World Covered Court Championships
World Covered Court Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1913 |
Abolished | 1923 |
Location | Various |
Surface | Wood / Indoor |
The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three world championships sanctioned from 1913–1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). The tournament was played indoors on wood floors, and its venue changed from year to year among several countries. While the World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon) and World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) could justify their "world championship" titles, the WCCC had trouble attracting top players from outside Europe.[1]
The WCCC tournament was disbanded by the ILTF in 1924 when the Australasian Championships were upgraded to major status and the United States Lawn Tennis Association joined the governing body of the ILTF, granting the US Championships official major status as well. The term "World Championships" was dropped for good when the French Championships agreed to open its doors to international amateur tennis players from 1925 onwards, resulting in the WHCC being disbanded.
Tournament information
Year | Venue | Date | Surface |
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1913 | Stockholm, Sweden | Nov. 2–8 | Wood (indoors) |
1919 | Sporting Club de Paris, Paris, France | Nov. 15–23 | Wood (indoors) |
1920 | Queen's Club, London, England | Oct. 11–20 | Wood (indoors) |
1921 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Copenhagen, Denmark | Apr. 2–10 | Wood (indoors) |
1922 | Saint Moritz Palace Lawn Tennis Club, Saint Moritz, Switzerland | Feb. 16–25 | Wood (indoors) |
1923 | Palacio de la Industria, Barcelona, Spain | Feb. 1–11 | Wood (indoors) |
Champions
Men's singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Anthony Wilding | Maurice Germot | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
1914-18 | not held - World War I | ||
1919 | Andre Gobert | Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
1920 | Gordon Lowe | Walter C. Crawley | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
1921 | William Laurentz | Alfred Beamish | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
1922 | Henri Cochet | Jean Borotra | 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
1923 | Henri Cochet | John B. Gilbert | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Women's singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Helen Aitchison Leisk | Katie Gillou Fenwick | 6–4, 6–2 |
1914-18 | not held - World War I | ||
1919 | Dorothy Holman | Germaine Regnier Golding | 6–3, 6–4 |
1920 | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | Kathleen McKane Godfree | 6–2, 5–7, 9–7 |
1921 | Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen | Ebba Meyer | 6–2, 6–4 |
1922 | Germaine Regnier Golding | Jeanne Vaussard | 6–2, 7–5 |
1923 | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Max Decugis Maurice Germot | Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth | 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
1914-18 | not held - World War I | ||
1919 | Andre Gobert William Laurentz | Nicolae Mishu H. Portlock | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
1920 | Percival Davson Theodore Mavrogordato | Alfred Beamish Francis Fisher | 4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3 |
1921 | Maurice Germot William Laurentz | Paul Henriksen Erik Tegner | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
1922 | Henri Cochet Jean Borotra | Charles Martin Arman C. Simon | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
1923 | Henri Cochet Jean Couiteas | Leif Rovsing Erik Tegner | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
Women's doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | no women's doubles held | ||
1914-18 | not held - World War I | ||
1919 | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Kathleen McKane Godfree | Dorothy Holman Phyllis Howkins Covell | 6–3, 6–4 |
1920 | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Kathleen McKane Godfree | Doris Craddock Irene Bowder Peacock | 6–3, 7–5 |
1921 | Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Ebba Meyer | Vera Forum Jutta Steenberg | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
1922 | Germaine Regnier Golding Jeanne Vaussard | Yvonne Bourgeois Canivet | walkover |
1923 | Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Kathleen McKane Godfree | Germaine Regnier Golding Jeanne Vaussard | 6–1, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Max Decugis Katie Gillou Fenwick | Gunnar Setterwall Sigrid Frenckell Fick | 7–5, 12–10 |
1914-18 | not held - World War I | ||
1919 | Max Decugis Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | William Laurentz Germaine Regnier Golding | 6–3, 6–3 |
1920 | Francis Fisher Irene Bowder Peacock | Stanley Doust Kathleen McKane Godfree | walkover |
1921 | Erik Tegner Elsbeth Brehm | Harald T. Waagepetersen Agnete Goldschmidt | 6–2, 6–2 |
1922 | Jean Borotra Germaine Regnier Golding | Max Decugis Jeanne Vaussard | 6–3, 6–4 |
1923 | Walter C. Crawley Kathleen McKane Godfree | John B. Gilbert Geraldine Ramsey Beamish | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
See also
References
- ↑ Robertson, Max. Jack Kramer, eds. The Encyclopedia of Tennis: 100 Years of Great Players and Events. pp. 32–34.