1930 in tennis
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The year 1930 in tennis was a complex mixture of mainly amateur tournaments composed of international, invitational, national, exhibition, team (city leagues, country leagues, international knock-out tournaments) events and joined by a marginal Pro Tour encompassing only British, German, French and American Pro events.
The 1930 runner-up American Davis Cup team, from left: Francis Hunter (US Indoors champion, absent), Bill Tilden (Wimbledon champion and French finalist), and Wilmer Allison with John Van Ryn (Wimbledon doubles champions, US finalists) | |
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| Duration | December 23, 1929 â December 22, 1930 |
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At the end of the Pro season the champion title was awarded, which in this year was given to the US Pro Champion. Vincent Richards held the title at the end of the year. The professionals were trainers in a major part those who accepted money for coaching. There were a few occasional professional against amateur challenges as well held in team competition format. The amateur events were almost all co-educated thus the majority included a mixed title contest. American Bill Tilden debuted this year on the European riviera scene winning almost every tournament he entered and took a dozen title partnering his protégé Wilbur Coen. The women's most successful players were Elizabeth Ryan in the European international championships and Helen Wills Moody, who won the two most prestigious tournaments in Europe, the French Championships and Wimbledon. Australian Jack Crawford also left his mark on the Continental tennis scene.
The most important team cups were the Wightman Cup for women and the Davis Cup (called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) and the Mitre Cup (South American version of the Davis Cup) for men. The 1930 Wightman Cup was its eighth edition and was organized by the United States Lawn Tennis Association between the teams of Great Britain and the United States. The 1930 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was its 25th edition and was organized by the International Tennis Federation. The tournament was split into the American and European zones. The winner of each sub-zone played in the Inter-Zonal Final. Twenty-four teams entered the Europe Zone (including India, Australia and Japan), while four participated in the America Zone. The United States defeated Mexico in the America Zone, but then lost to France in the Challenge Round, giving France their fourth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, on July 25â27.
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This list includes men and women international tournaments (where at least several different nations were represented), main (annual) national championships, professional tour events and the Davis, Mitre, Wightman Cup
Pre-tournament season
- In an inter-club challenge between the cities of Menton and Bordighera the former club was victorious with a match score of 10-4.[2]
- Helen Wills married American banker Fred Moody and announced she'd use her married name Mrs. Helen Moody in tournaments.[2]
January
- On the January 3rd meeting of International Tennis Federation several Davis Cup-related issues were addressed including the suspension of the Romanian Tennis Federation as there were two rival tennis governing bodies existing in the country, the general usage of Dunlop balls as the official balls of the Cup and most importantly the dividing of the European Zone into North-European and South-European subzones.[3]
- E. Angel became the British junior covered courts champion. Miss Jay was crowned the ladies' champion.[3]
- VV. Jacobs became the American junior covered courts champion. M. Hecht was crowned the ladies' champion.[3]
- The Australia Davis Cup team trials were held.[4]
- Hamburg beat Bremen 22-8.[4]
- Queen's Club beat Helsingfors L.T.C. 4-3 in Finland.[4]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| December 23â29[5] | Championships of Hyères[2] Hyères, France | 7â5, 4â6, 6â2, 4â6, 6â2 | 6â3, 3â6, 6â2 | ||||
6â3, 1â6, 6â3, 8â6. | N/A | N/A | 8â6, 8â6 | ||||
| December 30-January 5[5] | Métropole Club de Cannes Beausite[2] Cannes, France | 8â6, 6â2, 6â4 | 6â3, 1â6, 6â3 | ||||
4â6, 10-8, 6â2 | 6â3, 6â5 suspended | w/o | Scovel / | ||||
| January 6â12[5] | Monte Carlo Country Club[3] Monte Carlo, Monaco | 7â5, 6â2, 6â8, 6â0 | 6â1, 6â4 | ||||
6â0, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| January | Belgian Covered Courts tournament[2] Belgium | 6â2, 6â1, 6â3 | N/A | N/A | |||
7â5, 8â6, 4â6, 6â8, 9â7 | J. Borin/Belle | N/A | N/A | Laloux / 4â6, 6â3, 6â2 | Coumick / Mrs. Garry | ||
| Coupe de Noël[3] Paris, France | 6â4, 6â2, 4â6, 6â1 | 8â6, 5â7, 6â4 | |||||
8â6, 6â4, 11â9 | 6â4, 6â4 | 6â1, 9â7 | |||||
| Canadian Covered Courts tournament[6] Canada | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Belgian International Covered Courts tournament[4] Belgium | 6â2, 6â3, 6â0 | 7â5, 6â4 | |||||
6â2, 6â3 | 6â4, 6â8, 7â5 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| French Covered Courts tournament[4] Paris, France | 6â2, 6â4, 6â1 | 6â2, 6â2 | |||||
8â6, 10-8, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | 9-11, 7â5, 9â7 | ||||
| Rheims Covered Courts tournament[4] Rheims, France | 8â6, 6â1 | Schumann 2â6, 6â4, 8â6, | Lais | ||||
| January 13â19[5] | Bristol Cup Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | 6â3, 6â3, 6â4 | |||||
| January 15-[7] | 1930 Australian Championships[4] Sydney, Australia Men's singles â Women's singles | 6â3, 6â1, 6â3 | 10â8, 2â6, 7â5 | ||||
8â6, 6â1, 2â6, 6â3 | 6â3, 0â6, 7â5 | 11â9, 3â6, 6â3 | |||||
| January 20â26[5] | New Courts de Cannes Championship[4] Cannes, France | 6â1, 6â4, 6â1 | 6â2, 2â6, 6â0 | ||||
6â1, 6â2, 6â1 | 6â2, 7â5 | 6â3, 6â4 | |||||
February
- The Davis Cup draws were held on February 3 in Paris.[3]
- W. G. Robertson became the New Zealander junior champion. He was crowned the doubles champion as well alongside M. Ferkins who also won the New Zealand Plate.[8]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| February -1[9] | All-India national championships[9] Allahabad, India | 6â3, 5â7, 6â2, 6â3 | 6â3, 6â0 | ||||
6â4, 3â6, 6â3, 6â1 | 6â3, 6â4 | 6â3, 6â4 | |||||
| February 8 (men) -February 1 (women) | American covered courts tournaments Manhattan, United States (men) Longwood, Florida, United States (women) | 6â1, 6â2, 6â2[10] | 7â5, 6â2[11] | ||||
6â2, 6â3, 2â6, 6â4[12] | 6â3, 6â3[11] | 3â6, 6â1, 7â5[11] | |||||
| January -February 1[8] | New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships 1929-1930[13] Christchurch, New Zealand | 6â1, 3â6, 6â4[8] | N/A | ||||
N/A | N/A | ||||||
| January 27âFebruary 2[5] | Gallia L.T.C. de Cannes Championship[14] Cannes, France | 6â0, 6â2, 6â0 | 6â3, 6â2 | ||||
w/o | 6â4, 6â2 | 6â3, 7â5 | |||||
| February -8[15] | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia | 6â1, 6â0, 7â5 | 6â3, 6â4 | ||||
6â4, 1â6, 6â1, 6â2 | 6â3, 3â6, 9â7 | 3â6, 6â3, 6â2 | |||||
| February 3â9[5] | Carlton L.T.C. de Cannes Championship[14] Cannes, France | 6â2, 4â6, 6â2, 6â3 | w/o | ||||
3â6, 6â3, 6â3, 6â2 | 6â4, 6â1 | 12-10, 6â3 | |||||
| February 10â16[5] | South of France Championship[10] Nice, France | 4â6, 8â6, 6â1, 5â7, 6â0 | 6â0, 6â2 | ||||
6â0, 3â6, 7â5, 6â3 | Radcliffe / Platt 6â3, 6â3 | unplayed | |||||
| ~February 17â23 | Philippine National Tennis Championship[16] Manila, Philippines | N/A | N/A | ||||
| February 17â23[5] | Hotel Bristol Championships[10] Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | 3â6, 6â3, 6â3, 3â6, 7â5 | 6â3, 0â6, 6â4 | ||||
N/A | N/A | ||||||
| February | St. Moritz Covered Courts Championship[14] St. Moritz, Switzerland | N/A | N/A | ||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| German Covered Courts Championships[14] Bremen, Weimar Republic | 6â4, 3â6, 4â6, 6â4, 6â3 | 7â5, 6â0 | |||||
10-8, 6â4, 6â3 | 6â0, 6â2 | 11â9, 6â1 | |||||
March
- Geneve defeated Paris 10-9.[10]
- Rhine valley beat the Blau-Weiss Club of Berlin 8-3.[10]
- Bremer T. V. von 1896 annihilated Gothenburg five to love.[10]
- Romania Davis Cup team member László Dörner turned pro after the Hungarian international covered courts tournaments.[17]
- At the March 23 meeting of the International Tennis Federation, the ITF rejected the idea of the USLTA about organizing the first "Open" tournament in the United States.[18][19][d]
- Mexico gave a walkover to Cuba in the first round of the Davis Cup American Zone.[18]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| March | Algerian Championships[17] Oran, French Algeria | 4â6, 6â1, 7â5 | Stumpf | Dublanc 6â3, 5â7, 6â3 | Béranga | ||
| February 24-March 3[5] | Monaco Cups[10] Monte-Carlo, Monaco | 6â4, 6â4, 6â1 | 6â1, 6â4 | ||||
6â2, 3â6, 6â4, 6â4[17] | 8â6, 1â6, 7â5 | 12-14, 6â2, 2-0 ret. | |||||
| March 5â9[17] | Hungarian international covered courts tournaments Budapest, Hungary | 6â3, 6â2, 3â6, 1â6, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â3 | ||||
4â6, 6â4, 6â0, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| March 3â9[5] | French Riviera Championships and Nations Cup[17] Menton, France | 10-8, 7â5, 3â6, 4â6, 6â1 | 9â7, 6â2 | ||||
6â3, 6â3, 4â6, 6â3 | 6â1, 6â0 | 6â2, 6â0 | |||||
| March 15[20] | Southern Pro[19][21] Palm Beach, United States | straight sets, 7â5[20] | |||||
| March 10â16[5] | Parc Imperial L.T.C. de Nice[18] Nice, France | 6â2, 6â2, 6â3 | 6â4, 7â5 | ||||
2â6, 6â4, 6â3, 7â9, 6â1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| March 10â16[17] | Bordighera Championships[17] Bordighera, Italy | N/A | N/A | ||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| March 17â23[5] | Côte d'Azur Championships[18] Cannes, France | 6â3, 6â3, 6â4 | 6â0, 6â0 | ||||
6â4, 6â0, 1â6, 6â3 | 6â0, 6â1 | 6â3, 3â6, 6â1 | |||||
| March 17â23[10] | Italian riviera Championships[22] Sanremo, Italy | 3â6, 6â2, 6â4, 3â6, 6â3 | 6â0, 6â1 | ||||
6â2, 6â3, 6â0 | 6â3, 6â0 | 3â6, 8â6, 6â0 | |||||
| March | London Hard Courts Championships[17] London, United Kingdom | 4â6, 6â2, 6â2, 3â6, 7â5 | 6â3, 7â5 | ||||
1â6, 4â6, 8â6, 9â7, 6â4 | 7â5, 6â4 | 6â4, 1â6, 6â1 | |||||
| March 24â31[23] | Beausite â L. T. C. de Cannes Championship[18] Cannes, France | unplayed, prize divided | unplayed, prize divided | ||||
6â3, 6â4, 6â2 | 4â6, 7â5, 6â4 | 6â1, 7â5 | |||||
April
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| March 31-April 7[5] | St. Raphaël T.C. Championships Saint-Raphaël, France | 6â1, 6â0, 6â2[24] | 6â0, 6â1[25] | ||||
6â2, 3â6, 6â3, 6â8, 6â4[25] | 6â3, 6â0 | 7â5, 6â3[24] | |||||
| April 7â14[5] | L.T.C. Miramar de Juan-les-Pins Championship Juan-les-Pins, France | 4â6, 6â1, 6â2, 6â3[26] | 6â2, 7â5[26] | ||||
6â2, 6â4, 6â3[27] | 6â2, 6â3[27] | 1â6, 6â3, 6â4[27] | |||||
| April 14â20[5] | Beaulieu Championship[28] Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | w/o | 2â6, 8â6, 6â4 | ||||
6â3, 6â3, 7â5 | 7â5, 5â7, 6â4 | 6â1, 6â3 | |||||
| April 12-[7] | South African Championships[28] Johannesburg, South Africa | 6â2, 5â7, 6â3, 6â4 | 7â5, 6â2 | ||||
7â5, 6â1, 10-8 | 0â6, 6â2, 6â2 | ||||||
| April 13â21 | Swedish Indoors Championships[29] Stockholm, Sweden | 3 sets to 1 | 2 sets to 0 | ||||
3 sets to 1 | 2 sets to 0 | 2 sets to 0 | |||||
| April 21-[7] | Greek National Championships[30] Athens, Greece | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| April 21â27[5] | Beausoleil Cup[28] Monte-Carlo, Monaco | 6â1, 6â3, 6â3 | 3â6, 6â2, 7â5 | ||||
6â4, 6â3, 6â3 | N/A | N/A | 6â1, 6â3 | ||||
| April | Bermuda Championships[28] Bermuda | 8â6, 6â3, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | |||
6â3, 6â2, 6â3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Danish Championships[28] Copenhagen, Denmark | 6â4, 12-10, 8â6 | 4â6, 6â1, 6â0 | |||||
6â2, 6â2, 6â2 | N/A N/A | N/A | N/A N/A | N/A | |||
| Montreux tournament[28] Montreux, Switzerland | 6â4, 3â6, 7â5, 6â3 | w/o | |||||
7â5, 3â6, 3â6, 9â7, 8-8 suspended | 6â1, 7â5 | 6â2, 4â6, 7â5 | |||||
| Toulon Championship[28] Toulon, France | 7â5, 6â2, 6â1 | 6â4, 6â4 | Martin | ||||
8â6, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | 6â4, 1â6, 6â3 | ||||
| Biarritz Championship[28] Biarritz, France | 6â1, 6â3, 6â4 | 6â4, 6â2 | |||||
2â6, 6â2, 6â1, 1â6, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | George / 2â6, 7â5, 6â3 | ||||
| New Orleans Country Club Invitational Tournament[31] New Orleans, United States | 6â4, 6â3, 1â6, 4â6, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | ||||
6â0, 6â2, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
May
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
May 2â4 May 2â4 April 19â22 April 24â26 May 3â6 May 2â4 May 2â4 May 2â5 | Davis Cup Europe First Round[18][28] Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary Zürich, Switzerland Athens, Greece London, England Dublin, Ireland Belgrade, Yugoslavia Antwerp, Belgium Warsaw, Poland | First Round winners | First Round losers | ||||
| May -5 | Italian Championships Milan, Italy | 6â1, 6â1, 6â2[32] | 3â6, 8â6, 6â0[33] | ||||
| May 5â12[34] | Austrian International Championships[35] Vienna, Austria | 6â2, 8â6, 6â4 | 6â2, 6â4 | ||||
4â6, 7â5, 7â5, 5â7, 6â3 | 6â1, 6â2 | 6â3, 6â4 | |||||
| May -15 | Wiesbaden International Championships[36] Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic | w/o | N/A | N/A | |||
6â4, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | 8â6, 6â2 | ||||
| May ~16 | Irish National Championships[35] Dublin, Ireland | 6â0, 6â3, 6â1 | 6â2, 12-10 | ||||
May 15â17 | Davis Cup America Zone first round[35] Philadelphia, United States | First Round winners | First Round losers | ||||
May 9â20 | Davis Cup Second Round[35] Prague, Czechoslovakia Zagreb, Yugoslavia Amsterdam, Netherlands Dublin, Ireland Rome, Italy Oslo, Norway London, England Torquay, England | Second Round winners | Second Round losers | ||||
| May 22â24 | Davis Cup America Zone Final Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States | Final winners | Final losers | ||||
| May | Budapest International Championships[35] Budapest, Hungary | 6â3, 6â1, 7â5 | 6â2, 6â4 | ||||
unplayed | 5â7, 7â5, 6â4 | 6â4, 6â4 | |||||
| British Hard Court Championships[35] Bournemouth, United Kingdom | 6â3, 2â6, 6â4, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | ||||
6â4, 8â6, 7â5 | N/A | N/A | 6â0, 3â6, 6â4 | ||||
| Coupes des Ãtrangers[35] Oran, French Algeria | 6â3, 8â6 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Surrey Grass Court Championships[31] Surbiton, United Kingdom | 6â3, 4â6, 6â3 | 6â3, 5â7, 4â6 | |||||
| Campionato Partenopeo[37] Naples, Italy | N/A | N/A | |||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
June
- Belgium beat Finland in a non-official Davis Cup match in Brussels.[31]
- The British amateurs defeated the British pros in the Chapel Allerton Club.[31]
- Hungary lost to Austria with a score of 6â2 in a non-official Davis Cup match in Szombathely.[38]
- On the 25th anniversary of the Deutscher Eishockey Gesellschaft Club of Prague it organized a ladies' only tennis event inviting several nations and many local clubs. Those present were the Weimar Republic, Austria, Hungary and Poland, while the Czech clubs were LTC Praha, D.E.H.G., I.C.L.F.K. and the host club among others. Altogether 16 teams and 48 women players competed.[38]
- Kleinlogel became the German junior champion after beating Ernst. Sander was crowned the girls' champion after eliminating Horn in the final.[38]
- Hamburg beat Helsinki four to one.[38]
- The All England Club instated a dress code for women to wear pantyhose under the skirt after Helen Jacobs appeared barelegged on the center court in the Wightman Cup.[38]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| May 19 â June 1[35] | 1930 French Hard Court Championships[39] Auteuil, Paris, France Men's singles â Women's singles | 3â6, 8â6, 6â3, 6â1 | 6â2, 6â1 | ||||
6â3, 9â7, 6â3 | 6â3, 6â1 | 6â4, 6â4 | |||||
| May 30-June 9 | Davis Cup Europe Zone Quarterfinals[38] Vienna, Austria Eastbourne, England Barcelona, Spain Scheveningen, Netherlands | QF winners | QF losers | ||||
| June 2â9[35] | Berlin Championships[40] Berlin, Weimar Republic | 7â5, 6â8, 1â6, 7â5, N/A[38] | 4â6, 8â6, 6â1[38] | ||||
7â5, 6â3, 6â3[38] | N/A | 6â3, 6â1[38] | |||||
| June 2[35]-11[41] | Belgian International Championship[38] Brussels, Belgium | 4â6, 6â3, 6â4, 4â6, 8â6[41] | N/A | ||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| June 2â9[35] | Bucharest International Championship Bucharest, Romania | 2â6, 3â6, 7â5, 6â3, 6â0 | |||||
N/A | 6â2, 6â1 | 6â3, 6â1 | |||||
| June 9â14 | Tri-State Tennis Tournament[42] Cincinnati, United States | 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-1 | 6-2, 6-4 | ||||
| June 13â15[35] | Czechoslovak Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia | four sets | |||||
three sets | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
| June 12â13 | Wightman Cup[38] Wimbledon, United Kingdom | ||||||
| June 14â16 | Davis Cup Europe Zone Semifinals[38] Milan, Italy Prague, Czechoslovakia | SF winners | SF losers | ||||
| June 19 | Damen Cup of Deutscher Eishockey Gesellschaft[38] Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||||||
| June | Spanish Championships Barcelona, Spain | 6â3, 6â4, 6â3[38] | N/A[38] | N/A | |||
1â6, 7â5, 6â3, 6â2[38] | N/A[43] | N/A | N/A[44] | N/A | |||
| June 18â22 | French Pro Championship[38] Paris, France Singles | N/A | |||||
| June 15â26[45] | Singapore International Championships Singapore, Straits Settlements | 6â4, 6â2[46] | N. E. Wise | ||||
[47] 1â6, 6â4, 6â4 | |||||||
| June | Queen's Club Championships[38] London, United Kingdom | 6â4, 8â6 | |||||
12-14, 6â3, 6â4, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Swiss National Championships[38] Switzerland | 6â4, 1â6, 6â2, 6â2 | 6â3, 6â2 | Fehlmann | ||||
6â2, 2â6, 7â5, 6â2 | 6â2, 6â3 | Steinfeld / Schardt | 6â3, 7â5 | ||||
| Austrian National Championships Austria | N/A[48] | 6â4, 6â2[38] | |||||
| Luzern International Championships[38] Lucerne | 6â3, 6â0, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â3 | |||||
6â4, 6â4, 6â4 | 6â4, 7â5 | 12-10, 6â2 | |||||
| Kent Championships Beckenham, United Kingdom | 6â2, 2â6, 6â4, 6â2[49] | 6â2, 4â6, 6â4[50] | |||||
| Gelb-Weiss T.C. International Championships[38] Berlin, Weimar Republic | 6â0, 6â2, 6âl | 6â2, 6â0 | Köhne | ||||
6â2, 7â5 | Kuhlmann / Karnatz 13-11, 5â7 ret. | 4â6, 6â2, 6â2 | |||||
July
- D.S. Macquisten became the Canadian junior champion.[51]
- In the Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Zone final Giorgio de Stefani of Italy and Wilmer Allison of the United States set the current record of the most match points saved in a match with de Stefani losing after failing to convert 18 match balls.[52]
- The Polish Tennis Association excluded Wanda DubieÅska.[53]
- Adam Baworowski became the Austrian junior champion.[48]
- Helen Wills Moody announced she'd skip the 1931 Wimbledon Championships.[48]
- Albert Canet, Olympic doubles bronze medalist for France and contemporary president of the Fédération Française de Tennis died at the age of 52.[54]
- The Four Musketeers defended their Davis Cup title for the third time.[53]
- World Hard Court Championships doubles semifinalist JenÅ Zsigmondy died.[55]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| July | Kraków tournament[53] Kraków, Poland | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
6â2, 6â3, 6âl | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| June 23-July 7[35] | 1930 Wimbledon Championships[53] London, United Kingdom Men's singles â Women's singles | 6â3, 9â7, 6â4 | 6â2, 6â2 | ||||
6â3, 6â3, 6â2 | 6â2, 9â7 | 6â1, 6â3 | |||||
| July 3â9[35] | Katowice Tournament[53] Katowice, Poland | N/A | N/A | ||||
5 sets | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| July 8â13[35] | Dutch International Championships Noordwijk, Netherlands | 8â6, 6â8, 6â3, 6â4[53] | N/A | N/A | |||
6â1, 6â2, 7â5[48] | N/A | N/A | 6â3, 6âl[48] | ||||
July 11â13 | Davis Cup Europe Zone Final[53] Prague, Czechoslovakia | Final winners | Final losers | ||||
| July 14â20[35] | Grand Hotel Panhans Championships[48] Semmering, Austria | 6â1, 6â2, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â0 | ||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
July 18â20 | Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Zone Final[48] Paris, France | Final winners | Final losers | ||||
| July -20[56] | American National Clay Court Championship Kansas City, United States | 6â2, 4â6, 6â2, 6â4 | |||||
6â3, 7â5, 6â2 | |||||||
July 22â24 N/A N/A N/A (ladies) | Various non-official Davis Cup-regulation matches[48] Mariánské LáznÄ, Czechoslovakia Bournemouth, England Antwerp, Belgium Deauville, France | Winning teams | Losing teams | ||||
| July -26 | Canadian Lawn Tennis National Championships[51] Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 6â4, 8â6, 0â6, 9â7 | |||||
11â9, 6â2, 6â4 | 6â3, 6â3 | 7â5, 6â2 | |||||
July 25â27 | Davis Cup Challenge Round Final[54] Paris, France | ||||||
| July | Swiss International Championship[10] Basel, Switzerland | 4â6, 3â6, 6â2, 6â0, 6â3 | 6â4, 6â4 | ||||
6â2, 6â0, 6â1 | N/A | N/A | 5â7, 6â2, 6â1 | ||||
| Pro Championships of Great Britain[48] London, United Kingdom | 6â1, 6â0, 6â2 | ||||||
6â9, 6â4, 6â1 | |||||||
| Frinton-on-Sea Tournament[48] Frinton-on-Sea, United Kingdom | 6â2, 8â6 | 6â3, 0â6, 6âl | |||||
| Bavarian International Championships[48] Munich, Weimar Republic | 2â6, 6â3, 3â6, 6â2, 6â4 | 6â3, 6â3 | |||||
6:2, 6:3, 10:8 | N/A | N/A | w/o | ||||
| Scottish Championships[54] Peebles, United Kingdom | unplayed | 3â6, 6â3, 6â3 | |||||
3â6, 11â9, suspended | Scovel / | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Puerto Rican National Championships[57] Puerto Rico, American West Indies | N/A | N/A | |||||
August
- The International Tennis Federation published the total income of the Davis Cup Challenge Round Final, which was 1,774,000 francs (~US$70,000).[54]
- The German professionals led by Hans Nüsslein and Roman Najuch beat the Dutch pros five-love.[58]
- The German ladies played a draw, six-all, against England.[58]
- Japan Davis Cup team annihilated Poland five to zero.[58]
- Japan won the tri-nations challenge in Berlin with six victories, Australia finished right behind with five and hosting Germany the last with four.[54]
- In a re-match from last month United Kingdom Davis Cup team overcame Australia scoring 5â3.[54]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| August | Portuguese International Championships[54] Lisbon, Portugal | 6â3, 6â1, 5â7, 7â5 | N/A | N/A | |||
| July 28 â August 3 | Dutch National Championships[59] Hilversum, Netherlands | 6â1, 6â2, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â2 | ||||
2â6, 3â6, 6â2, 7â5, 6â1 | 6â3, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â3 | |||||
| August -5 | Malayan Lawn Tennis Championships[61] Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States | w/o | 3â6, 6â1, 6â4 | ||||
2â6, 6â4, 6â2 | 6â3, 6â8, N/A | Taylor / Griffith-Jones | 3â6, 6â3, 6â1 | N. E. Wise / Taylor | |||
| August 6â11 | German Championships[62][63] Hamburg, Weimar Republic | 1â6, 8â6, 2â6, 7â5, 6â4 | 8â6, 6â4 | ||||
6â3, 2â6, 6â4, 6â3 | 6â3, 7â5 | 6â3, 7â5 | |||||
| August â12 | Championships of Engadin[62] St. Moritz, Switzerland | 6â0, 6â1, 6â4 | 3â6, 6â3, 6â1 | ||||
6â1, 6â1 | |||||||
| August 11 | Meadow Club Tournament[63] Southampton, New York, United States | 3â6, 6â3, 2â6, 6â2, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | |||
| August 11 | American West Indies Championships[64] Altona, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, American West Indies | 0â6, 6â4, N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| August 9â17[35] | Pörtschach Championships[58] Pörtschach am Wörthersee, Weimar Republic | 5â7, 6â3, 6â8, 6â3, 6â2 | 6â3, 6â2 | Mrs.Deutch | |||
4â6, 6â4, 7â5, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | 6â8, 6â3, 6â2 | ||||
| -19 August | Le Havre Tournament[58] Le Havre, France | 6â2, 6â2, 6â3 | 4â6, 6â3, 6â2[65] | ||||
8â6, 6â3, 6â4 | 6â4, 6â3[65] | 6â4, 2â6, 6â4[65] | |||||
| August 16â24 | Swedish Championships[29] Stockholm, Sweden | 3 sets to 2 | 2 sets to 1 | ||||
3 sets to 0 | w/o | 2 sets to 0 | |||||
| ~August 25â31 | Bad Homburg Championships[66] Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Weimar Republic | 2â6, 6â4, 6â3, 0â6, 6â4 | w/o | ||||
9â7, 6â8, 7â5, 6â3 | 6â1, 6â3 | 6â4, 4â6, 6â3 | |||||
| -26 August[66][67] | North of England Championships Scarborough, United Kingdom | 6â0, 9â7 | 6â4, 6â3[67] | ||||
6â1, 6â3 | 6â1, 6â2 | 6â4, 8â6 | |||||
| August 25â31[35] | Yugoslavian International Championships[68] Zagreb, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 6â1, 6â4, 3â6, 6â2[69] | N/A | ||||
N/A | N/A | ||||||
| National bout | |||||||
| August | Ostende Championships[58] Ostend, Belgium | 6â4, 3â6, 6â0, 12-10 | 6â3, 6â1 | ||||
6â1, 6â3, 4â6, 6â4 | 3â6, 6â3, 7â5 | 8â6, 6â8, 6â4 | |||||
| 14th ATA All-Black National Championships[70] Indianapolis, United States | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
September
- The German pros repeated their feat from last month and beat the English pros to zero, while the English amateurs did so also in a best-of-nine match.[66]
- D.G. Freshwater became the English junior champion, while the girls' trophy was awarded to Phyllis Brazier.[71]
- Emil Ferenczy became the Hungarian junior champion, Csilla Lates won the girls' contest.[68]
- American Clay Court and Canadian doubles champion Frederic Mercur was suspended by the USLTA for breaching the amateur rules.[72]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| September -1[73] | Newport Casino Invitational Newport, United States | 6â1, 0â6, 5â7, 6â2, 6â4[74] | |||||
6â3, 6â4, 0â6, 3â6, 6â2[75] | |||||||
| 20 AugustâSeptember | US National Championships Forest Hills, United States (ladies) Boston, United States (doubles, mixed doubles)[66] | 10-8, 1â6, 6â4, 16â14[74] | 6â1, 6â4[66] | ||||
8â6, 6â3, 4â6, 13-15, 6â4[66] | 3â6, 6â3, 7â5[66] | 6â4, 6â4[66] | |||||
| September 1â8 | Hungarian International Tennis Championships[76] Budapest, Hungary Men's singles | 4â6, 6â3, 6â4, 6â1 | 6â4, 2â6, 8â6 | ||||
7â5, 8â6, 9â7 | 6â3, 7â5 | 5â7, 8â6, 6â4 | |||||
| September 5[69]â9[77] | Le Touquet Spa Championships[66] Le Touquet, France | 6â8, 6â1, 2â6, 6â1, 8â6[78] | 6â0, 6â1[78] | ||||
9â7, 4â6, 6â4, 6â2[77] | 6â1, 6â3[78] | 6â3, 6â2 | |||||
| September 12â | La Baule Tournament[66] La Baule-Escoublac, France | 6â4, 6â2 | 6â1, 3â6, 6â0 | Rudel | |||
6â4, 6â3, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | 6â3, 6â3 | ||||
| September ~17 | Adriatic Championships Prince of Piedmont Cup[72] Venice, Italy | 1â6, 6â3, 6â4, 2â6, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | |||
6â3, 6â4, 6â4 | 6â3, 6â3, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | ||||
| September 16â20[79] | US and World Pro Championships Forest Hills, United States | 2â6, 10-8, 6â3, 6â4[21][80] | |||||
6â2, 15-13, 7â5[81] | |||||||
| September | Luzern International Championships[66] Lucerne, Switzerland | 6â1, 6â0, 4â6, 6â4 | 4â6, 6â2, 10-8 | ||||
2â6, 6â3, 6â4, 1â6, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | 4â6, 6â2, 6â3 | ||||
| Düsseldorf Tournament[66] Düsseldorf, Weimar Republic | 6â4, 2â6, 6â3, 5â7, 6â4 | 7â9, ret. | |||||
3â6, 6â2, 3â6, 7â5, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | 6â1, 4â6, 6â0 | ||||
| Belgian International Championships II.[66] Antwerp, Belgium | 6â1, 6â2, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â4 | |||||
5â7, 10-8, 6â3, 6â3 | 6â3, 6â0 | 6â3, 6â3 | |||||
| Pacific Southwest Championships Los Angeles, United States | 14-11, 6â3, 6â4[74] | N/A | N/A | ||||
N/A[82] | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| September -28 | South of England Championships[68][71] Eastbourne, United Kingdom | 7â5, 6â3 | 6â2, 7â5[71] | ||||
unplayed, title divided[68] | N/A | N/A | w/o | no opponents, semifinals suspended[68] | |||
| September 22[77]- | Villa d'Este Championship[68] Villa d'Este, Italy | 6â2, 8â6, ret. | 6â3, 6â4 | ||||
| N/A | N/A | 4â6, 6â2, 3â6 | N/A | N/A | |||
| September 26â28 | Belgrade Championships[68] Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes | 4 sets | N/A | ||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | |||||
| September 25â30[80] | Romanian Championship Bukarest, Romania | 7â5, 6â4, 6â1 | 5â7, 6â0, 6â1 | ||||
10-8, 3â6, 6â4, 6â2 | 9â7, 6â1 | toss | |||||
| September | German Pro Championships[83] Berlin, Weimar Republic | unplayed, prize divided | |||||
N/A | Round robin losers | ||||||
October
- Betty Nuthall's racquet, which she used during the US Nationals was auctioned for 4000 Deutsche Marks on the board of RMS Mauretania.[68]
- The American umpires and line judges formed a union.[68]
- The South American Davis Cup zone draws were held.[68]
- United Kingdom beat Ireland. The Irish team only won one rubber.[68]
- Germany and Italy's twelve rubber challenge ended in a draw.[68]
- The joint men-ladies Indian tennis team defeated Scotland only losing the three mixed doubles matches.[68]
- Gustaf V of Sweden was appointed honorary president of the International Lawn Tennis Club de France.[68]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| 24 September â 5 October | Coupe Porée[84] Coupe Georges Gouttenoire (ladies)[85] Coupe Jacques Leféburre (mixed)[85] Paris, France | 6â1, 6â3, 1â6, 5â7, 6â4 | 6â0, 6â2[85] | ||||
4â6, 3â6, 6â4, 6â0, 6â4 | 7â5, 7â5 | 6â4, 2â6, 6â3[86] | |||||
| October â6 | Welsh Covered Courts Championships[68][87][88] Llandudno, United Kingdom | 6â1, 6â0, 7â5 | B. O. Hobbs | N/A | N/A | ||
6â1, 6â4, 6â3 | W. Pyemont / | N/A | N/A | 6â3, 6â3 | |||
| Brazilian International Championships[68][87] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||||
| October â7 | West Ealing Tournament[88] West Ealing, United Kingdom | William Powell 6â3, 6â3 | 7â5, 3â6, 9â7 | ||||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| October 3â9[35] | Meran Championship[68] Merano, Italy | 6â4, 6â4, 0â6, 6â3 | |||||
1â6, 6â4, 6â4, 6â2 | 8â6, 6â0 | ||||||
| October 22 | British Covered Court Championships[89] London, United Kingdom | 6â1, 0â6, 2â6, 6â2, 6â4 | 6â2, 6â2 | ||||
8â6, 15-13, 6â4[90] | N/A | N/A | 6â4, 8â6[90] | ||||
| ~October 19 | Baden-Baden Championship[68] Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic | 2â6, 8â6, ret. | 6â2, 7â5 | ||||
2â6, 2â6, 6â3, 6â2, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | 4â6, 6â0, 6â1 | ||||
November
- Augusto Rado became the Italian junior champion.[91]
- On the last meeting if the ITF the split of the European Zone into North-South divisions was rejected.[91]
- 1924 Summer Olympics bronze doubles medalist Evelyn Colyer died.[91]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| November | Mitre Cup[92] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Champion | Runner-up | ||||
| November[80] | Portuguese International Championships II. Portugal | 6â8, 1â6, 6â4, 6â2, 6â1 | N/A | N/A | |||
6â1, 6â2, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Italian National Championships Rome, Italy | 3 points, 9 sets, 54 games[c] | 6â0, 6â0[91] | |||||
9â7, 6â3, 6â1 | N/A | N/A | 6â1, 6â2[91] | ||||
| Swiss Covered Courts Championships[93] Zürich, Switzerland | 6â1, 3â6, 6â3 | 6â3, 6â1 | |||||
3â6, 6â3, 5â7, 6â4, 8â6 | 5â7, 6â4, 12-10 | 6â3, 7â5 | |||||
| Queen's Club Covered Courts Championships[93] London, United Kingdom | 8â6, 2â6, 6â3 | 6â2, 6â4 | |||||
6â1, 7â5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Cromer Covered Courts Championships[93] Cromer, United Kingdom | 6â1, 7â5 | 2â6, 9â7. 6â4 | |||||
9â7, 6â1 | 6â4, 6â0 | 7â5, 6â2 | |||||
| Japan National Championships[94] Tokyo, Empire of Japan | 6â4, 8â6, 6â2 | N/A | N/A | ||||
6â4, 6â3, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| November 10â16[97] | Lowlands Championships Peebles, United Kingdom | 1â6, 6â1, 6â2, | N/A | N/A | |||
6â2, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| November â15[98] | Argentine International Championships Argentina | 6â4, 6â1, 6â0 | 6â2, 6â2 | ||||
w/o | 6â3, 3â6, 6â2 | 5â7, 10â8, 6â2[98] | |||||
December
- Australia announced he'd skip the 1931 Davis Cup season as a sign of support of the rejected South African initiative for the Cup to be held every second year only.[99]
- Two-time former Wimbledon champion Gerald Patterson's application for a renewed amateur license was rejected.[99]
- The Lawn Tennis Association introduced two new rules regarding timeouts during play: It became forbidden to receive extra time to get coach advises or to pause for rest.[99]
- Bobby Heine announced he won't compete in the Wimbledon Championships next year.[99]
- It was revealed that the total income of the 1930 Wimbledon Championships was £37,024.[99]
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| December | Victorian Championships[100] Melbourne, Australia | 6â1, 8â10, 6â0, 6â2 | 6â1, 6â1 | Miss Wright | |||
3â6, 6â2, 3â6, 4â6 | 5â7, 8â6, 10â8 | ||||||
| December | Straits Chinese Recreation Club Championships[101] Singapore, Straits Settlements | N/A | N/A | ||||
| December -14 | Catalonia Championships[102] Barcelona, Spain | N/A | N/A | ||||
6â3, 6â2, 6â4 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| December -30[103] | India International Championships[104] Calcutta, British India | 6â2, 7â5, 6â1[103] | 7â5, 6â4[105] | ||||
6â2, 6â3, 6â1 | 6â1, 6â3[103] | ||||||
Unknown date
| Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | |
| Belgian National Championships[106] Belgium | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Finnish Championships[107] Helsinki, Finland | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Finnish Covered Court Championships[107] Helsinki, Finland | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| German Championship[108] Weimar Republic | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Norwegian Championship[109] Norway | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
| Peruvian National Championship[110] Peru | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
| Polish Championship[111] Poland | N/A | N/A | N/A | |||
Notes
- c The Italian National Men's Championships were fought in a round robin format.[91]
- d The first official Open tournament was finally organized in 1968.[112]
Rankings
These are the rankings compiled and published by A Wallis Myers in September, founder of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain [113] and a second list based upon the ranks of Pierre Gillou, president of the Fédération Française de Tennis.[68]
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These are the pro rankings compiled and published by the American Lawn Tennis magazine in January.[114]
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