The Aix-en-Provence Open was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1955 as the Trophée Raquette d'Or or Golden Racket Trophy or Aix-en-Provence Golden Racket Trophy and originally staged at the Tennis Club Aixoism, then later Country Club Aixoism, Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

Aix-en-Provence Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameAix-en-Provence Open
TourGrand Prix circuit (1977–84)
Founded1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Abolished1984; 40 years ago (1984)
Editions23
LocationCountry Club Aixois, Aix-en-Provence, France
SurfaceClay / outdoor

History

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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.[2] In 1962 Tennis Club Aixois had been expanded to the point it became a country club and was renamed as the Country Club Aixois.[2] 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 2013 when it was chosen to host a new challenger event called the Open du Pays d'Aix which is still operating today.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1955   Sergio Jacobini   Emilio Martinez Del Rey[3] 6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1956[4]   Paul Rémy   Bob Howe 6–1, 6–4, 6–2
1957[4]   Budge Patty   Gardnar Mulloy 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
1958[4]   Jaroslav Drobný   Budge Patty 6-4, 6-4
1959[4]   Gardnar Mulloy   Jacques Brichant 3–6, 6–0, 6–0, 6–4
1960   Gérard Pilet   Gardnar Mulloy 12–10, 6–2, 6-1
1961   Pierre Darmon   Robin F. Sanders 6–1, 6–1, ret.
1962   Ed Rubinoff   Keith Diepraam 6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1963[4]   Ingo Buding   John Fraser 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1964   Pierre Darmon (2)   Martin Mulligan 6–4, 6–2, 6–1
1965 [4]   Ken Fletcher   Michel Leclercq 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1966   István Gulyás   Mike Belkin 6–4, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
1967[4]   Alex Metreveli   Jan Kodeš 4–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1968   Pierre Darmon (3)   Daniel Contet 7–5, 6–1, 8–6
↓  Open era  ↓
1969[4]   Roy Emerson   Harald Elschenbroich 6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1970   François Jauffret   Daniel Contet 6–1, 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1971   Nicholas Kalogeropoulos   Patrice Dominguez 7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1972 Not held
1973   Martin Mulligan   Julián Ganzábal 5–7, 0–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1974   Nicholas Kalogeropoulos (2)   Patrice Dominguez 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3
1975–76 Not held
1977[5]   Ilie Năstase   Guillermo Vilas 6–1, 7–5 (Vilas retired)
1978[6]   Guillermo Vilas   José Luis Clerc 6–3, 6–0, 6–3
1979 Not held
Aix-en-Provence Open
1983[4][7]   Mats Wilander   Sergio Casal 6–3, 6–2
1984[4][8]   Juan Aguilera   Fernando Luna 6–4, 7–5

Men's doubles

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Year Winners Runners-up Score
1977[9]   Ilie Năstase
  Ion Țiriac
  Patrice Dominguez
  Rolf Norberg
7–5, 7–6
1978 [10]   Ion Țiriac
  Guillermo Vilas
  Jan Kodeš
  Tomáš Šmíd
7–6, 6–1
1979–82 Not held
1983   Henri Leconte
  Gilles Moretton
  Iván Camus
  Sergio Casal
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1984   Pat Cash
  Paul McNamee
  Chris Lewis
  Wally Masur
4–6, 6–3, 6–4

Women's singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
Golden Racket Trophy
1956   Joan Curry   Louise Snow 6-3, 6-3
1957   Christiane Mercelis   Pat Ward 1–6, 6–3, 6–1
1958   Suzy Kormoczy   Yola Ramírez 6-4, 7-5
1959   Yola Ramírez   Flo De La Courtie 7-5, 6-1
1960   Edda Buding   Ruia Morrison 6-4, 8-6
1961   Margaret Smith   Elizabeth Starkie 6-2, 6-3
1962   Jill Blackman   Christiane Mercelis 6-4, 6-3
1963   Lesley Turner   Jan Lehane 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1964   Jan Lehane   Madonna Schacht 6-1, 6-0
1965   Robin Lesh   Jitka Volavková 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1966   Françoise Dürr   Jill Blackman 6-0, 6-2
1967   Gail Sherriff   Joan Gibson Cottrill 7-5, 13-11
1968   Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (2)   Rosie Reyes Darmon 6-3, 6-1
↓  Open era  ↓
1969   Ann Haydon-Jones   Françoise Dürr 6–1, 6–1
1970   Fiorella Bonicelli   Odile de Roubin 11-9, 4-6, 6-1
1971   Fiorella Bonicelli (2)   Odile de Roubin 6–2, 5–7, 8–6
1972 Not held
1973   A.M. Ganzabal   Miss Seagalen 6-3, 6-4
1974   Gail Sherriff Chanfreau (3)   Odile de Roubin 6-4, 6-3
1975–87 Not held
For the 1988 event see WTA Aix-en-Provence Open

References

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  1. ^ "Historique du Country Club Aixois". Country Club Aixois (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Country Club Aixois
  3. ^ "Emilio Martinez Del Rey: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Staff Writers. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". Steve G Tennis. stevegtennis.com. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Results Archive 1977". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Results Archive 1978". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Results Archive 1983". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Results Archive 1984". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ ATP 1977
  10. ^ ATP 1979