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 the first from 23 to 29 March and the second from 30 March to 5 April.''

Women's singles

''In 1951 the Cannes Lawn Tennis Club staged two Cannes International Championships the first in March denoted as and the second in April denoted as.''

2nd Meeting

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

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner-upScore
1936

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.