The first French men's player to win the Boulogne International Championship[8] was Georges Octave Manset in 1913.
[9] The ladies tournament was similarly dominated by British players in its early years by Aurea Farrington Edgington, Lottie Paterson, Henrietta Govey and Jane Corder.
Following World War I the first French woman to win the title was Suzanne Lenglen in 1920.
From the beginning of the 1920s until the tournament was discontinued due to World War II it was monopolized by winning players from France.
Following the second world war the tournament was resumed but never regained its initial prestige in attracting notable international players.