Monaco Championships

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