City of Paris Open Championships

City of Paris Open Championships,^[1][2] was a combined FFT/ILTF affiliated clay court tennis tournament founded in 1901 as men's event called the City of Paris Championships the tournament was first played at the Puteaux, Le club, de l'Île de Puteaux, Paris, France.^[3] In 1921 its name was changed to the Poree Cup, and it was moved to the autumn in the tennis calendar schedule. In 1931 it was rebranded as the Paris International Championships,^[4] and became a combined event. In 1947 the French Tennis Federation re-established the Coupe Marcel Porée as separate tournament, moving it to early Autumn in the tennis calendar. This event was moved to Easter before the French Championships, and continued under its title name the Paris international Championships till at least the late 1960s.^[5] The event ran annually until 1971 it became known as the City of Paris Open, when the tournament ended that year. It was then revived as a women's event in 1973 when it too was abolished.

City of Paris Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF World Circuit (1913-70) combined ILTF Grand Prix Circuit (1971) men ILTF World Circuit (1971,73) women
Founded	1901
Abolished	1973
Location	Paris France
Venue	Ile de Puteaux Tennis-Club de Paris (1901-10) Tennis Club de Paris (1911-20) Racing Club de France (1921-44, 1947-51, 1953-64) Stade Jean-Bouin (1965-66) Roland Garros (1945-46,52, 1967-71)
Surface	Clay

History

Founded in 1901 as the City of Paris Championships,^[6] it was first played at Ile de Puteaux Tennis-Club. In 1911 the tournament was moved to the Tennis Club de Paris.

In 1921 the tournament was moved to the Racing Club de France and its scheduling changed to autumn, late September or early October, with the move its name was changed to the Marcel Poree Cup or (Coupe Marcel Porée) in honor of Marcel Porée, a member of the Racing Club de France committee, who died in a car accident just a few months earlier.

In 1930 a women's event was established, and in 1931 its name was changed again to the Paris International Championships from that date the Coupe Marcel Porée then denoted the winner of men's singles championship. The winner's of women's singles championship were awarded the Coupe Jean Gouttenoire, and the men's doubles the Coupe Cyril, and the mixed doubles the Coupe Jacques Lefébure.

In 1947 the French Tennis Federation re-established the Coupe Marcel Porée as a separate distinct tournament in its own right. It then was played in the autumn between September and October,^[7] and then became the last event played on clay of the season at the Racing Club de France before the start of competitions on indoor courts.

The same year in 1947 the Paris International Championships and were moved to the Tennis-Club de Paris, and from then it was played around Easter before the French Championships. It remained a joint men's and women's event until 1968 when the ladies championship ended.

In 1971 the mens event ended, and in 1973 the women's event was revived for one last edition. The tournament was part of ILTF European Circuit from 1914 to 1968. During its final few seasons the mens events was part of the ILTF Grand Prix Circuit.

The tournament was also at times played at Roland Garros, and Stade Jean-Bouin.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll) included:^[8]

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Score
City of Paris Championships
1901	Max Decugis	Paul Lebreton	8–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
1902	Reginald Doherty	Paul Lebreton	w.o.
1903	Reginald Doherty	Max Decugis	6–4, 6–3, 8–6
1904[9]	Arthur Gore	Max Decugis	3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1907	Max Decugis	Pierre Gautier	6–0, 6–0, 6–0
1908	Max Decugis	Maurice Germot	1–6, 6–2, 6–3, retd.
1909	Max Decugis	Maurice Germot	7–5, 7–5, 7–5
1910	Robert Wallet	Réginald Forbes	6–1, 6–4
1911	André Gobert	William Laurentz	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1912	Max Decugis	Maurice Germot	8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1913	William Laurentz	André Gobert	6–1, 9–7, 3–6, 6–2, 2–3, retd.
1914/1920	Not held (due to World War I)
Coupe Marcel Poree
1921	Marcel Dupont	Pierre Canivet	6–0, 6–0, 6–2
1922	Pierre Hirsch	Léonce Aslangul	6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1923	Jean Borotra	Antoine Gentien	6–2, 6–3, 8–6
1924	Paul Féret	Erik Tegner	6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1925	Paul Féret	Léonce Aslangul	6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1926	Roger George	Antoine Gentien	5–7, 6–0, 6–3
1927	Henri Cochet	Christian Boussus	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1928	André Aron	Louis Geraud	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1929	Jean Borotra	Christian Boussus	7–5, 6–3, 9–7
1930	Jean Borotra	Christian Boussus	6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 5–7, 6–4
Paris International Championships
1931	Paul Féret	André Merlin	6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4
1932	Christian Boussus	Paul Féret	2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1933	Daniel Prenn	Christian Boussus	2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1934	Christian Boussus	André Martin-Legeay	6–4, 6–3, 6–0
1935	Marcel Bernard	Giovanni Palmieri	6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1936	André Merlin	André Martin-Legeay	6–4, 2–6, 7–5, 6–3
1937	Franjo Punčec	Kho Sin-Kie	6–2, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4
1939/1942	Not held (due to World War II)
1943	Henri Cochet	Yvon Petra	10–8, 11–9, 9–7
1945	Yvon Petra	Marcel Bernard	6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1946	Yvon Petra	Pierre Pellizza	6–8, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1947	Budge Patty	Bernard Destremau	4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1948[10]	Marcel Bernard	Henri Cochet	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1949	Frank Parker	Marcel Bernard	6–0, 7–5, 8–6
1950[11]	Bill Talbert	Budge Patty	6–3, 9–7, 6–1
1951[12]	Jaroslav Drobný	Dick Savitt	6–1, 6–3, 7–5
1952	Budge Patty	Enrique Morea	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1953[13]	Budge Patty	Bernard Bartzen	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1954[14]	Hal Burrows	Paul Rémy	7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 8–6
1955	Budge Patty	Mervyn Rose	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1956[15]	Budge Patty	Art Larsen	6–2, 10–12, 6–2, 6–1
1957	Mervyn Rose	Budge Patty	7–5, 6–3, 7–5
1958[16]	Budge Patty	Jaroslav Drobný	10–8, 6–0, 6–3
1959	Pierre Darmon	Gérard Pilet	6–2, 1–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1960	Jean-Noël Grinda	Robert Haillet	6–2, 6–4, 6–1
1961	Pierre Darmon	Gérard Pilet	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1962	Gérard Pilet	Pierre Darmon	6–0, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–3
1963	Pierre Darmon	Alan Lane	5–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1964	Thomaz Koch	Ronald Barnes	6–0, 6–1, 1–6, 9–7
1965[17]	Bob Hewitt	Pierre Barthes	6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1966	Jaime Pinto Bravo	François Jauffret	7–5, 6–1, 8–10, 6–2
1967	Pierre Darmon	François Jauffret	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1968[18]	Bob Carmichael	Pierre Darmon	6–3, 8–6, 12–10
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City of Paris Open Championships
1971[19]	Stan Smith	François Jauffret	6–2, 6–4, 7–5,