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1912 World Hard Court Championships – Mixed Doubles
Max Decugis and Anne de Borman defeated Heinrich Kleinschroth Heinrich Kleinschroth (; 15 March 1890 – 10 January 1979) was an amateur German tennis player who found success in the early 20th century, mainly in doubles competitions. Tennis career At the age of 20 he became the Catalan champion by winning ... and Mieken Rieck in the final, 6–4, 7–5, to win the inaugural mixed doubles tennis title at the World Hard Court Championships. Draw Draw References {{DEFAULTSORT:1913 World Hard Court Championships - Men's Doubles Men's Singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Decugis
Maxime Omer Mathieu Decugis or Décugis (; 24 September 1882 – 6 September 1978) was a tennis player from France who held the French Open, French Championships record of winning the tournament eight times (a French club members only tournament before 1925), a feat that was surpassed by Rafael Nadal in 2014. He also won three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris) and the 1920 Summer Olympics (Antwerp), his only gold medal coming in the mixed doubles partnering French legend Suzanne Lenglen. Life Decugis' father was a merchant at Les Halles, the company's name was ''Omer Décugis et fils'', however the accent mark on the é is missing from Max Decugis' birth certificate, and appears inconsistently in later English-speaking sources such as the Ayres' Almanacks edited by Arthur Wallis Myers, but apparently never in any French-speaking sources. The origin of the family name Décugis, spelled with accented é in an 1842 source, is "from Cuges-les-Pins." In 1905 he marr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne De Borman
Anne de Borman (3 February 1881 – 30 September 1962), née ''Christine Anne de Selliers de Moranville'', was a Belgian female tennis player who represented Belgium at the Olympic Games. She competed in the singles event at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 she had a bye in the first round and was defeated by Kitty McKane in the second round while in 1924 she lost in the first round to Sigrid Fick. With compatriot Lucienne Tschaggeny she had a bye in the first round of the 1920 women's doubles event and lost in the quarterfinal to Winifred Beamish and Edith Holman. At the next Olympics in 1924 she teamed up with Marie Storms and lost in the second round to Phyllis Covell and Kitty McKane after a bye in the first. In the mixed she partnered Jean Washer in 1920 but lost in the second round after a bye in the first and in 1924 she won her first round match with Stéphane Halot and were defeated in the second. De Borman competed in all three events (singles, doubles, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Kleinschroth
Heinrich Kleinschroth (; 15 March 1890 – 10 January 1979) was an amateur German tennis player who found success in the early 20th century, mainly in doubles competitions. Tennis career At the age of 20 he became the Catalan champion by winning both the singles and doubles with his brother in the Barcelona tournament (He repeated his doubles feat again in 1914). The same year he won the Homburg Cup by defeating the three-times defending champion and Germany's top player Otto Froitzheim. He also became Austrian Champion after claiming the Austrian International Championships in Vienna. In September 1910 he won the singles title at the Montreux Tournament after defeating R. Norris Williams in the final in five sets. In 1911 he won several French Riviera mixed doubles titles pairing Hedwig Neresheimer. He also retained his Austrian title. In the South of France Championships he and Max Decugis lost the doubles final to Tony Wilding and Josiah Ritchie. In the Menton tournamen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieken Rieck
Magdalene "Mieken" Rieck (26 April 1892 – 27 December 1977), married name Magdalene Galvao, was a German tennis player who was active in the early 20th century. She later became a sports administrator. Biography Rieck, who was a member of Harvestehuder THC, in 1910 and 1911 won the singles title at the German Championships in Hamburg. Her most significant result was winning the singles title at the World Hard Court Championships in 1913 in Paris, after having reached the final of this clay court tournament in 1912. In 1911 and 1913, Rieck participated in the Wimbledon Championships and reached the third round (last 16) in 1913 which she lost to Phyllis Satterthwaite. She entered the tennis event at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm but did not play her first round match against Norwegian Valborg Bjurstedt. Rieck, also an enthusiastic field hockey player, was administrator of the Deutschen Hockeybundes from 1929 until 1945 and from 1930 until 1945 president of the women's hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Von Wessely
Kurt von Wessely, also Curt von Wessely (; 18 October 1881 – 25 October 1917), was an Austrian tennis player who was active during the beginning of the 20th century. Career In July 1905 he played for the Austrian Davis Cup team in a semifinal match against Australasia. The match was played on the grass courts at the Queen's Club, London, England and was won 5–0 by Australasia. Von Wessely lost his singles match against Tony Wilding in four sets and his match against Norman Brookes in three straight sets. Von Wessely participated in the Wimbledon Championships in 1903 and 1907 and on both occasions lost his first round match. At the time players who were defeated in the first or second rounds of the singles competition were entitled to compete for the All England Plate. In 1907 he reached the final of that competition in which he lost in two straight sets to future four–time Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding from New Zealand. In 1901 and 1903 von Wessely reached the single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Canet
Henry Albert Canet (17 April 1878 – 25 July 1930) was a male tennis player from France. He competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won two bronze medals. In the singles division, he succeeded in beating Norwegian Conrad Langaard, although lost to American opponent Roosevelt Pell. References External links * * 1878 births 1930 deaths French male tennis players Olympic bronze medalists for France Olympic tennis players of France Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis people from Greater London {{France-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Félix Poulin
A. Félix Poulin () was a French tennis player who was active during the beginning of the 20th century. Career He was a finalist at the Monte-Carlo Championships in 1913 in which he was defeated in three straight sets by Anthony Wilding. The match report mentioned "Poulin is a dashing volleyer, but his forehand ground shots are weak. He was brilliant without being safe." In 1913 he won the singles title at the tournament in Aix-Les-Bains, defeating P. Wallet in five sets. In 1911 he reached the final of the Lyons Covered Courts Championships which he lost to Anthony Wilding in straight sets, winning only one game. He again lost to Wilding in 1914 in the final of the tournament at The Country Club, Nice. Poulin reached the semifinals of the World Hard Court Championships in 1914. He participated in singles event of the 1912 Wimbledon Championships, received a bye in the first round, but withdrew from his second round match against C.J. Adams. Poulin also took part in the 192 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Gobert
André Henri Gobert (30 September 1890 – 6 December 1951) was a tennis player from France. Gobert is a double Olympic tennis champion of 1912. At the Stockholm Games, he won both the men's singles and doubles indoor gold medals. Career Gobert first started playing tennis at age 11. He was a two-time winner of the French Championships in 1911 and 1920, when the tournament was only open to amateur tennis players who had a membership with a French tennis club. He also won the International Lawn Tennis Federation's World Covered Court Championship (Indoor Wood) in 1919. Also twice runner-up at the World Hard Court Championships on Clay (1913 and 1920). He won the indoor tennis gold medal at the 1912 Olympic Games. Gobert reached the Wimbledon all comers final in 1912, beating James Cecil Parke and Max Decugis, then lost to Arthur Gore. He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played on wooden courts at the Queen's Club in London, five times; in 191 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marguerite Broquedis
Marguerite Marie Broquedis (; married names Billout-Bordes; 17 April 1893 – 23 April 1983) was a French tennis player. Biography Broquedis was born on 17 April 1893 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. She moved with her family to Paris around the turn of the century and started playing tennis on two dusty courts that were part of the Galerie des machines. Later she joined the Racing Club de France. Broquedis competed at the 1912 Olympics at Stockholm where she won the gold medal in outdoor singles by beating German Dora Köring 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. In mixed doubles, she won the bronze medal partnering Albert Canet. In 1913 and 1914, she won the French championships,The French championships were only open to players from French clubs at the time. beating 15-year-old Suzanne Lenglen in the 1914 final. Broquedis, nicknamed "the goddess", is also known for being the only player to ever beat Lenglen in a fully played singles final. She also took part in the 1924 Olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ludwig Von Salm-Hoogstraeten
Count Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten (; hu, Salm Lajos ; 24 February 1885 – 23 July 1944), nicknamed "Ludi", was an Austrian tennis player of the pre-Open Era. He competed in the men's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He reached the quarterfinal in which he lost to South African Harold Kitson in straight sets. Salm-Hoogstraeten played in six ties for the Austrian Davis Cup team between 1924 and 1928 and compiled a record of four wins and eight losses. Early life and family Count Salm was born on 24 February 1885 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany, to Count Alfred von Salm-Hoogstraeten, a Prussian cavalry officer in the Franco-Prussian War, and Baroness Adolphine von Erlanger. He had three brothers, Alfred, Otto and Alexander. The latter two were also tennis players and formed a doubles team, were Austrian champions and competed in the 1914 US Indoor Championships. His family held an estate at Reichenau, Lower Austria, and as the oldest child, he was th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Laurentz
William Laurentz (; 26 Feb 1895 – 7 March 1922) was a French tennis player of the early 20th century whose main achievements were winning the singles title at the World Hard Court Championships and World Covered Court Championships. Career Laurentz achieved his breakthrough in April 1911 at age 16 when he defeated the Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding in the final of the French Covered Court Championships in Paris. In March 1912 he was playing in the Challenge Round of the Championship of France against Andre Gobert when at 2–4 in the first set a ball that glanced off his racket struck him in the eye. Subsequently, the eye had to be removed. He notably won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1912 and 1913, when the tournament was open only to French residents, and the singles at the International Lawn Tennis Federation's (ILTF) 1920 World Hard Court Championships (WHCC). In the final of the latter, played on clay courts at the Stade Français in Paris, he bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felix Pipes
Fritz Felix Pipes (also "Piepes"; 15 April 1887 – 20 January 1983) was an Austrian tennis player who was born in Prague. He was Jewish, and was a medical doctor. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Arthur Zborzil to win a silver medal for Austria in the men's doubles event. He also competed for Austria in singles in 1912, and in both singles and doubles (with Zborzil) at the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori .... He was runner-up in the Austrian International Championship in both 1909 and 1913. He twice played at the World Hard Court Championships, losing in round one of singles in 1912 and in the quarterfinals of mixed doubles in 1912, and in round two in 1913. See also * List of select Jewish tennis players References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
