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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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