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The Homburg Cup
The Homburg Cup or Der Homburg-Pokal its original name was a tennis event held from 1894 through 1936 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 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 and prestigious early pre-open era tournaments in continental Europe and Germany along with German Championships known then for its ability to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Homburg Vor Der Höhe
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe () is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains. Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's official name is ''Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe'', which distinguishes it from other places named Homburg. The town has become best known for its mineral springs and spa (hence the prefix ''Bad'', meaning "bath"), and for its casino. Bad Homburg was one of the wealthiest towns in Germany (while the Hochtaunuskreis itself and the Landkreis Starnberg in Bavaria regularly vie for the title of the wealthiest district in Germany). the town used the marketing slogan ''Champagnerluft und Tradition'' (Champagne air and tradition). History Medieval origins Local tradition holds that Bad Homburg's documented history began with the mention of the ''Villa Tidenheim'' in the Lorsch codex, associated with the year 782. This ''Villa Tidenheim'' was equated with the historic city center, which is cal ... [...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] |
Christian Boussus
Christian Boussus (5 March 1908 – August 2003) was a left-handed French tennis player who found success in the 1920s and 1930s. Tennis career He started playing amateur tennis in the late 1920s by entering one of his first tournaments at the age of 17 in the 1926 edition of The French Covered Courts tournament in doubles, which he won by teaming up with French veteran René Lacoste. He was the runner-up at the Pacific South-west Championship in 1928(lost to fellow Frenchman Henri Cochet) although he won the mixed title trophy alongside American Anne Harper. The same year he won his first outdoor doubles title in Düsseldorf pairing Davis Cup teammate Jean Borotra. He won his first singles championships in 1929. He was on the victorious French team at the Davis Cup four times, in 1929, 1930, 1931, and 1932, although he never played. The members of the team became known as the " Four Musketeers" and Boussus was the "Fifth Musketeer". He finally got his chance to play at the Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Petersen (athlete)
Axel Johannes Petersen (14 November 1880 – 23 May 1962) was a Danish athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been conteste ..., Petersen took second place in his first round heat with a time of 11.5 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals. References Sources * * * 1880 births 1962 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Denmark Danish male sprinters Place of birth missing {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Lindpaintner
Paul Lindpaintner (22 May 1883 – 23 April 1969) was a German tennis player. He competed in the men's outdoor singles event at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be .... References 1883 births 1969 deaths German male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Germany Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing {{Germany-tennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Lowe
Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet (21 June 1884 – 17 May 1972) was a British male tennis player. Lowe is best remembered for winning the Australasian Championships in 1915 (where he beat champion Horace Rice in the final). and for winning the World Covered Court Championships (Indoor) in 1920. Lowe also won Queen's Club in 1912, 1913 and 1925. His father, Sir Francis Lowe, 1st Baronet, was a Member of Parliament, representing Birmingham Edgbaston. In 1929 Lowe became Sir Gordon Lowe, succeeding his father to the baronetcy. Gordon's brother Arthur Lowe was also a tennis player and another brother, John, played first-class cricket. He was ranked World No. 8 in 1914 by A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph. In 1910 he won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships, played at the Queen's Club in London, defeating his brother Arthur in the final in three straight sets. He won the singles title at Monte Carlo three times, in 1920, 1921, 1923 and the South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer (; 14 June 1887 – 3 May 1968) was a male tennis and rugby player from Germany. Biography Kreuzer was born at Frankfurt am Main on 14 June 1887. He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1912, he also reached the final at the World Hard Court Championships at Paris which he lost to his compatriot Otto Froitzheim. At Wimbledon, he reached his best result in 1913 where he advanced to the semifinals before being stopped by Stanley Doust. Besides tennis, Kreuzer also excelled at rugby. He won the German championships with his club SC 1880 Frankfurt in 1910, and played several caps for Germany. At the end of July 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim played the semifinal of the International Lawn Tennis Challenge at Pittsburgh against Australasia. When World War I broke out, the president of the local tennis club kept this from Froitzheim and Kreuzer as he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk (; 23 June 1885 – 26 March 1965) was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany. At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring. He participated in the 1906 Wimbledon Championships The 1906 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 25 June until 5 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little ( ..., reaching the second round, where he was beaten by Frank Riseley, who later on was to challenge the defending champion Laurence Doherty References 1885 births 1965 deaths Sportspeople from Leipzig German male tennis players Olympic tennis players for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Tennis players at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in tennis Medalists at the 1912 Summer Ol ... [...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 tournam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim (; 24 April 1884 – 27 October 1962) was a German tennis player. He won the singles and doubles titles at the World Hard Court Championships in 1912. He also won an Olympic Silver medal in singles in 1908 and was a finalist at Wimbledon in 1914. Biography Froitzheim was born in Strasbourg, then part of the German Empire, on 24 April 1884. His father worked as a teacher at the local lyceum and his mother was the daughter of a doctor from the Rhineland. During his childhood, he practised several sports including athletics, swimming, ice skating and football. At the age of 16, he began playing tennis. After graduating from school with the Abitur in 1901, Froitzheim began to study law at the University of Strasbourg. In 1902, he interrupted his studies for one year and served at the 138th infantry regiment at Strasbourg. In autumn 1903, following his military service, he continued his studies at the University of Bonn. In 1904, he passed the first law examinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Wilding
Anthony Frederick Wilding (31 October 1883 – 9 May 1915), also known as Tony Wilding, was a New Zealand world No. 1 tennis player and soldier who was killed in action during World War I. Considered the world's first tennis superstar, Wilding was the son of wealthy English immigrants to Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and enjoyed the use of private tennis courts at their home. He obtained a legal education at Trinity College, Cambridge and briefly joined his father's law firm. Wilding was a first-class cricketer and a keen motorcycle enthusiast. His tennis career started with him winning the Canterbury Championships aged 17. He developed into a leading tennis player in the world during 1909–1914 and is considered to be a former world No. 1. He won 11 Grand Slam tournament titles, six in singles and five in doubles, and is the first and to date only player from New Zealand to have won a Grand Slam singles title. In addition to Wimbledon, he also won three other ILTF W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wylie Cameron Grant
Wylie Cameron Grant (November 24, 1879 – November 16, 1968) was an American tennis champion. In 1902 and 1904 he won the U.S. National Championships mixed doubles title together with Elisabeth Moore. He was the singles runner-up at the Irish Championships in 1908. Biography Grant was born on November 24, 1879. In 1894, Grant first entered the singles at the U.S. Championships aged 14 years 8 months and is the youngest men's singles competitor in the tournament's history. He lost in the first round to N. Lord. In 1905 Grant and Edward Dewhurst made it to the final round of the lawn tennis doubles championship at the St. Nicholas Rink. Grant won the singles title at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships, played on wooden courts at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York, on five occasions (1903, 1904, 1906, 1908 and 1912). In 1914 Grant and George C. Shafer took the title from Gustave F. Touchard and William Cragin, in the championship round of the U. S. men's i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
