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Championship of Europe

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Championship of Europe
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1899; 125 years ago (1899)
Abolished1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Editions15
LocationBad Homburg
Dublin
Hythe
Leicester
Liverpool
London
Newcastle
Ostend
Paris
Scarborough
Scheveningen
Stockholm
VenueBad Homburg TC (1899, 1905)
Ostend TC (1900)
Tennis Club de Paris (1901)
Queen's Club (1902, 1908)
Leimonias LTC (1903)
Royal Lawn TC (1904)
Leicester LTC (1906)
Fitzwilliam LTC (1906)
Northumberland CCC (1909)
Liverpool Cricket Club (1910)
Hotel Imperial Courts (1912)
Yorkshire LTC (1913)
Norwood Sports Club (1914)
SurfaceClay
Grass
Wood

The Championship of Europe was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1899 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[1] The tournament was staged in different countries for 15 editions until 1914 when it was discontinued.

History

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The Championship of Europe tournament was first played on clay courts at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[2] The event was staged in different countries and played on multiple surfaces both indoors and outdoors. It was discontinued in 1914 due to World War I.[3]

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Location Surface Champion Runner Up Score
1899[4] Bad Homburg Clay United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty w.o.
1900[5] Ostend Clay United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony w.o.
1901[6] Paris Wood (i) France Max Decugis France Paul Lebreton 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1902[7] London Wood (i) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurie Doherty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Mahony 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1903[8] Scheveningen Clay United States Robert LeRoy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W. Percy Pinckney 4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1904[9] Stockholm Wood (i) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie (2) France Max Decugis 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1905[10] Bad Homburg Clay New Zealand Anthony Wilding United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Hillyard 5–7, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1906[11] Leicester Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Ball-Greene 4–6, 6–1, 5–1, ret.
1907[12] Dublin Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Cecil Parke United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert N. Craig 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1908[13] London Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie (3) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Walter Crawley 10–8, 6–8, 2–3, ret.
1909 Newcastle Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Major Ritchie (4) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sydney Adams 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1910 Liverpool Grass United States Beals Wright United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland S.Ernest Charlton 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1912[a] Hythe Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Algernon Kingscote ? ?
1913[14] Scarborough Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Cecil Parke United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland F. Gordon Lowe 6–2, 7–5, 6–1
1914[15] Norwood Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland F. Gordon Lowe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alfred Beamish 6–4, 6–1, 6–3

Women's singles

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Year Location Surface Champion Runner Up Score
1912[b] Hythe Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Winifred McNair United States Elizabeth Ryan 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
1914[c] Norwood Grass United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Doris Covell Craddock United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Madeline O'Neill 6–4, 7–5

Notes

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  1. ^ The 1912 edition of the men's European Championships held in Hythe was also valid as the Kent Coast Championships.
  2. ^ The 1912 edition of the women's European Championships held in Hythe also valid as the Kent Coast Championships.
  3. ^ The 1914 edition of the women's European Championships held in Norwood was also valid as the Norwood Park Open Championships.

References

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  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS AT HOMBURG". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: newspapers.com. 22 Aug 1899. p. 9. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Tournament – European Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  3. ^ Tennis Archives
  4. ^ The Daily Telegraph (22 Aug 1899) p.9.
  5. ^ "LAWN TENNIS". The Guardian. London, England: newspapers.com. 21 Aug 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  6. ^ "LAWN TENNIS PARIS: Lawn Tennis Championship of Europe". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. Durham, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 October 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  7. ^ "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE". Newcastle Journal. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 October 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  8. ^ "LAWN TENNIS:THE HAGUE. THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Reuter's. LAWN TENNIS IN STOCKHOLM. Tennis Championship of Europe". Westminster Gazette. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 19 May 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  10. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. HOMBURG. Mr Wilding won the Championship of Europe. Mr Ball Greene won the Homburg Cup". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeenshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 4 September 1905. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "LEICESTER TOURNAMENT: Results Championship of Europe Final". The Daily Telegraph. London, England: newspapers.com. 25 Jun 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  12. ^ "LAWN TENNIS NOTES". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. Manchester, England: newspapers.com. 19 Jun 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  13. ^ "QUEEN'S CLUB TOURNAMENT: Results: Gentleman's Open Singles Final (Championship of London), Gentleman's Open Singles Final (Championship of Europe)". The Times. London, England: newspapers.com. 22 Jun 1908. p. 15. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  14. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: J.C. Parke Wins Championship of Europe Cup". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: newspapers.com. 23 Aug 1913. p. 11.
  15. ^ "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE". The North Star. Darlington, Durham, England: newspaper.com. 20 Jul 1914. p. 6. Retrieved 13 February 2024.