Aix-en-Provence Open
| Aix-en-Provence Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Aix-en-Provence Open |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1977-84) |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Editions | 23 |
| Location | Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined mens and womens clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]
History
In July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a mens event. In 1956 a womens event was staged for the first time.[2] In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois.[3] The mens event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The womens event also ran until 1974.
In 1984 the mens event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the womens event was reestablished at the same venue as the WTA Aix-en-Provence Open a WTA Category 4 tournament for one edition only.
From 1985 until 2002 the Country Club Aixois did not stage anymore senior tour level tennis events. In 2003 a mens challenger event was resestablished at the venue called the Open Sainte-Victoire which ran until 2005. The club once again ceased to stage events until 2013 when it was chosen to host a new challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.
Finals
Mens Singles
- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy | |||||||||
| 1955 |  Sergio Jacobini |
 Emilio Martinez Del Rey |
6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1956[4] |  Paul Remy |
 Bob Howe |
6-1, 6-4, 6-2 | ||||||
| 1957[4] |  Budge Patty |
Gardnar Mulloy |
2-6, 6-1, 6-0 | ||||||
| 1958[4] |  Jaroslav Drobny |
Budge Patty |
6-4, 6-4 | ||||||
| 1959[4] | Gardnar Mulloy |
 Jacques Brichant |
3-6, 6-0, 6-0, 6-4 | ||||||
| 1960 | Gérard Pilet |
Gardnar Mulloy |
12-10, 6-2, 6-1 | ||||||
| 1961 | Pierre Darmon |
 Robin F. Sanders |
6-1, 6-1, ret. | ||||||
| 1962 | Ed Rubinoff |
Keith Diepraam |
6-1, 6-2, 6-1 | ||||||
| 1963[4] |  Ingo Buding |
John Fraser |
6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1964 | Pierre Darmon (2) |
Martin Mulligan |
6-4, 6-2, 6-1 | ||||||
| 1965 [4] | Ken Fletcher |
Michel Leclercq |
6-1, 6-2, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1966 |  Istvan Gulyas |
 Mike Belkin |
6-4, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 | ||||||
| 1967[4] |  Alex Metreveli |
Jan Kodes |
4-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 | ||||||
| Open era | |||||||||
| 1968 | Pierre Darmon (3) |
Daniel Contet |
7-5, 6-1, 8-6 | ||||||
| 1969[4] | Roy Emerson |
Harald Elschenbroich |
6-3, 6-4, 8-6 | ||||||
| 1970 | François Jauffret |
Daniel Contet |
6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 | ||||||
| 1971 |  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos |
Patrice Dominguez |
7-5, 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 | ||||||
| 1972 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1973 | Martin Mulligan |
 Julian Ganzabal |
5-7, 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 | ||||||
| 1974 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2) |
Patrice Dominguez |
2-6, 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 | ||||||
| 1975-76 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1977[5] |  Ilie Năstase |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired) | ||||||
| 1978[6] | Guillermo Vilas |
José Luis Clerc |
6–3, 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1979 | Not held | ||||||||
| Aix-en-Provence Open | |||||||||
| 1983[4][7] |  Mats Wilander |
Sergio Casal |
6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1984[4][8] | Juan Aguilera |
Fernando Luna |
6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
Mens Doubles
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[9] | Ilie Năstase Ion Ţiriac |
Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg |
7–5, 7–6 | |
| 1978 [10] | Ion Ţiriac Guillermo Vilas |
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
7–6, 6–1 | |
| 1979-82 | Not held | |||
| 1983 | Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton |
 Iván Camus Sergio Casal |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1984 | Pat Cash Paul McNamee |
 Chris Lewis Wally Masur |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Womens Singles
- Incomplete Roll
References
- ^ "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Country Club Aixois. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Country Club Aixois
- ^ Country Club Aixois
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Writers, Staff. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1977". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1978". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1983". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1984". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ ATP 1977
- ^ ATP 1979