The Côte d'Azur Championships or Championnats de la Côte d'Azur also called the Championship of the Côte d'Azur was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament held at the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club,
Cannes
Cannes ( , , ; oc, Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a communes of France, commune located in the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions I ...
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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (; or , ; commonly shortened to PACA; en, Provence-Alps-French Riviera, italic=yes; also branded as Région Sud) is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, the far southeastern on the mainland. Its pref ...
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France
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from 1909 through to 1939. It was one of the main tournaments on the
French Riviera tennis circuit.
History
Cannes Lawn Tennis Club, was formally established in 1907.
In 1910 it began to host the Côte d'Azur Championships an international clay court tennis tournament that was staged until the start of
World War II
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. It was one of the main tournaments that formed part of the
French Riviera circuit
The French Riviera Circuit also called the French Riviera Winter Circuit was a series of international amateur tennis tournaments held on the French Riviera usually beginning at the end of the preceding year around late December through the end of ...
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Finals
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
References
Sources
* Albert Lejeune, ed. (March 31, 1930). "Tennis sur la Cote D'Azur"
ennis at the Cote D'Azur Le Petit Niçois (in French). Nice, France.
* American Lawn Tennis. New York: American Lawn Tennis Publishing Company. 1939.
* Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com.
* Steinhart, J. (1925). Le Voyageur en France. Paris: French Government Tourist Office.
* TenX Tennis Directory. North Sydney, NSW, Australia: Tenx Pro.
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Clay court tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in France