Date 1 – 9 June Category World Championship | Edition 1st | |
Location Stade FrançaisSaint-Cloud, Paris, France | ||
The 1912 World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) (French: Championnats du Monde de Tennis sur Terre Battue) was the inaugural 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 1 June through 9 June 1912. This tournament was open to all international amateur tennis players and was part of a series of world championships being advanced by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF), the others being the World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon) and the World Covered Court Championships held in a variety of countries. The WHCC was open to all nationalities unlike the French Championships which were open only to tennis players who were licensed in France.
Contents
The 1912 WHCC consisted of a men's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles event. The women's singles event was not scheduled. The singles titles were won by Otto Froitzheim and Marguerite Brocquedis.
Men's Singles
Draw Men's SinglesOtto Froitzheim defeated Oskar Kreuzer 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5
Women's Singles
Draw Women's SinglesMarguerite Brocquedis defeated Mieken Rieck 6–3, 0–6, 6–4
Men's Doubles
Draw Men's DoublesOtto Froitzheim / Oskar Kreuzer defeated Charles Winslow / Harold Kitson 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
Mixed Doubles
Draw Mixed DoublesAnne de Borman / Max Decugis defeated Mieken Rieck / Heinrich Kleinschroth 6–4, 7–5