The Championship of Europe was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1899 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[1] The tournament was staged in different countries for 15 editions until 1914 when it was discontinued.
| Championship of Europe | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Abolished | 1914 |
| Editions | 15 |
| Location | Bad Homburg Dublin Hythe Leicester Liverpool London Newcastle Ostend Paris Scarborough Scheveningen Stockholm |
| Venue | Bad Homburg TC (1899, 1905) Ostend TC (1900) Tennis Club de Paris (1901) Queen's Club (1902, 1908) Leimonias LTC (1903) Royal Lawn TC (1904) Leicester LTC (1906) Fitzwilliam LTC (1906) Northumberland CCC (1909) Liverpool Cricket Club (1910) Hotel Imperial Courts (1912) Yorkshire LTC (1913) Norwood Sports Club (1914) |
| Surface | Clay Grass Wood |
History edit
The Championship of Europe tournament was first played on clay courts at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[2] The event was staged in different countries and played on multiple surfaces both indoors and outdoors. It was discontinued in 1914 due to World War I.[3]
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
| Year | Location | Surface | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899[4] | Bad Homburg | Clay |  Harold Mahony |
Reginald Doherty |
w.o. |
| 1900[5] | Ostend | Clay | Major Ritchie |
Harold Mahony |
w.o. |
| 1901[6] | Paris | Wood (i) |  Max Decugis |
Paul Lebreton |
6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1902[7] | London | Wood (i) | Laurie Doherty |
Harold Mahony |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1903[8] | Scheveningen | Clay |  Robert LeRoy |
W. Percy Pinckney |
4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1904[9] | Stockholm | Wood (i) | Major Ritchie (2) |
Max Decugis |
7–5, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1905[10] | Bad Homburg | Clay |  Anthony Wilding |
George Hillyard |
5–7, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1906[11] | Leicester | Grass | Frank Riseley |
George Ball-Greene |
4–6, 6–1, 5–1, ret. |
| 1907[12] | Dublin | Grass | James Cecil Parke |
Herbert N. Craig |
6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1908[13] | London | Grass | Major Ritchie (3) |
Walter Crawley |
10–8, 6–8, 2–3, ret. |
| 1909 | Newcastle | Grass | Major Ritchie (4) |
Sydney Adams |
3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1910 | Liverpool | Grass | Beals Wright |
S.Ernest Charlton |
6–1, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1912[a] | Hythe | Grass | Algernon Kingscote |
? | ? |
| 1913[14] | Scarborough | Grass | James Cecil Parke |
F. Gordon Lowe |
6–2, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1914[15] | Norwood | Grass | F. Gordon Lowe |
Alfred Beamish |
6–4, 6–1, 6–3 |
Women's singles edit
| Year | Location | Surface | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1912[b] | Hythe | Grass | Winifred McNair |
Elizabeth Ryan |
3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1914[c] | Norwood | Grass | Doris Covell Craddock |
Madeline O'Neill |
6–4, 7–5 |
Notes edit
- ^ The 1912 edition of the men's European Championships held in Hythe was also valid as the Kent Coast Championships.
- ^ The 1912 edition of the women's European Championships held in Hythe also valid as the Kent Coast Championships.
- ^ The 1914 edition of the women's European Championships held in Norwood was also valid as the Norwood Park Open Championships.
References edit
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS AT HOMBURG". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: newspapers.com. 22 Aug 1899. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Tournament – European Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ Tennis Archives
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (22 Aug 1899) p.9.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS". The Guardian. London, England: newspapers.com. 21 Aug 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS PARIS: Lawn Tennis Championship of Europe". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. Durham, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 October 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE". Newcastle Journal. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 October 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS:THE HAGUE. THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Reuter's. LAWN TENNIS IN STOCKHOLM. Tennis Championship of Europe". Westminster Gazette. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 19 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS: THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. HOMBURG. Mr Wilding won the Championship of Europe. Mr Ball Greene won the Homburg Cup". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeenshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 4 September 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LEICESTER TOURNAMENT: Results Championship of Europe Final". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: newspapers.com. 25 Jun 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS NOTES". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Manchester, England: newspapers.com. 19 Jun 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNAMENT: Results: Gentleman's Open Singles Final (Championship of London), Gentleman's Open Singles Final (Championship of Europe)". The Times. London, England: newspapers.com. 22 Jun 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS: J.C. Parke Wins Championship of Europe Cup". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: newspapers.com. 23 Aug 1913. p. 11.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE". The North Star. Darlington, Durham, England: newspaper.com. 20 Jul 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2024.