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London Covered Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourLTA Circuit (1890-1912)
ILTF World Circuit (1913-46)
Founded1890
Abolished1946
LocationWest Kensington
London
England
VenueQueen's Club
SurfaceWood / indoor

The London Covered Court Championships [1] was a combined indoor wood court tennis tournament founded in 1890,[2] and played on indoor courts at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, London, England until 1946.

History

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Indoors court at the Queen's club, England, before 1903
Indoors court at the Queen's club, England, before 1903

The tournament was founded on 10 March 1890, and the winner of the first men's singles title was Harry Sibthorpe Barlow who defeated Ernest Meers in the final.[3] This tournament was usually played in the first quarter of the year usually end of February to March until the mid 1890s when it was discontinued.

In the early 1900s the event was revived and moved in the calendar to the Autumn usually October. In 1902 the tournament was co valid as the Championship of Europe.[4]

The women's event did not begin until 1905 that was won by Dorothea Douglass who defeated Ethel Thomson Larcombe in the final.[5]

In the early 1920s contrary to some sources this event was not merged in to the British Covered Court Championships instead the scheduling for that event was switched to the Autumn, this tournament was moved back to the spring annually in March or April.

The event ran until 1939 when it was suspended due to World War II the final women's event was played that year won by Phyllis Mudford King who beat Betty Batt in the final. The men's event resumed in 1946 for one last edition only that was won by Swedish tennis player Lennart Bergelin, and later coach of Bjorn Borg.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner Up Score
1890[6] United KingdomHarry S. Barlow United Kingdom Ernest Meers 2-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3
1891[7] United KingdomHarry S. Barlow (2) United Kingdom Horace Chapman 3-6, 8-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1
1893[8] Ireland Harold Mahony United Kingdom Horace Chapman 6-2, 0-6, 6-1
1894[9] Ireland Harold Mahony (2) United Kingdom Guy Pilkington 6-4, 8-10, 6-2
1902[10] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurie Doherty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.[a]
1903[11] United Kingdom Arthur Gore United Kingdom Major Ritchie 8-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4
1904[12] France Max Decugis United Kingdom Arthur Gore 6-2, 3-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4
1905[13] United Kingdom Arthur Gore (2) United Kingdom Major Ritchie 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4
1906[14] New Zealand Anthony Wilding United Kingdom George Caridia 6-3, 6-0, 6-1
1907[15] FranceMax Decugis (2) United Kingdom Major Ritchie 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
1908[16] United Kingdom Ken Powell United Kingdom Major Ritchie 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
1909[17] United Kingdom Major Ritchie United Kingdom Gordon Lowe 6-4, 6-0, 6-0
1910[18] New Zealand Anthony Wilding (2) United Kingdom Arthur Lowe 6-2, 6-1, 6-3
1911 United Kingdom Major Ritchie (2) United Kingdom George Caridia 7-5, 7-5, 6-4
1912 United Kingdom Theodore Mavrogordato Romania Nicolae Mishu 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
1913[19] New Zealand Anthony Wilding (3) United Kingdom Arthur Lowe 7-5, 6-0, 6-2
1919 United KingdomTheodore Mavrogordato (2) Romania Nicolae Mishu 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1920 United Kingdom Gordon Lowe India Mohammed Sleem 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
1921[20] India Mohammed Sleem United Kingdom Walter Crawley 6-1, 7-9, 6-3, 6-1
1922[21] United Kingdom Major Ritchie (3) India Athar Ali Fyzee 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1923 United KingdomBrian Gilbert United Kingdom Donald Greig 6-1, 6-3, 7-5
1924[22] South Africa Pat Spence United Kingdom Patrick Wheatley 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
1925[23] India Sydney Jacob South Africa Pat Spence 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
1926[24] United Kingdom Noel Turnbull United Kingdom Bunny Austin 7-9, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5
1927[25] India Sydney Jacob (2) United Kingdom Gordon Crole-Rees 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3
1928[26] United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe United Kingdom Teddy Higgs 6-1, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-3
1929[27] United Kingdom John Olliff United Kingdom Stanley Harris 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
1930[28] JapanYoshiro Ohta South Africa Pat Spence 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6 7-5
1931[29] Japan Iwao Aoki Japan Ryuki Miki 6-3, 7-5, 6-4
1933[30] United Kingdom Bunny Austin United Kingdom Harry Lee 11-9, 4-6, 7-5.
1934[31] United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe (2) United Kingdom Bob Tinkler 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1935[32] Germany Daniel Prenn South Africa Pat Spence 6-1, 6-3
1936[33] United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe (3) Germany Daniel Prenn 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 ret.
1937[34] United Kingdom Ronald Shayes United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1938 United Kingdom Nigel Sharpe (4) United Kingdom John Olliff 6-4, 6-4
1939[35] United KingdomLawrence Shaffi Republic of China (1912–1949) Choy Wai-Chuen 6-2, 6-4
1946 SwedenLennart Bergelin Poland Ignacy Tloczynski 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1902 edition of the men's London CC Championships was also valid as the Championship of Europe

References

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