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Nice International Winter Championships

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Nice International Winter Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit
(1922–72)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–74)
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Abolished1974; 50 years ago (1974)
LocationNice, France
VenueNice Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay (outdoors)

The Nice International Winter Championships [1] or Championnats Internationaux d'Hiver de Nice was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup[2] also known as the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament or Nice Winter Tournament. It was organised by the Nice Lawn Tennis Club , Nice, France and played on clay courts until 1974 as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[2]

History

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The tournament was founded in 1922 as the Nice Lawn Tennis Club Winter Cup.[2] The tournament was usually played in February, though occasionally staged the first week of March. Following World War II the tournament was branded as the Nice International Winter Championships and informally called the Parc Imperial Winter Tournament.[2] The tournament was part of French Riviera circuit until 1942 a sub tennis circuit of the ILTF European Circuit itself part of the ILTF World Circuit when it became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (tournaments not part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or WTA Tour) from 1973 through to 1974 when it was discontinued.[2]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Nice LTC Winter Cup
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1922 Russia Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston France Alain Gerbault 6–1, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1926 France Jacques Brugnon Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers 6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1932 Switzerland Charles Aeschlimann Monaco Vladimir Landau 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1933 Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton Rogers France Jean Rouillot 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[2]
Nice International Winter Championships
1947 United States Budge Patty Monaco Alexandre-Athenase Noghès 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1950 France Pierre Paccard United States George Scherbatoff 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1951 Monaco Georges Pasquier Austria Franz Weisz 10–8, 0–6, 6–1.[2]
1953 United Kingdom John Horn United Kingdom Anthony (Tony) Starte[3] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1954 Australia Pat Molloy United Kingdom Philip Wooldridge 6–2, 7–9, 6–4.[2]
1957 Czechoslovakia Jan Foldina United Kingdom Gordon Mudge 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1959 Colombia Hernando Salas[4] Soviet Union Yuri Shcherbakov 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1961 United Kingdom Charles (Charlie) Applewhaite[5] United Kingdom Trevor Adamson[6] 6–0, 3–6, 6–1.[2]
1962 Italy Oscar Ebner France Jean Paul Frances 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.[2]
1963 Italy Oscar Ebner (2) United States Robert Sherman[7] 2–6, 6–1, 8–6.[2]
1965 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick United Kingdom David Lloyd 9–7, 6–1.[2]
1966 United Kingdom Geoff Bluett United Kingdom John Crump 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1967 West Germany Bernd Kube[8] France Daniel Moreau 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1968 Netherlands Roy Den Hoed France Jacques Jaujou 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 France Jean-François Caujolle France Bernard Tapin 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1974 France Patrice Beust France Christophe Casa 6–2, 6–2.[2]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Parc Imperial/Nice Winter Tournament
Year Champion Runner-up Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1922 United Kingdom Molly Smailes United Kingdom Jessie Tripp 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1923 France Suzanne Lenglen United States Elizabeth Ryan default
1924 France Suzanne Lenglen (2) United Kingdom Dorothy Shepherd Barron 6–0, 6–1
1925 France Suzanne Lenglen (3) United Kingdom Margaret Tripp 6–0, 6–1
1926 France Suzanne Lenglen (4) France Jeanne Franke 6–1, 6–3
1927 United Kingdom Eileen Bennett United Kingdom Betty Nuthall 6–3, 6–2
1928 United States Elizabeth Ryan United Kingdom Eileen Bennett 6–4, 6–2
1932 France Simonne Mathieu France Colette Rosambert 6–3, 6–3
1933 United Kingdom Sheila Hewitt United Kingdom Muriel Thomas 6–4, 6–3
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1946 Luxembourg Alice Weiwers Belgium Yvonne Vincart 6–4, 6–2
1955 United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer United States Pat Ward 6–1, 6–0
1961 United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie France Nicole Broccardo 6–1, 6–1
1965 France Jacqueline Rees-Lewis United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 6–0, 6–0
1966 France Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (2) France Denise Magnan 6–1, 6–1
1967 France Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives (3) France C. Leca 6–1, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970 United States Pam Austin United Kingdom Marilyn Greenwood 6–4, 6–3
1971 West Germany Katja Ebbinghaus France Odile de Roubin 8–6, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ "Pam Austin Wins Tennis Title". The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky: The Wikipedia Library - newspapers.com. 16 Feb 1970. p. 8. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "Tournaments: Nice International Winter Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Anthony Starte: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Hernando Salas: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Charles Applewhaite: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Trevor Adamson: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Robert Sherman : Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Bernd Kube: Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 October 2023.