1913_World_Hard_Court_Championships

1913 World Hard Court Championships

1913 World Hard Court Championships

Tennis tournament

The 1913 World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) (French: Championnats du Monde de Tennis sur Terre Battue) was the second edition of the World Hard Court Championships tennis tournament, considered as the precursor to the French Open, and was held on the clay courts of the Stade Français at the Parc de Saint-Cloud in Paris from 7 June until 15 June 1913.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] The tournament consisted of a men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and mixed doubles event. A women's doubles event was not scheduled. All finals were played on Sunday 15 June. Anthony Wilding and Mieken Rieck won the singles finals, which were watched by more than 4,000 spectators. Wilding forfeited the mixed doubles final after having already played eight sets earlier in the day.[9][10]

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Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1913 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated France André Gobert, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1913 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles

Germany Mieken Rieck defeated France Marguerite Broquedis, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Men's doubles

Germany Moritz von Bissing / Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth defeated Germany Otto Froitzheim / New Zealand Anthony Wilding, 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 8–6

Mixed doubles

United States Elizabeth Ryan / France Max Decugis defeated France Germaine Golding / New Zealand Anthony Wilding, walkover

References

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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 8 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 10 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 11 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 12 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 13 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 14 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 15 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
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    "World's Hard Court Championships (Paris), June 7, etc". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VI, no. 20. 19 June 1913. pp. 432–433.
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    "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 16 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
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