The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three major world championships sanctioned from 1913 to 1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). The tournament was played indoors on wood floors, and its venue changed from year to year among several countries. While the World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon) and World Hard Court Championships (WHCC) could justify their "world championship" titles, the WCCC had trouble attracting top players from outside Europe. At an Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 16 March 1923 in Paris, France the ILTF issued the ‘Rules of Tennis’ that were adopted with public effect on 1 January 1924. The United States became an affiliated member of the ILTF. The World Championship title was also dropped at this meeting and a new category of Official Championship was created for events in Great Britain, France, USA and Australia – today’s Grand Slam events. The WCCC tournament was then disbanded by the ILTF.

Locations and dates . YearVenueDate1913 Royal Lawn Tennis Club, Stockholm 2–8 November1914-18 No competition (due to World War I)1919 Sporting Club de Paris, Paris 15–23 November1920 Queen's Club, London 11–20 October1921 Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, Copenhagen 2–10 April1922 Palace Lawn Tennis Club, St. Moritz 16–25 February1923 Palacio de la Industria, Barcelona 1–11 February

Finals

Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1913 Anthony Wilding Maurice Germot 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 1914 No competition (due to World War I) 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Andre Gobert Max Decugis 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 1920 Gordon Lowe Walter Crawley 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 1921 William Laurentz Alfred Beamish 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 1922 Henri Cochet Jean Borotra 4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 1923 Henri Cochet Brian Gilbert 6–4, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1913 Helen Aitchison Kate Fenwick 6–4, 6–2 1914 No competition (due to World War I) 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Dorothy Holman Germaine Golding 6–3, 6–4 1920 Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane 6–2, 5–7, 9–7 1921 Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Ebba Meyer 6–2, 6–4 1922 Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard 6–2, 7–5 1923 Kitty McKane Winifred Beamish 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Men's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1913 Max Decugis Maurice Germot Curt Bergmann Heinrich Kleinschroth 7–5, 2–6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–1 1914 No competition (due to World War I) 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 André Gobert William Laurentz Nicolae Mișu H. Portlock 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 1920 Percival Davson Theodore Mavrogordato Alfred Beamish Frank Fisher 4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3 1921 Maurice Germot William Laurentz Paul Henriksen Erik Tegner 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 1922 Henri Cochet Jean Borotra Charles Martin Armand Simon 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4 1923 Henri Cochet Jean Couiteas Leif Rovsing Erik Tegner 6–1, 6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1913 No women's doubles held 1914 No competition (due to World War I) 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane Dorothy Holman Phyllis Howkins 6–3, 6–4 1920 Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane Doris Craddock Irene Peacock 6–3, 7–5 1921 Elsebeth Brehm Jørgensen Ebba Meyer Vera Forum Jutta Steenberg 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 1922 Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard Yvonne Bourgeois Mme Canivet walkover 1923 Winifred Beamish Kitty McKane Germaine Golding Jeanne Vaussard 6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore 1913 Max Decugis Kate Fenwick Gunnar Setterwall Sigrid Fick 7–5, 12–10 1914 No competition (due to World War I) 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 Max Decugis Winifred Beamish William Laurentz Germaine Golding 6–3, 6–3 1920 Frank Fisher Irene Peacock Stanley Doust Kitty McKane walkover 1921 Erik Tegner Elsebeth Brehm Harald T. Waagepetersen Agnete Goldschmidt 6–2, 6–2 1922 Jean Borotra Germaine Golding Max Decugis Jeanne Vaussard 6–3, 6–4 1923 Walter Crawley Kitty McKane Brian Gilbert Winifred Beamish 4–6, 6–2, 6–3

See also World Hard Court Championships World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon) :Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

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