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Bordeaux International

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Bordeaux International
Bordeaux Internationale
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1897; 127 years ago (1897)
Abolished1969; 55 years ago (1969)
LocationBordeaux, France
VenueVilla Primrose Bordeaux
SurfaceClay

The Bordeaux International[1] or Bordeaux Internationale also known as the Villa Primrose Cup or Coupe de la Villa Primrose was a men's and women's international clay court tennis tournament founded in 1897. The tournament was played at the La Festa Country Club, Bordeaux, France. It was played annually until 1969 when it was discontinued.

History

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In May 1897 the Société Athlétique de la Villa Primrose was founded.[2] In the summer that year it staged its first tennis tournament.[3] This first tournament was a club championship open to members only.[3]

In 1907 the club championship became an open international tournament.[1] The tournament attracted top players Frenchman Max Decugis, was the inaugural winner of the men's singles event.[1] The prestigious Coupe de la Primrose was also offered for the first time in 1907. The first winner of the women's singles was France's Marguerite Broquedis.

The final men's singles champion was Chilean player Patricio Rodríguez,[1] and the final women's singles champion was Belgium's Christiane Mercelis. In 1979 after a period of ten years a new main tour event for men was revived at Villa Primrose called the Bordeaux Open that ran until 1995 when it was abolished. In 2008 the Association of Tennis Professionals established a new challenger tournament for men at the same venue called the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux that is still held today.[4][5]

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete Roll) included:[6]

Villa Primrose Athletic Society Tennis Championship
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1897 France Paul Robert Marcel Devès France Paul Lebreton 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3
1901 France Paul Robert Marcel Devès (2) France Mr. Schroeder 6–0, 6–1
1902 France Daniel Édouard Lawton[7] France Paul Robert Marcel Devès 6–4, 6–4
1906 France Max Decugis France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 8–6

(Incomplete Roll)

Bordeaux International/Coupe de la Primrose
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1907[1] France Max Decugis France Jean Montariol 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1908[1] New Zealand Anthony Wilding France Daniel Édouard Lawton 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
1909[1] France Max Decugis (2) France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 8–6
1910[1] France Jean Montariol France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh ?
1911[1] France Maurice Germot France François Blanchy 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6
1912[1] France Max Decugis (3) France Jean Montariol 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1913[1] France Max Decugis (4) France Maurice Germot 6–8, 6–1, 6–0, 8–6
1914/1918 Tournament not held due to World War I
1920[1] Romania Nicolae Mishu Austria Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–3
1922[1] France Jean Borotra France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–3, 7–5 3–6 6–2
1923[1] France René Lacoste France Jean Borotra 7–9, 6–2, 8–6
1924[1] France François Blanchy France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1925[1] France Jean Borotra (2) France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1926[1] France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh France François Blanchy 8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1927[1] France Antoine Gentien France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1928[1] Argentina Guillermo Robson Argentina Ronaldo Boyd 3–6, 6–2, 6–4
1929[1] France Antoine Gentien (2) France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1930[1] France Antoine Gentien (3) France Jean-Pierre Samazeuilh 6–2, 6–2
1931[1] France Roger George France Christian Boussus 1–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1932[1] France Roland Journu France Alexandre Goldryn 6–1, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2
1933[1] France André Martin-Legeay France Roland Journu 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1934[1] France André Martin-Legeay (2) France Jean Lesueur 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
1936[1] France André Martin-Legeay (3) Spain Enrique Maier 6–3, 7–5, 9–7
1937[1] France Paul Féret France Jean Lesueur 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1939[1] France Roland Journu (2) France Christian Boussus 8–6, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1952[1] United States Irvin Dorfman France Jean Ducos de la Haille 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1954[1] Australia Rex Hartwig Australia Neale Fraser 6–1, 6–2
1955[1] France Jean-Claude Molinari France Jean-Noël Grinda 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1957[1] France Bernard Destremau France Alain Lemyze 6–4, 6–0
1958[1] France Alain Bresson France Georges Deniau 6–2, 8–6, 6–3
1963[1] France François Jauffret Tunisia Mustapha Belkhodja 6–2, 6–2
1964[1] France Jean-Claude Barclay Chile Patricio Rodríguez 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1967[1] Brazil Thomaz Koch Brazil José Edison Mandarino 6–4, 5–6, 6–2, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[1] Chile Patricio Rodríguez Greece Nicholas Kalogeropoulos 0–6, 9–7, 6–4, 6–4
For the successor men's event see Bordeaux Open

Women's singles

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Bordeaux International/Coupe de la Primrose
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1907 France Marguerite Broquedis ? ?
1911 France Marguerite Broquedis (2) France Mme Flouch 6–2, 6–1
1912 France Marie Decugis Belgium Jeanne Liebrechts 8–6, 6–2
1913 United States Elizabeth Ryan France Marie Decugis 6–2, 6–1
1914/1918 Tournament not held due to World War I
1920 France Hélène Contostavlos France Germaine Bourgeois Pigueron 8–6, 6–2
1921 United Kingdom Phyllis Satterthwaite France Sylvia Henrotin 6–3, 6–4
1922 France Germaine Bourgeois Pigueron France Mlle Flouch 6–1, 6–1
1923 France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout (3) France Mlle de Luze 6–0, 6–3
1924 France Yvonne Bourgeois France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1925 France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout (4) France Yvonne Bourgeois 7–5, 7–5
1926 Germany Nelly Neppach Denmark Margethe Kahler 6–1, 6–0
1927 France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout (5) France Yvonne Bourgeois 9–7, 6–2
1928 France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout (6) France Germaine Leconte 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1929 France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout (7) France Jacqueline Gallay 6–3, 6–4
1930 France Simone Marre France Marguerite Broquedis-Billout 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1931 Spain Isabela Dutton de Pons France Simone Marre 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1932 Spain Isabela Dutton de Pons Italy Lucia Valerio 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1933 France Simone Passermard Mathieu France Sylvia Henrotin 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1934 France Simone Passermard Mathieu (2) France Ida Adamoff 7–5, 6–2
1935 Spain Lilí Álvarez United States Dorothy Andrus Burke 6–3, 9–7
1936 France Simone Passermard Mathieu (3) France Simone Iribarne 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1937 France Simone Passermard Mathieu (4) United Kingdom Susan Noel 6–2, 6–3
1938 United Kingdom Susan Noel Switzerland Lolette Payot 4–6, 10–8, 6–3
1939 France Jeanne Peyré France Simone Iribarne Lafargue 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
1951 United Kingdom Patricia Ward Italy Manuela Bologna 6–4, 6–3
1952 Chile Anita Lizana Mexico Melita Ramírez 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1969 Belgium Christiane Mercelis West Germany Almut Sturm 0–6, 6–2, 6–4

Venue

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The Villa Primrose Tennis Club still operates today. It covers approximately 27,081m2 and has 10 outdoor clay courts, 2 outdoor green-set courts, 5 indoor clay courts, 3 mini tennis courts and 1 practice wall.[8]

Tournament statistics

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Men's singles

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Women's singles

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References

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  2. ^ "Un club centenaire". Villa Primrose (in French). Villa Primrose Bordeaux. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b Villa Primrose Bordeaux
  4. ^ "Villa Primrose Bordeaux: Tennis and hockey club in Bordeaux". www.barnes-bordeaux.com. Barnes International. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Bordeaux: Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Tournaments: Villa Primrose Athletic Society Tennis Championship Primrose". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "Olympedia – Daniel Lawton". www.olympedia.org. International Society of Olympic Historians. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Principaux clubs de tennis à Bordeaux". tennissables.com (in French). Tennissables. 24 March 2018. Retrieved 25 July 2023.