World Covered Court Championships

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).

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. 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.

World Covered Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1913
Abolished1923
Editions6
LocationVarious
SurfaceWood (indoor)
World Covered Court Championships
1919 World Covered Court Championships at Rue Saussure

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Tournament information

Year Venue Date
1913 World Covered Court Championships  Royal Lawn Tennis Club, Stockholm 2–8 November
1914-18 No competition (due to World War I)
1919 World Covered Court Championships  Sporting Club de Paris, Paris 15–23 November
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Queen's Club, London 11–20 October
1921 World Covered Court Championships  Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Copenhagen 2–10 April
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Palace Lawn Tennis Club, St. Moritz 16–25 February
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Palacio de la Industria, Barcelona 1–11 February

Champions

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1913 World Covered Court Championships  Anthony Wilding World Covered Court Championships  Maurice Germot 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1914 No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 World Covered Court Championships  Andre Gobert World Covered Court Championships  Max Decugis 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Gordon Lowe World Covered Court Championships  Walter Crawley 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1921 World Covered Court Championships  William Laurentz World Covered Court Championships  Alfred Beamish 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Henri Cochet World Covered Court Championships  Jean Borotra 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Henri Cochet World Covered Court Championships  Brian Gilbert 6–4, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1913 World Covered Court Championships  Helen Aitchison World Covered Court Championships  Kate Fenwick 6–4, 6–2
1914 No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 World Covered Court Championships  Dorothy Holman World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding 6–3, 6–4
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane 6–2, 5–7, 9–7
1921 World Covered Court Championships  Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen World Covered Court Championships  Ebba Meyer 6–2, 6–4
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding World Covered Court Championships  Jeanne Vaussard 6–2, 7–5
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1913 World Covered Court Championships  Max Decugis
World Covered Court Championships  Maurice Germot
World Covered Court Championships  Curt Bergmann
World Covered Court Championships  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 World Covered Court Championships  Andre Gobert
World Covered Court Championships  William Laurentz
World Covered Court Championships  Nicolae Mișu
World Covered Court Championships  H. Portlock
6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Percival Davson
World Covered Court Championships  Theodore Mavrogordato
World Covered Court Championships  Alfred Beamish
World Covered Court Championships  Frank Fisher
4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3
1921 World Covered Court Championships  Maurice Germot
World Covered Court Championships  William Laurentz
World Covered Court Championships  Paul Henriksen
World Covered Court Championships  Erik Tegner
6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Henri Cochet
World Covered Court Championships  Jean Borotra
World Covered Court Championships  Charles Martin
World Covered Court Championships  Armand Simon
2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Henri Cochet
World Covered Court Championships  Jean Couiteas
World Covered Court Championships  Leif Rovsing
World Covered Court Championships  Erik Tegner
6–1, 6–1, 7–5

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 World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish
World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane
World Covered Court Championships  Dorothy Holman
World Covered Court Championships  Phyllis Howkins
6–3, 6–4
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish
World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane
World Covered Court Championships  Doris Craddock
World Covered Court Championships  Irene Peacock
6–3, 7–5
1921 World Covered Court Championships  Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen
World Covered Court Championships  Ebba Meyer
World Covered Court Championships  Vera Forum
World Covered Court Championships  Jutta Steenberg
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding
World Covered Court Championships  Jeanne Vaussard
World Covered Court Championships  Yvonne Bourgeois
World Covered Court Championships  Mme Canivet
walkover
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish
World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane
World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding
World Covered Court Championships  Jeanne Vaussard
6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1913 World Covered Court Championships  Max Decugis
World Covered Court Championships  Kate Fenwick
World Covered Court Championships  Gunnar Setterwall
World Covered Court Championships  Sigrid Fick
7–5, 12–10
1914 No competition (due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919 World Covered Court Championships  Max Decugis
World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish
World Covered Court Championships  William Laurentz
World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding
6–3, 6–3
1920 World Covered Court Championships  Frank Fisher
World Covered Court Championships  Irene Peacock
World Covered Court Championships  Stanley Doust
World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane
walkover
1921 World Covered Court Championships  Erik Tegner
World Covered Court Championships  Elsebeth Brehm
World Covered Court Championships  Harald T. Waagepetersen
World Covered Court Championships  Agnete Goldschmidt
6–2, 6–2
1922 World Covered Court Championships  Jean Borotra
World Covered Court Championships  Germaine Golding
World Covered Court Championships  Max Decugis
World Covered Court Championships  Jeanne Vaussard
6–3, 6–4
1923 World Covered Court Championships  Walter Crawley
World Covered Court Championships  Kitty McKane
World Covered Court Championships  Brian Gilbert
World Covered Court Championships  Winifred Beamish
4–6, 6–2, 6–3

See also

References

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