On 25 April 1879 the Dinard Lawn Tennis Club was founded[3] and in 1886 it began to organise competitions.
[4] In September 1889 it established an open international tournament that quickly grew in importance and prestige.
[7] The French women were somewhat more successful their first singles title winner was Yvonne Prévost in 1899.
[8] The most successful players were Britain's Wilberforce Eaves won the men's event ten times,[9] and French player Suzanne Devé who won the women's singles event six times.
The event ran until 1968 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF World Circuit.