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Nice International Winter Championships

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]

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)

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   Mikhail Sumarokov-Elston   Alain Gerbault 6–1, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1926   Jacques Brugnon   George Lyttleton Rogers 6–2, 6–0, 6–2.[2]
1932   Charles Aeschlimann   Vladimir Landau 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3.[2]
1933   George Lyttleton Rogers   Jean Rouillot 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3.[2]
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1947   Budge Patty   Alexandre-Athenase Noghès 6–2, 6–2.[2]
1950   Pierre Paccard   George Scherbatoff 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1951   Georges Pasquier   Franz Weisz 10–8, 0–6, 6–1.[2]
1953   John Horn   Anthony (Tony) Starte[3] 6–4, 0–6, 6–4.[2]
1954   Pat Molloy   Philip Wooldridge 6–2, 7–9, 6–4.[2]
1957   Jan Foldina   Gordon Mudge 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1959   Hernando Salas[4]   Yuri Shcherbakov 6–2, 6–1.[2]
1961   Charles (Charlie) Applewhaite[5]   Trevor Adamson[6] 6–0, 3–6, 6–1.[2]
1962   Oscar Ebner   Jean Paul Frances 6–2, 3–6, 6–4.[2]
1963   Oscar Ebner (2)   Robert Sherman[7] 2–6, 6–1, 8–6.[2]
1965   Gerald Battrick   David Lloyd 9–7, 6–1.[2]
1966   Geoff Bluett   John Crump 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1967   Bernd Kube[8]   Daniel Moreau 6–3, 6–2.[2]
1968   Roy Den Hoed   Jacques Jaujou 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1970   Jean-François Caujolle   Bernard Tapin 6–4, 6–3.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Circuit  ↓
1974   Patrice Beust   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   Molly Smailes   Jessie Tripp 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1923   Suzanne Lenglen   Elizabeth Ryan default
1924   Suzanne Lenglen (2)   Dorothy Shepherd Barron 6–0, 6–1
1925   Suzanne Lenglen (3)   Margaret Tripp 6–0, 6–1
1926   Suzanne Lenglen (4)   Jeanne Franke 6–1, 6–3
1927   Eileen Bennett   Betty Nuthall 6–3, 6–2
1928   Elizabeth Ryan   Eileen Bennett 6–4, 6–2
1932   Simonne Mathieu   Colette Rosambert 6–3, 6–3
1933   Sheila Hewitt   Muriel Thomas 6–4, 6–3
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1946   Alice Weiwers   Yvonne Vincart 6–4, 6–2
1955   Shirley Bloomer   Pat Ward 6–1, 6–0
1961   Elizabeth Starkie   Nicole Broccardo 6–1, 6–1
1965   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis   Winnie Shaw 6–0, 6–0
1966   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis (2)   Denise Magnan 6–1, 6–1
1967   Jacqueline Rees-Lewis Vives (3)   C. Leca 6–1, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970   Pam Austin   Marilyn Greenwood 6–4, 6–3
1971   Katja Ebbinghaus   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.
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