The Homburg Cup

The Homburg Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour Pre-open era (1877-1967)
Founded 1894
Abolished 1935
Editions 26
Location Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Venue Bad Homburg Tennis Club
(1894-1935)
Surface Clay/Outdoor

The Homburg Cup [1] its original name was a tennis event held from 1894 through 1935 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany on outdoor Clay court's.

History

The Homburg Cup tournament was first held in 1894 played at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany and usually August. The Homburg Cup was organised by the 1st President of the German Tennis Federation, Carl August von der Meden, the early staging of this event attracted some of the most well known aristocracy in Europe [2] such as the, Emperor of Germany, Crown Prince of Greece, and the Duke of Cambridge numerous other aristocrats appeared every year which generated significant press coverage for the event, prize money that was on offer was said to be substantial at the time which was probably why it was considered one of the most important [3] and prestigious [4] early pre-open era tournaments in continental Europe and Germany along with German Championships known then for its ability to attract the best players in the world throughout its early period certainly up to the beginning of World War I. It was an open event and featured the likes of the Arthur Gore, Anthony Wilding, Joshua Pim Laurence and Reginald Doherty, A Harold Mahony and Max Décugis its lasted 41 years until 1935 the event featured men's doubles,[5] women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles [6] competition.

Champions

Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. * Indicates challenger

Men's Singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1894Australia Samuel Henry Hughes??
1895 [7]United Kingdom William M. CranstonUnited Kingdom Reginald Forbes6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1896 [8]England Reginald DohertyUnited Kingdom William M. Cranstonwalkover
1897 [9]England Reginald DohertyEngland George Hillyardwalkover
1898 [10]England Reginald DohertyEngland Laurence Dohertywalkover [11]
1899 [12]England Reginald DohertyUnited States Clarence Hobart3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
1900 [13]England Laurence DohertyEngland George Hillyard [14]7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1901 [15]France Max DecugisFrance Jacques Worthwalkover
1902 [16]United Kingdom Josiah RitchieUnited Kingdom Frederick William Payn6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1903Ireland George C. B. GreeneUnited Kingdom Josiah Ritchie7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1904Ireland George C. B. Greene [17]United States Wylie Cameron Grant9-7, 6-2, 6-3
1905Ireland George C. B. Greene?won by default
1906New Zealand Anthony Wilding [18]Germany Otto Froitzheim6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1907 [19]Germany Otto FroitzheimNew Zealand Anthony Wilding6-4, 6-2, 6-3
1908 [20]Germany Otto FroitzheimNew Zealand Anthony Wilding6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6
1909 [21]Germany Otto FroitzheimUnited Kingdom Josiah Ritchie6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1910Germany Heinrich KleinschrothGermany Heinrich Schomburgk5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
1911 [22]Germany Otto FroitzheimGermany Heinrich Schomburgk1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1912Germany Oscar KreuzerUnited Kingdom Gordon Lowe6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6
1913Germany Otto FroitzheimGermany Paul Otto Lindpaintner6-1, 6-2
1914No competition (partly due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930Australia Harry HopmanFrance Christian Boussus2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
1931Czechoslovakia Roderich MenzelGermany Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1932???
1933???
1934???
1935Germany Werner MenzelGermany Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0

Notes

  1. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13536, 12 October 1907. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ↑ Mazak, Karoly. "1898". theconcisehistoryoftennis.com. Mazak, Karoly, Chapter 1898, p.26, 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Hobart, Clarence. "Lawn Tennis in Continental Europe" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation: Out Volume 38,XXXVIII,06, 8 Jan 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. ↑ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780718501952.
  5. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". nla.gov.au. The Capricornian Newspaper, p.12, 18 Oct 1902,. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lawn Tennis". nla.gov.au. The Capricornian Newspaper, p.12, 18 Oct 1902,. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Homburg 1895, Homburg Cup, Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Homburg 1896 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Homburg 1897 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Homburg 1898 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. ↑ Mazak, Karoly. "1898". theconcisehistoryoftennis.com. Mazak, Karoly, Chapter 1898, p.26, 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  12. ↑ Mazak, Karoly. "1898". theconcisehistoryoftennis.com. Mazak, Karoly, Chapter 1899, p.27, 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Homburg 1900, Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. ↑ Cox, Bruce Tarran ; foreword by Mark (2013). George Hillyard : the man who moved Wimbledon. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 1780885490.
  15. ↑ Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  17. ↑ Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  18. ↑ Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  19. ↑ "Lawn Tennis at Homburg". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  20. ↑ "Lawn Tennis at Homburg". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  21. ↑ Mazak, Karoly. "1898". theconcisehistoryoftennis.com. Mazak, Karoly, Chapter 1909, p.37, 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  22. ↑ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

References

  • Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
  • Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
  • The Concise History of Tennis. Mazak, Karoly, 2010.
  • Tennis:Cultural History, Gillmeister, Heiner, A&C Black, 1998, ISBN 9780718501952.

See also

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