Lake Geneva Championships

The transition of elite tennis in the Vaud region during the late 19th century reflects the rapid formalization of the sport in Switzerland. Between 1894 and 1899, the premier event at Montreux underwent a significant identity shift as it grew from a local club meeting into a major international fixture.

The Early Years (1894–1896): Originally contested as the Montreux International, the tournament was the centerpiece of the Montreux Lawn Tennis Club. During this period, it served as a key stop for British and Continental players traveling the "Alpine Circuit."

The Transition (1897–1898): As the event's prestige grew, it began to be referred to increasingly by its geographic region. In 1897, the tournament started incorporating the "Léman" (Lake Geneva) designation in official reporting to distinguish it as the preeminent championship of the lake's Riviera.

Establishment of the Title (1899): By 1899, the event was formally consolidated as the Championnats du lac Léman (Lake Geneva Championships). This rebranding signaled its status as a permanent international championship, moving away from a simple "club international" to a titled regional major.

The Lake Geneva Championships^[4] were staged at Grand Hotel Territet Montreux, Switzerland. The championships were usually held in the spring in April or May each year. The tournament continued to be staged through till 1938 when they were discontinued just before the start of World War II.

The tournament sometimes carried the title of the Montreux Grand Hotel Spring Championships or Montreux Spring Meeting or just Montreux Championships in later years. The event was played exclusively at the Montreux Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1890,^[5] in the grounds of the Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel, Territet.

Men's Singles

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1899	T.A. Airey	?	?
1903	Georges Patry	?	?
1906	Algernon Kingscote	Walter Crawley	6-4, 10-8, 2-6, 6-8, 9-7
1913	Otto Froitzheim	Friedrich Rahe	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1916	Charles Martin	Victor de Coubasch	?
1918	Charles Martin (2)	Charles August Sundt	?
1919	Charles Martin (3)	Maurice Turrettini	?
1922	Jean Borotra	Umberto de Morpurgo	6-2,6-2, 6-4
1923	Umberto de Morpurgo	Henning Larsen	6-3, 6-1, 6-8, 8-6
1924	Umberto de Morpurgo (2)	Roger Danet	6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1925	Bela Von Kehrling	Ludwig von Salm	6-1, 6-2, 6-2
1926	Hans Moldenhauer	Hector Fisher	4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4
1927	Hans Moldenhauer (2)	Hector Fisher	6-1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2
1928	Erik Worm	René de Buzelet	6-1, 6-1, 1-6, 6-1
1929	Erik Worm (2)	George O'Connell	7-5, 6-0, 6-3
1930	Jack Crawford	Emmanuel du Plaix	6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3
1931	Hector Fisher	Charles Aeschlimann	6-0, 7-5, 6-3
1932	Hector Fisher (2)	Erik Worm	4-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
1933	Hector Fisher (3)	Werner Menzel	6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3
1934	Emmanuel du Plaix	Hermann Artens	6-3, 4-6, 6-2, retd.
1935	Max Ellmer	Jacques Jamain	7-5, 6-3, 6-1

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Women's Singles

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1899	Miss White	M. Bullock	6-2 8-6
1911	Dagmar von Krohn	Marie Danet	6-3 6-1
1912	Miss Chenery	Mrs Swaine	6-0 6-0
1913	M. Martin	Claire Bardot	6-2 6-2
1914	Margaret Tripp	Miss Chenery	6-4 6-2
1917	Mme Donald	Mlle Tecklenburg	6-1 6-0
1924	Germaine Golding	Marie Danet	6-0 6-1
1926	Ilse Friedleben	Germaine Golding	6-4 6-1
1927	Cilly Aussem	Marie Conquet	6-2 6-3
1928	Cilly Aussem (2)	Ilse Friedleben	?
1929	Ilse Friedleben (2)	Lucia Valerio	5-7 6-2 12-10
1930	Cilly Aussem (3)	Elizabeth Ryan	default
1931	Lolette Payot	Ilse Friedleben	6-4 4-6 6-4
1932	Lolette Payot (2)	Doris Metaxa	6-3 6-8 6-3
1933	Lolette Payot (3)	Hélène Haran	8-6 7-5
1934	Lolette Payot (4)	Simonne Mathieu	6-3 6-2
1935	Lolette Payot (5)	Ilse Friedleben	6-3 6-2

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• Montreux International Tournament (1894)
• Lac Léman Spring International (1895)
• Montreux Easter Meeting (1897)
• Montreux Open Spring International (1898)
• Lake Geneva Championships (1899-1938)