The Homburg Cup

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The Homburg Cup
Der Homburg-Pokal
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era (1877-1967)
Founded1894
Abolished1936
Editions26
Location Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
VenueBad Homburg Tennis Club
(1894-1936)
SurfaceClay/Outdoor

The Homburg Cup [1] or Der Homburg-Pokal its original name was a tennis event held from 1894 through 1936 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany on outdoor Clay court's.

Contents

History

The Homburg Cup tournament was first held in 1894 played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany and usually August. The Homburg Cup was organised by the 1st President of the German Tennis Federation, Carl August von der Meden, the early staging of this event attracted some of the most well known aristocracy in Europe such as the, Emperor of Germany, Crown Prince of Greece, and the Duke of Cambridge numerous other aristocrats appeared every year which generated significant press coverage for the event, prize money that was on offer was said to be substantial at the time which was probably why it was considered one of the most important [2] and prestigious [3] early pre-open era tournaments in continental Europe and Germany along with German Championships known then for its ability to attract the best players in the world throughout its early period certainly up to the beginning of World War I. It was an open event and featured the likes of the Arthur Gore, Anthony Wilding, Joshua Pim Laurence and Reginald Doherty, A Harold Mahony and Max Décugis its lasted 41 years until 1935 the event featured men's doubles, [4] women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles [5] competition.

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1894 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samuel Henry Hughes ? ?
1895 [6] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William M. Cranston Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Forbes 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1896 [7] Flag of England.svg Reginald Doherty Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William M. Cranstonwalkover
1897 [8] Flag of England.svg Reginald Doherty (2) Flag of England.svg George Hillyard walkover
1898 [9] Flag of England.svg Reginald Doherty (3) Flag of England.svg Laurence Doherty walkover
1899 Flag of England.svg Reginald Doherty (4) Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg Clarence Hobart 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
1900 [10] Flag of England.svg Laurence Doherty Flag of England.svg George Hillyard [11] 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1901 [12] Flag of France.svg Max Decugis Flag of France.svg Jacques Worthwalkover
1902 [13] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josiah Ritchie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick William Payn 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1903 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg George Ball-Greene Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josiah Ritchie 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1904 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg George Ball-Greene [14] (2) Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg Wylie Cameron Grant 9-7, 6-2, 6-3
1905 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg George Ball-Greene (3) Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding shared title
1906 Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding [15] (2) Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1907 [16] Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
1908 [17] Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim (2) Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6
1909 Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim (3) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josiah Ritchie 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1910 Flag of the German Empire.svg Heinrich Kleinschroth Flag of the German Empire.svg Heinrich Schomburgk 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
1911 Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim (4) Flag of the German Empire.svg Heinrich Schomburgk 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1912 Flag of the German Empire.svg Oscar Kreuzer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Lowe 6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6
1913 Flag of the German Empire.svg Otto Froitzheim (5) Flag of the German Empire.svg Paul Otto Lindpaintner 6-1, 6-2
1914/1918Not held (due to World War I)
1919 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim (6) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Oscar Kreuzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1920 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim (7) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Oscar Kreuzer 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1921 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Oscar Kreuzer (2) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Heinrich Kleinschroth 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1925 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Willi Hannemann Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim 4-6, 7-5, ret.
1926 Flag of Denmark.svg Axel Petersen Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim w.o.
1927 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Georg T. W. Demasius Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim w.o.
1928 Flag of Denmark.svg Axel Petersen (2) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Johann Philip Buss2-6, 6-1, 6-3, ret.
1929 Flag of France.svg Christian Boussus Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Otto Froitzheim w.o.
1930 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman Flag of France.svg Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
1931 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Roderich Menzel Flag of Germany.svg Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1932 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Hopman (2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Clifford Sproule 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-3
1933/1934Not held
1935 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Werner Menzel Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1936 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Olliff Flag of Romania.svg Arnulf Schmidt 1-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1895 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther Flag of the German Empire.svg S. Pollen6-2. 6-1
1896 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elsie Lane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther 6-0, 6-2
1897 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Bingley Hillyard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper divided prizes.
1898 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elsie Lane (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther 7-5, 7-5
1899 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper Flag of the German Empire.svg Clara von der Schulenburg 7-5. 6-4
1900 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Muriel Robb 2-6, 8-6, 7-5
1901 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Duddell6-0, 6-0
1902 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther 6-2, 2-6, 6-3
1903 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther (3) Flag of the German Empire.svg Clara von der Schulenburg 1-6, 6-4, 6-0
1904 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther (4) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elsie Lane 6-2, 7-5
1905 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Douglass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toupie Lowther 6-3, 7-5
1906 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Douglass (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Bingley Hillyard 6-4, 8-6
1907 Flag of the German Empire.svg Hedwig Neresheimer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rosamund Salusbury 10-8, 6-3
1908 Flag of the German Empire.svg Lucie Bergmann Flag of the German Empire.svg Miss. Stettheimer6-2, 6-2
1909 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Agnes Morton Flag of the German Empire.svg Dagmar von Krohn 6-2, 6-2
1910 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Agnes Morton (2) Flag of the German Empire.svg Mieken Rieck 6-1, 6-4
1911 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Agnes Morton (3) Flag of the German Empire.svg Nelly Bamberger 6-2, 6-4
1912 Flag of the German Empire.svg Lilly Salin Flag of the German Empire.svg Ilse Weihermann 6-3, 6-4
1913 Flag of the German Empire.svg Nelly Bamberger Flag of the German Empire.svg Lilly Salin6-3, 2-0 retd.
1914/1918Not held (due to World War I)
1919 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben Flag of Spain.svg Lili de Alvarez ?
1921 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben (2) Flag of Spain.svg Lili de Alvarez 5-7, 8-6 retd.
1922 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben (3) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hete Käber 6-3, 6-2
1924 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben (4) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Toni Weihermann?
1925 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben (5) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Cilly Aussem 6-2, 6-3
1926 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Anna Weihermann Hemp Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Nelly Neppach 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 retd.
1927 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben Flag of France.svg Simonne Mathieu 6-4, 3-0, retd.
1928 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben 6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1929 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Toni Weihermann Richter Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ellen Hoffmann 6-1, 6-2
1930 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Ilse Friedleben (6) Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hilde Krahwinkel default
1931 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Anne Peitz Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Marie-Louise Horn 6-3, 7-5
1932 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hilde Krahwinkel Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Marie-Louise Horn 6-1, 6-0
1933/1934Not held
1935 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Margarethe Käppel Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Anne Peitz Schneider 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
1936 Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Anneliese Ullstein Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg Klara Hammer Beutter6-4, 7-5

Records

Notes

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  8. "Homburg 1897 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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  10. "Homburg 1900, Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. Cox, Bruce Tarran; foreword by Mark (2013). George Hillyard : the man who moved Wimbledon. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 68. ISBN   978-1780885490.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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