0, 6–2 |
1903 | Marie-Louise de Pfeffel | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1905 | Vera Warden | ? | ? |
1906 | Vera Warden | Miss Andrews | 6–3, 6–2 |
1907 | Marie-Louise de Pfeffel | 7–5, 6–1 | |
1908 | Abeille Villard Gallay | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1909 | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1910 | Daisy Speranza | 11–9, 7–5 | |
1911 | Madeline Fisher O’Neill | 6–8, 6–2, 6–4 | |
1912 | Marie Conquet | 1–6, 6–4, 10–8 | |
1913 | Marie Danet | 6–2, 6–1 | |
1914 | Marie Conquet | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1914/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||
1919 | Mlle Amblard | 6–0, 6–2 | |
1920 | 6–8, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
1921 | Daisy Speranza | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1922 | Marie Conquet | 7–9, 7–5, 6–1 | |
1923 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1924 | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1925 | Marie Conquet | 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
1926 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | ||
1927 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||
1928 | 1–6, 12–10, 8–6 | ||
1929 | Simone Kleinadel | 8–6, 6–4 | |
1930 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1931 | 6–2, 2–6, 6–0 | ||
1932 | Yvonne Kleinadel | 6–4, 6–0 | |
1933 | Jacqueline Goldschmidt | Mme Michel Bernard | 6–1, 6–3 |
1934 | Yvonne Kleinadel | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | |
1935 | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1936 | 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
1937 | Suzanne Pannetier | Yvonne Kleinadel | 6–2, 6–0 |
1938 | Suzanne Pannetier | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1939 | Suzanne Pannetier | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
1946 | Micheline Inglebert | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1947 | 6–0, 6–2 | ||
1948 | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 | ||
1949 | Jacqueline Saladin Boutin | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1950 | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
1951 | Joan Curry | 6–3, 1–6, 8–6 | |
1952 | 9–7, 7–5 | ||
1953 | 8–6, 7–5 | ||
1954 | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1955 | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
1956 | 6–2, 8–6 | ||
1957 | 6–1, 1–6, 6–2 | ||
1958 | 6–3, 7–9, 8–6 | ||
1959 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||
1960 | Marian Craig-Smith | 7–5, 7–5 | |
1961 | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
1962 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
1963 | 8–6, 6–1 | ||
1964 | Christine Truman | 6–4, 8–6 | |
1965 | 6–3, 6-8, 6–2 | ||
1966 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1967 | 6–2, 10–8 | ||
Open era | |||
1968 [27] | 7–5, 7–5 * | ||
1968 | 6–1, 1–6, 9–7 ** | ||
1969 | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1970 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
1971 | Marilyn Greenwood | 6–2, 6–4 | |