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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
2020, 2022–present: Adelaide
2020–2021, 2023–present: Astana/Almaty
2021–present: Mallorca
2021, 2024-present: Belgrade
2024-present: Hong Kong
Hangzhou Past
43°42′14″N 7°15′07″E / 43.704°N 7.252°E / 43.704; 7.252
