Monaco Championships

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.

Championnats de Monaco
Championnats Monégasques
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1922 (1922)
Abolished1982 (1982)
LocationMonte Carlo, Monaco
VenueLa Festa Country Club (1922-28)
Monte Carlo Country Club (1929-30)
La Condamine Club (1931-60)
SurfaceClay

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
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1924[5] Charles J. Brierley Arthur M. Lovibond6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925[5] Jacques Brugnon Donald Greig6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1926[5] Jacques Brugnon (2) Erik Worm6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1927[5] Henry Mayes Charles Aeschlimann6–1, 6–1, 9–7
1928Not held
1929[5] Umberto De Morpurgo Jacques Brugnon6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1930[5] Bill Tilden II George Lyttleton Rogers7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
Monegasque Championships
1931[5] Enrique Maier Hermann Artens6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1932[5] George Lyttleton Rogers Max Ellmer6–4, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1933[5] Vladimir Landau Edmond Edouard Lotanw.o.
1934[5] Charles Aeschlimann Vladimir Landau6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1935[5] Vladimir Landau (2) Gaby Mercier-Odier5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1936[5] Gaston Médécin Vladimir Landau8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1937[5] Kho Sin-Kie Gaston Médécin6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1938[5] Kho Sin-Kie (2) Gaston Médécin6–1 6–0 6–3
1939[5] Jean Borotra Constantin Tănăsescu6–3, 11–9
1940[5] Jean Borotra (2) Dragutin Mitić6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1943[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès Gaston Médécin6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1944[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (2) Jacques Peten2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1950[5] Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (3) Georges Pasquier6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1953[5] Josip Palada Pierre Forget2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1956[5] Mustapha Belkhodja Gil de Kermadec2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1960[5] Georges Pasquier Roland Borghini6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1981[5] Jacques Vincileoni Eric Carlier6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1982[5] Bernard Balleret Louis Borfiga6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1922 Phyllis Satterthwaite Madeline Fisher O'Neill7-5, 6-3
1923 Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) Madeline Fisher O'Neillw.o.
1923 Elizabeth Ryan Phyllis Satterthwaite3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1924 Lili de Alvarez Phyllis Satterthwaite6-0, 6-1
1925 Phyllis Satterthwaite (3) Elizabeth d'Ayen Macreadydivided prizes
1926 Phyllis Satterthwaite (4) Madge Slaney6-4, 6-3
1927 Lili de Alvarez (2) Phyllis Satterthwaitew.o.
1928Not held
1929 Esna Boyd Phyllis Satterthwaite7-5, 6-3
1930 Elizabeth Ryan (2) Phyllis Satterthwaite6-3, 6-4
Monegasque Championships
1931 Simone Passermard Mathieu Cilly Aussem7-5, 3-6, 6-4
1932 Elizabeth Ryan (3) Phyllis Satterthwaite6-1, 6-3
1933 Phyllis Satterthwaite (5) Edith Belliard6-4, 7-5
1934 Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy Mme Lermitte6-3, 7-5
1935 Simone Passermard Mathieu Paulette de Saint-Ferréol6-0, 6-2
1936 Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) Ida Hutchings6-1, 6-0
1937 Simone Passermard Mathieu (3) Gladys Hutchings6-1, 6-3
1938 Jeanette Poncelet Ida Hutchings2-6, 6-3, 6-0
1939 Alice Weiwers Iris Hutchings6-0, 6-3
1943 Mlle Rebuttati Daisy Speranza Wyns6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1946 Yvonne Hoyaux Vincart Manuela Bologna6–3, 6–2
1950 Juliette Martin Borghini 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) Monique Pasquier6-0, 3-6, 6-3

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