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.[9] Wilding forfeited the mixed doubles final after having already played eight sets earlier in the day.[10][11]
| 1913 World Hard Court Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 7–15 June |
| Edition | 2nd |
| Category | World Championship |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
| Location | Saint-Cloud, Paris, France |
| Venue | Stade Français |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Anthony Wilding | |
| Women's singles | |
 Mieken Rieck | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Moritz von Bissing Heinrich Kleinschroth | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Elizabeth Ryan  Max Decugis | |
Finals
editMen's singles
edit Anthony Wilding defeated André Gobert, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Women's singles
edit Mieken Rieck defeated Marguerite Broquedis, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Men's doubles
edit Moritz von Bissing / Heinrich Kleinschroth defeated Otto Froitzheim / Anthony Wilding, 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 8–6
Mixed doubles
edit Elizabeth Ryan / Max Decugis defeated Germaine Golding / Anthony Wilding, walkover
References
edit- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 8 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 9 June 1913. p. 8 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 10 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 11 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 12 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 13 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 14 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 15 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The New Zealand Times. 17 June 1913. p. 8 – via Papers Past.
Anthony Wilding won the hard court championship of the world, beating Gobert, 6—3, 6—3, 1—6, 6—4.
- ^ "World's Hard Court Championships (Paris), June 7, etc". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VI, no. 20. 19 June 1913. pp. 432–433.
- ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 16 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
External links
edit- Championnats du monde sur terre battue - Simple messieurs 1913 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-06-13)