The Lausanne Autumn Meeting was men's and women's clay court tournament founded in 1884. The tournament was played at Montchoisi Tennis Club (f.1883) Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland until 1946.
History In 1883 the Montchoisi Tennis Club was founded as the English Lawn Tennis Club. In 1884 it staged its first autumn meeting, initially the tournament was played on hard asphalt courts. In 1898 the club moved to a new location and changed its name to Montchoisi Lawn Tennis Club, it also built six new tarmacadam tennis courts.Montchoisi Tennis Club In 1925 eight new clay courts were built. The Lausanne Autumn Meeting continued to be held until 1946 when it was discontinued.
Finals Men's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnerFinalistScore1884 Rev. G.S. Money Alexander W. Miller White6–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5.1905 Les Poidevin W. Gladky6–4 6–1 6–2.1910 R. Norris Williams Robert Kleinschroth6–4 ret.1912 Max Decugis Hope M. Crisp6–2 6–3 6–0.1913 Anthony Wilding Robert Kleinschroth6–4 6–2 6–2. 1915/1919Not held (due to World War I)1922 Augustos Zerlendis Charles Henry Martin6–3 6–4 6–3. 1925 Boris Maneff Zbigniew Beldowski7–5 6–3 6–1. 1941 Hans Pfaff Jost Spitzer8–6 6–1 6–3.
Women's Singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnerFinalistScore 1925 Lolette Payot Mlle de Crousaz 9–7, 6–1. 1928 Elise Belzer Gabriela Szapary 6–2, 6–1. 1933 Lolette Payot (2) Paula Heimann Stuck6–2, 6–3. 1934 Lolette Payot (3) Mauricette L'Huillier 6–3, 6–0. 1935 Lolette Payot (4) Mlle C. Collet 6–2, 6–0. 1937 Ilse Friedleben Etta Neumann6–0, 6–4. 1938 Mlle Devrient Mme Bridel 6–3, 6–1. 1941 Alice Weiwers Cosette Saint-Omer-Roy2–6, 6–3, 6–3. 1946 Elsa Riboli Gaviraghi Lucia Manfredi6–4, 6–4.
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