Monaco Championships

Championnats de Monaco Championnats Monégasques
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit
Founded	1922; 103 years ago (1922)
Abolished	1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Location	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Venue	La Festa Country Club (1922-28) Monte Carlo Country Club (1929-30) La Condamine Club (1931-60)
Surface	Clay

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
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1924[5]	Charles J. Brierley	Arthur M. Lovibond	6–2, 1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925[5]	Jacques Brugnon	Donald Greig	6–4, 1–6, 6–3, 6–3
1926[5]	Jacques Brugnon (2)	Erik Worm	6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1
1927[5]	Henry Mayes	Charles Aeschlimann	6–1, 6–1, 9–7
1928	Not held
1929[5]	Umberto De Morpurgo	Jacques Brugnon	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1930[5]	Bill Tilden II	George Lyttleton Rogers	7–5, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
Monegasque Championships
1931[5]	Enrique Maier	Hermann Artens	6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1932[5]	George Lyttleton Rogers	Max Ellmer	6–4, 2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1933[5]	Vladimir Landau	Edmond Edouard Lotan	w.o.
1934[5]	Charles Aeschlimann	Vladimir Landau	6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1935[5]	Vladimir Landau (2)	Gaby Mercier-Odier	5–7, 6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1936[5]	Gaston Médécin	Vladimir Landau	8–10, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1937[5]	Kho Sin-Kie	Gaston Médécin	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1938[5]	Kho Sin-Kie (2)	Gaston Médécin	6–1 6–0 6–3
1939[5]	Jean Borotra	Constantin Tănăsescu	6–3, 11–9
1940[5]	Jean Borotra (2)	Dragutin Mitić	6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1943[5]	Alexandre-Athenase Noghès	Gaston Médécin	6–1, 6–8, 7–5
1944[5]	Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (2)	Jacques Peten	2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1950[5]	Alexandre-Athenase Noghès (3)	Georges Pasquier	6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1953[5]	Josip Palada	Pierre Forget	2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1956[5]	Mustapha Belkhodja	Gil de Kermadec	2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1960[5]	Georges Pasquier	Roland Borghini	6–4, 5–7, 6–0, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1981[5]	Jacques Vincileoni	Eric Carlier	6–4, 7–6, 6–1
1982[5]	Bernard Balleret	Louis Borfiga	6–3, 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

(Incomplete Roll)

Monaco Championships
Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1922	Phyllis Satterthwaite	Madeline Fisher O'Neill	7-5, 6-3
1923	Phyllis Satterthwaite (2)	Madeline Fisher O'Neill	w.o.
1923	Elizabeth Ryan	Phyllis Satterthwaite	3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1924	Lili de Alvarez	Phyllis Satterthwaite	6-0, 6-1
1925	Phyllis Satterthwaite (3)	Elizabeth d'Ayen Macready	divided prizes
1926	Phyllis Satterthwaite (4)	Madge Slaney	6-4, 6-3
1927	Lili de Alvarez (2)	Phyllis Satterthwaite	w.o.
1928	Not held
1929	Esna Boyd	Phyllis Satterthwaite	7-5, 6-3
1930	Elizabeth Ryan (2)	Phyllis Satterthwaite	6-3, 6-4
Monegasque Championships
1931	Simone Passermard Mathieu	Cilly Aussem	7-5, 3-6, 6-4
1932	Elizabeth Ryan (3)	Phyllis Satterthwaite	6-1, 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 Wyns	6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1946	Yvonne Hoyaux Vincart	Manuela Bologna	6–3, 6–2
1950	Juliette Martin Borghini	Daisy Speranza Wyns	6-2, 6-3
1951	Juliette Martin Borghini (2)	Daisy Speranza Wyns	1-6, 6-2, 6-4
1952	Juliette Martin Borghini (3)	Daisy Speranza Wyns	6-2, 6-4
1960	Juliette Martin Borghini (4)	Monique Pasquier	6-0, 3-6, 6-3

See also

• Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

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.