1914_World_Hard_Court_Championships

1914 World Hard Court Championships

1914 World Hard Court Championships

3rd edition of the World Hard Court Championship

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.

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Finals

Men's singles

Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated Austria Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles

France Suzanne Lenglen defeated France Germaine Golding, 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles

Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles

France Suzanne Lenglen / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated France Blanche Amblard / France Suzanne Amblard, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles

France Max Decugis / United States Elizabeth Ryan defeated Austria Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten / France Suzanne Lenglen, 6–3, 6–1

References

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    "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 4 June 1914. Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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    "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 5 June 1914. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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    "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 6 June 1914. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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    "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 7 June 1914. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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    "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 8 June 1914. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
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