[Rollo]

February

began February 7 Nice Lawn Club Championship, Nice, France (Clay)
Venue: Nice Lawn Tennis Club

FI: Betty Nutcombe-Quicke (GB) d B Darbyshire 6-3 8-6

Wright and Ditson notes that B Darbyshire was a former holder of this event.

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February 9-12, Coronado Hotel, San Diego, California, USA (Hard)
Venue: Coronado Hotel

1R: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Mrs W Best 6-0 6-1
1R: Florence Sutton d. Adelaide Fenton 6-0 6-0
1R: Ethel Bruce bye
1R: Golda Meyer bye

SF: Hotchkiss d. Bruce 6-, 6-4
SF: F Sutton d. Meyer 4-6 6-4 6-0

FI: Hazel Hotchkiss d. Florence Sutton [score?]

CR: May Sutton (holder) d. Hazel Hotchkiss 6-3 3-6 6-4

DF: Ethel Bruce/May Sutton vs Hazel Hotchkiss/Golda Meyer 6-3 2-6 unfinished

This appears to be the first time May Sutton dropped a set in singles since her loss to Charlotte Sterry in the final of the Northern Tournament in Manchester, England, in June 1907.
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February 18-22, Hotel Virigina, Long Beach, California (Hard)
Venue: Hotel Virginia

1R: Florence Sutton d. Golda Meyer 6-1 6-4
1R: Ethel Bruce d. Mary Browne 6-2 6-3

SF: May Sutton d. Bruce 6-1 6-3
SF: Hazel Hotchkiss d. F Sutton 6-2 6-0

FI: May Sutton d. Hazel Hotchkiss 6-2 6-2

MX: Hazel Hotchkiss/Maurice McLoughlin d May Sutton/Mr Hord 6-3 6-4

2,000 watch the final, a huge crowd in 1910. May beats her sister Ethel in the semis, which is May's first match of the event.

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began February 14, Championships of the Italian Riviera, San Remo, Italy (Clay)

FI: A Ransome (GB) d. Miss Greenway (GB) default
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February 21-28, Monte Carlo, Monaco (Clay)

SF: RV Salusbury (GB) d. Mrs Wyckoff 6-1 6-3
SF: M Brooksmith (GB) d. Betty Nutcombe-Quicke (GB) 6-3 6-1

FI: RV Salusbury (GB) d. M Brooksmith (GB) 4-6 6-2 6-2

MX: Marie Décugis/Max Décugis d. RV Salusbury (GB)/Evan Gwynne Evans (GB)/ 8-6 1-6 6-1

The Countess Sculenburg, Alice Greene, Mrs Gladys Lamplough, and Miss Lowther also competed in this event.