Current season, competition or edition: 2024 World Surf League | |
Sport | Surfing |
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Country | France |
Most recent champion(s) | Brisa Hennessy (2021) |
Most titles | Layne Beachley (4) |
Official website | WSL Roxy Pro France |
The Roxy Pro France is a women's surfing event in the Landes (department) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, in the South West of France. The tour stop will be held in the area of Landes de Gascogne (Landes forest). The event on the Women's World Championship Tour is hosted by World Surf League as part of one of the Atlantic Europe stops on a world tour. [1]
Roxy Pro France surfing results since the competition's inception in 1992. The event is held on one of the beaches in any of the neighbouring towns of Capbreton, Hossegor, or Seignosse in Landes (Landes forest), which is located in the France, on Atlantic Europe. [2] The competition is not held annually.
Year | Winner | 1st Score | Runner-Up | 2nd Score | Winner's prize money |
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2021 [3] | Brisa Hennessy (CRC) | 15.23 | India Robinson (AUS) | 13.16 | $20,000 [4] |
2019 | Carissa Moore (HAW) | ||||
2018 [5] | Courtney Conlogue (USA) | 14.76 | Macy Callaghan (AUS) | 10.96 | $65,000 [6] |
2017 [7] | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 16.70 | Lakey Peterson (USA) | 14.50 | $60,000 [8] |
2016 [9] | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 16.36 | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 9.83 | $60,000 [10] |
2015 [11] | Tyler Wright (surfer) (AUS) | 17.10 | Tatiana Weston-Webb (BRA) | 10.93 | $60,000 [12] |
2014 [13] | Tyler Wright (surfer) (AUS) | 19.20 | Courtney Conlogue (USA) | 12.43 | $60,000 [14] |
2013 | Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) | ||||
2012 | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | 18.53 | Tyler Wright (AUS) | 13.10 | $110,000 |
2011 | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | 17.27 | Carissa Moore (HAW) | 15.50 | $110,000 |
2008 | Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) | ||||
2006 | Chelsea Hedges (AUS) | ||||
2005 | Chelsea Hedges (AUS) | ||||
2004 | Sofía Mulánovich (PER) | ||||
2003 | Chelsea Hedges (AUS) | ||||
2002 | Layne Beachley (AUS) | ||||
2000 | Layne Beachley (AUS) | ||||
1999 | Rochelle Ballard (HAW) | ||||
1998 | Layne Beachley (AUS) | ||||
1997 | Neridah Falconer (AUS) | ||||
1996 | Serena Brooke (AUS) | ||||
1995 | Layne Beachley (AUS) | ||||
1994 | Lyentte MacKenzie (AUS) | ||||
1993 | Kylie Webb (AUS) | ||||
1992 | Wendy Botha (AUS) | ||||
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