The French Covered Court Championships its original name also known as the French Covered Court Open Championships and the French Indoors was a

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event held from 1895 through 1971 in

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and Lyon, France.

History

The French Covered Court Championships was played at the

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the original location was Rue de Civry in the 16th arrondissement of Paris shortly before the beginning of the 1st World War it changed location to Port de Saint Cloud until shortly after the 2nd World War when it moved again to its current location at 91 Boulevard Exelmans,

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. The club still exists today, it originally had four very fast Indoor (Oak Parquet Wood) courts and five Outdoor Clay courts. The tournament was one of earliest events open to international players for the indoor event the staging of the tournament tended to fluctuate between February, April and November annually the men's competition ceased in 1969 but the women's continued until 1971, it ran for 69 editions and was an early predecessor of the current

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Champions

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Men's singles

Women's singles

*Notes: The women's tournament of 1968 were played twice in * Paris and ** Lyon.

Notes

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References

* Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK. * Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd., UK. * Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK. * Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd., London, UK. * Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon,

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, London, UK.

External links

Tennisarchives.com – French Covered Court Championships Roll of Honour
Defunct tennis tournaments in France Indoor tennis tournaments Wood court tennis tournaments