The tournament was also known as the Coupe Certina for sponsorship reason in the early 1970s and was discontinued in 1976.
The championships resumed in 1947 and continued until 1972 when the Swiss watch maker company Certina SA[7] took over sponsorship of the event and the tournament was known as the Coupe Certina.
It was replaced by the Geneva Open that was established earlier in 1967 at the original venue of this event the Tennis Club de Geneva that is still staged today.
The event was predominantly played at the Tennis Club of Geneva Eaux-Vives, founded in Geneva in 1896, but on occasions was staged at other venues such as Tennis Club Servette in1940.
The Tennis Club Drizia-Miremont (f.1930)[8] staged the tournament from 1972 till 1976.