| The Homburg Cup Der Homburg-Pokal | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1894 |
| Ended: | 1936 |
| Editions: | 26 |
| Location: | Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany |
| Venue: | Bad Homburg Tennis Club (1894-1936) |
| Tour: | Pre-open era (1877-1967) |
| Surface: | Clay/Outdoor |
The Homburg Cup [1] or Der Homburg-Pokal its original name was a tennis event held from 1894 through 1936 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany on outdoor Clay court's.
The Homburg Cup tournament was first held in 1894 played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany and usually August. The Homburg Cup was organised by the 1st President of the German Tennis Federation, Carl August von der Meden, the early staging of this event attracted some of the most well known aristocracy in Europe such as the, Emperor of Germany, Crown Prince of Greece, and the Duke of Cambridge numerous other aristocrats appeared every year which generated significant press coverage for the event, prize money that was on offer was said to be substantial at the time which was probably why it was considered one of the most important [2] and prestigious [3] early pre-open era tournaments in continental Europe and Germany along with German Championships known then for its ability to attract the best players in the world throughout its early period certainly up to the beginning of World War I. It was an open event and featured the likes of the Arthur Gore, Anthony Wilding, Joshua Pim Laurence and Reginald Doherty, A Harold Mahony and Max Décugis its lasted 41 years until 1935 the event featured men's doubles,[4] women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles [5] competition.
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger
(Incomplete list)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 |  Samuel Henry Hughes | ? | ? | |
| 1895 [6] |  William M. Cranston | 6-0, 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1896 [7] | William M. Cranston | walkover | ||
| 1897 [8] | Reginald Doherty (2) | walkover | ||
| 1898 [9] | Reginald Doherty (3) | walkover | ||
| 1899 | Reginald Doherty (4) | 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 1900 [10] | George Hillyard[11] | 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2 | ||
| 1901 [12] |  Jacques Worth | walkover | ||
| 1902 [13] | 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 | |||
| 1903 | 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3 | |||
| 1904 |  George Ball-Greene[14] (2) | 9-7, 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| 1905 | George Ball-Greene (3) |  Anthony Wilding | shared title | |
| 1906 | Anthony Wilding[15] (2) | 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1907 [16] | 6-4, 6-2, 6-3 | |||
| 1908 [17] |  Otto Froitzheim (2) | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 | ||
| 1909 | Otto Froitzheim (3) | 6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 | ||
| 1910 | 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3 | |||
| 1911 | Otto Froitzheim (4) | 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1912 | 6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6 | |||
| 1913 | Otto Froitzheim (5) | 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | Otto Froitzheim (6) | Oscar Kreuzer | 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1920 | Otto Froitzheim (7) | Oscar Kreuzer | 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1921 | Oscar Kreuzer (2) | Heinrich Kleinschroth | 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1925 | Willi Hannemann | Otto Froitzheim | 4-6, 7-5, ret. | |
| 1926 | Axel Petersen | Otto Froitzheim | w.o. | |
| 1927 | Georg T. W. Demasius | Otto Froitzheim | w.o. | |
| 1928 | Axel Petersen (2) | Johann Philip Buss | 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, ret. | |
| 1929 | Christian Boussus | Otto Froitzheim | w.o. | |
| 1930 | 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4 | |||
| 1931 | Fritz Kuhlmann Sr | 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 | ||
| 1932 | Harry Hopman (2) | Clifford Sproule | 2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-3 | |
| 1933/1934 | Not held | |||
| 1935 | Fritz Kuhlmann Sr | 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 | ||
| 1936 | John Olliff | Arnulf Schmidt | 1-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 | |
(Incomplete list)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Toupie Lowther | S. Pollen | 6-2. 6-1 | |
| 1896 | Elsie Lane | Toupie Lowther | 6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1897 | divided prizes. | |||
| 1898 | Elsie Lane (2) | Toupie Lowther | 7-5, 7-5 | |
| 1899 | Charlotte Cooper | 7-5. 6-4 | ||
| 1900 | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2) | Muriel Robb | 2-6, 8-6, 7-5 | |
| 1901 | Toupie Lowther (2) | Blanche Duddell | 6-0, 6-0 | |
| 1902 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) | Toupie Lowther | 6-2, 2-6, 6-3 | |
| 1903 | Toupie Lowther (3) | 1-6, 6-4, 6-0 | ||
| 1904 | Toupie Lowther (4) | 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| 1905 | 6-3, 7-5 | |||
| 1906 | Dorothea Douglass (2) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-4, 8-6 | |
| 1907 | Hedwig Neresheimer | Rosamund Salusbury | 10-8, 6-3 | |
| 1908 | Miss. Stettheimer | 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 1909 | 6-2, 6-2 | |||
| 1910 | Agnes Morton (2) | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1911 | Agnes Morton (3) | 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1912 | 6-3, 6-4 | |||
| 1913 | Nelly Bamberger | Lilly Salin | 6-3, 2-0 retd. | |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | Ilse Friedleben |  Lili de Alvarez | ? | |
| 1921 | Ilse Friedleben (2) | Lili de Alvarez | 5-7, 8-6 retd. | |
| 1922 | Ilse Friedleben (3) | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| 1924 | Ilse Friedleben (4) | Toni Weihermann | ? | |
| 1925 | Ilse Friedleben (5) | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| 1926 | Anna Weihermann Hemp | 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 retd. | ||
| 1927 | 6-4, 3-0, retd. | |||
| 1928 | Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk | Ilse Friedleben | 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | |
| 1929 | Toni Weihermann Richter | 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 1930 | Ilse Friedleben (6) | default | ||
| 1931 | Anne Peitz | 6-3, 7-5 | ||
| 1932 | Hilde Krahwinkel | 6-1, 6-0 | ||
| 1933/1934 | Not held | |||
| 1935 | Anne Peitz Schneider | 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 | ||
| 1936 | Klara Hammer Beutter | 6-4, 7-5 |
Otto Froitzheim (7) Otto Froitzheim (11) Ilse Friedleben (6) Ilse Friedleben & Toupie Lowther (7)