The Bristol Cup was a professional men's tennis tournament staged in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Cannes and Menton in France from 1920 to 1932.Gobbie, Donn Thomas, "Gladys Heldman and the Original Nine: The Visionaries Who Pioneered the Women's Professional Tennis Circuit" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1413. https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/open_access_dissertations/1413
History Before 1930 some tournaments were sometimes labelled "Professional Championships of France": the Bristol Cup (held from 1920 to 1932), the most important pro tournament in the world in the 1920s, was sometimes referred as the French ProLowe's Lawn Tennis Annual as well as the World Pro tournament held at Deauville in 1925.Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack 1925 Therefore, two different tournaments were both considered as French Pro Championships in 1925 (World Pro at Deauville and Bristol Cup at Cannes) and from 1930 to 1932 (Roland Garros and Bristol Cup at Beaulieu).
The tournament was staged at the Beaulieu Lawn Tennis Club that was founded in 1912 by Sir Blundell Maple, on land that belonged to him adjoining the Hotel Bristol which opened in 1899, Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France from 1926 to 1927 and again from 1929 to 1932.
In 1928 the Bristol Cup tournament was jointly known as the World Professional Championships or World Pro Championships and was the 4th edition of that event since 1924.McCauley, Joe, Trabert, Tony, Collins, Bud. (2001) The History of Professional Tennis. Professional Tennis Results Section. The Short Run Book Company Limited. Windsor. England. p.177. ASIN: B001EOVE56.
Champions Men's Singles Event that year was the World Professional Championship. DateCityChampionRunner-upScore 20–26 December 1920 Cannes Romeo Acquarone Joseph Negro 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 12–18 December 1921 Cannes John C. S. Rendall A. Page 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 19–23 December 1922 Menton John C. S. Rendall Joseph Negro 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–2 (or 6–1, 0–6, 6–4, 6–1) 17–23 December 1923 Menton John C. S. Rendall Joseph Negro 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 15–21 December 1924 Cannes (Métropole) Albert Burke Roman Najuch 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1 21–27 December 1925 Cannes (Métropole) Albert Burke Roman Najuch 0–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 13–19 December 1926 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Albert Burke 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–0.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.177.1927 Not held 9–15 January 1928 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Roman Najuch 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.177. 7–13 January 1929 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Albert Burke 6–3, 6–1, 6–0.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.178. 13–19 January 1930 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Roman Najuch 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.178. 12–18 January 1931 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Albert Burke 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.179. 4–10 January 1932 Beaulieu Karel Koželuh Martin Plaa 6–1, 6–4, 1–6, 6–0.McCauley. Trabert, Collins p.160.
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Bibliography Gobbie, Donn Thomas, "Gladys Heldman and the Original Nine: The Visionaries Who Pioneered the Women's Professional Tennis Circuit" (2015). Open Access Dissertations. 1413. Little, Alan, (2014). The Golden Days of Tennis on the French Riviera 1874–1939. London: Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum. ISBN 9780906741542.