British Covered Court Championships
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1970–1971) |
Founded | 1885 |
Abolished | 1971 |
Location | London, England |
Venue | Hyde Park (1885–1894) Queen's Club (1895–1971) |
Surface | Wood / Indoor |
The British Covered Court Championships (BCCC) was an indoor tennis event held from 1885 though 1971 and played in London, England. The dates of the tournament fluctuated between October and March.
History
For its first five years the tournament was held at the Hyde Park Lawn Tennis Club in Porchester Square, London and consisted only of a men's singles competition. In 1890, when it was decided to add a women's singles and men's doubles competition, the tournament moved to the Queen's Club in London although the men's singles remained at Hyde Park until 1895.[1] The mixed doubles event was added to the championships in 1898.[2] A third court was added to the championships in 1912 and, like the original two courts, it had a wooden surface.[3] In 1923 the Challenge Round system, allowing the champion to skip next year's competition and only play the winner of that competition, was abolished.[4] In 1925 the tournament was merged with the London Covered Court Championships.[5] The women's doubles event was added to the tournament in 1934 and the tournament was renamed to The National Covered Court Championships.[6] From its inception it grew into an important event through the first half of the 20th century, but by the late 1950s it's stature had diminished greatly and in 1966 they couldn't find a sponsor at all. In 1968 the BCCC became part of the first Dewar Cup circuit but that was its final year at Queens Club.[7] In 1969 it merged with the Wembley Championship while continuing to be called the British Covered Court Championships and it was an official ILTF Grand Prix event in 1970 and 1971. With several top players, who were part of the World Championship Tennis circuit, barred from competition in 1972, and no sponsors to be found, the tournament was discontinued.[7]
Frenchman Jean Borotra is the male record holder with eleven singles titles and British Dorothea Douglass Chambers holds the record for women with seven singles titles.
Champions
Men's singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Surface | |
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1885 | Herbert Lawford | Charles Ross | 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 | Wood | |
1886 | Ernest Lake Williams | Herbert Lawford | 6–2, 1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 | Wood | |
1887 | Ernest Lewis | Edward Lake Williams | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | Wood | |
1888 | Ernest Lewis | Ernest George Meers | 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 | Wood | |
1889 | Ernest Lewis | James Crispe | 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 | Wood | |
1890 | Ernest Lewis | Ernest George Meers | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | Wood | |
1891 | Ernest Lewis | Ernest George Meers | 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 | Wood | |
1892 | Ernest George Meers | Ernest Lewis | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 | Wood | |
1893 | Harold Mahony | Ernest George Meers | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | Wood | |
1894 | Harold Mahony | Ernest George Meers | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | Wood | |
1895 | Ernest Lewis | Harold Mahony | walkover | Wood | |
1896 | Ernest Lewis | Wilberforce Eaves | 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 4–6, 7–5 | Wood | |
1897 | Wilberforce Eaves | Ernest Lewis | 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 | Wood | |
1898 | Wilberforce Eaves | Lawrence Doherty | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | Wood | |
1899 | Wilberforce Eaves | Harold Mahony | 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 6–4 | Wood | |
1900 | Arthur Gore | Major Ritchie | 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 | Wood | |
1901 | Lawrence Doherty | Arthur Gore | 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 | Wood | |
1902 | Lawrence Doherty | Major Ritchie | 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 | Wood | |
1903 | Lawrence Doherty | George Hillyard | 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Wood | |
1904 | Lawrence Doherty | Major Ritchie | 6–2, 8–10, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 | Wood | |
1905 | Lawrence Doherty | Major Ritchie | 6–1, 8–6, 6–2 | Wood | |
1906 | Lawrence Doherty | Arthur Gore | 6–2, 6–4, 8–6 | Wood | |
1907 | Anthony Wilding | Lawrence Doherty | walkover | Wood | |
1908 | Arthur Gore | Anthony Wilding | 4–6, 8–6, 6–0, 8–6 | Wood | |
1909 | Major Ritchie | Arthur Gore | 7–5, 8–6, 6–3 | Wood | |
1910 | Gordon Lowe | Arthur Lowe | 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 | Wood | |
1911 | André Gobert | Gordon Lowe | 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | Wood | |
1912 | André Gobert | Anthony Wilding | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Wood | |
1913 | Percival Davson | E. Larsen | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | Wood | |
1914 | Major Ritchie | Percival Davson | 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 | Wood | |
1915–1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||||
1919 | Percival Davson | Major Ritchie | 6–2, 6–3, 8–6 | Wood | |
1920 | André Gobert | Percival Davson | 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 | Wood | |
1921 | André Gobert | Walter Crawley | 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 7–5 | Wood | |
1922 | André Gobert | Brian I. C. Norton | 4—6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4, 6–2 | Wood | |
1923 | John D. Wheatley | Ali-Hassan Fyzee | 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | Wood | |
1924 | Patrick Spence | John D. Wheatley | 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 | Wood | |
1925 | Sydney Jacob[8] | Patrick Spence | 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | Wood | |
1926 | Jean Borotra | Donald Greig | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | Wood | |
1927 | Edward T. Higgs | Gordon Crole–Rees | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 | Wood | |
1928 | Jean Borotra | Gordon Crole Rees | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | Wood | |
1929 | Jean Borotra | Nigel Sharpe | 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 | Wood | |
1930 | Jean Borotra | Henry Austin | 6–1, 0–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 | Wood | |
1931 | Jean Borotra | Jiro Satoh | 10–8, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 | Wood | |
1932 | Jean Borotra | Harry Lee | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | Wood | |
1933 | Jean Borotra | Henry Austin | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | Wood | |
1934 | Henry Austin | Jean Borotra | 6–2, 4–6, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2 | Wood | |
1935 | Jean Borotra | Nigel Sharpe | 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 | Wood | |
1936 | Karl Schröder | Jean Borotra | 8–6, 6–1, 9–7 | Wood | |
1937 | Henry Austin | Karl Schröder | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 | Wood | |
1938 | Jean Borotra | Donald Butler | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 | Wood | |
1939–1946 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||||
1947 | Ivo Rinkel | Ernest Wittman | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | Wood | |
1948 | Jean Borotra | Geoffrey Paish | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Wood | |
1949 | Jean Borotra | Geoffrey Paish | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 | Wood | |
1950 | Jaroslav Drobný | Geoffrey Paish | 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 | Wood | |
1951 | Geoffrey Paish | Ignacy Tłoczyński | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 | Wood | |
1952 | Jaroslav Drobný | Tony Mottram | 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 | Wood | |
1953 | Jaroslav Drobný | Robert Wilson | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | Wood | |
1954 | Jaroslav Drobný | Władysław Skonecki | 7–5, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4 | Wood | |
1955 | Władysław Skonecki | William Knight | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4, 9–7 | Wood | |
1956 | Alfred Huber | Geoffrey Paish | 7–5, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4 | Wood | |
1957 | Not held | ||||
1958 | Mike Davies | Owen Davidson | 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | Wood | |
1959 | Robert Wilson | Kurt Nielsen | 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 | Wood | |
1960 | William Knight | Robert Wilson | 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 | Wood | |
1961 | Anthony Pickard | Manuel Santana | 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | Wood | |
1962 | Robert Wilson | William Knight | 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Wood | |
1963 | Robert Wilson | Roger Taylor | 16–14, 6–2, 9–7 | Wood | |
1964 | Mike Sangster | Robert Wilson | 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 | Wood | |
1965 | Robert Wilson | Mark Cox | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | Wood | |
1966–1967 | Not held | ||||
1968 | Robert Hewitt | Robert Lutz | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 10–8 | Wood | |
1969 | Rod Laver | Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | Indoor | |
1970 | Rod Laver | Cliff Richey | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | Indoor | |
1971 | Ilie Năstase | Rod Laver | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | Indoor |
Women's singles
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