1913 World Hard Court Championships

1913 World Hard Court Championships 7–15 June 2nd Saint-Cloud, Paris, France Stade Français Clay / outdoor World Championship NZL Anthony Wilding GER 1866 Mieken Rieck GER 1866 Moritz von Bissing GER 1866 Heinrich Kleinschroth USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan FRA 1830 Max Decugis 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.Lawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289974h/f7.item.zoom Le Figaro 8 June 1913 7 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289975w/f8.item.zoom Le Figaro 9 June 1913 8 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2899768/f7.item.zoom Le Figaro 10 June 1913 7 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289977n/f6.item.zoom Le Figaro 11 June 1913 6 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2899781/f7.item.zoom Le Figaro 12 June 1913 7 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289979d/f7.item.zoom Le Figaro 13 June 1913 7 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289980b/f7.item.zoom Le Figaro 14 June 1913 7 French GallicaLawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k289981q/f6.item.zoom Le Figaro 15 June 1913 6 French Gallica 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.Lawn Tennis https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19130617.2.77 The New Zealand Times 17 June 1913 8 Papers Past Anthony Wilding won the hard court championship of the world, beating Gobert, 6—3, 6—3, 1—6, 6—4. Wilding forfeited the mixed doubles final after having already played eight sets earlier in the day.World's Hard Court Championships (Paris), June 7, etc. Lawn Tennis and Badminton 19 June 1913 VI 20 432–433Lawn-Tennis https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k2899823/f6.item.zoom Le Figaro 16 June 1913 6 French Gallica Finals Men's singles 1913 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles NZL Anthony Wilding defeated FRA 1830 André Gobert, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4 Women's singles 1913 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles GER 1866 Mieken Rieck defeated FRA 1830 Marguerite Broquedis, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 Men's doubles GER 1866 Moritz von Bissing / GER 1866 Heinrich Kleinschroth defeated GER 1866 Otto Froitzheim / NZL Anthony Wilding, 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 8–6 Mixed doubles USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan / FRA 1830 Max Decugis defeated FRA 1830 Germaine Golding / NZL Anthony Wilding, walkover References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20150613151015/http://bmarcore.perso.neuf.fr/tennis/reccord/France-2-men-1913.html Championnats du monde sur terre battue - Simple messieurs 1913 Category:World Hard Court Championships World Hard Court Championships World Hard Court Championships Category:June 1913 sports events in Europe Category:1913 in French tennis