# Cannes Championships

The Cannes Championships or Championnats de Cannes also known as the Championships of Cannes was a tennis event held from 1897 originally played on outside tennis courts at the Beau Site Tennis Club at the Hôtel Beau Site in Cannes, France, following World War II it was moved to the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club due the hotel being sold for redevelopment. From 1947 the tournament occasionally carried the joint denomination of Cannes International Championships or just Cannes International the tournament ran until 1975. It was one of the main tournaments of the French Riviera tennis circuit.

## History

In 1868 the Hôtel Beau Site was opened it was owned by George Henri Gougoltz the original courts were grass. In 1880/1881 Renshaw brothers Ernest and William would train during the winter at the hotel. The Renshaws persuaded the owner of the Beau-Site to let them redesign the court in order to protect the lawn from the wear and tear that came with their constant play, and new clay tennis courts were also installed in the grounds of Hôtel Beau Site. In 1897 Championships of Cannes were established. From 1897 through 1939 it was originally played on outside tennis courts at the Beau Site Tennis Club at the Hôtel Beau Site in Cannes, France, following World War II it was moved to the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club due the hotel being sold for redevelopment. It continued to be held annually until 1975.

## Finals
### Men's singles

In 1936 the Beau Site Tennis Club staged two Cannes Championships (for men) the first from 23 to 29 March and the second from 30 March to 5 April.
(incomplete list)
Championships of Cannes :
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| ↓ French Riviera Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1897 | Reginald Doherty | M.G. Gongoltz | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1901 | Laurence Doherty | George Hillyard | 6–3, 6–3, ret. |
| 1904 | Laurence Doherty (2) | Major Ritchie | 6–1, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1905 | Major Ritchie | Laurence Doherty | w.o. |
| 1906 | Anthony Wilding | Wilberforce Eaves | 6-2 6-1 6-3 |
| 1907 | Major Ritchie (2) | Dunstan Rhodes | 6-4, 6-2 ret. |
| 1908 | Anthony Wilding (2) | Major Ritchie | 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1909 | Major Ritchie (3) | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1910 | Major Ritchie (4) | Max Decugis | 4–6, 4–6, 8–6 ret. |
| 1911 | Anthony Wilding (3) | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1912 | Max Decugis | Maurice Germot | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1913 | Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe | Robert Kleinschroth | 6–3, 6–2, 1–6 3–6, 6-0 |
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1914 | Anthony Wilding (4) | Norman Brookes | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) |
| Cannes Championships ||||
| 1919 | Nicolae Mishu | Max Decugis | 6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1920 | Harry Lewis-Barclay | Frank Fisher | 6–2, 7–5, 3–6, 7–9, 6–1 |
| 1921 | Mino Balbi Di Robecco | Alain L. A. Resuge | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1922 | Jean Borotra | D.L. Morgan | 7–5, 6–4, 2–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1923 | Henry George Mayes | Jack Hillyard | 6–2, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 1924 | Henri Cochet | René Lacoste | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1926 | Charles Aeschlimann | Gordon Lowe | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1927 | Henry George Mayes (2) | Charles Aeschlimann | 3–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1928 | Henry George Mayes (3) | Henri Cochet | w.o. |
| 1929 | Emmanuel du Plaix | Paul Féret | 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1930 | Bill Tilden | Wilbur Coen | divided title |
| 1931 | Hyotaro Sato | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1932 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | Louis Haensch | 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 8–6, 9–7 |
| 1933 | Franz Matejka | George Lyttleton-Rogers | 8–6, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Giorgio de Stefani | Max Ellmer | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Max Ellmer | Franz Matejka | 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Fred Perry | Max Ellmer | 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Adam Baworowski | Max Ellmer | 5–7, 5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1938 | George Lyttleton-Rogers (2) | Kalle Schröder | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Adam Baworowski (2) | Jean Lesueur | 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1940/1943 | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) |
| 1944 | Pierre Pellizza | Jacques Peten | 8-6, 6-4 |
| 1946 | Henri Cochet (2) | Gianni Cucelli | 6–4, 4–6, 9–7, 7–5 |
| Cannes International Championships ||||
| 1947 | Vinicius Rurac | Cristea Caralulis | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1948 | József Asbóth | Sidney Wood | 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1949 | Władysław Skonecki | Bengt Axelsson | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1950 | Philippe Chatrier | Gheorghe Michel Sturdza | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1951 | Paul Rémy | Milan Branović | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1952 | Pierre Paccard | Jaime Bartrolí | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1953 | József Asbóth (2) | Armando Vieira | 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1954 | Donald Black | Peter Molloy | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1955 | Tony Vincent | Jean-Noël Grinda | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1956 | Budge Patty | Hugh Stewart | 6–4, 6–2, 0–6, 6–3 |
| 1957 | Andrés Gimeno | András Ádám-Stolpa | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1958 | Jaroslav Drobný | Paul Rémy | 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 9–7 |
| 1959 | Jacques Brichant | Billy Knight | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1960 | Barry Phillips-Moore | Jean Pierre Bergerat | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1961 | Pato Álvarez | Alan Mills | 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1962 | István Gulyás | Robin Sanders | 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
| 1963 | István Gulyás (2) | Barry Geraghty | 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1964 | Ron McKenzie | Andrzej Licis | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1965 | István Gulyás (3) | Colin Stubs | 6–2, 1–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1966 | John Brown | Jean-Loup Rouyer | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1967 | Jan Kodeš | Ilie Năstase | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1968 | Ion Țiriac | Alex Metreveli | 6-1, 6-3 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1972 | Attila Korpás | Géza Varga | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1973 | Barry Phillips-Moore | Patrice Beust | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1975 | János Benyik | Róbert Machán | 6–2, 3–6, 8–6 |

### Women's singles

(incomplete list) In 1951 the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club staged two Cannes International Championships (for women) the first in March denoted as (*) and the second in April denoted as (**).
Championships of Cannes :
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| ↓ French Riviera Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1904 | Ruth Winch | Clara von der Schulenburg | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1905 | Connie Wilson | Clara von der Schulenburg | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1906 | Toupie Lowther | Antonie Kusenberg Popp | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1907 | Ruth Winch | Toupie Lowther | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1908 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers | Melita Dillon | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1909 | Clara von der Schulenburg | Ruth Winch | w.o. |
| 1910 | Rosamund Salusbury | Ruth Winch | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1911 | Hedwig Neresheimer | Rosamund Salusbury | 6–4, 8–10, 7-5 |
| 1912 | Jessie Tripp | Mieken Rieck | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1913 | Jessie Tripp (2) | Miss. E. White | 6–3, 4–1, ret. |
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ ||||
| 1914 | Elizabeth Ryan | Jessie Tripp | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) | Not held (due to world war one) |
| Cannes Championships ||||
| 1919 | Suzanne Lenglen | Elisabeth d'Ayen | 6-0,6-0 |
| 1920 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | Geraldine Beamish | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1921 | Phyllis Howkins | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | Geraldine Beamish | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1923 | Kitty Mckane | Geraldine Beamish | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1924 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Lili de Alvarez | default |
| 1925 | Abandoned (due to rain) | Abandoned (due to rain) | Abandoned (due to rain) |
| 1926 | Lili de Alvarez | Heather Woolrych | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1927 | Lili de Alvarez (2) | Hélène Contostavlos | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1928 | Elizabeth Ryan (5) | Cilly Aussem | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1929 | Sylvia Jung Lafaurie | Phyllis Satterthwaite | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1930 | Elizabeth Ryan (6) | Paula von Reznicek | divided title |
| 1931 | Cilly Aussem | Lolette Payot | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1932 | Lolette Payot | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | 9-7, 7-5 |
| 1933 | Lolette Payot (2) | Simonne Mathieu | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Jacqueline Goldschmidt | Simonne Mathieu | 6-4, 11-9 |
| 1935 | Simonne Mathieu | Kay Stammers | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1936 | Simonne Mathieu (2) | Paulette M. de Saint-Ferreol | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1937 | Alice Weiwers | Grete Deutschova | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1938 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | Alice Weiwers | 6-1, 8-6 |
| 1939 | Simonne Mathieu (3) | Elfi von Kriegs-Au | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1942 | Alice Weiwers (2) | Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1943 | Not held (due to world war two) | Not held (due to world war two) | Not held (due to world war two) |
| Cannes International Championships ||||
| 1947 | Magda Rurac | Helena Straubeova | 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
| 1949 | Lucia Manfredi | Alice Weiwers | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1950 | Lucia Manfredi (2) | Gilberte Jamain | 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1951 * | Thelma Coyne Long | Barbara Scofield | 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1951 ** | Hella Strecker | Helena Matous | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1952 | Joan Curry | Susan Partridge | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1954 | Shirley Bloomer | Joan Curry | 4-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
| 1954 | Anne-Marie Seghers | Annie Soisbault | 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1955 | Ilse Schuh Proxauf | C. Triboullier | 5-7, 8-6, 10-8 |
| 1956 | Shirley Bloomer (2) | Edda Buding | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1958 | Florence de la Courtie-Billat | Christiane Mercelis | 6-3, 6-8, 8-6 |
| 1959 | Suzy Kormozcy | Florence de la Courtie-Billat | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1960 | Sheila Armstrong | Vivienne Cox | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1961 | Elizabeth Starkie | Pauline Titchener Roberts | 8-6, 6-1 |
| 1962 | Helga Schultze | Deidre Catt | 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1963 | Françoise Dürr | Carole Rosser | 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1964 | Jacqueline Rees-Lewis | Roberta Beltrame | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1965 | Faye Toyne | Trish McClenaughan | 8-6, 6-0 |
| 1966 | Ingrid Loeys | Alex Soady | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1967 | Winnie Shaw | Johanne Venturino | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1967 | Kathy Harter | Ingrid Lofdahl | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1968 | Roberta Beltrame | Helen Gourlay | 6-2, 6-4 |
| ↓ Open era ↓ ||||
| 1969 | Marijke Schaar | Betty Stöve | 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1970 | Jill Cooper | Veronica Burton | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1972 | Odile de Roubin | Judith Szorenyi | 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 |

## 2nd Meeting

The Beau Site Tennis Club staged a second Cannes Championships from 30 March to 5 April 1936.

### Men's singles

(incomplete list)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1936 | Fred Perry (2) | Max Ellmer | 10–8, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |

## Other Beau Site tournaments

The Hôtel Beau Site also staged other tournaments including the Beau-Site Hotel New Year Meeting or Beau-Site Hotel First Meeting that usually ran December to January, and the Beau-Site Hotel Spring Meeting also called the Beau-Site Hotel Second Meeting that was staged in May.