Monaco Championships Explained

Championnats de Monaco
Championnats Monégasques
Type:Defunct
Tour:ILTF Circuit
Location:Monte Carlo, Monaco
Venue:La Festa Country Club (1922-28)
Monte Carlo Country Club (1929-30)
La Condamine Club (1931-60)

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

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

Men's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1924[5] Charles J. Brierley Arthur M. Lovibond6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925 Jacques Brugnon Donald Greig6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1926 Jacques Brugnon (2) Erik Worm6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1927 Henry Mayes Charles Aeschlimann6–1, 6–1, 9–7
1928Not held
1929 Umberto De Morpurgo Jacques Brugnon6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1930 Bill Tilden II George Lyttleton Rogers7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
Monegasque Championships
1931 Enrique Maier Hermann Artens6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1932 George Lyttleton Rogers Max Ellmer6–4, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1933 Vladimir Landau Edmond Edouard Lotanw.o.
1934 Charles Aeschlimann Vladimir Landau6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1935 Vladimir Landau (2) Gaby Mercier-Odier5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1936 Gaston Médécin Vladimir Landau8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1937 Kho Sin-Kie Gaston Médécin6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1938 Kho Sin-Kie (2) Gaston Médécin6–1 6–0 6–3
1939 Jean Borotra Constantin Tănăsescu6–3, 11–9
1940 Jean Borotra (2) Dragutin Mitić6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1943 Alexandre-Athenase Noghès Gaston Médécin6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1944 Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (2) Jacques Peten2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1950 Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (3) Georges Pasquier6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1953 Josip Palada Pierre Forget2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1956 Mustapha Belkhodja Gil de Kermadec2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1960 Georges Pasquier6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1981 Jacques Vincileoni Eric Carlier6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1982 Bernard Balleret Louis Borfiga6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1922 Phyllis Satterthwaite Madeline Fisher O'Neill7-5, 6-3
1923 Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) Madeline Fisher O'Neillw.o.
1923 Phyllis Satterthwaite3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1924 Lili de Alvarez Phyllis Satterthwaite6-0, 6-1
1925 Phyllis Satterthwaite (3)divided prizes
1926 Phyllis Satterthwaite (4) Madge Slaney6-4, 6-3
1927 Lili de Alvarez (2) Phyllis Satterthwaitew.o.
1928Not held
1929 Phyllis Satterthwaite7-5, 6-3
1930 Elizabeth Ryan (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite6-3, 6-4
Monegasque Championships
19317-5, 3-6, 6-4
1932 Elizabeth Ryan (3) Phyllis Satterthwaite6-1, 6-3
1933 Phyllis Satterthwaite (5) Edith Belliard 6-4, 7-5
1934 Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy Mme Lermitte 6-3, 7-5
1935 Simone Passermard Mathieu Paulette de Saint-Ferréol 6-0, 6-2
1936 Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) Ida Hutchings 6-1, 6-0
1937 Simone Passermard Mathieu (3) Gladys Hutchings 6-1, 6-3
1938 Jeanette Poncelet Ida Hutchings 2-6, 6-3, 6-0
1939 Alice Weiwers Iris Hutchings 6-0, 6-3
1943 Mlle Rebuttati Daisy Speranza Wyns6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1946 Yvonne Hoyaux Vincart Manuela Bologna6–3, 6–2
1950 Daisy Speranza Wyns6-2, 6-3
1951 Juliette Martin Borghini (2) Daisy Speranza Wyns1-6, 6-2, 6-4
1952 Juliette Martin Borghini (3) Daisy Speranza Wyns6-2, 6-4
1960 Juliette Martin Borghini (4)6-0, 3-6, 6-3

Notes and References

  1. News: LAWN TENNIS, MONACO CHAMPIONSHIPS. (From a Correspondent.) Monte Carlo . 13 May 2023 . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . British Newspaper Archive . 22 December 1924 . Yorkshire, England . 13. subscription.
  2. News: 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 . 13 May 2023 . Birmingham Daily Post . British Newspaper Archive . 24 March 1975 . Warwickshire, England . 13. subscription.
  3. News: 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. . 13 May 2023 . Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News . British Newspaper Archive . 7 March 1931 . London, England . 8. subscription.
  4. Web site: Players: Mayes, Henry . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 14 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
  5. Web site: Tournaments:Monaco-Monegasque Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . July 24, 2023. subscription.