British Covered Court Championships

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Template:Infobox tennis tournament The British Covered Court Championships (BCCC) was an indoor tennis event held from 1885 through 1971 and played in London, England. The tournament dates 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 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, its stature had diminished greatly and in 1966, they couldn't find a sponsor. 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

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Indoor tennis court at Hyde Park in 1895

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score Surface
1885 Template:Flagicon Herbert Lawford Template:Flagicon Charles Ross 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 Wood
1886 Template:Flagicon Teddy Williams Template:Flagicon Herbert Lawford 6–2, 1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1887 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Teddy Williams 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 Wood
1888 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 Wood
1889 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon James Crispe 6–1, 6–1, 6–1 Wood
1890 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 Wood
1891 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers 6–4, 8–6, 6–3 Wood
1892 Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 Wood
1893 Template:Flagicon Harold Mahony Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1894 Template:Flagicon Harold Mahony Template:Flagicon Ernest George Meers 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 Wood
1895 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Harold Mahony walkover Wood
1896 Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis Template:Flagicon Wilberforce Eaves 6–4, 6–1, 6–8, 4–6, 7–5 Wood
1897 Template:Flagicon Wilberforce Eaves Template:Flagicon Ernest Lewis 6–3, 6–3, 7–5 Wood
1898 Template:Flagicon Wilberforce Eaves Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 Wood
1899 Template:Flagicon Wilberforce Eaves Template:Flagicon Harold Mahony 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 3–6, 6–4 Wood
1900 Template:Flagicon Arthur Gore Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie 6–1, 7–5, 6–3 Wood
1901 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon Arthur Gore 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 Wood
1902 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 Wood
1903 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon George Hillyard 6–1, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Wood
1904 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie 6–2, 8–10, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Wood
1905 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie 6–1, 8–6, 6–2 Wood
1906 Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty Template:Flagicon Arthur Gore 6–2, 6–4, 8–6 Wood
1907 Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding Template:Flagicon Laurence Doherty walkover Wood
1908 Template:Flagicon Arthur Gore Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding 4–6, 8–6, 6–0, 8–6 Wood
1909 Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie Template:Flagicon Arthur Gore 7–5, 8–6, 6–3 Wood
1910 Template:Flagicon Gordon Lowe Template:Flagicon Arthur Lowe 6–4, 6–0, 6–1 Wood
1911 Template:Flagicon André Gobert Template:Flagicon Gordon Lowe 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 Wood
1912 Template:Flagicon André Gobert Template:Flagicon Anthony Wilding 3–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1913 Template:Flagicon Percival Davson Template:Flagicon Erik Larsen 5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 Wood
1914 Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie Template:Flagicon Percival Davson 8–6, 6–3, 6–1 Wood
1915–1918 Not held (due to World War I)
1919 Template:Flagicon Percival Davson Template:Flagicon Major Ritchie 6–2, 6–3, 8–6 Wood
1920 Template:Flagicon André Gobert Template:Flagicon Percival Davson 6–4, 7–5, 6–2 Wood
1921 Template:Flagicon André Gobert Template:Flagicon Walter Crawley 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 0–6, 7–5 Wood
1922 Template:Flagicon André Gobert Template:Flagicon Brian I. C. Norton 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4, 6–2 Wood
1923 Template:Flagicon John D. Wheatley Template:Flagicon Hassan Ali Fyzee 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1924 Template:Flagicon Patrick Spence Template:Flagicon John D. Wheatley 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1 Wood
1925 Template:Flagicon Sydney Jacob[8] Template:Flagicon Patrick Spence 3–6, 7–5, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 Wood
1926 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Donald Greig 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1927 Template:Flagicon Edward Higgs Template:Flagicon Gordon Crole Rees 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 Wood
1928 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Gordon Crole Rees 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1929 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Nigel Sharpe 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1930 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Henry Austin 6–1, 0–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1931 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Jiro Satoh 10–8, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3 Wood
1932 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Harry Lee 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1933 [9] Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Henry Austin 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 Wood
1934 Template:Flagicon Henry Austin Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra 6–2, 4–6, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2 Wood
1935 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Nigel Sharpe 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 Wood
1936 Template:Flagicon Karl Schröder Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra 8–6, 6–1, 9–7 Wood
1937 Template:Flagicon Henry Austin Template:Flagicon Karl Schröder 6–2, 3–6, 7–5, 6–2 Wood
1938 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Donald Butler 6–0, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 Wood
1939–1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1947 Template:Flagicon Ivo Rinkel Template:Flagicon Ernest Wittman 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 Wood
1948 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 Wood
1949 Template:Flagicon Jean Borotra Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1950 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish 6–3, 6–2, 6–0 Wood
1951 Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish Template:Flagicon Ignacy Tłoczyński 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 Wood
1952 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Tony Mottram 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 Wood
1953 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 Wood
1954 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Władysław Skonecki 7–5, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4 Wood
1955 Template:Flagicon Władysław Skonecki Template:Flagicon William Knight 5–7, 7–5, 6–4, 9–7 Wood
1956 Template:Flagicon Alfred Huber Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish 7–5, 7–5, 7–9, 6–4 Wood
1957 Not held
1958 Template:Flagicon Mike Davies Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson 5–7, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1959 Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson Template:Flagicon Kurt Nielsen 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 Wood
1960 Template:Flagicon William Knight Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson 6–3, 6–4, 8–6 Wood
1961 Template:Flagicon Anthony Pickard Template:Flagicon Manuel Santana 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1962 Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson Template:Flagicon William Knight 3–6, 6–3, 8–6, 2–6, 6–2 Wood
1963 Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor 16–14, 6–2, 9–7 Wood
1964 Template:Flagicon Mike Sangster Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 Wood
1965 Template:Flagicon Robert Wilson Template:Flagicon Mark Cox 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Wood
1966–1967 Not held
Open era
1968 Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Bob Lutz 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 10–8 Wood
1969 Template:Flagicon Rod Laver Template:Flagicon Tony Roche 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 Carpet
1970 Template:Flagicon Rod Laver Template:Flagicon Cliff Richey 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 Carpet
1971 Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 Carpet

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score Surface
1890 Template:Flagicon May Jacks Template:Flagicon Maud Shackle 6–0, 6–1 Wood
1891 Template:Flagicon Maud Shackle Template:Flagicon May Jacks 7–5, 6–2 Wood
1892 Template:Flagicon Maud Shackle Template:Flagicon May Arbuthnot 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 Wood
1893 Template:Flagicon Maud Shackle Template:Flagicon May Arbuthnot 6–2, 1–6, 7–5 Wood
1894 Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Template:Flagicon May Arbuthnot 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 Wood
1895 Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cooper Template:Flagicon Edith Austin 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Wood
1896 Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Wood
1897 Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Template:Flagicon Ruth Dyas 9–11, 6–4, 12–10 Wood
1898 Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Template:Flagicon Ruth Pennington-Legh 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 Wood
1899 Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Template:Flagicon Charlotte Cooper 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1900 Template:Flagicon Toupie Lowther Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Greville 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 Wood
1901 Template:Flagicon Blanche Bingley Hillyard Template:Flagicon Toupie Lowther 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1902 Template:Flagicon Toupie Lowther Template:Flagicon Gladys Duddell 6–3, 6–1 Wood
1903 Template:Flagicon Toupie Lowther Template:Flagicon Adine Masson 6–1, 6–0 Wood
1904 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Template:Flagicon Edith Austin Greville 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1905 Template:Flagicon Hilda Lane Template:Flagicon Gladys Eastlake Smith 6–4, 8–6 Wood
1906 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Template:Flagicon Hilda Lane 6–2, 6–0 Wood
1907 Template:Flagicon Gladys Eastlake Smith Template:Flagicon Mildred Coles 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1908 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Chambers Template:Flagicon Gladys Eastlake Smith 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1909 Template:Flagicon Dora Boothby Template:Flagicon Madeline O'Neill 6–1, 6–3 Wood
1910 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Chambers Template:Flagicon Madeline O'Neill 6–4, 6–3 Wood
1911 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Chambers Template:Flagicon Helen Aitchison 6–3, 6–1 Wood
1912 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman Template:Flagicon Aurea Edgington 6–2, 6–0 Wood
1913 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Chambers Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1914 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman Template:Flagicon Madeline O'Neill 7–9, 6–1, 6–2 Wood
1915–1918 Not held
1919 Template:Flagicon Dorothea Douglass Chambers Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1920 Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Ryan Template:Flagicon Doris Craddock 6–4, 6–2 Wood
1921 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman Template:Flagicon Irene Bowder Peacock 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 Wood
1922 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Holman Template:Flagicon Doris Craddock 6–2, 6–1 Wood
1923 Template:Flagicon Mabel Davey Clayton Template:Flagicon Aurea Edgington 6–3, 6–2 Wood
1924 Template:Flagicon Geraldine Beamish Template:Flagicon Doris Craddock 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1925 Template:Flagicon Joan Reid-Thomas Template:Flagicon Blanche Colston 6–2, 7–5 Wood
1926 Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Template:Flagicon Betty Dix 6–4, 6–2 Wood
1927 Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett Template:Flagicon Cristobel Hardie 6–4, 6–0 Wood
1928 Template:Flagicon Kathleen McKane Godfree Template:Flagicon Eileen Bennett 6–1, 6–2 Wood
1929 Template:Flagicon Peggy Saunders Michell Template:Flagicon Joan Ridley 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1930 Template:Flagicon Joan Ridley Template:Flagicon Joan Fry 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1931 Template:Flagicon Mary Heeley Template:Flagicon Jeanette Morfey 6–1, 6–0 Wood
1932 Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven Template:Flagicon Kay Stammers 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1933 Template:Flagicon Phyllis King Template:Flagicon Kay Stammers 10–12, 6–1, 6–3 Wood
1934 Template:Flagicon Phyllis King Template:Flagicon Mary Hardwick 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 Wood
1935 Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven Template:Flagicon Ermyntrude Harvey 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1936 Template:Flagicon Anita Lizana Template:Flagicon Mary Hardwick 6–3, 6–0 Wood
1937 Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven Template:Flagicon Phyllis King 6–1, 6–2 Wood
1938 Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven Template:Flagicon Alexandra McOstrich McKelvie 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 Wood
1939–1947 Not held
1948 Template:Flagicon Gem Hoahing Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 Wood
1949 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Jean Quertier 6–1, 6–0 Wood
1950 Template:Flagicon Jean Quertier Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 Wood
1951 Template:Flagicon Susan Partridge Template:Flagicon Jean Walker-Smith 6–4, 6–4 Wood
1952 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Susan Partridge 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 Wood
1953 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Georgie Woodgate 6–3, 6–2 Wood
1954 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1955 Template:Flagicon Anne Shilcock Template:Flagicon Pat Ward 6–2, 6–4 Wood
1956 Template:Flagicon Angela Buxton Template:Flagicon Anne Shilcock 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1957 Not held
1958 Template:Flagicon Anne Shilcock Template:Flagicon Christine Truman 6–2, 6–2 Wood
1959 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Pat Ward 6–2, 6–3 Wood
1960 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon 7–5, retired Wood
1961 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Christine Truman 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 Wood
1962 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon Template:Flagicon Christine Truman 6–4, 4–6, 9–7 Wood
1963 Template:Flagicon Deidre Catt Template:Flagicon Renée Schuurman 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1964 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Fay Toyne 6–3, 6–3 Wood
1965 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Fay Toyne 6–2, 6–1 Wood
1966–1967 Not held
Open era
1968 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade 10–8, 6–1 Wood
1969 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King 9–11, 6–2, 9–7 Carpet
1970 Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones 8–6, 3–6, 6–1 Carpet
1971 Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 Carpet

Records

Men's singles

Source: [10]

See also

References

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