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4 unusual facts about World Hard Court Championships


World Hard Court Championships

In 1925 the tournament was disbanded when the French Championships opened itself to international competitors with the event held on a clay surface alternately between the Stade Français (1925, 1927), which was the site of the WHCC and the Racing Club de France (1926), which was the site of the previous French Championship.

The venue, was the clay courts of the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud, Paris, with one exception, namely 1922, when they were held at the Royal Leopold Club in Brussels, Belgium.

World Hard Court Championships (WHCC), frequently considered as the precursor to the French Open was held from 1912 till 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

The WHCC was open to all nationalities unlike the French Championships which were open only to tennis players who were licensed in France through 1924.


Cecil Blackbeard

In May 1920 he reached the final of the doubles event at the World Hard Court Championships, played at the Stade Français in Paris.

World Covered Court Championships

The term "World Championships" was dropped for good when the French Championships agreed to open its doors to international amateur tennis players from 1925 onwards, resulting in the World Hard Court Championships being disbanded.


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