1931 in tennis
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Duration | December 24, 1930 – December 18, 1931 |
Tournaments | 160 |
Categories | Grand Slam (4) Pro Majors (3) National championships (20) International championships (135) Team events (20) Pro Tour (10) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most titles | Ellsworth Vines (10) Cilly Aussem (9) |
Most finals | George Lyttleton-Rogers (14) Cilly Aussem (11) |
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The year 1931 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 an up-and-coming Pro Tour both on competitive and exhibitional levels.
At the end of the pro season the champion title was awarded. Bill Tilden held the title at the end of the year. He also ran his own pro organization called the Tilden Tennis Tours and toured the world with a series of pro exhibition-like matches. The European professionals of Germany, France, Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland founded the International Federation of Professionists and Professionals headed by Roman Najuch to represent their interest against the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). There were a few occasional professionals 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. Irishman George Lyttleton-Rogers dominated the European scene winning eight singles titles, all of which were confined to French and Italian championships. Ellsworth Vines was the dominant male player on the North American tour. The women's most successful players were Miss Elizabeth Ryan in North America and Cilly Aussem in Europe and in South America. Australian tennis life was figureheaded by Jack Crawford.
The most prestigious team cups were the Wightman Cup for ladies and the Davis Cup (called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) for men. The 1931 Wightman Cup was its 9th edition and was organized by the United States Tennis Association between the teams of Great Britain and the United States. The 1931 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was its 26th edition and was organized by the ILTF. The Americas Zone was split into the North/Central American Zone and the South American Zone. The winner of each sub-zone would play to determine who moved to the Inter-Zonal round. 22 teams entered the Europe Zone, while 7 participated in the Americas Zone. The United States defeated Argentina in the American Zone, but would then lose to Great Britain in the Inter-Zonal play-off. France defeated Great Britain in the Challenge Round, giving France their fifth straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, on 24–26 July.
Legend
Pro Majors |
National championships |
International championships |
Team events |
Pro tour |
Key
- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
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 Cup
Pre-tournament season
- Italy beat Monaco and the team of São Paulo in international team challenges four to one in both matches.
- In the Paris – Stockholm club competition, the French troupe led by Jacques Brugnon and Christian Boussus beat the Swedish squadron four to one.
- The Czechoslovakian professionals headed by Karel Koželuh and Pavel Macenauer toured South Africa where they scored two draws against the home team twice in Durban and Port Elizabeth.[2]
- Vincent Richards retired and dropped his World Pro title as of the start of the year to handle his business affairs, although he came back to playing during the season.[2][3]
- Emmett Paré turned professional and later joined the Tilden Tennis Tours.[4]
January
- Bill Tilden turned professional as of this season after violating the amateur rules by signing a three-picture contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer and thus was expelled from the ILTF.[3]
- Frank Hunter turned professional in mid-January.[3]
- Harry Hopman wins all three titles at the Sydney Metropolitan Championship.
- The simultaneous use of two racquets by one player was officially banned as of this season.[5]
- Jean Schopfer, the second ever champion of the French Championships, died.[6]
- In the Berlin – Paris city club competition on 10 and 11 January, the French team led by Borotra, Boussous and Brugnon beat the German team led by Von Cramm, Kleinschroth and Prenn by eleven to two.[7]
- A British team led by Bunny Austin and John Olliff toured British India.[8]
Week | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
22–28 Dec[1] | L.T.C. Juan-les-Pins Championship Juan-les-Pins, France |
Charles Aeschlimann 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Erik Worm | Muriel Thomas 6–2, 6–1 |
Elizabeth Ryan | Aeschlimann Thomas 6–0, 6–2 |
Hunter Ryan |
24 Dec[9]-1 Jan | New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships[10][11] Christchurch,[9] New Zealand |
Alan Stedman 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
H.A. Barnett | May Dykes 6–1, 9–7 |
Marjorie Macfarlane | ||
Charles Angas Ivan Seay 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
France / France | Melody May Myers N/A |
N/A | Ivan Seay May Andrew 7–5, 3–6, 7–5 |
Thomson / Wilson | ||
29 Dec – 4 Jan[1] | Beausite – L. T. C. de Cannes Championship Cannes, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 8–6, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 |
Charles Aeschlimann | Elizabeth Ryan 4–6, 8–6, 6–1 |
Phyllis Satterthwaite | ||
Aeschlimann Erik Worm 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 |
Rogers Hillyard |
Thomas Taunay 8–10, 6–2, 6–2 |
Satterthwaite Ryan |
Aeschlimann Thomas 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Rogers Ryan | ||
5–11 Jan[1] | Métropole Club de Cannes Beausite Cannes, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 8–10, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Paul Féret | Hélène Contostavlos 6–2, 6–3 |
Phyllis Satterthwaite | ||
Hillyard Landau 7–5, 6–4, 6–8, 2–6, 4–6 |
Rogers Féret |
Satterthwaite Ryan 6–1, 6–2[12] |
Thomas Taunay |
Rogers Ryan 6–3, 6–3 |
Worm Satterthwaite | ||
10–17 Jan | Bristol Cup[13] Menton, France |
Karel Koželuh 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
Albert Burke | ||||
Burke Plaa 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
Koželuh Najuch |
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12–19 Jan | Italian Riviera championships Sanremo, Italy |
Jean Lesueur 8–6, 7–5, 1–6, 3–6, 6–2 |
Benny Berthet | Phyllis Satterthwaite 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 [14] |
Lucia Valerio | ||
de Martino Lesueur 6–0, 7–5, 6–0[15] |
Serventi de Minerbi |
Valerio Soames 6–3, 2–6, 6–3[16] |
Riboli Meunier |
Aeschlimann Ryan 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 [14] |
de Stefani Valerio | ||
12–19 Jan | Nice L.T.C. Championships Nice, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–4, 6–4, 8–6 |
Edmond Lotan | Rosie Berthet 6–3, 7–5 |
P. Marjollet | ||
Rogers Lotan 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
Capt. Price Poligny |
Rogers Berthet 6–1, 6–0 |
J. Franks Sumarokov[14] | ||||
19–25 Jan[1] | New Courts L.T.C. de Cannes Cannes, France |
Max Ellmer 6–3, 7–5 |
Brame Hillyard | Muriel Thomas 6–1, 6–0 |
Cosette St. Omer Roy | ||
Hillyard Minchin 6–4, 6–2 |
Ellmer Natason |
Thomas Natason 6–3, 6–4 |
Ellmer Omer Roy | ||||
Jan | Mannheim International Covered Courts tournament Mannheim, Weimar Republic |
Cilly Aussem 6–2, 6–4 |
Ilse Friedleben | Aussem Nourney 12–10, 8–6 |
Friedleben Buss | ||
Coupe de Noël Paris, France[17] |
René de Buzelet 6–1, 6–3 |
André Merlin | Simone Barbier 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Arlette Neufeld | |||
Glasser Borotra 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 |
Gentien Féret |
Guillier Gallay 6–4, 7–5 |
Charnelet Gallay |
Lesueur Noel 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 |
Maier Adamoff | ||
Sydney Metropolitan Club Championship Sydney, Australia |
Harry Hopman 6–2, 3–6, 6–0 |
Jack Crawford | |||||
Hopman Crawford 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Dunlop Sproule |
Hopman Eleanor Mary Hall 6–2, 6–4 |
Crawford Crawford | ||||
26–31 Jan [18] | Canadian Covered Court Championships[19] Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
George Lott 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–3 [20] |
John Van Ryn[20] | ||||
Lott Van Ryn 18–16, 6–3, 6–1 |
Gilbert Hall Ch. W. Leslie |
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24–31 Jan[21][22] | New South Wales Championships[22] Sydney, Australia |
Jack Crawford 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
Harry Hopman | Marjorie Cox Crawford 7–5, 6–2 |
Ula Valkenburg | ||
Crawford Hopman 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
Willard Thompson |
Crawford Cozens 6–1, 8–6 |
Valkenburg Dingle |
Willard Pinckerton 6–4, 6–2 |
Crawford Crawford | ||
19–26 Jan | New Court Lawn Tennis Club II. Cannes, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–0, 6–4, 6–4[23] |
Benny Berthet | Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–3, 10–8 [23] |
Lucia Valerio | ||
Lyttleton-Rogers Hillyard 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 8–6 |
Berthet Hecht |
Ryan Satterthwaite 6–1, 6–2 |
Valerio Mrs. Taunay |
Aeschlimann Thomas w/o |
Lyttleton-Rogers Ryan[24] | ||
-31 Jan [25] | All-India national championships Allahabad, India |
Dip Narain Kapoor[26] | Leila Row N/A |
Lena McKenna | |||
E. Vivian Bobb Ahad Hussain N/A, N/A, 6–3 |
Edwards Michelmore |
Bobb Miss Roberts Sandison 10–8, N/A, N/A |
Ahad Hussain Leila Row |
February
- Dutch player Hendrik Timmer was hit by a disease and missed the season. Two Dutch female players announced their engagements and subsequently their retirement from professional sports. Netherlands' number one Kea Bouman married in Almelo and moved to Java while second ranked Margaretha Dros-Canters married and decided to dedicate herself solely to her marriage after the season.[27]
- The strike of the German tennis players continued from last month and caused a major setback on the indoor tournaments. Thus the German International Covered Courts tournament field was dominated by foreign and senior players such as World War I French veteran Eugene Broquedis who reached the semifinal of the singles and the final of the doubles competition despite being 45 years old and having his right shoulder and two fingers paralyzed in the war.[27]
- Newcomer young German tennis player Harry Schwenker shocked the tennis world by defeating Italian champion Umberto De Morpurgo in the semifinals of the Berlin Covered Court Championships. He went on to defeat Austrian champion Hermann Artens in the final of his debut tournament. The match lasted until midnight.[28][29]
- Jack Crawford won his first Australian Championships singles and mixed doubles title (partnering his wife Marjorie Cox Crawford). He defeated last year's runner-up Harry Hopman for the singles title and teamed up with him for the doubles. He didn't succeed in defending his doubles title losing to Donohoe/Dunlap in the final.
- The team of England played Denmark in Copenhagen as part of their North Europe indoors exhibition tour and drew 4–4.[30]
- Takeichi Harada announced he will skip the Davis Cup due to his business affairs.[27]
- Jacques Brugnon swept all possible titles at the Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes.
March
- The city of London wins the 16th annual London-Paris tennis club competition (14–7).[42]
- Béla von Kehrling repeated his 1929 feat by winning the triple crown again in the French Riviera Championships.[36]
- George Lott won the Canadian Championships for the fourth time of his career.[19]
- The team of Bremen defeated the players of Amsterdam by 10 to 7.[19]
- The Fédération Française de Tennis issued legal proceedings against Henri Cochet because of a suspected breach of amateur tennis regulations.[49]
- The legal proceedings against German Daniel Prenn ended with the conclusion that the accusations were misled by the confusion of similar family names.[49]
- Nineteen-year-old national junior champion György Drjetomszky won his first Men's trophy at the Hungarian Covered Courts tournament and thus was invited to the Hungary Davis Cup team and to their first round match against Italy.[19][49]
- Hamburg defeated Rhine Valley 6–5 in Hamburg.[49]
- En route to Europe the Japanese Davis Cup team, headed by Jiro Sato and Hyotaro Sato, played exhibition matches in Singapore.[50]
- The team of England defeated Sweden in their North Europe indoors exhibition tour 5–1, and Norway 9–0 two times in a row.[49]
- René Lacoste and his doubles partner Jacques Brugnon both had appendicitis surgeries and subsequently missed the upcoming tournaments.[49]
- Colin Gregory and Harry Lee announced they will miss the Davis Cup first round rubbers due to their business affairs.[49]
- Iwao Aoki won a triple crown in the Surrey Grass Court Championships.[49]
- Harry Hopman was victorious at the singles, doubles and mixed doubles event at the South Australian Championship.[51]
- On 20 March in the assembly of the International Tennis Federation in Paris the Norges Tennisforbund (Norway Tennis Association) was granted membership into the ITF.[42]
- The team of France defeated the United States team 3–2 in a five–match indoors competition played at the Seventh Regiment Armory in New York from March 23 through March 25.[52]
April
- A British-only 16–men and 16 women trials was held at the Queen's Club by the Lawn Tennis Association to decide who was about to represent the Great Britain Davis Cup team in the 1931 Davis Cup. The final was played by Bunny Austin and Fred Perry. Bunny Austin won the contest three sets to two (3–6, 4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 7–5). Both went on to be selected in the upcoming Davis Cup rubbers.[63] : 10
- France won the friendly Davis Cup preparation match against the United States three to two.[42]
- In an internationals tennis club challenge FC Lyon beats Uhlenhorster Klipper (4:3).[42]
- Berlin overcame Prague in the two cities' tennis challenge (8–1).[64]
- Ohye and Spier won the men's and women's singles title at the Java Championships.[65]
- Japan beat Austria in a friendly Davis Cup match.[64]
- Heinz Landmann missed Germany's Davis Cup first round because of his office duties.[64]
- Hyotaro Sato won all three titles in the St. Raphaël T.C. Championships.[64]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
27 March – 4 April[66] | Mid-Pacific Invitation Tennis Championships Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Wilmer Allison 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Gilbert Hall | ||||
Allison Hall 6–2, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Kuwabara Akimoto |
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30 March – 5 April[1] | St. Raphaël T.C. Championships Saint-Raphaël, France |
Hyotaro Sato 6–3, 8–6, 6–4 |
Ludwig Haensch | Ida Adamoff 6–3, 6–0 |
Korotvickova | ||
Sato Sato 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Menzel Haensch |
Ryan Thomas 6–4, 6–4 |
Nicolopoulo Adamoff |
Sato Thomas 9–7, 4–6, 6–4 |
Aeschlimann Ryan | ||
5 April | Swedish Indoors Championships[67] Stockholm, Sweden |
Curt Östberg 3 sets to 1 |
Ingvar Garell | Eyvor Aquilon 2 sets to 1 |
Sigrid Fick | ||
Östberg Ramberg 3 sets to 1 |
A. Thorén Garell |
Fick Aquilon 2 sets to 0 |
Ehrnfelt Cederholm |
Östberg Fick 2 sets to 0 |
Ramberg Ramberg | ||
2–4 April |
Davis Cup South America Semifinals Buenos Aires, Argentina Not held |
Semifinals winners Argentina 5–0Chile |
Semifinals losers UruguayBrazil |
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30 March – 5 April | New Orleans Country Club Invitational Tournament[68] New Orleans, United States |
George Lott 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 1–6, 6–4 |
Clifford Sutter | ||||
Sutter Vines 6–3, 6–1, 4–6. 4–6, 6–3 |
Van Ryn Lott |
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6–12 April[1] | Beausoleil Cup Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Jiro Sato 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
Alain Bernard | Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–4 |
Lilí de Álvarez | ||
Gentien Lesueur 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Sato Sato |
Satterthwaite Henrotin 6–4, 0–6, 6–1 |
Neufeld Adamoff |
Lesueur Mathieu 2–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
Satterthwaite Hillyard | ||
6–13 April | River Oaks Invitational Tournament[69] Houston, United States |
Ellsworth Vines 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
Bruce Barnes | ||||
Lott Coen 7–5, 6–1, 6–1 |
Barnes Taylor |
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April | Tripolis L. T. C. International Championships[70] Tripoli, Italian Tripolitania |
Giorgio de Stefani 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
Alberto Del Bono | Ucci Manzutto 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Elisabetta Riboli | ||
de Stefani Del Bono 2–6, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4 |
Bonzi Serventi |
Giorgi Bonzi 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
Manzutto Fé d'Ostiani | ||||
Monaco Championships Nice, France |
Léonce Aslangul 0–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Charles Aeschlimann | Betty Nuthall 6–0, 3–6, 8–6 |
Simonne Mathieu | |||
Ryan Aussem 6–2, 6–4 |
Satterthwaite Thomas |
Lesueur Mathieu 6–2, 6–2 |
Nuthall Šefer | ||||
Moncean Club Covered Court Championships Paris, France |
Cochet Féret 6–2, 3–6, 6–l |
Laurentz Thurneyssen |
Cochet|Rosambert 3–6, 6–1, 6–5 |
Thurneyssen Gallay | |||
South African Championships Johannesburg, South Africa |
Louis Raymond 6–3, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Maxwell Bertram | Bobbie Heine 6–3, 6–3 |
Ruth Miller | |||
Kirby Farquharson N/A |
N/A | Lowe Miller 6–4, 6–2 |
Farquharson Heine | ||||
Danish Covered Court Championships Copenhagen, Denmark |
Henri Cochet 2–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6 |
Einer Ulrich | Jacqueline Gallay 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
Else Dam | |||
Gleerup/Henriksen 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 8–6 |
Ulrich Winther |
Gallay Barbier 6–0, 6–2 |
Dam Støckel |
Cochet Barbier 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Bernard Gallay | ||
Spanish Championships Barcelona, Spain |
Enrique Maier 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 |
Manuel Alonso | Bella Duttón de Pons[71] N/A |
Josefa Chávarri[72] | |||
Flaquer/Durall[73] N/A |
Tejada Alfredo Riera[72] |
de Pons Torres[74] N/A |
L.E. Benet Y. Chailly [72] |
Maier Torres[75] N/A |
Saprissa Y. Chailly[72] | ||
Kensington L. T. C London, Great Britain |
Iwao Aoki 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
John Olliff | Dorothy Round 6–4, 6–2 |
Joan Ridley | |||
Aoki Miki 6–2, 9–7 |
Austin Olliff |
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19–26 April[42] | Eastern Mediterranean Championship[70] Athens, Greece |
Gottfried von Cramm 7–5, 4–6, 8–6, 6–1 |
Benny Berthet | Irmgard Rost 6–4, 6–3 |
Nelly Neppach | ||
Cramm Kleinschrott 7–9, 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
Grandguillot Shukry |
Vlasto/Lenos 6–1, 6–1 |
Campbell Neppach |
Grandguillot Vlasto 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
Balli/Lenos | ||
24–26 April |
Davis Cup South America Final Santiago, Chile |
Final winners Argentina 3–0 |
Final losers Chile |
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20–26 April[1] | Miramar L.T.C. Juan-les-Pins, France |
Hyotaro Sato 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 3–6, 6–3 |
Jiro Sato | Cilly Aussem 6–2, 6–0 |
Sylvie Jung Henrotin | ||
Sato Kawachi 9–11, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Hillyard Aeschlimann |
Aussem Henrotin 7–5, 6–3 |
Satterthwaite Thomas |
Worm Henrotin 6–1, 6–3 |
Sato Aussem | ||
23–26 April | Ojai Tennis Tournament Ojai, CA, United States |
Ellsworth Vines 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Lester Stoefen | Dorothy Weisel Hack 7–5, 6–0 |
Ethel Burkhardt | ||
Tidball Bartosh 6–4, 7–5 |
Vines Casey |
Wills Moody Neer 6–2, 6–3 |
Weisel Hall | ||||
23–30 April | Ceylon Championships[76] Colombo, Ceylon |
Nicholas 5–7, 7–5, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
Churchill Hector Gunasekara | Steiger 6–3, 7–5 |
Nedra Obeysekera | ||
O. Manuel Lisboa Pinto/Nicholas 4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
Gunasekara/Rennie | Norman/Wright 6–2, 6–3 |
Doreen Sansoni Pat Weinman |
Rennie/Norman 6–2, 6–4 |
de Saram Pieris |
May
- Roderich Menzel moved to Berlin to work at the publisher Ullstem Verlag and pursue tennis at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club.[70]
- George Lyttleton-Rogers won the 31st edition of the Parthenopean Championship. He was also a runner-up for the doubles, which was won by De Stefani/Del Bono team.[70]
- Mrs. Schréder was granted a double prize at the Balkan Cup. Along with the annual porcelain cup awarded to the winner exceptionally she received the silver traveling trophy as well (awarded permanently only to three times champions).[70]
June
- Ernest Black, competitor for the first ever Davis Cup representing Great Britain, died.[77]
- The Hungary-Yugoslavia friendly match was suspended due to rules interpretation differences.[77]
- Daniel Prenn was suspended for six months by the German Tennis Union for charges that he demanded payment from racket manufacturer Hammer & Co. for using their equipment.[84]
- The T. C. Barcelona—Rot-Weiss Tennis Club of Berlin interclub match was suspended due to heavy rain.[77]
- Béla von Kehrling gave up the final of the Romanian Championships due to his bruised fingers.[40]
- The United States Davis Cup team beat Austria by 5–0 in a friendly match played at the Vienna Park Club on 5–7 June.[40]
- The United States Davis Cup team beat Germany by 5–0 in a friendly match played at the Blau-Weiss Tennis Club in Berlin on 12–14 June.[40]
- Several US states held its national championships. Among them were:
- The state tennis championships of Maryland was won by Berkeley Bell in three straight sets.[85]
- The state tennis championships of California was held in Berkeley from June 6 though June 14. The men's singles title was won by Ellsworth Vines and the doubles by Vines and Keith Gledhill. The women's singles was won by Alice Marble and the doubles by Marble and Dorothy Weisel.[85]
- The state tennis championships of Delaware was won by Wilmer Allison both in singles and in mixed doubles partnering Florence Lebontillier. Berkeley Bell and Eddie Jacobs were victorious in doubles. Marion Jessup won the ladies title.[85]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
20 May – 6 June |
Davis Cup Quarterfinals Paris, France Eastbourne, England Prague, Czechoslovakia Copenhagen, Denmark |
Quarterfinal winners Japan 5–0Great Britain 5–0 Czechoslovakia 3–0 Denmark 3–2 |
Quarterfinal losers EgyptSouth Africa Italy Poland |
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4–7 June[77] | Romanian International Championships Bucharest, Romania |
Josef Malacek 0–6, 8–6, 3–6, 6–2, ret. |
Béla von Kehrling | Anna Blanarova 6–3, 6–2 |
Magda Baumgarten | ||
Marsalek/Siba 7–5, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Šefer/Kukuljevic | Baumgarten/Mrs. Schréder 7–5, 6–2 |
Stavelova/Blanarova | Marsalek/Blanarova 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Kehrling/Mrs. Schréder | ||
1–8 June | Brooklyn Championships[86] New York, United States |
Edward Burns 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
Percy Kynaston | ||||
Rockafellow/Aydelotte 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 |
Burns Bell |
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8–14 June[42] | Czechoslovakian Championships[87] Prague, Czechoslovakia |
Hyotaro Sato 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–1 |
Minoru Kawachi | Hilde Krahwinkel 6–4, 6–3 |
Simonne Mathieu | ||
Macenauer/Marsalek 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 |
Hecht/Josef Malacek | Glasser/Mathieu 6–4, 6–4 |
Siba Krahwinkel | ||||
June | Budapest International Championships Budapest, Hungary |
Béla von Kehrling 6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |
Emil Gabrovitz | Magda Baumgarten N/A |
Mrs. Schréder | ||
Kehrling/Gabrovitz N/A |
Balázs/Zichy | Mrs. Schréder/Mrs. Brandenburg | Baumgarten/Mrs. Herbst | Kehrling/Szapáry N/A |
Zichy/Jankovich | ||
Warsaw International Championships Warsaw, Poland |
Ferenc Marsalek 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Josef Siba | Elzbieta Lilpopovna 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Ada Pozowska | |||
Marsalek/Siba 6–3, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
Balázs/Zichy | Marsalek/Grenzanka 6–4, 6–4 |
Balás/ Pozowska | ||||
Wiesbaden International Championships Wiesbaden, Weimar Republic |
Gottfried von Cramm 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
René Gallepe | Simonne Mathieu 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Anne Peitz | |||
Gallepe/ Mathieu 6–2, 6–0 |
Worm/von Reznicek | ||||||
Gelb-Weiss T.C. International Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic |
Enrique Maier 6–2, 6–0, 6–0 |
Harry Schwenker | Kallmeyer 6–1, 6–4 |
Nelly Neppach | |||
Frenz/Rahe 6–3, 3–6, 10–8 |
Hartz/Jänecke | ||||||
6–14 June | Tri-State Tennis Tournament[88] Cincinnati, United States |
Cliff Sutter 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
Bruce Barnes | Clara Louise Zinke 6–1. 6–1 |
Ruth Riese | ||
Barnes/Kamrath 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
Sutter/Bayon | ||||||
8–24 June | Singapore International Championships[89] Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Lim Bong Soo 11–9, 6–0 |
Shoyo Matsukawa[90] | ||||
12–18 June |
Davis Cup Semifinals Copenhagen, Denmark Eastbourne, England |
Semifinal winners Czechoslovakia 5–0Great Britain 5–0 |
Semifinal losers DenmarkJapan |
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Berlin International Championships Berlin, Weimar Republic |
Roderich Menzel 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
Daniel Prenn | Ida Adamoff 3–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
Ilse Friedleben | |||
R. Menzel Prenn 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
W. Menzel/Haensch | Krahwinkel/Peitz 6–4, 6–4 |
Neppach Jędrzejowska |
Cramm Adamoff w/o |
Brugnon Mathieu | ||
−20 June | West Kensington tournament[91] London, Great Britain |
Harry Lee 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Iwao Aoki | ||||
June |
White Sulphur Springs Championships White Sulphur Springs, United States |
Cliff Sutter 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–4 |
George Lott | Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn 3–6, 6–2, 6–l |
Virginia Rice | ||
Van Ryn Lott 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Rainville Wright |
Sutter Rice 6–4, 6–2 |
Van Ryn Van Ryn | ||||
Hungarian National Championships Budapest, Hungary |
Béla von Kehrling 6–2, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1[a] |
Lehel Bánó | Magda Baumgarten 6–2, 6–3 |
Jolán W. Soós | |||
Zichy/Gabrovitz 7–5, 6–2, 6–1[a] |
Kirchmäyr/Krepuska | Baumgarten/Soós 8–6, 6–3 |
Mrs. Schréder/Mrs. Brandenburg | Gabrovitz/Mrs. Gönczi N/A |
Jacobi/Mrs. Wiener | ||
North Germany Pro Championships Weimar Republic |
Hans Nüsslein 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
Roman Najuch | |||||
French Pro Championship Paris, France Singles |
Martin Plaa 6–3, 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 |
Robert Ramillon | |||||
Pinehurst Country Club Championships Pinehurst, United States |
John Van Ryn 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 |
Cliff Sutter | Marion Zinderstein Jessup 7–5, 6–2 |
Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn | |||
Van Ryn Shields 6–3, 9–7, 7–5 |
Rainville/Wright | Van Ryn Van Ryn 6–3, 3–6, 8–6 |
Sutter Rice | ||||
Kent Championships[91] Beckenham, Great Britain |
Colin Gregory 3–6, 6–3, 7–9, 6–3, 6–0 |
John Olliff[92] | Phyllis Mudford 6–1, 6–2 |
Dorothy Round[93] | |||
Queen's Club Championships[91] London, Great Britain |
John Olliff 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Edward Avory | Elsie Pittman 4–6, 6–4, 6–l |
Hilde Krahwinkel | |||
Cramm Brugnon 4–6, 6–4, 10–8, 4–6, 7–5 |
Boyd Zappa |
Harper Van Ryn 7–5, 6–4 |
Godfree Stocks |
Wheatley/Lyle 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
Cramm Aussem | ||
28 June | Laurels in Apawamis Invitational Tournament[94] United States |
Dorothy Andrus 6–4, 10–8 |
Maud Levi |
July
- Hungary Davis Cup team permanent member between 1924 and 1931 and five time Hungarian Covered court champion (1924–29), Imre Takáts died.[95]
- Jean Borotra was officially excluded from the doubles competition at Wimbledon.[95]
- The Wimbledon Juniors' Championship was won by Charles Edgar Hare, while the girls' champion was Sheila Hewitt beating Kay Stammers.[87]
- The English women players won all eight matches against the German women.[95]
- Germany beat South Africa in a nine-rubber challenge allowing their opponents to win only one of them.[95]
- Argentine beat Canada in a friendly national team competition.[95]
- Several federal championships were held throughout the Weimar Republic. These include:
- The Württemberg Championships in Stuttgart was won by Philipp Buss (singles, doubles with Oppenheimer) and Frau Hammer (singles, mixed with Lorentz), the Chemnitz's Championships won by Ludwig Haensch (singles, doubles with Bergmann) and Frau Deutsch, the South Germany Championships in Karlsruhe also by Haensch, Buss/Oppenheimer in doubles and Frau Friedleben in singles and paired with Buss in mixed, and in Düsseldorf Fritz Kuhlmann won over Remmert.[95]
- At the Rhine valley Championships in Duisburg Béla von Kehrling won a triple title.[95]
- In Warnemünde Kuhlmann was granted a walkover in the final, Friedrich Frenz won the doubles with Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe and the mixed doubles with Frau Ewen.[95]
- In the Heringsdorf Championship Men's singles Henner Henkel scored the win when his opponents, Rau retired in the fourth set. They teamed up for the doubles but lost in the final match to Hans-Georg Lindenstaedt and Herr Bräuer. Nelly Neppach earned a clean victory losing one game in the final. The singles champions teamed up and successfully took the prize in the mixed event.[85]
- The Zoppot tournament champions were Heinz Pietzner, Frau Hammer and Friedrich Frenz/Friedrich-Wilhelm Rahe.[85]
- The Sudeten Germans beat the Austrian national team in Marienbad.[85]
- French Davis Cup team beat Belgium in Le Touquet on a preparation match.[85]
- Keith Gledhill defeated Ellsworth Vines in straight sets in the final of the Rhode Island state tennis championships.
August
September
- Béla von Kehrling won his 27th title of the year at the Oradean Championships.[63]
- The U.S. Junior Championships was won by Jack Lynch against Jay Cohn[87]
- An international team event between France, Great Britain and the United States was held at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia from 2–4 September. The final score was Great Britain (4 wins), United States (3 wins) and France (2 wins).
October
- Former US top 10 player Frederic Mercur was reinstated by the USLTA and was allowed to play as of 1 October.[126]
- Bruce Barnes turned professional and signed with the Tilden Tennis Tours.[126]
November
- Jack Crawford was granted the Queensland Cup after winning the Queensland Championships for the third time.[124]
- Active Mexican Davis Cup member and second ranked national tennis player Manuel Llano died.[131]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
-23 November | Argentine International II. Buenos Aires, Argentine |
Cilly Aussem 6–1, 6–4 |
Irmgard Rost[124] | ||||
Boyd/ Aussem N/A[132] |
N/A | ||||||
November | Sport Club Italia Championships Milan, Italy |
Stefano Mangold 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
Placido Gaslini | ||||
Martino/Gaslini 6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–2 |
Bonzi/Rado | ||||||
Bolzano International Championships Bolzano, Italy |
Heinrich Eifermann 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–1 |
Ferruccio Quintavalle | Paula von Reznicek 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
Elisabetta Riboli | |||
Queensland Championships Queensland, Australia |
Jack Crawford 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
Harry Hopman | |||||
Edgar Moon/ Crawford 2–6, 6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Hopman/Willard |
December
- 1912 US Open contestant Harold Braley was killed in a car.[133]
- After winning two titles and an exhibition in Buenos Aires Cilly Aussem had to cut off her South American tour and return to Germany because of a liver infection.[124]
- John Lim gave up the S.C.R.C. final because of a blistered finger.[134]
- In December, the professional players living in Germany, France, Britain, Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland formed the "Fédération internationale des Professeurs et Professionels" to represent their interest against the ITF. Roman Najuch was elected its president.[135]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
5 December[136] | Chile International Championships[124] Santiago, Chile |
Cilly Aussem 8–6, 6–2 |
Irmgard Rost | ||||
13 December | Victorian Championships[137] Melbourne, Australia |
Jack Crawford 7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Harry Hopman | Esna Boyd-Robertson 6–1, 6–1 |
Kathleen Le Messurier | ||
Patterson / Hopman 2–6, 7–5, 8–6, 6–2 |
Quist / Turnbull | O'Hara Wood / Toyne 2–6, 8–6, 8–6 |
Le Mesurier / Hoddle-Wrigley | Crawford/Crawford 8–6, 6–8, 6–4 |
Hopman/ Eleanor Mary Hall | ||
29 November – 15 December | Catalonia Championships Barcelona, Spain |
Enrique Maier 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 |
Antonio Juanico[138] | Yolanda Chailly 6–1, 6–0 |
Rosa Torras[139] | ||
Maier/Sindreu 13–11, 6–4, 6–4[140] |
Flaquer/Saprissa | Pons/Torras 6–3, 6–2 [140] |
Herberg/Fontrodona | Maier/Torras[141] 8–6, 7–5 |
Flaquer/Pons | ||
−18 December | Straits Chinese Recreation Club Championships[134] Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Chua Choon Leong | John Lim 6–4, 6–8, 4–0 ret. |
Tilden Tennis Tours
|
|
Unknown date
Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | |
Finnish Championships[142] Helsinki, Finland |
Bo Grotenfelt N/A |
N/A | Hilde Krahwinkel N/A |
N/A | ||
Bo Grotenfelt/Conni Kupsch N/A |
N/A | Elna Lindfors/ Hilde Krahwinkel N/A |
N/A | Conni Kupsch/ Hilde Krahwinkel N/A |
N/A | |
Finnish Covered Court Championships[142] Helsinki, Finland |
Henner Henkel N/A |
N/A | Anita Brunou N/A |
N/A | ||
Heinz Eichner/Henner Henkel N/A |
N/A | Anita Brunou/Elna Lindfors N/A |
N/A | Bo Grotenfelt/Anita Brunou N/A |
N/A | |
Greek National Championships[143] Athens, Greece |
Augustos Zerlendis N/A |
N/A | Miss Kasimati N/A |
N/A | ||
Georgios Nikolaides/Stefanos Xydis N/A |
N/A | N/A N/A |
N/A | N/A N/A |
N/A | |
Danish Championships Denmark |
Einer Ulrich[144] N/A |
N/A | Else Støckel N/A |
N/A | ||
Fritz Gleerup/Povl Henriksen[145] N/A |
N/A | Ida Mølmark Jensen/Hilda Klee N/A |
N/A | Aase Vibe-Hastrup/Einer Ulrich N/A |
N/A | |
Italian National Championships[146] Rome, Italy |
Oscar de Minerbi N/A |
N/A | Lucia Valerio N/A |
N/A | ||
Sertorio / Gaslini N/A |
N/A | Gagliardi / Luzatti N/A |
N/A | Gaslini / Valerio N/A |
N/A | |
Peruvian National Championship[147] Peru |
Alberto Gallo N/A |
N/A | Adriana Alfajeme | N/A |
Event | Mixed | |
---|---|---|
Champions | Runner-up | |
New Court Lawn Tennis Club III. Cannes, France[148] |
du Plaix/Thomas 9–7, 6–3 |
Sumarokov/ d'Ayen |
Cannes Lawn Tennis Club Cannes, France[148] |
Gallepe/Taunay 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Sumarokov/ Thomas |
Portuguese Championship Portugal[149] |
Men | |
Rodrigo de Castro Pereira N/A |
N/A | |
Norwegian Championship Norway[150] |
Rolf Christoffersen N/A |
N/A |
Yugoslavian Championship Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes[151] |
Franjo Šefer N/A |
N/A |
Rankings
These are the rankings compiled published in the Swiss newspaper Züricher Sport in October 1931, a second list based upon the ranks of Pierre Gillou, President of the Fédération Française de Tennis,[87] and a third by A Wallis Myers, founder of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain.[126]
Men's singles
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Legend
A : Absent
Wi : Wimbledon
RG : French Open
US : Us National Championships
W/F/SF/QF/R : Won/Finalist/Semi,-QuarterFinals/Rounds
(d) (x) : Only the best result is shown for each tournament in one of the competitions of the given order; singles is the default, then the doubles and mixed doubles.
Women's singles
Notes
- a The men, women and mixed contests were held at different locations at different dates. The final was suspended due to Béla von Kehrling's schedule conflict (he travelled to Wimbledon), and was finished later. The same reason forced him to withdraw from the doubles and mixed doubles draws as well.[152]
- b Both Roderich Menzel and Gustav Jaenecke reached the main draw from the qualifying rounds.[63]
- c The men's, women's and mixed contests were held at different locations at different dates. The West Side Tennis Club of Forest Hill, California, organized the men's (September 5–12), women's singles and doubles (17–22 August) while the men's and mixed doubles took place in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, from 24 to 29 August.[42]
- d The mixed doubles final of the Bad Homburg Championship remained unplayed. The prize money was halved between the finalists.[102]
- e The women's championships were played in a round-robin format (meaning players played against all the other players in their group).[126]
- f Several matches were suspended and cancelled due to hailstorms and blizzards. Many players travelled home and granted walkovers to their opponents.[126]
- gh Sources differ regarding the scores of certain finals of this event. Tennisz és Golf of Budapest (g)[87] and The Argus of Melbourne (h)[127] claim the men's singles and doubles scores differently though they both agree on their outcome.
- i Frank Shields wasn't able to compete in the final of the Wimbledon Championships because of a twisted knee, which was injured in the ninth game of the fourth set of his semifinal match against Jean Borotra.[95]
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