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 men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the La Trophée Raquette d'Or or The Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]
History
[edit]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 men's event. In 1956 a women's 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.[2] The men's 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 women's event also ran until 1974.
In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's 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 men's 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
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Racket Trophy | ||||
| 1955 |  Sergio Jacobini |
 Emilio Martinez Del Rey[3] |
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1956[4] |  Paul Rémy |
 Bob Howe |
6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1957[4] |  Budge Patty |
Gardnar Mulloy |
2–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1958[4] |  Jaroslav Drobný |
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 |  István Gulyás |
 Mike Belkin |
6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1967[4] |  Alex Metreveli |
Jan Kodeš |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1968 | Pierre Darmon (3) |
Daniel Contet |
7–5, 6–1, 8–6 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 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 |
 Julián Ganzábal |
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 | |
Men's doubles
[edit]| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[9] | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg |
7–5, 7–6 | |
| 1978 [10] | Ion Țiriac 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 | |
Women's singles
[edit]- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Racket Trophy | ||||
| 1956 |  Joan Curry |
Louise Snow |
6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1957 | Christiane Mercelis |
Pat Ward |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1958 | Suzy Kormoczy |
 Yola Ramírez |
6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1959 | Yola Ramírez |
Flo De La Courtie |
7-5, 6-1 | |
| 1960 | Edda Buding |
Ruia Morrison |
6-4, 8-6 | |
| 1961 | Margaret Smith |
Elizabeth Starkie |
6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1962 | Jill Blackman |
Christiane Mercelis |
6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1963 | Lesley Turner |
Jan Lehane |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1964 | Jan Lehane |
Madonna Schacht |
6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1965 | Robin Lesh |
Jitka Volavková |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1966 | Françoise Dürr |
Jill Blackman |
6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1967 | Gail Sherriff |
Joan Gibson Cottrill |
7-5, 13-11 | |
| 1968 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2) |
Rosie Reyes Darmon |
6-3, 6-1 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Ann Haydon-Jones |
Françoise Dürr |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1970 |  Fiorella Bonicelli |
Odile de Roubin |
11-9, 4-6, 6-1 | |
| 1971 | Fiorella Bonicelli (2) |
Odile de Roubin |
6–2, 5–7, 8–6 | |
| 1972 | Not held | |||
| 1973 | A.M. Ganzabal |
Miss Seagalen |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1974 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3) |
Odile de Roubin |
6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1975–87 | Not held | |||
| For the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b Country Club Aixois
- ^ "Emilio Martinez Del Rey: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Staff Writers. "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