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
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding | Template:Flagicon Maurice Germot | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Template:Flagicon Andre Gobert | Template:Flagicon Max Decugis | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1920 | Template:Flagicon Gordon Lowe | Template:Flagicon Walter Crawley | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1921 | Template:Flagicon William Laurentz | Template:Flagicon Alfred Beamish | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra | 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1923 | Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet | Template:Flagicon Brian Gilbert | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
Women's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Template:Flagicon Helen Aitchison | Template:Flagicon Kate Fenwick | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman | Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1920 | Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish | Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane | 6–2, 5–7, 9–7 |
| 1921 | Template:Flagicon Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen | Template:Flagicon Ebba Meyer | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1922 | Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding | Template:Flagicon Jeanne Vaussard | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1923 | Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane | Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | No women's doubles held | ||
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane |
Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman Template:Flagicon Phyllis Howkins |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1920 | Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane |
Template:Flagicon Doris Craddock Template:Flagicon Irene Peacock |
6–3, 7–5 |
| 1921 | Template:Flagicon Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Template:Flagicon Ebba Meyer |
Template:Flagicon Vera Forum Template:Flagicon Jutta Steenberg |
6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding Template:Flagicon Jeanne Vaussard |
Template:Flagicon Yvonne Bourgeois Template:Flagicon Mme Canivet |
walkover |
| 1923 | Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane |
Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding Template:Flagicon Jeanne Vaussard |
6–1, 6–1 |
Mixed doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Template:Flagicon Max Decugis Template:Flagicon Kate Fenwick |
Template:Flagicon Gunnar Setterwall Template:Flagicon Sigrid Fick |
7–5, 12–10 |
| 1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||
| 1915 | |||
| 1916 | |||
| 1917 | |||
| 1918 | |||
| 1919 | Template:Flagicon Max Decugis Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish |
Template:Flagicon William Laurentz Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1920 | Template:Flagicon Frank Fisher Template:Flagicon Irene Peacock |
Template:Flagicon Stanley Doust Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane |
walkover |
| 1921 | Template:Flagicon Erik Tegner Template:Flagicon Elsebeth Brehm |
Template:Flagicon Harald T. Waagepetersen Template:Flagicon Agnete Goldschmidt |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Germaine Golding |
Template:Flagicon Max Decugis Template:Flagicon Jeanne Vaussard |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1923 | Template:Flagicon Walter Crawley Template:Flagicon Kitty McKane |
Template:Flagicon Brian Gilbert Template:Flagicon Winifred Beamish |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
See also
- World Hard Court Championships
- World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon)
- Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
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