The Homburg Cup

The Homburg Cup [1] its original name was a tennis event held from 1894 through 1935 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany on outdoor Clay court's.

The Homburg Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era (1877-1967)
Founded1894
Abolished1935
Editions26
LocationBad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
VenueBad Homburg Tennis Club
(1894-1935)
SurfaceClay/Outdoor

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 [2] and prestigious [3] 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,[4] women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles [5] competition.

Champions

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
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1894 Samuel Henry Hughes??
1895 [6] William M. Cranston Reginald Forbes6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1896 [7] Reginald Doherty William M. Cranstonwalkover
1897 [8] Reginald Doherty George Hillyardwalkover
1898 [9] Reginald Doherty Laurence Dohertywalkover
1899 Reginald Doherty Clarence Hobart3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
1900 [10] Laurence Doherty George Hillyard [11]7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1901 [12] Max Decugis Jacques Worthwalkover
1902 [13] Josiah Ritchie Frederick William Payn6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1903 George C. B. Greene Josiah Ritchie7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1904 George C. B. Greene [14] Wylie Cameron Grant9-7, 6-2, 6-3
1905 George C. B. Greene?won by default
1906 Anthony Wilding [15] Otto Froitzheim6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1907 [16] Otto Froitzheim Anthony Wilding6-4, 6-2, 6-3
1908 [17] Otto Froitzheim Anthony Wilding6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6
1909 Otto Froitzheim Josiah Ritchie6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1910 Heinrich Kleinschroth Heinrich Schomburgk5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
1911 Otto Froitzheim Heinrich Schomburgk1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1912 Oscar Kreuzer Gordon Lowe6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6
1913 Otto Froitzheim Paul Otto Lindpaintner6-1, 6-2
1914No competition (partly due to World War I)
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930 Harry Hopman Christian Boussus2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
1931 Roderich Menzel Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1932???
1933???
1934???
1935 Werner Menzel Fritz Kuhlmann Sr6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0

Women's Singles

Notes
  1. "Lawn Tennis". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13536, 12 October 1907. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. Hobart, Clarence. "Lawn Tennis in Continental Europe" (PDF). la84.org. LA84 Foundation: Out Volume 38,XXXVIII,06, 8 Jan 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  3. Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis : a cultural history (Repr. ed.). London: Leicester University Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780718501952.
  4. "Lawn Tennis". nla.gov.au. The Capricornian Newspaper, p.12, 18 Oct 1902. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. "Lawn Tennis". nla.gov.au. The Capricornian Newspaper, p.12, 18 Oct 1902. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "Homburg 1895, Homburg Cup, Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  7. "Homburg 1896 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  8. "Homburg 1897 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  9. "Homburg 1898 Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  10. "Homburg 1900, Homburg Cup Germany". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  11. Cox, Bruce Tarran ; foreword by Mark (2013). George Hillyard : the man who moved Wimbledon. Troubador Publishing Ltd. p. 68. ISBN 1780885490.
  12. Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  13. "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  14. Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. Coorei. "Lawn Tennis". news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  16. "Lawn Tennis at Homburg". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  17. "Lawn Tennis at Homburg". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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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
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