French Covered Court Championships

French Covered Court Championships
Championnats de France sur Court Couvert
French Covered Court Championships; Championnats de France sur Court Couvert
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Pre-open era (1877–1967)
Founded	1895
Abolished	1971
Editions	69
Location	Paris, France
Venue	Tennis Club de Paris,; 1895-1946, 1951-60, 1962, 1964, 1967-71 ; Lyon; 1947-48, 1961, 1963, 1968
Surface	Wood (indoor)

Last updated November 10, 2024

The French Covered Court Championships^[2] its original name or Championnats de France sur Court Couvert also known as the French Covered Court Open Championships^[3] and the French Indoors^[4] was a tennis event held from 1895 through 1971 in Paris, France and Lyon, France.

History

The French Covered Court Championships was played at the Tennis Club de Paris the original location was Rue de Civry in the 16th arrondissement of Paris ^[5] shortly before the beginning of the 1st World War it changed location to Port de Saint Cloud until shortly after the 2nd World War when it moved again to its current location at 91 Boulevard Exelmans, Auteuil, Paris, France. The club still exists today, it originally had four very fast Indoor (Oak Parquet Wood) courts ^[6] and five Outdoor Clay courts. The tournament was one of earliest events open to international players for the indoor event the staging of the tournament tended to fluctuate between February, April and November annually the men's competition ceased in 1969 but the women's continued until 1971, it ran for 69 editions and was an early predecessor of the current Paris Masters.

Champions

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. (c) Indicates challenger

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Championnats de France sur Court Couvert
1895 ^[7]	André Vacherot	Paul Aymé	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1896 ^[8]	Manliffe Goodbody	George Simond	7–5, 6–3, 6–4
1897 ^[9]	Manliffe Goodbody	Frank Riseley	6–3, 6–1, 6–0
1898 ^[10]	George Simond	Paul Aymé	9–7, 2–6, 7–5 retired.
1899 ^[11]	Major Ritchie	Paul Aymé	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1900	George Caridia	Harold Mahony	3–6, 11–9, 6–3
1901 ^[12]	George Simond	Max Decugis	6–0, 7–5, 6–1
1902	Major Ritchie	Max Decugis	5–7, 7–9, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1903	Max Decugis	Major Ritchie	7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6
1904	Max Decugis	Robert Baldwin Hough	5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1905	Major Ritchie	John Flavelle	6–4, 10–8, 6–4
1906 ^[13]	Anthony Wilding	Major Ritchie	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1907 ^[14]	Anthony Wilding	Max Decugis	4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 4-1 retired.
1908 ^[15]	Major Ritchie	Max Decugis	8–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1909 ^[16]	Max Decugis	Arthur Lowe	6–0, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1910	Max Decugis	Arthur Lowe	0–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1911 ^[17]	William Laurentz	Anthony Wilding	4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 13-11, 8–6
1912	André Gobert	Maurice Germot	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1913	André Gobert	William Laurentz	6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1914	Gordon Lowe	Félix Poulin	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1914/1919	Not held (due to World War I)
1920	André Gobert	Jacques Brugnon	6–0, 6–2, 6–1
1921	Jacques Brugnon	Marcel Dupont	6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1922 ^[18]	Jean Borotra	Jacques Brugnon	6–1, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
1923 ^[19]	René Lacoste	Max Hirsch	5–7, 11–9, 6–3, 6–0
1924 ^[20]	Jean Borotra	Henri Cochet	6–2, 9–7, 5–7, 6–4
1925 ^[21]	René Lacoste	André Gobert	3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1926	Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge	Jean Rebois	6-3, 6-0, 6-4
1927	Jean Borotra	Pierre Henri Landry	2–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–1
1928	René de Buzelet	Pierre Henri Landry	6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1929	Jean Borotra	Roger George	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1930	Jean Borotra	Christian Boussus	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1931	Jean Borotra	Jean Lesueur	6–3, 11–9, 5–7, 6–4
1932	Jean Borotra	Marcel Bernard	1–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1933	Jean Borotra	René de Buzelet	6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1934	André Merlin	Paul Féret	6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 6–0, 6–2
1935	Jean Borotra	Daniel Prenn	6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1936 ^[22]	Jean Borotra	Bernard Destremau	8–6, 8–6, 6–2
1937 ^[23]	Marcel Bernard	Bernard Destremau	6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 9–7
1938	Yvon Petra	Karl Schröder	9–7, 7–5, 3–6, 9–7
1939	Pierre Pellizza	Roderich Menzel	4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1940/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Lennart Bergelin	Yvon Petra	4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1947	Jean Borotra	Torsten Johansson	6–4, 9–7, 5–7, 3–6, 6–4
1948	Pedro Masip	Henri Cochet	7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 2–6, 6-
1949	Frank Parker	Marcel Bernard	6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1950	Sven Davidson	Torsten Johansson	6–2, 7–5, 6–3
1951	Jaroslav Drobný	Marcel Bernard	8–6, 6–3, 6–4
1952	Kurt Nielsen	Jaroslav Drobný	8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1953	Budge Patty	Art Larsen	6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
1954	Torben Ulrich	Władysław Skonecki	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1955 ^[24]	Budge Patty	Hugh Stewart	6–3 7–5 6–3
1956 ^[25]	Budge Patty	Sven Davidson	6–2 3–6 6–3 6–0
1957	Sven Davidson	Torben Ulrich	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1958	Kurt Nielsen	Jaroslav Drobný	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1959	Kurt Nielsen	Jean-Claude Molinari	10–8, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1960	Jørgen Ulrich	Billy Knight	2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1961	Jørgen Ulrich	Billy Knight	7–5, 4–6, 8–10, 6–3, 6–4
1962	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Pierre Darmon	3–6, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1963	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Jean-Claude Barclay	6–4, 8–6, 6–2
1964	Bobby Wilson	Nikola Pilić	10–8, 6–2, 6–4
1965	Bobby Wilson	Roger Taylor	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1966	Jan-Erik Lundqvist	Bobby Wilson	6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1967	Tom Okker	Jan Kodeš	6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Open era
1968	Milan Holeček	Bob Carmichael	6–4, 10–8, 3–6, 6–3
1969 ^[26]	Jean-Pierre Courcol	Graham Stilwell	10–8, 6–8, 6–0, 10–8

Women's singles

Notes: The women's tournament of 1968 were played twice in * Paris and ** Lyon.

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Championnats de France sur Court Couvert
1895	Adine Masson	Mrs Underwoods	6–3, 6–2
1896	Adine Masson	Phoebe Riseley Hausburg	7–5, 6–4
1897	Adine Masson	Suzanne Girod
1902	Blanche Duddell	Marie-Louise de Pfeffel	6–0, 6–2
1903	Kate Gillou	Marie-Louise de Pfeffel	4–6, 6–4, 6–2
1905	Vera Warden	?	?
1906	Vera Warden	Miss Andrews	6–3, 6–2
1907	Gladys Eastlake-Smith	Marie-Louise de Pfeffel	7–5, 6–1
1908	Adine Masson	Abeille Villard Gallay	6–1, 6–2
1909	Adine Masson	Jeanne Matthey	6–3, 6–2
1910	Marguerite Broquedis	Daisy Speranza	11–9, 7–5
1911	Germaine Régnier	Madeline Fisher O’Neill	6–8, 6–2, 6–4
1912	Marie Conquet	Jeanne Matthey	1–6, 6–4, 10–8
1913	Marguerite Broquedis	Marie Danet	6–2, 6–1
1914	Marie Conquet	Germaine Golding	6–3, 6–4
1914/1918	Not held (due to World War I)
1919	Mlle Amblard	Jeanne Vaussard	6–0, 6–2
1920	Germaine Golding	Jeanne Vaussard	6–8, 6–3, 6–1
1921	Germaine Golding	Daisy Speranza	6–2, 6–2
1922	Marguerite Broquedis	Marie Conquet	7–9, 7–5, 6–1
1923	Germaine Golding	Jeanne Vaussard	6–2, 6–2
1924	Germaine Golding	Suzanne Devé	6–2, 6–4
1925	Marguerite Broquedis Billout	Marie Conquet	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1926	Germaine Golding	Jeanne Vaussard	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1927	Marguerite Broquedis Bordes	Germaine Golding	6–2, 6–3
1928	Suzanne Devé	Germaine Golding	1–6, 12–10, 8–6
1929	Simone Kleinadel	Germaine Golding	8–6, 6–4
1930	Paula von Reznicek	Marguerite Bordes	6–2, 6–2
1931	Germaine Golding	Arlette Neufeld	6–2, 2–6, 6–0
1932	Lolette Payot	Yvonne Kleinadel	6–4, 6–0
1933	Jacqueline Goldschmidt	Mme Michel Bernard	6–1, 6–3
1934	Colette Rosambert	Yvonne Kleinadel	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1935	Lolette Payot	Ida Adamoff	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1936	Nelly Adamson	Simone Lafargue	2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1937	Suzanne Pannetier	Yvonne Kleinadel	6–2, 6–0
1938	Suzanne Pannetier	Arlette Neufeld Halff	7–5, 6–4
1939	Suzanne Pannetier	Gracyn Wheeler	4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1940/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Nelly Adamson Landry	Micheline Inglebert	6–3, 6–3
1947	Nelly Adamson Landry	Colette Rosambert-Boegner	6–0, 6–2
1948	Nelly Adamson Landry	Colette Rosambert-Boegner	3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1949	Maud Galtier	Jacqueline Saladin Boutin	0–6, 6–1, 6–3
1950	Anne-Marie Seghers	Arlette Neufeld Halff	6–1, 6–2
1951	Jean Quertier	Joan Curry	6–3, 1–6, 8–6
1952	Jean Quertier	Nelly Adamson Landry	9–7, 7–5
1953	Susan Partridge	Suzanne Schmitt	8–6, 7–5
1954	Maud Galtier	Jacqueline Kermina	6–3, 6–4
1955	Patricia Ward	Susan Chatrier	7–5, 6–4
1956	Althea Gibson	Angela Buxton	6–2, 8–6
1957	Thelma Coyne Long	Angela Buxton	6–1, 1–6, 6–2
1958	Christiane Mercelis	Patricia Ward	6–3, 7–9, 8–6
1959	Angela Mortimer	Flo de la Courtie	6–2, 6–1
1960	Angela Mortimer	Marian Craig-Smith	7–5, 7–5
1961	Angela Mortimer	Shirley Bloomer	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
1962	Ann Haydon	Rosie Reyes Darmon	6–3, 6–1
1963	Ann Haydon Jones	Janine Lieffrig	8–6, 6–1
1964	Janine Lieffrig	Christine Truman	6–4, 8–6
1965	Ann Haydon Jones	Elizabeth Starkie	6–3, 6-8, 6–2
1966	Ann Haydon Jones	Frances MacLennan	6–2, 6–2
1967	Monique Salfati	Winnie Shaw	6–2, 10–8
Open era
1968 ^[27]	Nell Truman	Évelyne Terras	7–5, 7–5 *
1968	Rosie Reyes Darmon	Danièle Wild-Bouteleux	6–1, 1–6, 9–7 **
1969	Betty Stöve	Janine Lieffrig	6–3, 6–2
1970	Odile de Roubin	Gail Sherriff Chanfreau	6–2, 6–2
1971	Marilyn Greenwood	Odile de Roubin	6–2, 6–4

Notes

↑ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780718501952.
↑ "Return to Form French Tennis Star". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 35, 11 February 1936. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Tennis: The French Championships". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8346, 19 April 1911. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ Willecoq, Guillaume. "Legends:Budge Patty: I decided to live in Paris as a tourist". Roland Garros, 15 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780718501952.
↑ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780718501952.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1895". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1896". tennisrachives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1897". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1898". tennisrarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1899". tennisrarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1901". tennisrarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
↑ "Tennis: The Worlds Champion Beaten". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8383, 18 March 1907. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Lawn Tennis French Covered Court Championships". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney Morning Herald, 14 May 1907. 14 May 1907. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results: 1908". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results: 1909". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "Tennis: The French Championships". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8346, 19 April 1911. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Hard Court Tennis". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 33, 7 March 1922. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "Covered Court Tennis Championship of France". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18343, 8 March 1923. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
↑ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results: 1924". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
↑ "Golf Credited for Comeback of Net Champ". news.google.com. St. Petersburg Times, Feb 15, 1925. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "Overnight Sports". news.google.com. Reading Eagle, Feb 10, 1936. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ "French Prospects". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 0, 10 April 1937. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
↑ Willecoq, Guillaume. "Legends:Budge Patty: I decided to live in Paris as a tourist". Roland Garros, 15 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ Willecoq, Guillaume. "Legends:Budge Patty: I decided to live in Paris as a tourist". Roland Garros, 15 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
↑ "French Covered Courts Championships 1969". tennisarchives.co. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
↑ John Barrett, ed. (1969). BP Yearbook of World Tennis. London: Ward Lock. p. 159. ISBN 978-0706318241. OCLC 502175694.

Sources

Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd., UK.
Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK.
Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK.
Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, UK.

External links

Tennisarchives.com – French Covered Court Championships Roll of Honour

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[2] "Return to Form French Tennis Star". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 35, 11 February 1936. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[3] "Tennis: The French Championships". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8346, 19 April 1911. Retrieved 17 September 2016.

[4] Willecoq, Guillaume. "Legends:Budge Patty: I decided to live in Paris as a tourist". Roland Garros, 15 April 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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