1914 World Hard Court Championships

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.[1][2][3][4][5] It was organised by L’Union des Sociétés Française de Sports Athlétiques, and consisted of a 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.

1914 World Hard Court Championships
Date29 May–8 June
Edition3rd
CategoryWorld Championship
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationSaint-Cloud, Paris, France
VenueStade Français
Champions
Men's singles
Anthony Wilding
Women's singles
Suzanne Lenglen
Men's doubles
Max Decugis
Maurice Germot
Women's doubles
Suzanne Lenglen
Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed doubles
Max Decugis
Elizabeth Ryan

Finals

Men's singles
Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

Anthony Wilding defeated Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4

Women's singles
Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's singles

Suzanne Lenglen defeated Germaine Golding, 6–2, 6–1

Men's doubles

Max Decugis / Maurice Germot defeated Arthur Gore / Algernon Kingscote, 6–1, 11–9, 6–8, 6–2

Women's doubles
Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Women's doubles

Suzanne Lenglen / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Blanche Amblard / Suzanne Amblard, 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles
Main article: 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed doubles

Max Decugis / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten / Suzanne Lenglen, 6–3, 6–1

References
  1. "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 1914-06-04. Archived from the original on 2016-03-21. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 1914-06-05. Archived from the original on 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 1914-06-06. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 1914-06-07. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. "Journal des débats politiques et littéraires". Gallica (in French). 1914-06-08. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
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