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.
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete Roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1921 Jack Montagu Hillyard Charles Aeschlimann6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2 1922 Charles Aeschlimann Alain Gerbault4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 1923 Brame Hillyard Charles Aeschlimann8–6, 6–8, 6–0, 8–6 1924 Charles Aeschlimann (2) Brame Hillyard6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 1925 Henry Mayes Brame Hillyard6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 1926 Umberto De Morpurgo Brame Hillyard6–4, 6–4, 6–2 1927 Erik Worm Charles Aeschlimann6–4, 6–1, 6–4 1928 René Lacoste Henry Mayes5–7, 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 8–6 1929 Erik Worm (2) Wilbur Coen6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 1930 Bill Tilden II Jean Lesueur6–1, 6–3, 6–3 1931 Jiro Sato Marcel Bernard6–4, 6–2, 6–2 1932 Benny Berthet George Lyttleton Rogers4–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 1933 Jiro Sato (2) Ryosuke Nunoi0–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 1934 Wilmer Moore Hines Max Ellmer6–4, 6–4, 7–5 1935 Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath3-1 sets 1936 Valentino Taroni Paul Féret6–2, 5–7, 8–6, 2–6, 7–5 1937 Adam Baworowski Marcel Bernard6–2, 3–6, 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 1938 Bernard Destremau Jacques Jamain6–4, 6–2, 6–1 1939 Paul Féret Bernard Destremau6–1, 6–3, 8–6 1942 Yvon Petra Robert Abdesselam6–4, 1–6, 10–8 1943/1945Not held (due to world war two)1946 Yvon Petra (2) Raphaël Patorni6–0, 6–2 1947 Yvon Petra (3) Gianni Cucelli3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 1948 Budge Patty Fred Kovaleski1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–11951 Jaroslav Drobný Jean Borotra6–4, 6–4, 6–11957 Jacques Brichant István Gulyás6–1, 6–4, 6–21961 Nicola Pietrangeli Boro Jovanović6–4, 6–4↓ Open era ↓1969 Georges Goven François Jauffret7–5, 7–5, 6–3 1970 Georges Goven (2) Daniel Contet5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles (Incomplete Roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1921 Suzanne Lenglen Phyllis Satterthwaite6–1, 6–0 1922 Suzanne Lenglen (2) Eleanor Goss6–0, 6–0 1923 Lilí Álvarez Phyllis Satterthwaite6–3, 7–5 1924 Phyllis Howkins Covell Lilí Álvarez5–7, 6–3, 6–1 1925 Phyllis Satterthwaite Domini Elliadi Crosfield6–1, 6–4 1926 Lilí Álvarez (2) Phyllis Satterthwaitew.o. 1927 Lilí Álvarez (3) Phyllis Satterthwaite6–0, 6–2 1928 Lilí Álvarez (4) Phyllis Satterthwaite6–2, 7–5 1929 Simone Passermard Mathieu Sylvia Jung Lafaurie6–3, 1–6, 6–4 1930 Lilí Álvarez (5) Josane Sigart3–6, 6–2, 7–5 1931 Cilly Aussem Lilí Álvarez 6–1, 6–4 1932 Lolette Payot Simone Passermard Mathieu5–7, 6–4, 6–2 1933 Sylvie Jung Henrotin Cilly Aussem6–2, 8–10, 6–3 1934 Sylvie Jung Henrotin (2) Dorothy Andrus Burke6–1, 6–1 1935 Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) Lilí Álvarez6–4, 6–1 1936 Simone Passermard Mathieu (3) Edith Belliard6–4, 6–1 1937 Alice Weiwers Colette Rosambert Boegner8–6, 6–1 1938 Simone Passermard Mathieu (4) Alice Weiwers6–4, 6–0 1939 Simone Passermard Mathieu (5) Iris Hutchings 6–0, 6–0 1942 Alice Weiwers (2) Aimée Charpenel6–2, 6–3 1943/1945Not held (due to world war two) 1951 Angela Mortimer Althea Gibson7–5, 6–3 1954 Shirley Bloomer Joan Curry8–6, 6–0↓ Open era ↓ 1969 Peaches Bartkowicz Vlasta Vopičková6–0, 6–3 1970 Katalin Borka Marijke Schaar6–4, 6–2
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