Côte d'Azur Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Côte d'Azur Championships[1] or Championnats de la Côte d'Azur also called the Championship of the Côte d'Azur[2] was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament held at the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club, Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France from 1910 through to 1939. It was one of the main tournaments on the French Riviera tennis circuit.
TourMens Amateur Tour (1877–1912)
Founded1910
Abolished1939
LocationCannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
| Côte d'Azur Championships Championnats de la Côte d'Azur | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Mens Amateur Tour (1877–1912) |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Abolished | 1939 |
| Location | Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Venue | Cannes Lawn tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay (outdoor) |
History
Cannes Lawn Tennis Club, was formally established in 1907.[3] In 1910 it began to host the Côte d'Azur Championships an international clay court tennis tournament that was staged until the start of World War II. It was one of the main tournaments that formed part of the French Riviera circuit.
Finals
Men's Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 |  Artimus Holmes | George Henry Nettleton | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 1911 |  Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe |  Rodney Heath | 6–4, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4 | |
| 1912 | Ferdinand Bölling |  Arthur Wallis Myers | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 1913 | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe (2) | Robert Kleinschroth | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1914 |  Anthony Wilding | Gordon Lowe | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1915/19 | Not held (due to World War One) | |||
| 1920[4] | Major Ritchie | Ambrose Dudley | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
| 1921 |  Mino Balbi Di Robecco |  Félix Poulin | 6–2, 9–11, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1922 | Henri Cochet | D.L. Morgan | 8–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1923 |  Henry Mayes | Alfred C. Hunter | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 1924 |  Charles Aeschlimann | Brame Hillyard | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1925[4] | René Lacoste | Gordon Lowe | 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
| 1926[4] | Henri Cochet (2) | Charles Aeschlimann | 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1927[4] | Henry Mayes (3) |  Otto Froitzheim | 1–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 2–0 ret. | |
| 1928[4] | Henri Cochet (4) | Otto Froitzheim | w.o. | |
| 1929[4] | Emmanuelle du Plaix | Fritz Kuhlmann Sr | 8–6, 6–2, 9–7 | |
| 1930[4] | Bill Tilden | Giorgio de Stefani | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1931 |  George Lyttleton Rogers | Charles Aeschlimann | 1-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 9-7 | |
| 1932 |  Ignacy Tłoczyński | Giorgio de Stefani | w.o. | |
| 1933 | Józef Hebda | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1934 | Giorgio de Stefani |  Franz Wilhelm Matejka | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–3 | |
| 1935 | Jacques Brugnon | Giorgio de Stefani | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1936[4] |  Josef Siba | Christian Boussus | 6–3, 6–8, 6–2 | |
| 1937 | Kazimierz Tarlowski |  Karl Schroder | 6–2, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4 | |
| 1938[4] | Adam Baworowski | Karl Schroder | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1939[5] | Yvon Petra | Adam Baworowski | 7–5, 7–5, 6–2 | |
