1931 in tennis

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.

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  • 1921
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  • 1927
  • 1928
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  • 1930
  • 1931
  • 1932
  • 1933
  • 1934
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  • 1938
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  • 1940
  • 1941
1931 in tennis
Vincent Richards, the defending 1930 Pro World Champion after having defeated Karel Koželuh for the title, and Helen Wills, the top ranked amateur female player of 1931[1]
Details
DurationDecember 24 – December 18
Tournaments160
CategoriesGrand Slam (4)
Pro Majors (3)
National championships (20)
International championships (135)
Team events (20)
Pro Tour (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Ellsworth Vines (10)
Cilly Aussem (9)
Most tournament finals George Lyttleton-Rogers (14)
Cilly Aussem (11)
1930
1932

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

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

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
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 JanNew 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 Helene Contostavlos Nicolopoulo
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 JanBristol 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
12–19 JanItalian 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 JanNice 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
JanMannheim 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
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 JanNew 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

[2] [13]

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.
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
20 January – February 1[1]Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes
Cannes, France
Jacques Brugnon
6–8, 6–0, 6–4. 4–6, 6–0
George Lyttleton-Rogers Phyllis Satterthwaite
5–7, 7–5, 10–8
Lucia Valerio
Brugnon
du Plaix
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Hillyard
Worm
Ryan
Valerio
6–1, 10–8
Satterthwaite
Thomas
Brugnon
Ryan
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Del Bono
Valerio
January–February 1Berlin International Covered Courts tournament[31]
Berlin, Weimar Republic
Harry Schwenker
8–10, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1[29]
Hermann Artens Hilde Krahwinkel
6–2, 2–6, 7–5
Irmgard Rost
Kehrling
Morpurgo
1–6, 14–12, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Artens
Kleinschroth
Krahwinkel
Rost
N/A
Strauch
Kuhlmann
Krahwinkel
Kehrling
N/A
Henkel
Löwenthal
January 24 – February 2French Covered Courts tournament
Paris, France
Jean Borotra[32]
6–3, 11–9, 5–7, 6–4
Jean Lesueur Germaine Golding
6–2, 2–6, 6–0
Arlette Neufeld[33]
Boussus
de Buzelet
8–6, 6–3, 9–7
Östberg
Thurneyssen
Barbier
Neufeld
6–3, 6–2
Conquet
Culbert[33]
Féret
le Besnerais
7–5, 6–4[34]
Martin-Legeay
Guillier
2–8 February[1]Carlton L. T. C. de Cannes
Cannes, France
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Ladislav Hecht Elizabeth Ryan
6–4, 6–2
Phyllis Satterthwaite
Cochet
Brugnon
4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 11–9
Rogers
Aeschlimann
Satterthwaite
Thomas
w/o
Ryan
Aussem
Del Bono
Soames
w/o
Hillyard
Ryan
2–8 February[35]German International Covered Courts tournament
Bremen, Weimar Republic
Pierre Henri Landry
6–3, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Einer Ulrich Hilde Krahwinkel
6–2, 6–3
Irmgard RostConsolation Men singles champion
Friedrich Frenz
Consolation Women singles champion
Else Dam
Östberg
Ulrich
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Landry
Broquedis
Krahwinkel
Peitz
6–2, 6–4
Werring
Anderssen
H. Macenthum
Hoffmann
6–2, 6–1
L. Lorentz
Hilde Sperling
FebruaryBelgian International Covered Courts tournament
Belgium
André Lacroix
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
André Ewbank Emile Dupont
7–5, 6–2
Leonie Lhoest
de Borman
Van Zuylen
6–0, 9–7, 6–1
Borin
Jacques
Sigart
Dupont
6–0, 6–0
Parentini
Portilije
Lacroix
Sigart
6–4, 6–2
de la Mare/Pennart
Czechoslovakia pros vs. South Africa amateurs third meeting
Cape Town, South Africa
0–6
Louis Raymond
6–2, 6–4
Karel Koželuh
Louis Raymond
6–4, 6–3
Pavel Macenauer
Vernon Kirby
2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Pavel Macenauer
Vernon Kirby
6–2, 3–6, 8–6
Karel Koželuh
Raymond
Condon
7–5, 6–2
Macenauer
Koželuh
Raymond
Condon
6–4, 6–3
Macenauer
Koželuh
Monegasque International Championships[36]
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Enrique Maier
6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Hermann Artens Simonne Mathieu
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Cilly Aussem
Boussus
Lesueur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Del Bono
Gaslini
Aussem
Valerio
6–4, 7–5
Barbier
Mathieu
February 9–16South of France Championships
Nice, France
George Lyttleton-Rogers
4–6, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4, 5–0 ret.
Christian Boussus Phyllis Satterthwaite
6–1, 6–3
Paulette Marjollet
Boussus
du Plaix
6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 11–9, 6–3[37]
Worm
Aeschlimann
Satterthwaite
Thomas
6–1, 6–1
Marjollet
J. Martin
Hillyard
Thomas
6–2, 6–4
Boussus
Aussem[38]
February 17–24St. Moritz Covered Courts Championship[39]
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Georges Glasser
6–2, 4–6, 6–1
Paul Barrelet de Ricou Arlette Neufeld
6–3, 9–11, 6–0
Ilse Friedleben
Glasser
Gentien
4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
Buss
Oppenheimer
Glasser
Neufeld
6–1, 6–3
Buss
Friedleben
February 16–22Hotel Bristol Championships[36]
Beaulieu, France
George Lyttleton-Rogers
6–1, 10–8, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3
Emmanuel Du Plaix Phyllis Satterthwaite
6–2, 6–1
Mary Heeley
Šefer
Kukuljevic
6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–l
Rogers
Olliff
Andrus
Ryan
6–4, 6–2
Satterthwaite/Thomas Hillyard
Heeley
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Olliff
Nuthall


February 18
February 19
February 20
February 22
February 23
February 24
February 25
February 28
March 2
World's Indoor Professional Championship[3]
New York, United States
Baltimore, United States
Boston, United States
Cincinnati, United States
Youngstown, United States
Columbus, United States
Chicago, United States
Detroit, United States
Omaha, United States
Bill Tilden
6–2, 6–4, 6–1
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
6–4, 6–2, 6–4
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
8–6, 6–3[40]
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
6–3, 6–4[40]
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
0–6, 6–2, 6–3[40]
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
7–5, 2–6, 6–3, ret.[40]
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 10–8[40]
Karel Koželuh
Bill Tilden
4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 8–6[40]
Karel Koželuh
February 23–28Bermuda International Championships[41][42]
Hamilton, Bermuda
John Doeg
6–4, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Berkeley Bell Sarah Palfrey
8–6, 6–2
Marjorie Morrill
Sutter
Bell
6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
Doeg
Bowman
Morrill
Anderson
6–2, 6–2
Rice
Harland
Bowman
Palfrey
6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Bell
Rice[43]
February 271931 Australian Championships
Sydney, Australia
Men's Singles DrawWomen's Singles Draw
Jack Crawford
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1[44]
Harry Hopman Coral McInnes Buttsworth
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 [45]
Marjorie Cox Crawford
Donohoe
Dunlop
8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–9, 6–4[46]
Crawford
Hopman
Bickerton
Cozens
6–0, 6–4 [47]
Lloyd
Utz
Crawford
Crawford
7–5, 6–4 [48]
Willard
Westacott

[27]

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]
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
– March 14Southern Professional Championships[3][53]
Palm Beach, United States
Paul Heston[54]
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
James Kenney
Aguther
Heston
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Kenney
Rogers
February 23 – March 1Monte Carlo Cups
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Henri Cochet
7–5, 6–2, 6–4
George Lyttleton-Rogers Simonne Mathieu
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Phyllis Satterthwaite
Kehrling
Artens
6–4, 7–5, 6–2
Worm
Hillyard
Nuthall / Thomas vs. Andrus / Valerio[55] Cochet
Benett
6–0, 0–6, 6–3
Olliff
Nuthall
Butler Trophy
Maier / Sindreu def. Kehrling / Gabrovitz
6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Beaumont Trophy
Nuthall / Benett def. Heeley / Thomas
6–2, 6–3
February 23 – March 3Pan-American Tennis Championships[43]
Miami Beach United States
George Lott
6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 6–4
John Van Ryn
Lott
Van Ryn
6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Hall
Rainville
March 2–8[1]French Riviera Championships and Nations Cup
Menton, France
Béla von Kehrling
7–5, 6–2, 6–4
George Lyttleton-Rogers Phyllis Satterthwaite
7–5, 6–4
Simonne Mathieu
Kehrling
Rogers
6–2, 6–2, 9–7
Šefer
Kukuljevic
Heeley
Nuthall
6–3, 6–1
Andrus
Hilleary
Kehrling
Aussem
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Aeschlimann
Nuthall
March 4–8Hungarian Covered Courts tournament
Budapest, Hungary
György Drjetomszky
N/A
György Bánó Mrs. Schréder Lászlóné
N/A
Eszter Demko
Straub
Straub
6–3, 6–2, 6–3
Balázs
Vásárhelyi
N/AN/A Silbersdorf
Mrs. Schréder
N/A
Balás
Sárkány
March 9–15 [1]Parc Imperial L.T.C. de Nice
Nice, France
Leonce Aslangul
0–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Charles Aeschlimann Betty Nuthall
6–0, 3–6, 8–6
Simonne Mathieu
Aeschlimann
Hillyard
6–2, 6–1, 6–0
Šefer
Kukuljevic
Lesueur
Mathieu
6–2, 6–2
Šefer
Nuthall
March 9–18Bordighera Championships[49][56]
Bordighera, Italy
George Lyttleton-Rogers
1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4
Béla von Kehrling Ilse Friedleben
5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Phyllis Satterthwaite
Rogers
Del Bono
6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 6–2
Kehrling
Landau
Andrus
Hilleary
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Friedleben
Satterthwaite
Del Bono
Andrus
6–3, 6–3
Kehrling
Satterthwaite
MarchCanadian International Championships[19]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
George Lott
6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Berkeley Bell
Van Ryn
Lott
6–2, 6–1, 6–2
Laframboise
Wright
Santa Marguerita Tournament[56]
Santa Marguerita, Italy
Ilse Friedleben
6–4, 6–8, ret.
Nelly Neppach
Neppach
Buss
6–3, 6–2
Friedleben
Galindez
Negresco hotel Championships[49]
Nice, France
Magda Baumgarten
N/A
N/A
Surrey Grass Court Championships[49]
London, Great Britain
Iwao Aoki
N/A
N/A
Iwao Aoki
N/A
N/A Iwao Aoki
N/A
N/A
Bengal Lawn Tennis Championship
Calcutta, British India
Patrick Hughes
4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–0
George Perkins
14–21 March[57]American Covered Court Championships
New York, United States (men)
Brookline, United States (women)
Jean Borotra
6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[58]
Berkeley Bell Marjorie Sachs[59][60]
6–3, 7–5
Sarah Palfrey
Borotra
Boussus
7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4[49]
Landry
Sutter
Palfrey
Wightman
7–5, 6–0[60]
Blake
Fuller Hubbard
Palfrey
Rice
6–4, 6–4[60]
Mrs. Guild
Guild
16–22 MarchCôte d'Azur Championships
Cannes, France
George Lyttleton-Rogers
1–6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–1, 9–7
Charles Aeschlimann Phyllis Satterthwaite
6–2, 6–0
Lolette Payot
Rogers
Hillyard
10–8, 6–4, 9–7
Aeschlimann
Chiesa
Ryan
Aussem
6–0, 6–3
Satterthwaite
Thomas
Aeschlimann
Payot
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
Holmes
Mme Belliad
-22 MarchSouth Australian Championship[51]
Adelaide, Australia
Harry Hopman
6–2, 6–3, 6–3
Adrian Quist Frances Hoddle-Wrigley
6–3, 6–2
Kathleen Le Messurier
Hopman
Patterson
6–2, 9–11, 9–11, 8–6, 7–5
Schlesinger
Hone
Le Messurier
Weston
6–4, 6–2
Wood
Toyne
Hopman
Wood
6–1, 6–3
Gatfey
Toyne

26–28 March
Davis Cup South America first round
Asunción, Paraguay
First round winners
 Argentina 5–0
First round losers
 Paraguay
23–29 March[61]Beausite Club de Cannes second meeting
Cannes, France
Hyotare Sato
3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 8–6
George Lyttleton-Rogers Cilly Aussem
6–3, 6–3
Lolette Payot[61]
Sato
Sato
6–1, 6–4, 6–4[61]
Menzel
Haensch
Ryan
Aussem
6–0, 6–2
Satterthwaite
Thomas
Lyttleton-Rogers
Ryan
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Hillyard
Satterthwaite[62]|
23–29 March[61]Hampstead tournament
Hampstead, Great Britain
Herman David
6–4, 3–6, 7–5
Keats Lester Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
6–3, 6–1
Betty Nuthall[61]

[36] [49]

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]
  • Hyotare Sato won all three titles in the St. Raphaël T.C. Championships.[64]
Month Event Men Women Mixed
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
30 March – 5 April[1]St. Raphaël T.C. Championships
Saint-Raphaël, France
Hyotare 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 AprilSwedish 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 5–0
 Chile
Semifinals losers
 Uruguay
 Brazil
30 March – 5 AprilNew 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
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 AprilRiver 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
AprilTripolis 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
Leonce 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
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
20–26 April[1]Miramar L.T.C.
Juan-les-Pins, France
Hyotare 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 AprilOjai 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 AprilCeylon 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

[42] [64]

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]
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up

1–3 May
1–3 May
16–18 April
1–3 May
1–3 May
26–28 March
April
May
Davis Cup Europe First Round
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary[49]
Montreux, Switzerland[42]
Athens, Greece[42]
Düsseldorf, Weimar Republic[42]
Mexico City, Mexico[42]
Plymouth, Great Britain[64]
Prague, Czechoslovakia[70]
First Round winners
 Italy 4–1
 Ireland 5–0
 Greece 3–2
 South Africa 5–0
 United States 5–0
 Great Britain 5–0
 Czechoslovakia 3–2
First Round losers
 Hungary
  Switzerland
 Austria
 Germany
 Mexico
 Monaco
 Spain
27 April – 2 May[42]British Hard Court Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Christian Boussus
8–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Patrick Hughes Simonne Mathieu
6–4, 6–4
Mary Heeley
Austin
Kingsley
10–8, 9–7, 6–1
Perry
Olliff
Nuthall
Ryan
6–2, 6–3
Shepherd-Barron
Mudford
Perry
Heeley
3–6, 9–7, 7–5
Spence
Nuthall
3–10 May[42]Austrian Championships[77]
Vienna, Austria
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
8–6, 6–2, 6–4
Hermann Artens
MayAustrian International Championships
Vienna, Austria
Henri Cochet
4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
Roderich Menzel Cilly Aussem
6–4, 6–2
Irmgard Rost
Maier
Alonso
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Cochet
Merlin
Andrus
Hilleary
7–6, 6–3
Aussem
Valerio
Maier
Aussem
6–1, 6–2
Rost
Kehrling
Campionato Partenopeo
Naples, Italy
George Lyttleton-Rogers
8–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–1
Giorgio de Stefani Simone Barbier
6–0, 6–1
Jacqueline Gallay
de Stefani
Del Bono
6–0, 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, 10–8
Martino
Rogers
Barbier
Gallay
6–2, 6–0
Manzutto/de Simone Bernard
Barbier
6–1, 6–3
Barrelet de Ricou
Gallay
L. T. C. di Rome International Championships
Rome, Italy
Giorgio de Stefani
4–6, 8–6, 7–5, 6–2
George Lyttleton-Rogers
South Indian International Championships
British India
Manek Mehta
6–2, 6–1
Roy
Mehta/S.J. Matthews
6–4, 7–5
Neilson/Ratnam
Shambazar L. T. C.
British India
George Perkins
6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Matthews
Northern Tournament[78]
Manchester, Great Britain[79]
John Olliff
6–3, 3–6, 7–9, 6–3 ret.
Nigel Sharpe Evelyn Goldsworth
8–10, 6–4, 6–3
E. Alexandroff
Olliff
Sharpe
12–10, 6–4, 6–3
Soni / Hyatt Lycett
Stevens
6–3, 6–2
Hellewell
Rudd
Burrows
Lycett
7–5, 2–6, 6–4
Soni
Goldsworth
May 9
May 12
May 14
May 17
Professional World Champion title defense series[3]
New York, United States
Boston, United States
Philadelphia, United States
Chicago, United States
Bill Tilden (c)
5–7, 6–0, 6–1, 6–3
Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
6–4, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2
Vincent Richards
Bill Tilden (c)
3 sets to 2
Vincent Richards
5–12 May[42]Italian Championships[77]
Milan, Italy
George Patrick Hughes
6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Henri Cochet Lucia Valerio
6–2, 2–6, 6–2
Dorothy Andrus
Hughes
Del Bono
3–6, 8–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Cochet
Merlin
Gagliardi
Luzzatti
6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Valerio
Andrus[80]
Hughes
Valerio
6–0, 6–1
Del Bono
Andrus[81]
14–17 May[42]Belgian National Championships
Brussels, Belgium
Leopold de Borman
2–6, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
André Ewbank Josane Sigart
6–0, 6–0
Marguerite de Monceau
de Borman
Brouwet
3–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–2
Bemden/Derrider Isaac
Sigart[82]
N/A
Laloux
Dupont[83]
N/A
8–17 MayBob Club's International Balkan Cup
Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Ferenc Marsalek
N/A
Heinz Eichner Mrs. Schréder
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Anna Blanarova
Eichner
Henkel
N/A
Marsalek
Siba
not contested Marsalek
Blanarova
6–2, 6–3
László Silbersdorf
Mrs Schréder
Davis Cup Second Round
Helsinki, Finland
Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Brussels, Belgium
Dublin, Ireland
Athens, Greece
Turin, Italy
Oslo, Norway
Copenhagen, Denmark
Second Round winners
 Egypt 4–1
 Japan 5–0
 Great Britain 5–0
 South Africa 4–1
 Czechoslovakia 4–1
 Italy 3–0
 Poland 3–0
 Denmark 5–0
Second Round losers
 Finland
 Yugoslavia
 Belgium
 Ireland
 Greece
 Netherlands
 Norway
 Romania

21–23 May
Davis Cup North/Central America Final
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Final winners
 United States 4–1
Final losers
 Canada

28–30 May
Davis Cup Americas Inter-Zonal round play-off
Chevy Chase, United States
Final winners
 United States 5–0
Final losers
 Argentina
17–31 May[42]1931 French Championships
Paris, France
Men's Singles DrawWomen's Singles Draw
Jean Borotra
2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Christian Boussus Cilly Aussem
8–6, 6–1
Betty Nuthall
Lott
Van Ryn
6–4, 6–3, 6–4
Kirby
Farquharson
Bennett Whittingstall
Nuthall
9–7, 6–2
Aussem
Ryan
Spence
Nuthall
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Austin
Barron

[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:
Month Event Men Women Mixed
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 5–0
 Great Britain 5–0
 Czechoslovakia 3–0
 Denmark 3–2
Quarterfinal losers
 Egypt
 South Africa
 Italy
 Poland
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 JuneBrooklyn 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
8–14 June[42]Czechoslovakian Championships[87]
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Hyotare 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
JuneBudapest 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/ZichyMrs. Schréder/Mrs. BrandenburgBaumgarten/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/ZichyMarsalek/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 JuneTri-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 JuneSingapore 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 5–0
 Great Britain 5–0
Semifinal losers
 Denmark
 Japan
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 JuneWest 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 Draw
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 JuneLaurels in Apawamis Invitational Tournament[94]
United States
Dorothy Andrus
6–4, 10–8
Maud Levi

[40] [77]

July

Jacques Brugnon, Henri Cochet (up), Jean Borotra (down-left) and René Lacoste (down-right), the defending and 1931 champion French Davis Cup team
  • 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.
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
22 June – 4 July[42]Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Men's Singles DrawWomen's Singles Draw
Sidney Wood
w/o[i]
Frank Shields Cilly Aussem
6–2, 7–5
Hilde Krahwinkel
All England Plate
Vernon Kirby def. George Lyttleton-Rogers
2–6, 6–3, 6–3[96]
Lott
Van Ryn
6–2, 10–8, 9–11, 3–6, 6–3
Cochet
Brugnon
Shepherd-Barron
Mudford
3–6, 6–3, 6–3
Metaxa
Sigart
Lott
Harper
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Collins
Ridley
–6 JulyAmerican National Clay Court Championship
St. Louis, United States
Ellsworth Vines
6–3, 6–3, 6–3 [97]
Keith Gledhill
Vines
Gledhill
6–3, 7–9, 10–8, 9–7[98]
Barnes
Bell
US Pro Championships
New York, United States
Bill Tilden
7–5, 6–2, 6–1
Vinnie Richards
Kinsey
Richards
7–9, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Tilden
Hunter
JulyPro Championships of Great Britain[3]
London, Great Britain
Dan Maskell
N/A
N/A
Arrange L. T. C. Invitational Championships
United States
John Doeg
6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Berkeley Bell
Swiss Championships
Basel, Switzerland
Hector Fisher
7–5, 3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Erik WormFehlmann
6–1, 6–4
Charmelet
Aeschlimann/Fisher
6–4, 6–2, 6–1
Wuarin/Maneff Worm/Weihe
9–7, 7–5
Fisher/Jacky
6–11 JulyNorthumberland Championships
Newcastle, Great Britain
Franjo Šefer
7–5, 9–7, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2
Franjo Kukuljevic Mary McIlquham
7–5, 6–3
Stephens
Šefer/Kukuljevic
6–2, 6–3
Watson/Brown McIlquham/Mrs Stephens
6–8, 6–3, 6–1
Alexander/Watson Kukuljevic/ Watson
6–2, 7–5
Šefer/ Alexander
5–15 July[42]Dutch Championships
Noordwijk, Netherlands
Fritz Kuhlmann
8–10, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2
Minoru Kawachi Ida Adamoff
6–2, 6–3
Toni Schomburgk
Kawachi/Sato
6–1 ret.[99]
Kuhlmann/HaenschHenrotin/Sigart
6–4, 6–1 [100]
Dros/ Valerio Zappa/Henrotin
4–6, 6–4, 10–8
Boyd/Dros

9–11 July
Davis Cup Europe Zone Final
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Final winners
 Great Britain 4–1
Final losers
 Czechoslovakia
13–18 JulyWelsh Championships[63]
Newport, Great Britain
Sato
6–4, 6–3, 6–1
David H. WilliamsEmma Hemmant
6–3, 5–7, 6–3
Jeanette Morfey
Sato/Takasu
6–3, 10–8
Nuthall / Tuckett Dyson/Hemmant
7–5, 6–4
Mrs Crawshay-Williams/MorfeyPayot/ Sato/ Hemmant
3–6, 6–2, 6–2
DH Williams/Dyson
13–18 JulyLongwood Bowl Tournament[101]
Longwood Cricket Club
Chestnut Hill, United States
Ellsworth Vines
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
John Doeg Dorothy Andrus
6–2, 1–6, 6–4
Sarah Palfrey
Vines
Gledhill
3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1
Doeg
Coen
Wills Moody / Wightman
2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Palfrey
Palfrey
–18 JulyScottish Championships[102][103]
Peebles, Scotland
Vernon Kirby
6–2, 13–11
Norman Farquharson Gwen Sterry
7–5, 6–4
Esna Boyd Robertson
Farquharson/Kirby
6–3, 6–4, 13–11
Sharpe/Olliff Sterry/Trentham
6–3, 6–4 [104]
Mason/AlexanderFarquharson/Sterry
4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Raymond/Watson

17–19 July
Davis Cup Inter-Zonal Zone Final
Paris, France
Final winners
 Great Britain 3–2
Final losers
 United States
20–25 July[42]Irish Championships[87]
Dublin, Ireland
Edward McGuire
6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Harry Cronin Rosetta Phoebe Blair-White
6–4, 6–3
Norma Stoker
McGuire/Scroope
6–4, 6–4, 6–3
McVeagh/Smith

24–26 July
Davis Cup Challenge Round Final
Paris, France
 France (c) 3–2 Great Britain
21–26 July[77]Grand Hotel Panhans Championships
Semmering, Austria
Minoru Kawachi
6–4, 6–3, 6–2
Josef Siba Imrgard Rost
6–3, 8–6
Lucia Valerio
del Castillo/ Maier
3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–9, 6–3
Rohrer/Gottlieb Sato
Valerio
6–4, 6–3
Maier/Rost
JulyBavarian International Championships
Munich, Weimar Republic
Hyotare Satoh
7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Enrique Maier Lucia Valerio
6–2, 7–5
Marie Horn
L. Lorenz/Daller
4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6
Sato/Kawachi Enrique Maier
Valerio
6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Kuhlmann/v. Ende
Strasbourg International Championships
Strasbourg, France
Paul Féret
6–1, 6–1
Jean Lesueur Ilse Friedleben
6–2, 6–2
Holzschuh
Brugnon/Féret
4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Grandguillot/Grandguillot Buss/Friedleben
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Kuhlmann/Grandguillot/Meunier
Midlands International Championships
Edgbaston, Great Britain
Jiro Sato
7–5, 6–4
Herman David Lolette Payot
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Mary Heeley
Lester/Olliff
6–4, 6–2, 8–10, 2–6, 6–3
Sato/Miki Sato/James
6–3, 7–5
Gentien/Payot
East of England Championships
Felixstowe, Great Britain
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
6–2, 6–3
Simon Scroope Elsie Pittman
6–2, 6–2
Joan Ridley
Scroope/ Crole-Rees
5–7, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Matejka/Wilde

[85] [95]

August

Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
27 July−1 AugustSeabright Invitational Women's tournament[105][106]
New Jersey, United States
Ellsworth Vines
10–12, 6–3, 6–8, 8–6, 6–1
John Doeg[107] Helen Wills Moody
6–0, 6–0
Helen Jacobs
Allison / Van Ryn
7–5, 6–2, 6–4
Bell / Mangin[107] Cruickshank / Van Ryn
9–7, 0–6, 6–4
Levi / Harper[107] Van Ryn / Van Ryn
6–3, 6–4
Cruickshank / Vines
-3 AugustCanadian National Championships[106]
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Jack Wright
6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Gilbert Nunns Edith Cross[108]
6–2, 6–2
Marjory Leeming[109]
Wright / Rainville [108]
7–5, 9–7, 7–5
Prusoff / Driscoll Cross / Perow[108]
6–2, 6–0
Driscoll / Cross[108]
6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Perow / Nordstrom
8–16 AugustEastern Grass Court Championship[110][111]
Westchester Country Club
Rye, United States
Fred Perry
6–2, 6–2, 6–4
Gilbert Hall Elsie Goldsack Pittman
6–3, 4–6 unfinished
Joan Ridley
Vines / Gledhill
4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 11–9
Lott/Ryn Pittman/ Ridley
13–11, 4–6, 6–3
Van Ryn / Cruickshank
2–AugustMaidstone's Women's Invitation Tournament
Maidstone Club
East Hampton, NY, United States
Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn
6–2, 6–4
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Nuthall / Mudford
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Round / Whittingstall
2–9 August[42]German Championships[63]
Hamburg, Weimar Republic
Roderich Menzel[b]
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Gustav Jaenecke[b] Cilly Aussem
6–1, 6–2
Imrgard Rost
Dessart / Nourney
6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–0
Buzelet / BoussusGodfree/Trentham
6–3, 6–2
James / Heeley Payot / Fisher
8–6, 6–4
Dessart / Krahwinkel
3–8 AugustSouthampton Invitation Tournament[112]
Southampton, NY, United States
George Lott
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Clifford Sutter
Vines / Gledhill
17–15, 6–2, 6–4
Bell / Mangin Weeks / Vines
7–5, 5–7, 7–5
Taubele / McCauliff
27 July – 4 August[113]Le Touquet Spa Championships[63]
Le Touquet, France
Marcel Bernard
8–6, 6–2, 6–4
Christian Boussus Simonne Mathieu
6–3, 6–4
Lucia Valerio
Bernard / Cochet
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Rogers / del Castillo Ryan / Mathieu
w/o[113]
Valerio / Adamoff Bernard / Mathieu
6–4, 8–6
Legeay/Ms. Lesueur
30 July – 8 AugustMalayan Lawn Tennis Championships[114]
Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States
Lim Bong Soo
N/A
N/A Elizabeth Millicent Oldfield
N/A
N/A
Matsukawa/Kawajiri
N/A
N/A Oldfield/Mrs. DrewN/A
7–8 AugustWightman Cup[115][116]
Forest Hills, United States
United States 5–2 Great Britain
8–16 AugustSpanish International Championships[117]
Santander, Spain
Jean Lesueur
6–3, 6–3 6–4[118]
Eduardo Flaquer[118]Bella Pons
N/A
N/A
Lesueur / Combemale
N/A
Flaquer / Sindreu Pons / Estrada[118]
7–5, 0–6, 7–5
Teresa/GuadalupaFlaquer / Pons[118]
7–5, 6–4
Lesueur / Acebo
17–22 AugustNorth England Championships[102]
Scarborough, Great Britain
Vernon Kirby
6–3, 6–3
Chamberlain Mary Heeley
2–6, 6–1, 6–2
Freda James
Malfroy / Kirby
6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Avory/Nuthall
24–30 AugustSwedish Championships[67]
Stockholm, Sweden
Harry Ramberg
1—6, 7—5, 6—3, 6—2
Curt Östberg S. Fick
6—1, 6—2
E. Cederholm
Östberg / Ramberg
6—1, 6–2, 9—7
G. Lindgren / C. E. Pettersson Fick / S. Wennerholm
6—2, 6—2
R. Ramberg / G. Roberg Östberg / S. Fick
6—4, 6—0
Ramberg / Ramberg
AugustNewport Casino Invitational[119][120]
Newport, United States
Ellsworth Vines
6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–2
Fred Perry
Gledhill/Vines[102]
3–6, 6–3, 5–7, 13–11, 6–4
Doeg/Lott
15th ATA All-Black National Championships
Alabama, United States[121]
Reginald Weir
6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 8–6
Douglas Turner[121] Ora Washington
6–3, 6–3[121]
Blanche Winston
F. Jackson / Jackson
6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4[122]
Wier / Norman Winston / Washington
6–2, 6–4[122]
Demery / Hill Thompson / Roberts
6–3, 6–1[122]
Moss / Stallworth

[63]

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).
Week Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
15 Aug
12 Sep
US National Championships[120]
Forest Hills, United States
Ellsworth Vines
7–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5
George Lott[c] Helen Wills Moody[c]
6–4, 6–1
Eileen Bennett Whittingstall
Allison / Van Ryn[c]
6–4, 8–6, 6–3
Bell / Mangin Nuthall / Whittingstall[c]
6–2, 6–4
Round / Jacobs Lott / Nuthall[c]
6–3, 6–3
Allison / Harper
-5 Sep-[123]City of Sydney Championships[124]
Sydney, Australia
Jack Crawford
6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Aubrey Willard
Hopman / Crawford
1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Dunlop / Donohoe Crawford / Crawford
N/A
N/A
18–28 Sep[125]Pacific Southwest Championships[124]
Los Angeles, United States
Ellsworth Vines
8–10, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Fred Perry Anna Harper
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Josephine Cruickshank
Gledhill
Vines
6–4, 6–3, 7–5
Van Ryn
Allison
Anna Harper
Cross
6–2, 4–6, 6–4
Cruickshank
Van Ryn
Allison / Cross
7–5, 2–6, 7–5
Van Ryn
Anna Harper
2–11 SepHungarian International Championships[87]
Budapest, Hungary
Béla von Kehrling
6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Hyotare Sato Klara Hammer
3–6, 6–3, 9–7
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
Zichy / Gabrovitz
11–13, 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5
Kehrling / Šefer Jędrzejowska / Eisenmenger
6–3, 6–3
Mrs. Deutsch/Mrs. Csont Zichy / Zizovits
w/o
Kehrling/Mrs. Deutch
SepPolish International Championships
Warsaw, Poland
Benny Berthet
5 sets
Ignacy Tłoczyński Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
6–0, 6–1
Mrs. Deutsch
M. Stolarow / J. Stolarow
N/A
Brosch / Eifermann Berthet/ Mrs. Deutsch
N/A
N/A Berthet/Berthet
3 sets
Tłoczyński / Jędrzejowska
Dutch National Championships
Hilversum, Netherlands
Jan van der Heide
N/A
N/A Els Belzer
2 sets
Margaretha Dros-Canters
Koopman / Knottenbelt
N/A
N/A Soquiere/Bonimij
N/A
N/A Knottenbelt / Belzer
N/A
N/A
German Pro Championships[126]
Berlin, Weimar Republic
Hans Nüsslein
6–1, 6–4, 6–3
Roman Najuch
Ramillon / Plaa
3–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–2
Najuch/H. Bartel
Meadow Club Invitational Championships
Forest Hills, United States
George Lott
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Cliff Sutter
Gledhill / Vines
17–15, 6–2, 6–4
Bell / Mangin Vines/Weeks
7–5, 5–7, 7–5
McCauliff / Taubele
North American Championships
Harrison, United States
Fred Perry
6–3, 6–2, 6–4
Gilbert Hall Elsie Pittman vs. Joan Ridley
3–6, 6–4 suspended
Gledhill / Vines
4–6, 6–3, 6–3
Van Ryn / Lott
Bad Homburg Championships
Bad Homburg, Weimar Republic
Roderich Menzel
6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–0
Fritz Kuhlmann Anne Peitz Marie Horn
6–3, 7–5
Buss/Oppenheimer
9–11, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
Menzel/W. MenzelFuchs/Fischer vs. Menzel/Mrs. Menzel
No contest[d]
Livorno International Championships[49]
Livorno, Italy
Jacques Bonte
8–6, 6–2, 0–6, 1–6, 6–3
Oscar De Minerbi Manzutto
6–0, 6–4
Orlandini
Bonte / Glasser
6–2, 6–3, 6–4
Minerbi / Serventi de Stefani/Manzutto
6–2, 6–3
Supino/Orlandini
Luzern International Championships
Lucerne, Switzerland
Emanuele Sertorio
sets: 1–1, suspended
John Olliff Simone Barbier
1–6, 8–6, 6–2
Lolette Payot
Olliff / Lesueur
8–6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3
Glasser / Worm Glasser / Payot
6–0, 6–2
Grandguillot / Barbier
Swiss International Championships
Geneve, Switzerland
Georges Glasser
w/o
Antoine Gentien Lolette Payot
7–5, 3–6, 6–3
Ilse Friedlieben
Polish National Championships
Lemberg, Poland
Ignacy Tłoczyński
6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Maximilian Stolarow Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
6–2, 6–1
Gertruda Volkmer
M. Stolarow / J. Stolarow
7–5, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5
Horain / Wittmann Dubieńska / Jędrzejowska
6–2, 6–2
Volkmer/Rudowska Popławski/Volkmer
7–5, 6–1
Tłoczyński / Dubieńska
14–20 Sep[42]Swiss Championships[126]
Montreux, Switzerland
Giorgio de Stefani
6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Emanuele Sertorio Lolette Payot
6–4, 5–7, 6–3
Lucia Valerio
Martin-Legeay / Gajan
2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
Aeschlimann / Fisher Barbier / Payot
6–3, 6–4
Sigart / Valerio Fisher / Payot
8–6, 3–6, 6–3
Aeschlimann / Sigart
SepOradean Championships[63]
Oradea, Romania
Béla von Kehrling
6–4, 6–4, 7–5
Bánó Mrs. Schréder
3–6, 7–5, 8–6
Gertruda Volkmer
Zichy / Kehrling
3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
Popławski/Stolarow Stolarow/Volkmer
3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Bánó/Mrs. Schréder

[102]

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]
Week Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
-4 Oct[127]Pacific Coast Championships[124]
San Francisco, United States (Men)
Berkeley, United States (Women)
Ellsworth Vines
6–3, 21–19, 6–0?[g]
6–3, 2–6, 11–9, 6–3?[h]
Fred Perry Edith Cross
6–4, 2–6, 7–5
Dorothy Weisel
Wood/Stoeffen
6–4, 7–5, 6–3?h
6–4, 6–4, 6–3?g
Perry/Hughes Lott/ Moody
6–3, 3–6, 6–0
Hughes/Cross
-5 OctCoupe Porée
Paris, France
Paul Féret
6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4
André Merlin Simon Mathieu
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Josane Sigart
Borotra/Brugnon
1–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–3
Bernard / Maier Metaxa / Sigart
1–6, 6–4, 6–1.[128]
Adamoff / Claude-Anet Borotra / Sigart
6–2, 4–6, 9–7
Fisher / Payot
1 Oct-Tatra International Tournament
Rimavská Sobota, Czechoslovakia
Roderich Menzel
6–3, 6–1, 6–1
Franz Wilhelm Matejka
Menzel/Klein
retired[f]
Matejka/ZichyBlabol, Mrs. Weidenhoffer
w/o[f]
Wittmann/Jędrzejowska
9 Oct-[129]Baltimore Hotel Invitational Tournament[124]
Santa Barbara, United States
Keith Gledhill
3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Ellsworth Vines Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Josephine Cruickshank
Stoefen / Tidball
6–3, 6–3
Neer / Stradford [124] Babcock / Culley
6–3, 6–3
Bartosh / Robbins
-22 OctChinese National Championships[130]
Shanghai, China
Lim Bong Soo
6–3, 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Khoo Hooi Hye
Soo/Yong
cancelled
Khoo/Kong
OctMerano Championships
Merano, Italy
Roderich Menzel
6–2, 6–1, 6–0
Ludwig Haensch Hilde Krahwinkel
3 points to 2[e]
Lolette Payot
Fisher/ Lesueur
6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Glasser/ du Plaix Krahwinkel/Friedleben
N/A
Reznicek/ Horn Fisher/Payot
w/o
Glasser/Dyson
28 Sep – 3 OctWest-England Championships
London, Great Britain
Jiro Sato
6–3, 6–4
David H. Williams Phyllis Mudford
7–5, 2–6, 6–3
Dorothy Round
Sato/Miki
7–5, 5–7, 7–5
Avory/SpenceNuthall/Whittingstall
6–4, 6–3
Mudford/RoundMiki/Round
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Avory/Mudford
5–10 OctWest Hants Club Championships
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Jack Lysaght
6–3, 6–3
Cecil Campbell Kathleen Godfree
6–4, 6–4
Nancy Lyle
12–20 OctBritish Covered Court Championships
London, Great Britain
Jean Borotra
10–8, 6–3, 0–6, 6–3
Jiro Sato Mary Heeley
6–1, 6–0
Jeanette Morfey
OctVilla d'Este Championships
Villa d'Este, Italy
Georges Glasser
0–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3
Emanuele Sertorio Lucia Valerio
8–6, 6–1
Josane Sigart
Glasser/Salm-Hoogstraten
6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Kleinschroth/Hillyard Sigart/ Valerio
6–1, 6–2
Dyson/HemmantKleischrott/ Valerio
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Hillyard/Satterthwaite
Cumberland Club Alvanley Garden Championship
Hampstead, England
Jiro Sato
6–4, 6–3
Edward Avory
Sato/Miki
6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Ritchie/Avory Sato/ Ingram
6–1, 8–6
Avory/Ms. Scott

[126]

November

Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
-23 NovemberArgentine International II.
Buenos Aires, Argentine
Cilly Aussem
6–1, 6–4
Irmgard Rost[124]
Boyd/ Aussem
N/A[132]
N/A
NovemberSport 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

[124]

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 DecemberVictorian 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 / TurnbullO'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 DecemberCatalonia 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/SaprissaPons/Torras
6–3, 6–2 [140]
Herberg/Fontrodona Maier/Torras[141]
8–6, 7–5
Flaquer/Pons
−18 DecemberStraits Chinese Recreation Club Championships[134]
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Chua Choon LeongJohn Lim
6–4, 6–8, 4–0 ret.

Tilden Tennis Tours

Pro tour events in a Tilden-Kozeluh retrospective[124]
Date Location (Europe) Tilden Koželuh
21–22 October Paris (France) 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
24–25 October Brussels (Belgium) 6–4, 11–9
24–25 October Amsterdam (Netherlands) 9–7, 6–1
27–28 October Hamburg (Weimar) 8–6, 10–8, 1–6, 6–3
Cologne (Weimar) (with Hunter) 8–6, 6–2 (with Burke)
30 October – 1 November Berlin (Weimar) 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
9 November Paris II. (France) no head-to-head no head-to-head
Pro tour events in a Tilden-Kozeluh retrospective [40]
Date Location (USA) Tilden Koželuh
18 February – 5 May Los Angeles 3–6, 6–4, 8–10, 6–2, 6–3
Los Angeles (LATC) 4–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–l
Los Angeles II. (LATC) 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
Alhambra 4–6, 8–6, 6–3
San Diego 6–3, 9–7
San Francisco 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Berkeley 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
Los Angeles III. (LATC) 7–5, 10–8
Long Beach 6–3, 6–2
Huntingdon 10–8, 8–6
San Francisco II. 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
Denver 7–5, 6–4, 14–12
Lincoln 6–4, 6–2, 6–3
Madison 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
Minneapolis 10–8, 3–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3
St. Louis 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Dayton 7–5, 6–3
Cleveland 8–6, 6–3, 6–2
Buffalo 8–6, 6–3. 6–4
Rochester 6–3, 6–3
Rochester II. 6–3, 6–3
Albany 6–4, 6–4, 7–5
New Haven 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
Toronto 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
Montreal 6–1, 6–3, 6–2

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/AElna Lindfors/ Hilde Krahwinkel
N/A
N/AConni 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/AAnita Brunou/Elna Lindfors
N/A
N/ABo 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/AN/A
N/A
N/AN/A
N/A
N/A
Danish Championships
Denmark
Einer Ulrich[144]
N/A
N/AElse Støckel
N/A
N/A
Fritz Gleerup/Povl Henriksen[145]
N/A
N/AIda Mølmark Jensen/Hilda Klee
N/A
N/AAase 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 AlfajemeN/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

Sport's World singles rankings, as of October 1931[87]
# Player RG Wi US
1 Henri Cochet (FRA)AW(d)A
2 Bunny Austin (GBR)F(x)QFA
3 Ellsworth Vines (USA)AAW
4 George Lott (USA)W(d)W(d)W(x)
5 Frank Shields (USA)AFQF
6 Fred Perry (GBR)SF(d)SFSF
7 Jean Borotra (FRA)WSFA
8 Sidney Wood (USA)AW3R
9 Jiro Satoh (JPN)SFQFA
10 John Van Ryn (USA)W(d)W(d)W(d)
Gillou's World singles rankings, as of October 1931[87]
# Player
1 Henri Cochet (FRA)
2 Ellsworth Vines (USA)
3 Bunny Austin (GBR)
4 Frank Shields (USA)
5 Fred Perry (GBR)
6 Jean Borotra (FRA)
7 George Lott (USA)
8Eighth entry missing
9 Sidney Wood (USA)
10 Jiro Satoh (JPN)
Myers' World singles rankings, as of November 1931[126]
# Player
1 Henri Cochet (FRA)
2 Bunny Austin (GBR)
3 Ellsworth Vines (USA)
4 Fred Perry (GBR)
5 Frank Shields (USA)
6 Sidney Wood (USA)
7 Jean Borotra (FRA)
8 George Lott (USA)
9 Jiro Satoh (JPN)
10 John Van Ryn (USA)
Sport's European singles rankings, as of April 1931[42]
# Player
1 Henri Cochet (FRA)
2 Jean Borotra (FRA)
3 Umberto de Morpurgo (ITA)
4 Christian Boussus (FRA)
5 Bunny Austin (GBR)
6 Roderich Menzel (TCH)
7 Hendrik Timmer (NED)
8 Colin Gregory (GBR)
9 Jacques Brugnon (FRA)
10 Harry Lee (GBR)
11 Giorgio de Stefani (ITA)
12 Franz Wilhelm Matejka (AUT)
13 Daniel Prenn (GER)
14 Emanuelle du Plaix (FRA)
15 Béla von Kehrling (HUN)
Sport's European singles rankings, as of October 1931[87]
# Player RG Wi US
1 Henri Cochet (FRA)AW(d)A
2 Bunny Austin (GBR)F(x)QFA
3 Fred Perry (GBR)SF(d)SFSF
4 Jean Borotra (FRA)WSFA
5 Roderich Menzel (TCH)4RA
6 Christian Boussus (FRA)F4R4R
7 Pat Hughes (GBR)SFSF(d)3R
8 Giorgio de Stefani (ITA)QFAA
9 Franz Wilhelm Matejka (AUT)A3RA
10 Béla von Kehrling (HUN)3R4R(x)A

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

Gillou's World singles rankings, as of October 1931[87]
# Player
1 Helen Moody-Wills (USA)
2 Cilly Aussem (GER)
3 Betty Nuthall (GBR)
4 Helen Jacobs (USA)
5 Hilde Krahwinkel (GER)
6 Simonne Mathieu (FRA)
7 Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (GBR)
8 Phyllis Mudford (GBR)
9 Lolette Payot (SWI)
10 Anna Harper (USA)
Myers' World singles rankings, as of November 1931[126]
# Player
1 Helen Moody-Wills (USA)
2 Cilly Aussem (GER)
3 Eileen Fearnley Whittingstall (GBR)
4 Helen Jacobs (USA)
5 Betty Nuthall (GBR)
6 Hilde Krahwinkel (GER)
7 Simonne Mathieu (FRA)
8 Lilí de Álvarez (ESP)
9 Phyllis Mudford (GBR)
10 Elsie Pittman (GBR)
Sport's European singles rankings, as of April 1931[126]
# Player
1 Cilly Aussem (GER)
2 Simonne Mathieu (FRA)
3 Phoebe Holcroft Watson (GBR)
4 Betty Nuthall (GBR)
5 Lilí de Álvarez (ESP)
6 Phyllis Mudford (GBR)
7 Joan Ridley (GBR)
8 Hilde Krahwinkel (GER)
9 Elsie Pittman (GBR)
10 Jaqueline Foy (FRA)
11 Josane Sigart (BEL)
12 Lolette Payot (SWI)
13 Ida Adamoff (FRA)
14 Ilse Friedleben (GER)
15 Arlette Neufeld (FRA)

Notes

1931 Pro tour champion Bill Tilden
  • 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 24–29 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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