Aix-en-Provence Open

The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

Aix-en-Provence Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAix-en-Provence Open
TourGrand Prix circuit (1977–84)
Founded1955 (1955)
Abolished1984 (1984)
Editions23
LocationCountry Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

In July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a men's event. In 1956 a women's event was staged for the first time.[2] In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois.[2] The men's event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The women's event also ran until 1974.

In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's event was reestablished at the same venue as the WTA Aix-en-Provence Open a WTA Category 4 tournament for one edition only.

From 1985 until 2002 the Country Club Aixois did not stage anymore senior tour level tennis events. In 2003 a men's challenger event was resestablished at the venue called the Open Sainte-Victoire which ran until 2005. The club once again ceased to stage events until 2013 when it was chosen to host a new challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.

Finals

Men's singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1955 Sergio Jacobini Emilio Martinez Del Rey[3]6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1956[4] Paul Rémy Bob Howe6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1957[4] Budge Patty Gardnar Mulloy2–6, 6–1, 6–0
1958[4] Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty6-4, 6-4
1959[4] Gardnar Mulloy Jacques Brichant3–6, 6–0, 6–0, 6–4
1960 Gérard Pilet Gardnar Mulloy12–10, 6–2, 6-1
1961 Pierre Darmon Robin F. Sanders6–1, 6–1, ret.
1962 Ed Rubinoff Keith Diepraam6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1963[4] Ingo Buding John Fraser6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1964 Pierre Darmon (2) Martin Mulligan6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1965 [4] Ken Fletcher Michel Leclercq6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1966 István Gulyás Mike Belkin6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1967[4] Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1968 Pierre Darmon (3) Daniel Contet7–5, 6–1, 8–6
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[4] Roy Emerson Harald Elschenbroich6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1970 François Jauffret Daniel Contet6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Patrice Dominguez7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1972Not held
1973 Martin Mulligan Julián Ganzábal5–7, 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1974 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2) Patrice Dominguez2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1975–76Not held
1977[5] Ilie Năstase Guillermo Vilas6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired)
1978[6] Guillermo Vilas José Luis Clerc6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1979Not held
Aix-en-Provence Open
1983[4][7] Mats Wilander Sergio Casal6–3, 6–2
1984[4][8] Juan Aguilera Fernando Luna6–4, 7–5

Men's doubles
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1977[9] Ilie Năstase
Ion Țiriac		 Patrice Dominguez
Rolf Norberg		7–5, 7–6
1978 [10] Ion Țiriac
Guillermo Vilas		 Jan Kodeš
Tomáš Šmíd		7–6, 6–1
1979–82Not held
1983 Henri Leconte
Gilles Moretton		 Iván Camus
Sergio Casal		2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1984 Pat Cash
Paul McNamee		 Chris Lewis
Wally Masur		4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1956 Joan Curry Louise Snow6-3, 6-3
1957 Christiane Mercelis Pat Ward1–6, 6–3, 6–1
1958 Suzy Kormoczy Yola Ramírez6-4, 7-5
1959 Yola Ramírez Flo De La Courtie7-5, 6-1
1960 Edda Buding Ruia Morrison6-4, 8-6
1961 Margaret Smith Elizabeth Starkie6-2, 6-3
1962 Jill Blackman Christiane Mercelis6-4, 6-3
1963 Lesley Turner Jan Lehane5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1964 Jan Lehane Madonna Schacht6-1, 6-0
1965 Robin Lesh Jitka Volavková3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966 Françoise Dürr Jill Blackman6-0, 6-2
1967 Gail Sherriff Joan Gibson Cottrill7-5, 13-11
1968 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2) Rosie Reyes Darmon6-3, 6-1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Ann Haydon-Jones Françoise Dürr6–1, 6–1
1970 Fiorella Bonicelli Odile de Roubin11-9, 4-6, 6-1
1971 Fiorella Bonicelli (2) Odile de Roubin6–2, 5–7, 8–6
1972Not held
1973 A.M. Ganzabal Miss Seagalen6-3, 6-4
1974 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3) Odile de Roubin6-4, 6-3
1975–87Not held
For the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open

References
  1. "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. Country Club Aixois
  3. "Emilio Martinez Del Rey: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. "Results Archive 1977". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "Results Archive 1978". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. "Results Archive 1983". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. "Results Archive 1984". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ATP 1977
  10. ATP 1979
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