World Covered Court Championships

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World Covered Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1913
Abolished1923
Editions6
LocationVarious
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]

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Locations and dates

1919 World Covered Court Championships at 154. Rue Saussure WCCC 1919.jpg
1919 World Covered Court Championships at 154. Rue Saussure

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YearVenueDate
1913Royal Lawn Tennis Club, Stockholm2–8 November
1914-18No competition (due to World War I)
1919Sporting Club de Paris, Paris15–23 November
1920 Queen's Club, London11–20 October
1921 Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Copenhagen2–10 April
1922Palace Lawn Tennis Club, St. Moritz16–25 February
1923Palacio de la Industria, Barcelona1–11 February

Finals

Men's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1913 Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding Flag of France.svg Maurice Germot 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1914No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 Flag of France.svg Andre Gobert Flag of France.svg Max Decugis 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Lowe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walter Crawley 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1921 Flag of France.svg William Laurentz Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred Beamish 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1922 Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1923 Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Gilbert 6–4, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1913 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Aitchison Flag of France.svg Kate Fenwick 6–4, 6–2
1914No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Holman Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding 6–3, 6–4
1920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane 6–2, 5–7, 9–7
1921 Flag of Denmark.svg Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Flag of Denmark.svg Ebba Meyer 6–2, 6–4
1922 Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding Flag of France.svg Jeanne Vaussard 6–2, 7–5
1923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1913 Flag of France.svg Max Decugis
Flag of France.svg Maurice Germot
Flag of the German Empire.svg Curt Bergmann
Flag of the German Empire.svg Heinrich Kleinschroth
7–5, 2–6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–1
1914No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 Flag of France.svg André Gobert
Flag of France.svg William Laurentz
Flag of Romania.svg Nicolae Mișu
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H. Portlock
6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Percival Davson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Theodore Mavrogordato
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred Beamish
Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Fisher
4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3
1921 Flag of France.svg Maurice Germot
Flag of France.svg William Laurentz
Flag of Denmark.svg Paul Henriksen
Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Tegner
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1922 Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet
Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Charles Martin
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Armand Simon
2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1923 Flag of France.svg Henri Cochet
Flag of France.svg Jean Couiteas
Flag of Denmark.svg Leif Rovsing
Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Tegner
6–1, 6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1913No women's doubles held
1914No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothy Holman
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phyllis Howkins
6–3, 6–4
1920 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Doris Craddock
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg Irene Peacock
6–3, 7–5
1921 Flag of Denmark.svg Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen
Flag of Denmark.svg Ebba Meyer
Flag of Denmark.svg Vera Forum
Flag of Denmark.svg Jutta Steenberg
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1922 Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding
Flag of France.svg Jeanne Vaussard
Flag of France.svg Yvonne Bourgeois
Flag of France.svg Mme Canivet
walkover
1923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding
Flag of France.svg Jeanne Vaussard
6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1913 Flag of France.svg Max Decugis
Flag of France.svg Kate Fenwick
Flag of Sweden.svg Gunnar Setterwall
Flag of Sweden.svg Sigrid Fick
7–5, 12–10
1914No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 Flag of France.svg Max Decugis
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish
Flag of France.svg William Laurentz
Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding
6–3, 6–3
1920 Flag of New Zealand.svg Frank Fisher
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg Irene Peacock
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stanley Doust
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
walkover
1921 Flag of Denmark.svg Erik Tegner
Flag of Denmark.svg Elsebeth Brehm
Flag of Denmark.svg Harald T. Waagepetersen
Flag of Denmark.svg Agnete Goldschmidt
6–2, 6–2
1922 Flag of France.svg Jean Borotra
Flag of France.svg Germaine Golding
Flag of France.svg Max Decugis
Flag of France.svg Jeanne Vaussard
6–3, 6–4
1923 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Walter Crawley
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kitty McKane
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Gilbert
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Winifred Beamish
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

See also

References

  1. Bensen, Clark (2013–2014). "The World Championships of 1913 to 1923: the Forgotten Majors" (PDF). tenniscollectors.org. Newport, RI, United States: Journal of The Tennis Collectors of America. p. 470. Retrieved 5 September 2018. Number 30
  2. Robertson, Max. Jack Kramer (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Tennis: 100 Years of Great Players and Events. pp. 32–34.
  3. "ITF: History". ITF Tennis. London, United Kingdom: International Tennis Federation. 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.