Championship of Europe
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Founded1899
Abolished1914
Editions15
| Championship of Europe | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Abolished | 1914 |
| Editions | 15 |
| Location | Bad Homburg Dublin Hythe Leicester Liverpool London Newcastle Ostend Paris Scarborough Scheveningen Stockholm |
| Venue | Bad Homburg TC (1899, 1905) Ostend TC (1900) Tennis Club de Paris (1901) Queen's Club (1902, 1908) Leimonias LTC (1903) Royal Lawn TC (1904) Leicester LTC (1906) Fitzwilliam LTC (1906) Northumberland CCC (1909) Liverpool Cricket Club (1910) Hotel Imperial Courts (1912) Yorkshire LTC (1913) Norwood Sports Club (1914) |
| Surface | Clay Grass Wood |
The Championship of Europe was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1899 in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[1] The tournament was staged in different countries for 15 editions until 1914 when it was discontinued.
The Championship of Europe tournament was first played on clay courts at the Bad Homburg Tennis Club, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany.[2] The event was staged in different countries and played on multiple surfaces both indoors and outdoors. It was discontinued in 1914 due to World War I.[3]
