World Covered Court Championships
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| World Covered Court Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Abolished | 1923 |
| Editions | 6 |
| Location | Various |
| Surface | Wood (indoor) |
The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three major world championships sanctioned from 1913 to 1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF).[1] 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.[2] At an Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 16 March 1923 in Paris, France the ILTF issued the ‘Rules of Tennis’ that were adopted with public effect on 1 January 1924. The United States became an affiliated member of the ILTF. The World Championship title was also dropped at this meeting and a new category of Official Championship was created for events in Great Britain, France, USA and Australia – today’s Grand Slam events. The WCCC tournament was then disbanded by the ILTF.[3]
Locations and dates
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| Year | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Royal Lawn Tennis Club, Stockholm | 2–8 November |
| 1914-18 | No competition (due to World War I) | |
| 1919 | Sporting Club de Paris, Paris | 15–23 November |
| 1920 | Queen's Club, London | 11–20 October |
| 1921 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Copenhagen | 2–10 April |
| 1922 | Palace Lawn Tennis Club, St. Moritz | 16–25 February |
| 1923 | Palacio de la Industria, Barcelona | 1–11 February |
Finals
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 |  Anthony Wilding |
France Maurice Germot | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | France Andre Gobert | France Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1920 |  Gordon Lowe |
Walter Crawley |
6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1921 | France William Laurentz | Alfred Beamish |
6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1922 | France Henri Cochet | France Jean Borotra | 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1923 | France Henri Cochet | Brian Gilbert |
6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Women's singles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Helen Aitchison |
France Kate Fenwick | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Dorothy Holman |
France Germaine Golding | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1920 | Winifred Beamish |
Kitty McKane |
6–2, 5–7, 9–7 |
| 1921 |  Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen |
Ebba Meyer |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1922 | France Germaine Golding | France Jeanne Vaussard | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1923 | Kitty McKane |
Winifred Beamish |
6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | France Max Decugis France Maurice Germot |
 Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth |
7–5, 2–6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | France André Gobert France William Laurentz |
 Nicolae Mișu H. Portlock |
6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Percival Davson Theodore Mavrogordato |
Alfred Beamish Frank Fisher |
4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1921 | France Maurice Germot France William Laurentz |
Paul Henriksen Erik Tegner |
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1922 | France Henri Cochet France Jean Borotra |
 Charles Martin Armand Simon |
2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1923 | France Henri Cochet France Jean Couiteas |
Leif Rovsing Erik Tegner |
6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
Women's doubles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | No women's doubles held | ||
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane |
Dorothy Holman Phyllis Howkins |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1920 | Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane |
Doris Craddock  Irene Peacock |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1921 | Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Ebba Meyer |
Vera Forum Jutta Steenberg |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1922 | France Germaine Golding France Jeanne Vaussard |
France Yvonne Bourgeois France Mme Canivet |
walkover |
| 1923 | Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane |
France Germaine Golding France Jeanne Vaussard |
6–1, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
[edit | edit source]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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| 1913 | France Max Decugis France Kate Fenwick |
 Gunnar Setterwall Sigrid Fick |
7–5, 12–10 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | France Max Decugis Winifred Beamish |
France William Laurentz France Germaine Golding |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1920 | Frank Fisher Irene Peacock |
 Stanley Doust Kitty McKane |
walkover |
| 1921 | Erik Tegner Elsebeth Brehm |
Harald T. Waagepetersen Agnete Goldschmidt |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1922 | France Jean Borotra France Germaine Golding |
France Max Decugis France Jeanne Vaussard |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1923 | Walter Crawley Kitty McKane |
Brian Gilbert Winifred Beamish |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
See also
[edit | edit source]- World Hard Court Championships
- World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon)
- Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments
References
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