1912 World Hard Court Championships

1912 World Hard Court Championships
Date	1 – 9 June
Edition	1st
Category	World Championship
Surface	Clay
Location	Stade Français Saint-Cloud, Paris, France
Champions
Men's Singles
Otto Froitzheim
Women's Singles
Marguerite Brocquedis
Men's Doubles
Otto Froitzheim / Oskar Kreuzer
Mixed Doubles
Anne de Borman / Max Decugis

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Champions

Men's Singles

Draw Men's Singles

Otto Froitzheim defeated Oskar Kreuzer 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 7–5

Women's Singles

Draw Women's Singles

Marguerite Brocquedis defeated Mieken Rieck 6–3, 0–6, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Draw Men's Doubles

Otto Froitzheim / Oskar Kreuzer defeated Charles Winslow / Harold Kitson 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3

Mixed Doubles

Draw Mixed Doubles

Anne de Borman / Max Decugis defeated Mieken Rieck / Heinrich Kleinschroth 6–4, 7–5

Draws

Men's Singles

1st round								2nd round								Quarterfinal								Semifinal								Final
Friedrich W. Rahe	4	6	6	6
E. Strauss	6	1	1	4				Friedrich W. Rahe	6	6	0	6
Kurt von Wessely	w	o						Kurt von Wessely	1	4	6	3
M. Mény																Friedrich W. Rahe	6	6	2
Georges Gault	w	o														H. Kleinschroth	0	1	0
J.P. Samazeuilh								Georges Gault	2	2	8
Heinrich Kleinschroth	w	o						H. Kleinschroth	6	6	10
George Caridia																								Friedrich W. Rahe	0	2	3
Harry Kitson	6	6	6																					Otto Froitzheim	6	6	6
A. Bonnal	2	1	4					Harry Kitson	1	1	2
Otto Froitzheim	6	7	6	6				Otto Froitzheim	6	6	6
Paul de Borman	4	9	3	3												Otto Froitzheim	6	6	4	6
Max Decugis	6	6	6													Max Decugis	3	4	6	4
I. Aranyi	2	1	0					M. Decugis	6	6	6
Eric Tapscott	1	1	6	6	8			Eric Tapscott	3	4	0
Albert Canet	6	6	3	4	6																											Otto Froitzheim	6	7	4	6
Arthur Gore	6	6	6																													Oscar Kreuzer	2	5	6	4
G. Aranyi	1	1	2					Arthur Gore	2	3	3
Robert Kleinschroth	6	6	6					R. Kleinschroth	6	6	6
Maurice Germot	3	1	3													R. Kleinschroth	6	6	6
André Gobert	w	o														André Gobert	3	1	4
P. Renard								André Gobert	6	6	6
Arnal	w	o						Arnal	1	1	0
O. Salm-Hoogstraeten																								R. Kleinschroth	3	0
William Laurentz	9	6	6																					Oscar Kreuzer	6	2
Fritz Pipes	7	3	3					W. Laurentz	0	6	6	6	6
Charles Winslow	6	6	6					C. Winslow	6	4	4	8	8
Marcel Cousin	3	2	1													C. Winslow	2	0	6	6	0
A. Chancerel	0	6	6	6												Oscar Kreuzer	6	6	4	2	6
Louis Trasenter	6	2	4	4				A. Chancerel	3	3	3
Oscar Kreuzer	5	6	6	6				Oscar Kreuzer	6	6	6
Félix Poulin	7	3	2	1

Women's Singles

1st round							2nd round							Semifinals							Final
	Marguerite Broquedis	6	6
	Emmy Mattuch	1	2					M. Broquedis	6	6
	Marie Conquet	w	o					Marie Conquet	3	2
	Castermans														M. Broquedis	6	4	6
	Helen Aitchison	6	6												H. Aitchison	2	6	3
	Mme Blagé	2	1					H. Aitchison	6	6
	Mme Chaudoir							Mme Chaudoir	1	0
	Bye																					M. Broquedis	6	0	6
	Jeanne Matthey																					Mieken Rieck	3	6	4
	Bye							Jeanne Matthey	6	4	4
	Anne de Borman	6	6					Anne de Borman	1	6	6
	Frau Röchling	2	3												Anne de Borman	3	1
	Daisy Speranza	w	o												Mieken Rieck	6	6
	Mme Daggi							Daisy Speranza	2	3
	Marie Danet	2	4					Mieken Rieck	6	6
	Mieken Rieck	6	6

Men's Doubles

1st round									Quarterfinal									Semifinals									Finals
	Otto Froitzheim   Oskar Kreuzer	6	6	6
	E. Manset   R. Quenessen	3	1	1						Otto Froitzheim   Oskar Kreuzer	6	6	6
	I. Aranyi   G. Aranyi	1	1	4						Paul de Borman   L. Transenster	4	2	1
	Paul de Borman   L. Transenster	6	6	6															Otto Froitzheim   Oskar Kreuzer	6	6	15
	Félix Poulin   Georges Gault	w	o																Andre Gobert   W. Laurentz	4	2	13
	A.W. Gore   George Caridia									Félix Poulin   Georges Gault	5	6	6
	Bye									Andre Gobert   W. Laurentz	7	4	0
	Andre Gobert   W. Laurentz																											Otto Froitzheim   Oskar Kreuzer	4	6	6	6
	Friedrich W. Rahe   H. Kleinschroth	2	6	3	6	8																						Charles Winslow   Harold Kitson	6	2
	Albert Canet   M. Meny	6	2	6	4	6				Friedrich W. Rahe   H. Kleinschroth	w	o
	Bye									Ludwig von Salm   J. Samazeuilh
	Ludwig von Salm   J. Samazeuilh																		Friedrich W. Rahe   H. Kleinschroth	4	6	9	5	3
	Max Decugis   Maurice Germot																		Charles Winslow   Harold Kitson	6	3	7	7	6
	Heinrich Kleinschroth   Mieken Rieck									Max Decugis   Maurice Germot	2	2	6	6	2
	P. Jousselin   A. Chancerel	5	3	2						Charles Winslow   Harold Kitson	6	6	2	2	6
	Charles Winslow   Harold Kitson	'7	6	6

Mixed Doubles

1st round							Quarterfinal							Semifinals							Final
	Max Decugis   Anne de Borman
	Bye							Max Decugis   Anne de Borman	6	6
	William Laurentz   Mme Blage							William Laurentz   Mme Blage	4	4
	Bye														Max Decugis   Anne de Borman	6	6
	Kurt von Wessely   Frau Röchling	6	4	6											Kurt von Wessely   Frau Röchling	4	1
	Louis Transenster   Mme Chaudoir	4	6	4				Kurt von Wessely   Frau Röchling	5	6	6
	Albert Canet   Marie Conquet	w	o					Albert Canet   Marie Conquet	7	4	0
	Félix Poulin   G. Castermans																					Max Decugis   Anne de Borman	6	7
	André Gobert   Marguerite Broquedis	w	o																			H. Kleinschroth   Mieken Rieck	4	5
	Ludwig von Salm   Mlle Dagge							André Gobert   Marguerite Broquedis	6	7
	Bye							Fritz Pipes   Emmy Mattuch	4	5
	Fritz Pipes   Emmy Mattuch														André Gobert   M. Broquedis	3	4
	Bye														H. Kleinschroth   Mieken Rieck	6	6
	Heinrich Kleinschroth   Mieken Rieck							Heinrich Kleinschroth   Mieken Rieck	6	5	6
	Bye							Maurice Germot   Helen Aitchison	4	7	4
	Maurice Germot   Helen Aitchison

References

1. "Paris Hard Court Meeting, June 1, etc.". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. V (20): 375. 20 June 1912.
2. "Varia". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. V (19): 343, 344. 13 June 1912.

External links

• Excerpt from "Histoires vraies du tennis" (PDF)