1914 World Hard Court Championships

3rd edition of the World Hard Court Championship July 2022 1914 World Hard Court Championships 29 May–8 June 3rd Saint-Cloud, Paris, France Stade Français Clay / outdoor World Championship NZL Anthony Wilding FRA 1866 Suzanne Lenglen FRA 1866 Max Decugis FRA 1866 Maurice Germot FRA 1866 Suzanne Lenglen USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan FRA 1830 Max Decugis USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan 1920 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 1914.1914-06-04 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485305x/f5.zoom.langFR live 2021-07-18 Gallica FR https://web.archive.org/web/20160321172656/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485305x/f5.zoom.langFR 2016-03-21 1914-06-05 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853069/f5.zoom.langFR live 2021-07-18 Gallica FR https://web.archive.org/web/20160316202938/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853069/f5.zoom.langFR 2016-03-16 1914-06-06 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485307p/f5.zoom.langFR live 2021-07-18 Gallica FR https://web.archive.org/web/20160310010737/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485307p/f5.zoom.langFR 2016-03-10 1914-06-07 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853082/f5.zoom.langFR live 2021-07-18 Gallica FR https://web.archive.org/web/20160310213922/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k4853082/f5.zoom.langFR 2016-03-10 1914-06-08 Journal des débats politiques et littéraires http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485309f/f6.zoom.langFR live 2021-07-18 Gallica FR https://web.archive.org/web/20160310223507/http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k485309f/f6.zoom.langFR 2016-03-10 It was organised by L’Union des Sociétés Française de Sports Athlétiques, and consisted of five events: 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. Finals Men's singles 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles NZL Anthony Wilding defeated AUT empire Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 Women's singles 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles FRA 1830 Suzanne Lenglen defeated FRA 1830 Germaine Golding, 6–2, 6–1 Men's doubles FRA 1830 Max Decugis / FRA 1830 Maurice Germot defeated GBR Arthur Gore / GBR Algernon Kingscote, 6–1, 11–9, 6–8, 6–2 Women's doubles 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles FRA 1830 Suzanne Lenglen / USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan defeated FRA 1830 Blanche Amblard / FRA 1830 Suzanne Amblard, 6–1, 6–1 Mixed doubles 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles FRA 1830 Max Decugis / USA 1912 Elizabeth Ryan defeated AUT empire Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten / FRA 1830 Suzanne Lenglen, 6–3, 6–1 References External links https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095309/http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=341 Tennis Archives – World Hardcourt Championships 1914 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211006/http://bmarcore.perso.neuf.fr/tennis/reccord/France-2-men-1914.html Championnats du monde sur terre battue – Simple messieurs 1914 Category:World Hard Court Championships World Hard Court Championships World Hard Court Championships Category:May 1914 sports events in Europe Category:June 1914 sports events in Europe Category:1914 in French tennis