Beausoleil Championships
The Beausoleil Championships also known as the Beausoleil Cup or Monte Carlo Third Meeting or Monte Carlo Easter Tournament was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1910. The tournament was played at the La Festa Country Club, Hyères, France as part of the French Riviera Circuit. It was played annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.
History
The first Beausoleil Championships were played between 18 and 30 March 1921 at the La Festa Country Club, Monte Carlo, Monaco. In 1929 the La Festa Country Club changed its name to the Monte Carlo Country Club. It was staged annually until 1970 when it was discontinued.The first winner of the men's singles title was England's Jack Hillyard. The first winner of the women's singles was the French international Suzanne Lenglen. The finals men's singles champion was France's Georges Goven, and the final women's singles champion was Hungary's Katalin Borka.