1913 World Hard Court Championships

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. Wilding forfeited the mixed doubles final after having already played eight sets earlier in the day.[9][10]

1913 World Hard Court Championships
Date7–15 June
Edition2nd
CategoryWorld Championship
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationSaint-Cloud, Paris, France
VenueStade 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

Men's Singles

Anthony Wilding defeated André Gobert, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4

Women's Singles
Main article: 1913 World Hard Court Championships – Women's Singles

Mieken Rieck defeated Marguerite Broquedis, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Moritz von Bissing / Heinrich Kleinschroth defeated Otto Froitzheim / Anthony Wilding, 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 8–6

Mixed Doubles

Elizabeth Ryan / Max Decugis defeated Germaine Golding / Anthony Wilding, walkover

References
  1. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 8 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
  2. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 9 June 1913. p. 8 – via Gallica.
  3. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 10 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
  4. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 11 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
  5. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 12 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
  6. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 13 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
  7. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 14 June 1913. p. 7 – via Gallica.
  8. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 15 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
  9. "World's Hard Court Championships (Paris), June 7, etc". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VI no. 20. 19 June 1913. pp. 432–433.
  10. "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 16 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
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