The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]
| Aix-en-Provence Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Aix-en-Provence Open |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1977–84) |
| Founded | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1984 |
| Editions | 23 |
| Location | Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
History
editIn July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a men's event. In 1956 a women's event was staged for the first time.[2] In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois.[2] The men's event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The women's event also ran until 1974.
In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's event was reestablished at the same venue as the WTA Aix-en-Provence Open a WTA Category 4 tournament for one edition only.
From 1985 until 2002 the Country Club Aixois did not stage anymore senior tour level tennis events. In 2003 a men's challenger event was resestablished at the venue called the Open Sainte-Victoire which ran until 2005. The club once again ceased to stage events until 2013 when it was chosen to host a new challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.
Finals
editMen's singles
edit- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Racket Trophy | ||||
| 1955 |  Sergio Jacobini |
 Emilio Martinez Del Rey[3] |
6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1956[4] |  Paul Rémy |
 Bob Howe |
6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1957[4] |  Budge Patty |
Gardnar Mulloy |
2–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1958[4] |  Jaroslav Drobný |
Budge Patty |
6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1959[4] | Gardnar Mulloy |
 Jacques Brichant |
3–6, 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 | |
| 1960 | Gérard Pilet |
Gardnar Mulloy |
12–10, 6–2, 6-1 | |
| 1961 | Pierre Darmon |
 Robin F. Sanders |
6–1, 6–1, ret. | |
| 1962 | Ed Rubinoff |
Keith Diepraam |
6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1963[4] |  Ingo Buding |
John Fraser |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | |
| 1964 | Pierre Darmon (2) |
Martin Mulligan |
6–4, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1965 [4] | Ken Fletcher |
Michel Leclercq |
6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1966 |  István Gulyás |
 Mike Belkin |
6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1967[4] |  Alex Metreveli |
Jan Kodeš |
4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1968 | Pierre Darmon (3) |
Daniel Contet |
7–5, 6–1, 8–6 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969[4] | Roy Emerson |
Harald Elschenbroich |
6–3, 6–4, 8–6 | |
| 1970 | François Jauffret |
Daniel Contet |
6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1971 |  Nicholas Kalogeropoulos |
Patrice Dominguez |
7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| 1972 | Not held | |||
| 1973 | Martin Mulligan |
 Julián Ganzábal |
5–7, 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1974 | Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2) |
Patrice Dominguez |
2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| 1975–76 | Not held | |||
| 1977[5] |  Ilie Năstase |
Guillermo Vilas |
6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired) | |
| 1978[6] | Guillermo Vilas |
José Luis Clerc |
6–3, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1979 | Not held | |||
| Aix-en-Provence Open | ||||
| 1983[4][7] |  Mats Wilander |
Sergio Casal |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1984[4][8] | Juan Aguilera |
Fernando Luna |
6–4, 7–5 | |
Men's doubles
edit| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977[9] | Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac |
Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg |
7–5, 7–6 | |
| 1978 [10] | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd |
7–6, 6–1 | |
| 1979–82 | Not held | |||
| 1983 | Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton |
 Iván Camus Sergio Casal |
2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1984 | Pat Cash Paul McNamee |
 Chris Lewis Wally Masur |
4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
Women's singles
edit- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Racket Trophy | ||||
| 1956 |  Joan Curry |
Louise Snow |
6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1957 | Christiane Mercelis |
Pat Ward |
1–6, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1958 | Suzy Kormoczy |
 Yola Ramírez |
6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1959 | Yola Ramírez |
Flo De La Courtie |
7-5, 6-1 | |
| 1960 | Edda Buding |
Ruia Morrison |
6-4, 8-6 | |
| 1961 | Margaret Smith |
Elizabeth Starkie |
6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1962 | Jill Blackman |
Christiane Mercelis |
6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1963 | Lesley Turner |
Jan Lehane |
5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1964 | Jan Lehane |
Madonna Schacht |
6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1965 | Robin Lesh |
Jitka Volavková |
3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1966 | Françoise Dürr |
Jill Blackman |
6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1967 | Gail Sherriff |
Joan Gibson Cottrill |
7-5, 13-11 | |
| 1968 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2) |
Rosie Reyes Darmon |
6-3, 6-1 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Ann Haydon-Jones |
Françoise Dürr |
6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1970 |  Fiorella Bonicelli |
Odile de Roubin |
11-9, 4-6, 6-1 | |
| 1971 | Fiorella Bonicelli (2) |
Odile de Roubin |
6–2, 5–7, 8–6 | |
| 1972 | Not held | |||
| 1973 | A.M. Ganzabal |
Miss Seagalen |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1974 | Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3) |
Odile de Roubin |
6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1975–87 | Not held | |||
| For the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ a b Country Club Aixois
- ^ "Emilio Martinez Del Rey: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1977". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1978". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1983". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive 1984". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ ATP 1977
- ^ ATP 1979