Les Avants Championship Explained

Les Avants Championship Championnat des Avants
Type:	defunct
Tour:	ILTF Circuit (1913-38)
Location:	Les Avants, Montreux, Switzerland
Venue:	Tennis Club des Avants
Surface:	Clay (outdoors)

The Les Avants Championship^[1] or Championnat des Avants also known as the Les Avants International was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament staged at the Tennis Club des Avants, Les Avants, Montreux, Switzerland^[2] from 1902 until 1938.

History

The Championship of Les Evants was established in September 1902 and was held at the Tennis Club des Avants, Les Avants, Montreux, Switzerland.^[3] The tournament was usually held in August sometimes in September. In 1904 the edition was held jointly as the Swiss International Championships.^[4] The championship continued to be held through til 1938 when it was discontinued due to World War II. The tennis club is still operating today.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: LAWN TENNIS IN -SWITZERLAND . 3 April 2023 . Westminster Gazette . British Newspaper Archive . 9 June 1922 . London, England . 11. subscription.
2. Westminster Gazette
3. Book: Wallis Myers . Arthur . Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad . 1903 . Scribner's sons . London . 273 . en.
4. Web site: LES AVANTS LAWN TENNIS IN SWITZERLAND Circa 1904 . catalogue.swanngalleries.com . Swan Galleries LLC . 3 April 2023 . New York.
5. Web site: Tennis - Montreux Riviera . www.montreuxriviera.com . Montreux Vevey Tourisme . 3 April 2023 . en.