1914 World Hard Court Championships Explained

Date:29 May–8 June
Edition:3rd
Location:Saint-Cloud, Paris, France
Venue:Stade Français
Surface:Clay / outdoor
Category:World Championship
Champmd: Max Decugis
Maurice Germot
Champwd: Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan
Champxd: Max Decugis
Elizabeth Ryan
After Year:1920

The 1914 World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) (French: Championnats du Monde de Tennis sur Terre Battue) was the third 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 29 May until 8 June 1914.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] It was organised by L’Union des Sociétés Française de Sports Athlétiques, and consisted of a men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles event, with the women's doubles event part of the competition for the first time.

Finals

Men's singles

See main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles. Anthony Wilding defeated Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

See main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles. Suzanne Lenglen defeated Germaine Golding, 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles

Max Decugis / Maurice Germot defeated Arthur Gore / Algernon Kingscote, 6–1, 11–9, 6–8, 6–2

Women's doubles

See main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles. Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

See main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles. Max Decugis / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten / Suzanne Lenglen, 6–3, 6–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1914-06-04. Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. live. 2021-07-18. Gallica. FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321172656/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485305x/f5.zoom.langFR . 2016-03-21 .
  2. Web site: 1914-06-05. Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. live. 2021-07-18. Gallica. FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20160316202938/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853069/f5.zoom.langFR . 2016-03-16 .
  3. Web site: 1914-06-06. Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. live. 2021-07-18. Gallica. FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310010737/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485307p/f5.zoom.langFR . 2016-03-10 .
  4. Web site: 1914-06-07. Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. live. 2021-07-18. Gallica. FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310213922/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853082/f5.zoom.langFR . 2016-03-10 .
  5. Web site: 1914-06-08. Journal des débats politiques et littéraires. live. 2021-07-18. Gallica. FR. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310223507/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485309f/f6.zoom.langFR . 2016-03-10 .