The French Switzerland Championships or Championnats de Suisse romande was a men's and women's open international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1905. It was first staged at the Le Montreux Palace Lawn Tennis Club, Le Montreux Palace Hotel, Montreux, Switzerland. The championships ran until 1946.
History The French Switzerland Championships were established in September 1905 and first played at the Tennis Club du Montreux Palace. In 1908 the event was moved to the Tennis Club de Montreux. During World War I the tournament was only held two times, then resuming fully in 1920. During World War II it was not held from 1939 to 1941, but resumed thereafter. Hosting of this event was shared between both venues, but the majority of time was played at the Montreux Lawn Tennis Club. The championships were discontinued in 1948.
Former winners of the men's singles title included; Robert Wallet, Roy Allen, Max Decugis, Anthony Wilding, Norman Brookes, Uberto De Morpurgo, Otto Froitzheim, Henry Mayes, Giorgio de Stefani, Hector Fisher, Gottfried von Cramm, Boris Maneff, Pierre Pellizza and Gianni Cucelli.Tennis Archives Previous winners of the women's singles championship included; Aurea Farrington Edgington, Germaine Régnier Golding, Cilly Aussem, Ilse Friedleben, Lolette Payot, Hilde Krahwinkel, Alice Weiwers and Annelies Ullstein Bossi.
Tournament names The tournament sometimes carried the title of the Montreux Palace Hotel Autumn Championships or Montreux Autumn Meeting.
Venues The event was first held at the Le Montreux Palace Hotel in 1907 the following year in 1908 it was held at the Montreux Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1890, in the grounds of the Hôtel des Alpes-Grand Hôtel, Territet both venues held the event at various times.
Past finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1905 Robert Wallet Pierre Gautier6-2, 6-1, 6-31907 Roy Allen R. Norris Williams6-2, 6-0, 6-11908 Curt von Wessely R. Norris Williams6-4, 9-7, 6-11909 Robert Wallet R. Norris Williams4-6, 6-1, 1-6, 7-5, 7-51910 Heinrich Kleinschroth R. Norris Williams9-7, 7-5, 6-8, 6-8, 6-11911 R. Norris Williams Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten8-6, 11-9 rtd.1912 Max Decugis André Chancerei6-4, 6-2, 6-11913 Anthony Wilding Robert Kleinschroth6-1, 6-4, 6-21914 Norman Brookes Ferdinand Uhi6-1, 6-2, 6-41915 Mr. Marcel E. Lombroso6-4, 6-0, 6-21916 Charles Henry Martin Louis Ammann6-0, 6-3, 6-41917-21 No competition 1922 Jean Couiteas de Faucamberge Augustos Zerlendis6-2, 3-6, 8-6, 6-41924 Uberto de Morpurgo Đorđe Dunđerski6-0, 6-4, 6-31925 Otto Froitzheim Oscar Kreuzer6-3, 6-3, 3-0 rtd.1927 Henry Mayes Uberto de Morpurgo4-6, 3-6, 10-8, 7-5, 6-21928 Axel Petersen Tamino Abe6-2, 6-3, 3-6, 4-6, 6-21929 Giorgio de Stefani Hector Fisher6-3, 6-2, 6-11930 Emmanuel du Plaix Charles Aeschlimann6-2, 6-1, 6-01932 Hector Fisher Daniel Prenn6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-21933 Gottfried von Cramm Giorgio de Stefani 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-31934 Herbert Kinzl Boris Maneff6-1, 10-8, 3-6, 6-31935 Boris Maneff Max Ellmer1-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-41936 Giorgio de Stefani Boris Maneff6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-8, 6-11937 Boris Maneff Ernest Wittman9-7, 6-11938 André Merlin Jacques Sanglier8-10, 6-4, 6-21940-41 No competition 1942 Jost Spitzer André Jacquemet6-3, 6-4, 6-41943 Jost Spitzer René Buser6-3, 6-2, 6-11944 Boris Maneff Paul Blondel6-1, 6-0, 6-11945 Pierre Pellizza René Buser6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-51946 Giovanni Cucelli Marcello del Bello6-2, 9-7, 6-4
See also :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments
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