French tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
The Nice French Riviera Open (or Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in French) was an ATP World Tour 250 series and, formerly, Grand Prix tennis circuit affiliated men's tennis tournament. This tournament was originally founded in 1925 as a combined event called the City of Nice Championships and remained as a combined event until 1971 and 1976 to 1978. Also known as the Nice International Championships . It was held in Nice , France at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club and played on outdoor clay courts . The last singles champion is Dominic Thiem from Austria.
The Nice Lawn Tennis Club is a tennis complex in Nice, France. It was founded in 1890 and as hosted many international tournaments. In 1925 it established the City of Nice Championships or Championnats de la Ville de Nice. Following World War II it was rebranded as the Nice International City Championships or Championnats Internationaux de la Ville de Nice. By the early 1960s it was branded as the Nice International Championships. After the Second World War, the three tournaments played at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club including the (South of France Championships (f.1897), Nice LTC Championships (1895-1955) and the City of Nice Championships (f.1925) were gradually grouped into one event. The Nice LTC event was only staged four times between 1949 and 1955 and was replaced by the Championnats de la Ville de Nice.
The tournament remained a combined event until 1971. It was combined again from 1977 to 1978. Initially tournament was usually played in February, then moved to March, then was moved again to April in the tour calendar. The women's event first ended in 1978. In 1988 it was revived but was moved to July at the same venue and was branded as the Nice Ladies Open. In 2001 a new Nice Women’s International Tennis Championships or Internationaux de Tennis Feminin Nice and played in February was revived for one edition only.
The men's event part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit between 1970 and 1989. The event was played under various (sponsored) names from 1971 through 1995. In 2010 Nice became the location of a World Tour 250 series clay court tournament, replacing the Interwetten Austrian Open in Kitzbühel , Austria on the ATP calendar. It was scheduled a week before the French Open . In November 2016 it was announced that the tournament would be replaced on the 2017 calendar by a new event, the Lyon Open , because the venue in Nice at the Nice Lawn Tennis Club could not be expanded.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Ilie Năstase , Björn Borg , Henri Leconte , Nicolás Almagro , and Dominic Thiem have each won the singles title twice.
Central Court Nice Lawn Tennis Club
Central Court
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
Name
1971
Ilie Năstase
Jan Kodeš
10–8, 11–9, 6–1
Nice International Championships
1972
Ilie Năstase
Jan Kodeš
6–0, 6–4, 6–3
1973
Manuel Orantes
Adriano Panatta
7–6, 5–7, 4–6, 7–6, 12–10
Craven International Championships
1974
Not held
1975
Dick Crealy
Iván Molina
7–6, 6–4, 6–3
Nice International Championships
1976
Corrado Barazzutti
Jan Kodeš
6–2, 2–6, 5–7, 7–6, 8–6
1977
Björn Borg
Guillermo Vilas
6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–0
1978
José Higueras
Yannick Noah
6–3, 6–4, 6–4
Montano-Snauwaert International Championships
1979
Víctor Pecci
John Alexander
6–3, 6–2, 7–5
Nice International Open
1980
Björn Borg
Manuel Orantes
6–2, 6–0, 6–1
1981
Yannick Noah
Mario Martínez
6–4, 6–2
Donnay International Open
1982
Balázs Taróczy
Yannick Noah
6–2, 3–6, 13–11
Nice International Open
1983
Henrik Sundström
Manuel Orantes
7–5, 4–6, 6–3
Donnay International Open
1984
Andrés Gómez
Henrik Sundström
6–1, 6–4
Nice International Open
1985
Henri Leconte
Víctor Pecci
6–4, 6–4
1986
Emilio Sánchez
Paul McNamee
6–1, 6–3
1987
Kent Carlsson
Emilio Sánchez
7–6, 6–3
1988
Henri Leconte
Jérôme Potier
6–2, 6–2
Swatch Open
1989
Andrei Chesnokov
Jérôme Potier
6–4, 6–4
1990
Juan Aguilera
Guy Forget
2–6, 6–3, 6–4
Philips Open
1991
Martín Jaite
Goran Prpić
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1992
Gabriel Markus
Javier Sánchez
6–4, 6–4
1993
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Ivan Lendl
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1994
Alberto Berasategui
Jim Courier
6–4, 6–2
1995
Marc Rosset
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
6–4, 6–0
1996–2009
Not held
2010
Richard Gasquet
Fernando Verdasco
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Open de Nice Côte d'Azur/Nice French Riviera Open
2011
Nicolás Almagro
Victor Hănescu
6–7(5–7) , 6–3, 6–3
2012
Nicolás Almagro
Brian Baker
6–3, 6–2
2013
Albert Montañés
Gaël Monfils
6–0, 7–6(7–3)
2014
Ernests Gulbis
Federico Delbonis
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
2015
Dominic Thiem
Leonardo Mayer
6–7(8–10) , 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
2016
Dominic Thiem
Alexander Zverev
6–4, 3–6, 6–0
2017
replaced by Lyon Open
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1971
Ion Țiriac Ilie Năstase
Pierre Barthès François Jauffret
6–3, 6–3
1972
Jan Kodeš Stan Smith
Frew McMillan Ilie Năstase
6–3, 6–3, 7–5
1973
Manuel Orantes Juan Gisbert Sr.
Patrice Beust Daniel Contet
7–5, 6–1
1974
Not held
1975
Marcello Lara Joaquín Loyo Mayo
Iván Molina Jairo Velasco Sr.
7–6, 6–7, 8–6
1976
Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret
Wojciech Fibak Karl Meiler
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1977
Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas
Chris Kachel Chris Lewis
6–4, 6–1
1978
Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret
Jan Kodeš Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 6–0
1979
Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
Pavel Složil Tomáš Šmíd
6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1980
Kim Warwick Chris Delaney
Stanislav Birner Jiří Hřebec
6–4, 6–0
1981
Yannick Noah Pascal Portes
Chris Lewis Pavel Složil
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1982
Yannick Noah Henri Leconte
Paul McNamee Balázs Taróczy
5–7, 6–4, 6–3
1983
Libor Pimek Bernard Boileau
Bernard Fritz Jean-Louis Haillet
6–3, 6–4
1984
Jan Gunnarsson Michael Mortensen
Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez
6–1, 7–5
1985
Claudio Panatta Pavel Složil
Loïc Courteau Guy Forget
3–6, 6–3, 8–6
1986
Jakob Hlasek Pavel Složil
Gary Donnelly Colin Dowdeswell
6–3, 3–6, 11–9
1987
Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez
Claudio Mezzadri Gianni Ocleppo
6–3, 6–3
1988
Guy Forget Henri Leconte
Heinz Günthardt Diego Nargiso
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1989
Ricki Osterthun Udo Riglewski
Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 6–7, 6–1
1990
Alberto Mancini Yannick Noah
Marcelo Filippini Horst Skoff
walkover
1991
Rikard Bergh Jan Gunnarsson
Vojtěch Flégl Nicklas Utgren
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1992
Patrick Galbraith Scott Melville
Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser
6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1993
David Macpherson Laurie Warder
Shelby Cannon Scott Melville
3–4 ret
1994
Javier Sánchez Mark Woodforde
Hendrik Jan Davids Piet Norval
7–5, 6–3
1995
Cyril Suk Daniel Vacek
Luke Jensen David Wheaton
3–6, 7–6, 7–6
1996–2009
Not held
2010
Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
1–6, 6–3, [10–5]
2011
Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer
Santiago González David Marrero
6–3, 6–4
2012
Bob Bryan Mike Bryan
Oliver Marach Filip Polášek
7–6(7–5) , 6–3
2013
Johan Brunström Raven Klaasen
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
6–3, 6–2
2014
Martin Kližan Philipp Oswald
Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
6–2, 6–0
2015
Mate Pavić Michael Venus
Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, [10–8]
2016
Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah
Mate Pavić Michael Venus
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]
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Present
Buenos Aires
Marseille
Delray Beach
New Haven / Winston-Salem
2009, 2011–present: Kitzbühel
2009–2010, 2012–present: Lyon / Montpellier
2009–2014, 2017–2019, 2021–present: Eastbourne
2009–2014, 2020–present: Viña del Mar / Santiago
2009–2019, 2024–present: Brisbane
2009–2016, 2024–present: Bucharest
Stuttgart
Båstad
Gstaad
Umag
Stockholm
Metz
2009–2019, 2022–present: Houston
Casablanca / Marrakech
's-Hertogenbosch
2009–2020, 2023–present: Auckland
2015–2019, 2021–present: Geneva
2015–2019, 2023–present: Chengdu
2016–present: Antwerp
2016–2019, 2021–present: Los Cabos
2019, 2023–present: Zhuhai
2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2022, 2024-present: Gijón
2024-present: Hong Kong
Past
43°42′14″N 7°15′07″E / 43.704°N 7.252°E / 43.704; 7.252