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Helen Aitchison
Frances Helen Aitchison (6 December 1881 – 26 May 1947) was a City of Sunderland, Sunderland-born tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1912 she won the silver medal with her partner Herbert Barrett in the indoor mixed doubles competition. She also participated in the Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Women's indoor singles, indoor singles event but was eliminated in the quarter-finals. Background Aitchison was born in Sunderland in 1881, the eldest daughter of shipbuilder James Aitchison and his wife Mary, of Grange Terrace, later The Cedars. She competed in the County Championships of 1907 with three of her sisters, Alice, Kathleen and Sibyl, helping Durham to defeat Middlesex 5–4. Aitchison entered the Wimbledon Championships for the first time in 1909, at the age of 27, winning the Ladies Doubles title with partner Agnes Tuckey. She also competed in 1910, 1911, 1913 and 1914, reaching three semi-finals and two quarter-finals in the Ladies Si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Covered Court Championships
The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three major world championships sanctioned from 1913 to 1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). The tournament was played indoors on wood floors, and its venue changed from year to year among several countries. While the World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon) and World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) could justify their "world championship" titles, the WCCC had trouble attracting top players from outside Europe. At an Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 16 March 1923 in Paris, France the ILTF issued the ‘Rules of Tennis’ that were adopted with public effect on 1 January 1924. USA became an affiliated member of the ILTF. The World Championship title was also dropped at this meeting and a new category of Official Championship was created for events in Great Britain, France, USA and Australia – today’s Grand Slam events. The WCCC tournament was then disbanded by the ILTF. . Tournament informa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
