The Homburg Cup Explained

The Homburg Cup
Der Homburg-Pokal
Type:defunct
Founded:1894
Ended:1936
Editions:26
Location:Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany
Venue:Bad Homburg Tennis Club
(1894-1936)
Tour:Pre-open era (1877-1967)
Surface:Clay/Outdoor

The Homburg Cup [1] 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, 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.

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)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1894 Samuel Henry Hughes ??
1895 [6] William M. Cranston 6-0, 6-3, 6-1
1896 [7] William M. Cranston walkover
1897 [8] Reginald Doherty (2)walkover
1898 [9] Reginald Doherty (3)walkover
1899 Reginald Doherty (4)3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4
1900 [10] George Hillyard[11] 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2
1901 [12] Jacques Worth walkover
1902 [13] 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1903 7-5, 7-5, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3
1904 George Ball-Greene[14] (2)9-7, 6-2, 6-3
1905 George Ball-Greene (3) Anthony Wildingshared title
1906 Anthony Wilding[15] (2)6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1907 [16] 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
1908 [17] Otto Froitzheim (2)6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 8-6
1909 Otto Froitzheim (3)6-4, 5-7, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
1910 5-7, 6-4, 6-0, 6-3
1911 Otto Froitzheim (4)1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1912 6-4, 1-6, 3-6, 6-0, 8-6
1913 Otto Froitzheim (5)6-1, 6-2
1914/1918Not held (due to World War I)
1919 Otto Froitzheim (6) Oscar Kreuzer6-3, 6-1, 6-1
1920 Otto Froitzheim (7) Oscar Kreuzer6-1, 6-3, 6-3
1921 Oscar Kreuzer (2) Heinrich Kleinschroth6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2
1925 Willi Hannemann Otto Froitzheim4-6, 7-5, ret.
1926 Axel Petersen Otto Froitzheimw.o.
1927 Georg T. W. Demasius Otto Froitzheimw.o.
1928 Axel Petersen (2) Johann Philip Buss 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, ret.
1929 Christian Boussus Otto Froitzheimw.o.
1930 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 0-6, 6-4
1931 Fritz Kuhlmann Sr 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1932 Harry Hopman (2) Clifford Sproule2-6, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6, 6-3
1933/1934Not held
1935 Fritz Kuhlmann Sr 6-1, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0
1936 John Olliff Arnulf Schmidt1-6, 8-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1895 Toupie Lowther S. Pollen 6-2. 6-1
1896 Elsie Lane Toupie Lowther6-0, 6-2
1897divided prizes.
1898 Elsie Lane (2) Toupie Lowther7-5, 7-5
1899 Charlotte Cooper7-5. 6-4
1900 Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2) Muriel Robb2-6, 8-6, 7-5
1901 Toupie Lowther (2) Blanche Duddell 6-0, 6-0
1902 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) Toupie Lowther6-2, 2-6, 6-3
1903 Toupie Lowther (3)1-6, 6-4, 6-0
1904 Toupie Lowther (4)6-2, 7-5
19056-3, 7-5
1906 Dorothea Douglass (2) Blanche Bingley Hillyard6-4, 8-6
1907 Hedwig Neresheimer Rosamund Salusbury10-8, 6-3
1908 Miss. Stettheimer 6-2, 6-2
19096-2, 6-2
1910 Agnes Morton (2)6-1, 6-4
1911 Agnes Morton (3)6-2, 6-4
19126-3, 6-4
1913 Nelly Bamberger Lilly Salin 6-3, 2-0 retd.
1914/1918Not held (due to World War I)
1919 Ilse Friedleben Lili de Alvarez?
1921 Ilse Friedleben (2) Lili de Alvarez5-7, 8-6 retd.
1922 Ilse Friedleben (3)6-3, 6-2
1924 Ilse Friedleben (4) Toni Weihermann ?
1925 Ilse Friedleben (5)6-2, 6-3
1926 Anna Weihermann Hemp 6-4, 3-6, 3-0 retd.
19276-4, 3-0, retd.
1928 Toni Mettenheimer Schomburgk Ilse Friedleben6-4, 2-6, 6-4
1929 Toni Weihermann Richter 6-1, 6-2
1930 Ilse Friedleben (6)default
1931 Anne Peitz 6-3, 7-5
1932 Hilde Krahwinkel6-1, 6-0
1933/1934Not held
1935 Anne Peitz Schneider6-4, 3-6, 7-5
1936 Klara Hammer Beutter 6-4, 7-5

Records

References

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Book: Gillmeister. Heiner. Tennis : a cultural history. registration. 1998. Leicester University Press. London. 9780718501952. 257. Repr..
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  5. Web site: Lawn Tennis. Capricornian. 18 October 1902 . The Capricornian Newspaper, p.12, 18 Oct 1902. 4 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Homburg 1895, Homburg Cup, Germany. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 4 October 2016.
  7. Web site: Homburg 1896 Homburg Cup Germany. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 4 October 2016.
  8. Web site: Homburg 1897 Homburg Cup Germany. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 4 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Homburg 1898 Homburg Cup Germany. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 4 October 2016.
  10. Web site: Homburg 1900, Homburg Cup Germany. tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 4 October 2016.
  11. Book: Cox. Bruce Tarran; foreword by Mark. George Hillyard : the man who moved Wimbledon. 2013. Troubador Publishing Ltd. 978-1780885490. 68.
  12. Web site: Coorei. Lawn Tennis. news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. 5 October 2016.
  13. Web site: 1877 to 2012 Finals Results. stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. 4 October 2016.
  14. Web site: Coorei. Lawn Tennis. news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. 5 October 2016.
  15. Web site: Coorei. Lawn Tennis. news.google.com. The Sydney Mail, Apr 26, 1911. 5 October 2016.
  16. Web site: Lawn Tennis at Homburg. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. 4 October 2016.
  17. Web site: Lawn Tennis at Homburg. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Omaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10276, 13 October 1909. 4 October 2016.