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World Covered Court Championships | |
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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. USA 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]
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Year | Venue | Date |
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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 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Anthony Wilding | Maurice Germot | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
1915 | |||
1916 | |||
1917 | |||
1918 | |||
1919 | Andre Gobert | Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
1920 | Gordon Lowe | Walter 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 | Brian Gilbert | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Helen Aitchison | Kate Fenwick | 6–4, 6–2 |
1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
1915 | |||
1916 | |||
1917 | |||
1918 | |||
1919 | Dorothy Holman | 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 | Germaine Golding | Jeanne Vaussard | 6–2, 7–5 |
1923 | Kitty McKane | Winifred Beamish | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
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 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
1915 | |||
1916 | |||
1917 | |||
1918 | |||
1919 | Andre Gobert 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 | Maurice Germot William Laurentz | Paul Henriksen Erik Tegner | 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
1922 | Henri Cochet Jean Borotra | Charles Martin Armand Simon | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 |
1923 | Henri Cochet Jean Couiteas | Leif Rovsing Erik Tegner | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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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 | Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard | Yvonne Bourgeois Mme Canivet | walkover |
1923 | Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane | Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard | 6–1, 6–1 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1913 | Max Decugis Kate Fenwick | Gunnar Setterwall Sigrid Fick | 7–5, 12–10 |
1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
1915 | |||
1916 | |||
1917 | |||
1918 | |||
1919 | Max Decugis Winifred Beamish | William Laurentz 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 | Jean Borotra Germaine Golding | Max Decugis Jeanne Vaussard | 6–3, 6–4 |
1923 | Walter Crawley Kitty McKane | Brian Gilbert Winifred Beamish | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
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