The Geneva International Championships[1] or Championnats Internationaux de Genève or simply Geneva Championships[2] was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1908 and first staged at the Tennis Club of Geneva Eaux-Vives, Parc des Eaux Vives, Geneva, Switzerland. The tournament was also known as the Coupe Certina for sponsorship reason in the early 1970s and was discontinued in 1976.[3]
| Geneva International Championships Championnats Internationaux de Genève | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit (1913-38) |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Geneva, Switzerland |
| Venue | Various |
| Surface | Clay (outdoors) |
History
editThe Geneva Championships[4] were first held in August 1908 and played at the Tennis Club of Geneva Eaux-Vives (f.1898),[5][6] Parc des Eaux Vives, Geneva, Switzerland. The tournament was not held between 1914 and 1915 during World War I. During World War II it was not held in 1939 and 1946 thereafter.
The championships resumed in 1947 and continued until 1972 when the Swiss watch maker company Certina SA[7] took over sponsorship of the event and the tournament was known as the Coupe Certina. In 1976 the championships were discontinued. In 1980 a new successor event to the Geneva Open was established that is still staged today.
Venues
editThe event was predominantly played at the Tennis Club of Geneva Eaux-Vives, Geneva but on occasions was staged at other venues such as Tennis Club Servette in1940. The Tennis Club Drizia-Miremont (f.1930)[8] staged the tournament from 1972 till 1976.
References
edit- ^ "SPORTS NOTES Better Outlook For British Tennis". Gloucester Citizen. Gloucestershire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 January 1950. p. 7. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis by Coolavin". Sydney Star. Sydney, Australia: Newspaper Archives. 6 May 1909. p. 4. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "Tournament – Geneva International Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Sydney Star
- ^ "Historique du club". www.tc-geneve.ch. Tennis Club of Geneva Eaux-Vives. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ All about Switzerland. Zurich: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen. 1933. p. 14.
- ^ "Certina watches: Swiss watches since 1888". www.certina.com. Certina SA. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "DRIZIA-Tennis club depuis 1930". www.tcdrizia.ch. Tennis Club Drizia Miremont. Retrieved 3 April 2023.