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
The German Tennis Federation (German: Deutscher Tennis Bund, short form: DTB) is the governing body of tennis federations and clubs in Germany.
It is the largest tennis federation in the world with more than 1,800,000 members.
Founded on 19 May ...
,
Carl August von der Meden
Carl August von der Meden (6 December 1841 – 23 May 1911) was the first president of the Deutscher Tennis Bund (English: German Tennis Federation) and was called the ''Father of lawn tennis in Germany''.
Von der Meden was born on 6 December 184 ...
, 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 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, women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles
competition.
Finals
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
(Incomplete list)
Women's singles
(Incomplete list)
Records
* Most Men's Singles Titles:
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 a ...
(7)
* Most Men's Finals:
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 a ...
(11)
* Most Women's Singles Titles:
Ilse Friedleben
Ilse Friedleben (, née Weihermann; 2 September 1893 – December 1963) was a German female tennis player who was active until the beginning of the 1930s.
Biography
Friedleben was born under her maiden name Weihermann in Frankfurt am Main on 2 ...
(6)
* Most Women's Singles Finals:
Ilse Friedleben
Ilse Friedleben (, née Weihermann; 2 September 1893 – December 1963) was a German female tennis player who was active until the beginning of the 1930s.
Biography
Friedleben was born under her maiden name Weihermann in Frankfurt am Main on 2 ...
&
Toupie Lowther (7)
Notes
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.
* Tennis:Cultural History, Gillmeister, Heiner, A&C Black, 1998, {{ISBN, 9780718501952.
See also
*
History of tennis
External links
https://app.thetennisbase.com/Homburg Cup Roll of Honour
Clay court tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in Germany