Riviera Championships

Riviera Championships
Menton International
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1913–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–, 76, 1978)
Founded1902
Abolished1976
LocationMenton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
VenueMenton Lawn Tennis Club,
Surfaceoutdoor (clay)

The Riviera Championships [1] also known as the Championship of the Riviera [2] or the French Riviera Championships[3] or Menton International was an open men's and women's international tennis tournament played at the Menton Lawn Tennis Club,[4] Menton, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France on clay courts from 1902 until 1976 and again in 1978.

  1. ^ Town & Country. New York, United States: Hearst Corporation. 1932. p. 63.
  2. ^ Le voyageur en France: a monthly bulletin of official information concerning travel in France. Paris, France: Office national du tourisme. 1923. p. 3.
  3. ^ Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog] (1906). "The Riviera Tournaments". Spalding's tennis annual . New York: American sports publishing company. p. 157.
  4. ^ Town and Country (1937)