The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the La Trophée Raquette d'Or or The Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixois, then later Country Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France.
History In July 1955 the first Trophée Raquette d'Or was held at the Tennis Club Aixois (TCA) and played across 5 clay courts was a men's event. In 1956 a women's event was staged for the first time.Country Club Aixois In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois. The men's event ran until 1974 then was not staged for the next two years until 1977 through to 1978 when the Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket ended. The women's event also ran until 1974.
In 1984 the men's event was resestablished as Aix-en-Provence Open a Grand Prix circuit event for two editions only until 1985. In 1988 the women's event was reestablished at the same venue as the WTA Aix-en-Provence Open a WTA Category 4 tournament for one edition only.
From 1985 until 2002 the Country Club Aixois did not stage anymore senior tour level tennis events. In 2003 a men's challenger event was resestablished at the venue called the Open Sainte-Victoire which ran until 2005. The club once again ceased to stage events until 2014 when it was chosen to host a new Challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.
Finals
Men's singles Incomplete Roll YearWinnersRunners-upScoreGolden Racket Trophy1955 Sergio Jacobini Emilio Martinez Del Rey 6–4, 6–4, 6–31956 Paul Rémy Bob Howe 6–1, 6–4, 6–21957 Budge Patty Gardnar Mulloy 2–6, 6–1, 6–01958 Jaroslav Drobný Budge Patty6-4, 6-4 1959 Gardnar Mulloy Jacques Brichant3–6, 6–0, 6–0, 6–4 1960 Gérard Pilet Gardnar Mulloy12–10, 6–2, 6-11961 Pierre Darmon Robin F. Sanders6–1, 6–1, ret.1962 Ed Rubinoff Keith Diepraam 6–1, 6–2, 6–11963 Ingo Buding John Fraser6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–31964 Pierre Darmon (2) Martin Mulligan 6–4, 6–2, 6–11965 Ken Fletcher Michel Leclercq 6–1, 6–2, 6–31966 István Gulyás Mike Belkin6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–11967 Alex Metreveli Jan Kodeš4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–21968 Pierre Darmon (3) Daniel Contet 7–5, 6–1, 8–6↓ Open era ↓1969 Roy Emerson Harald Elschenbroich 6–3, 6–4, 8–61970 François Jauffret Daniel Contet6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 7–51971 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos Patrice Dominguez7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–41972 Not held1973 Martin Mulligan Julián Ganzábal5–7, 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–41974 Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2) Patrice Dominguez2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–31975–76Not held1977 Ilie Năstase Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired)1978 Guillermo Vilas José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–0, 6–31979Not heldAix-en-Provence Open1983 Mats Wilander Sergio Casal 6–3, 6–21984 Juan Aguilera Fernando Luna 6–4, 7–5
Men's doubles YearWinnersRunners-upScore1977ATP 1977 Ilie Năstase Ion Țiriac Patrice Dominguez Rolf Norberg 7–5, 7–61978 ATP 1979 Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd 7–6, 6–11979–82Not held1983 Henri Leconte Gilles Moretton Iván Camus Sergio Casal 2–6, 6–1, 6–21984 Pat Cash Paul McNamee Chris Lewis Wally Masur 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles Incomplete Roll YearWinnersRunners-upScoreGolden Racket Trophy1956 Joan Curry Louise Snow6-3, 6-31957 Christiane Mercelis Pat Ward 1–6, 6–3, 6–11958 Suzy Kormoczy Yola Ramírez 6-4, 7-51959 Yola Ramírez Flo De La Courtie 7-5, 6-11960 Edda Buding Ruia Morrison6-4, 8-61961 Margaret Smith Elizabeth Starkie 6-2, 6-31962 Jill Blackman Christiane Mercelis6-4, 6-31963 Lesley Turner Jan Lehane 5–7, 6–4, 6–31964 Jan Lehane Madonna Schacht 6-1, 6-01965 Robin Lesh Jitka Volavková 3–6, 6–4, 6–41966 Françoise Dürr Jill Blackman6-0, 6-21967 Gail Sherriff Joan Gibson Cottrill 7-5, 13-111968 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2) Rosie Reyes Darmon6-3, 6-1↓ Open era ↓1969 Ann Haydon-Jones Françoise Dürr 6–1, 6–11970 Fiorella Bonicelli Odile de Roubin11-9, 4-6, 6-11971 Fiorella Bonicelli (2) Odile de Roubin 6–2, 5–7, 8–61972 Not held1973 A.M. Ganzabal Miss Seagalen6-3, 6-41974 Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3) Odile de Roubin6-4, 6-31975–87 Not heldFor the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open
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