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British Covered Court Championships

Field	Value
name	British Covered Court Championships
logo	Indoors court at the Queen's club, England, before 1903.jpg
type	defunct
founded	1885
ended	1971
editions	72
location	London, England
venue	Hyde Park (1885–1894)
Queen's Club (1895–1971)
tour	Grand Prix circuit (1970–1971)
surface	Wood / indoor

Queen's Club (1895–1971) The British Covered Court Championships (BCCC) was an indoor tennis event held from 1885 through 1971 and played in London, England. The tournament dates fluctuated between October and March.

History

For its first five years the tournament was held at the Hyde Park Lawn Tennis Club in Porchester Square, London and consisted only of a men's singles competition. In 1890, when it was decided to add a women's singles and men's doubles competition, the tournament moved to the Queen's Club in London, although the men's singles remained at Hyde Park until 1895. The mixed doubles event was added to the championships in 1898. A third court was added to the championships in 1912, and, like the original two courts, it had a wooden surface. In 1923, the Challenge Round system, allowing the champion to skip next year's competition and only play the winner of that competition, was abolished. In 1925, the tournament was merged with the London Covered Court Championships. The women's doubles event was added to the tournament in 1934 and renamed to The National Covered Court Championships. From its inception, it grew into an important event through the first half of the 20th century, but by the late 1950s, its stature had diminished greatly and in 1966, they couldn't find a sponsor. In 1968, the BCCC became part of the first Dewar Cup circuit, but that was its final year at Queens Club. In 1969, it merged with the Wembley Championship while continuing to be called the British Covered Court Championships, and it was an official ILTF Grand Prix event in 1970 and 1971. With several top players who were part of the World Championship Tennis circuit barred from competition in 1972 and no sponsors to be found, the tournament was discontinued.

Frenchman Jean Borotra is the male record holder with eleven singles titles and British Dorothea Douglass Chambers holds the record for women with seven singles titles.

Champions

Indoor tennis court at Hyde Park in 1895

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Records

Men's singles

Source:

Most titles: FRA Jean Borotra, 11
Most consecutive titles: FRA Jean Borotra, 6
Most finals: FRA Jean Borotra, 13
Most consecutive finals: FRA Jean Borotra, 9
Most matches played: GBR Major Ritchie, 83
Most matches won: FRA Jean Borotra, (67)
Most consecutive match wins: FRA Jean Borotra, 35
Most editions played: GBR Major Ritchie, 30
Best match winning %:FRA André Gobert 94.12%
Longest final: GBR Laurence Doherty v GBR Major Ritchie, result: 6–2, 8–10, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 57 games, 1904
Shortest final: FRA Jean Borotra v GBR Nigel Sharpe, result: 6–0, 6–2, 6–0, 20 games, 1935
Title won with the fewest games lost, GBR Ernest Wool Lewis, 22, 1887
Oldest champion: FRA Jean Borotra, 51y 1m and 28d, 1949
Youngest champion: GBR Edward Lake Williams, 19y 9m and 12d, 1886

References

McKelvie, Roy. (1986). "The Queen's Club Story, 1886-1986". Stanley Paul.
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McKelvie, pp.41,42
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