Week of June 9-15
FRENCH CHAMPIONSHIPS
Dates: June 7-15
Venue: Racing Club de France, Paris, France
Surface: Clay
Singles (Draw=16)
1st Round
Marguerite Billout d. Daisy Spéranza-Wyns 3-6 6-2 6-1
Suzanne Dévé d. Yvonne Bourgeois 6-4 3-6 6-0
Jeanne Vaussard d. Geneviève Cousin 6-0 6-4
Nanette Le Besnarais d. Germaine Pigueron 6-0 6-4
Germaine Golding d. Marie Danet default
S. Lecaron d. Germaine Charnelet 6-4 6-3
Marie Conquet d. Germaine Le Conte 6-3 6-4
Diddie Vlasto d. Jeanne Matthey 6-1 6-0
Quarterfinals
Billout d. Dévé 0-6 6-2 6-3
Vaussard d. Le Besnarais 7-5 4-6 7-5
Golding d. Lecaron 6-2 6-1
Vlasto d. Conquet 6-3 6-4
Semifinals
Vaussard d. Billout 6-0 6-1
Vlasto d. Golding 6-4 2-6 6-3
Final
Diddie Vlasto d. Jeanne Vaussard 6-2 6-3
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Doubles (Draw=8)
1st Round
Germaine Golding/Jeanne Vaussard d. Nanette Le Besnarais/Germaine Le Conte 6-4 6-3
Germaine Charnelet/Germaine Pigueron d. Mme Florand/S. Lecaron 6-1 6-1
Marie Conquet/Suzanne Dévé d. Geneviève Cousin/Marie Danet 6-4 5-7 6-3
Marguerite Billout/Yvonne Bourgeois d. Hélène Contostavlos/Daisy Spéranza-Wyns 6-2 6-3
Semifinals
Golding-Vaussard d. Charnelet/Pigueron 6-4 6-2
Billout/Bourgeois d. Conquet/Dévé 5-7 6-4 6-2
Final
Marguerite Billout/Yvonne Bourgeois d. Germaine Golding/Jeanne Vaussard 6-3 6-3
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Mixed Doubles (Draw=13 )
1st Round
Marguerite Billout/Jean Borotra-bye
Geneviève Cousin/Marcel Cousin d. Hélène Contostavlos/Roger Danet default
Diddie Vlasto/Henri Cochet d. Yvonne Bourgeois/René Lacoste 6-4 6-0
Nanette Le Besnerais/Toto Brugnon d. Suzanne Dévé/Paul Féret 6-2 6-1
Germaine Golding/Jean Couitéas d. Jeanne Vaussard/Léonce Aslangul default
Germaine Pigueron/Pierre Hirsch d. Marie Conquet/Jean Samazeuilh 6-4 6-2
Daisy Spéranza-Wyns/Coco Gentien-bye
Germaine Charnelet/Raymond Barbas-bye
Quarterfinals
Billout/Borotra d.Cousin/Cousin 6-2 6-3
Le Besnerais/Brugnon d. Vlasto/Cochet 6-3 7-5
Golding/Couitéas d. Pigueron/Hirsch 6-2 7-5
Charnelet/Barbas d. Speranza-Wyns/Gentien 6-2 6-3
Semifinals
Billout/Borotra d. Le Besnerais/Brugnon 6-1 6-1
Golding/Couitéas d. Charnelet/Barbas 7-5 8-6
Final
Marguerite Billout/Jean Borotra d. Germaine Golding/Jean Couitéas 6-2 8-6
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Draw notes:
The event was open to French nationals or members of French clubs only.
The draw is in exact draw order.
Genevieve Cousin and Marcel Cousin were related in some way. probably sister and brother, or possibly cousins.
Mme Florand is listed as Mme Florent by Tennis et Golf. There are numerous other examples of a Mme Florand, who always partnered S Lecaron in major events, as she did here. Thus" Mme Florent" is Mme Florand.
Mme Germaine Pigueron was the sister of Yvonne Bourgeois.
Missing full names for:
Mme Florand
Mlle S. Lacaron
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Sources:
Tennis et Golf. June 1924, page 238.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champi...de_tennis_1924
French Open
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Summary:
Lenglen was ill much of 1924 and opted not to defend her national title. This opened the door for Diddie Vlasto, ranked #2 in France, to come through. Her toughest match was against Mme Golding, who had been runner-up to Lenglen the last 3 years. Once Diddie got past Golding at 6-4 2-6 6-3 the final was a straight set affair.
The ladies final was held on the 15th.
One year earlier Lenglen had won the women's doubles title with Diddie Vlasto and the mixed doubles title with Jacques Brugnon.
1924 was the very last French Closed National Championships. As a price for joining the International Tennis Federation the United States demanded the ITF discontinue the grandly titled "World Championship" events on Covered Courts (Indoors), Hard Courts (Clay), and Grass.
In practice the Hard Court Championships were held every year in France with the exception of 1922, which was in French speaking Belgium. In essence then it was a French event, and naturally they wanted to keep it that way. As luck would have it the 1924 Olympics were in Paris. As a grand event it filled in nicely for the World Hard Court Championships as a bridge between it and a newly born French International Championships in 1925. This is the modern day "French Open."
Clearly the French Open was really the child of the International World Hard Court event and not the French Nationals. So why does the official list of winners go back to the 1890s and include the French Nationals? Tradition would be first-since it started much earlier (1891) as opposed to the more recent World Championships, which only began in 1912.
French Nationalism may have also played a role. The 1922 event had been in Belgium. Besides, the World Hard Court event didn't carry the word or notion of "French" in the title!
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June 9-15
Kent Chmpionships, Beckenham, England, GB. (Grass)
1R: Elizabeth Ryan d. Naomi Jackson-Feilden 6-1 6-3
1R: C J Walters d. Edith Sigourney 4-6 8-6 6-3
1R: “M Coles” d. Irene Maltby 6-4 8-10 6-3
1R: Hildegarde Saunders Taylor d. B Dussek 6-2 6-1
1R: Molla Mallory d. Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-3 8-6
1R: Christine Tyrrell d. Helen Bourne 6-3 6-3
1R: Hazel Wightman d. Beryl Morrison 6-1 6-3
1R: Margaret Stocks d. Jessie Colegate 6-4 2-6 6-4
1R: Ermyntrude Harvey d. L Sharman default
1R: Honor Woolrych d. Joyce Brown 7-5 2-6 6-1
1R: Aurea Edgington d. G E Tomblin 6-4 7-5
1R: Eleanor Goss d. Edith Clarke 6-1 6-4
1R: Marion Jessup d. Ada Hollick 6-2 6-0
1R: Joan Austin d. Joyce Coote default
1R: Mrs Philcox d. Peggy Dransfield default
1R: Kitty McKane d. Annie Cobb 6-3 6-0
2R: Elizabeth Ryan d. C J Walters 6-0 6-1
2R: “M Coles” d. Hildegarde Saunders Taylor 6-4 6-2
2R: Molla Mallory d. Christine Tyrrell 6-4 6-4
2R: Hazel Wightman d. Margaret Stocks 6-3 6-4
2R: Ermyntrude Harvey d. Honor Woolrych 6-0 6-3
2R: Aurea Edgington d. Eleanor Goss 6-4 6-3
2R: Marion Jessup d. Joan Austin 6-0 6-1
2R: Kitty McKane d. Mrs Philcox 6-1 6-2
QF: Elizabeth Ryan d. “M Coles” 6-2 6-0
QF: Molla Mallory d. Hazel Wightman 7-5 6-2
QF: Ermyntrude Harvey d. Aurea Edgington 6-2 6-2
QF: Kitty McKane d. Marion Jessup 6-0 6-3
SF: Elizabeth Ryan d. Molla Mallory 6-2 6-3
SF: Kitty McKane d. Ermyntrude Harvey 6-2 6-2
SF: Kitty McKane d. Ermyntrude Harvey 6-2 6-2
SF: Ryan d. Mallory 6-2 6-3
FI: Elizabeth Ryan d. Kitty McKane 6-8 6-1 6-1
DF: Dorothea Lambert Chambers/Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Kitty McKane/Margaret Stocks 4-6 6-1 6-1
Margaret Stocks=Mrs A.D. Stocks
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June 10-15,
Apawamis Invitational, Rye, New York, US (Grass)
Venue: Apawamis Tennis Club
1R
Mayme MacDonald d Mrs J R McCrindle 6-1 6-0
Mrs G R de Gersdorff d Helen Gould 6-1 6-1
Mrs G B Stanwix d Helen McLean default
Alice Francis d Mrs J Kirk default
Mary Heaton d Mrs Marshall McLean default
Grace LeRoy d Caroma Winn 6-0 6-2
Penelope Davies d Margaret Kiddre 6-1 6-2
Mrs J O Blanchard d M Drake Smith 6-1 6-0
Theodora Sohst d Louise Wilson 6-0 6-2
2R
MacDonald d de Gersdorff 6-3 6-3
Francis d Stanwix 6-1 6-0
Heaton d Mrs John Collingwood 6-1 6-4
Mrs H Stuart Green d Mary Case 6-2 6-2
Florence Sheldon d Margaret Lenssen 6-0 6-1
Jessie Gott d Mrs H R Keoth 6-1 6-0
Mrs L C Beaupre d Maud Pool 6-2 6-0
Elsie Pritchard d Mrs Samuel Waring 6-0 6-1
LeRoy d Davies 6-1 6-2
Blanchard d Dorothy Hotchkiss 6-1 6-3
Sohst d Mrs George Mitchell 6-0 6-0
Mrs Gordon Hirsch d Mrs J Twining 6-0 6-1
Mrs J F Bailey d Mrs N F Wainwright 6-1 6-1
Gertrude Hopper d Mrs L Tingue default
Florence Ballin d Mrs L C Tweddle 6-0 6-1
Marion Kerr d Mrs H W Duncan 10-8 6-4
3R
MacDonald d Francis 6-1 6-4
Green d Heaton 6-4 6-3
Sheldon d Gott 6-2 6-3
Beaupre d Pritchard 2-6 6-3 6-2
LeRoy d Blanchard 6-1 6-2
Sohst d Hirsch 6-3 6-1
Hopper d Bailey 4-6 6-0 6-2
Ballin d Kerr 6-2 6-3
QF
MacDonald d Green 6-4 6-1
Sheldon d Beaupre 6-1 5-7 6-1
LeRoy d Sohst 6-3 4-6 6-3
Ballin d Hopper 6-0 6-3
SF
MacDonald d Sheldon 6-2 6-1
LeRoy d Ballin 6-3 4-6 6-3
FI: Mayme MacDonald d. Grace LeRoy 3-6 6-2 6-2
DF: Mrs H. Stuart Green/Mrs A. Thurber d. Mayme MacDonald/Mrs S. Waring 7-5 4-6 7-5
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Circa mid-June,
Breslau Tournament, Breslau, Germany (Clay)
FI: Ilse Friedleben d. Paula Heimann 6-2 6-0
MX: Ilse Friedleben/Friedrich W. Rahe d. Paula Heimann/Oscar Kreuzer 6-4 6-4
Runner-up Paula Heimann (later Reznicek) is a native of Breslau.
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Circa mid-June,
Brno Tournament, Brno, Czechoslovakia (Clay)
FI: Ilona Peteri (Hun) d. Mädi Redlich 6-3 6-1
MX: Mädi Redlich/Bela von Kehrling (Hun) d. Margarete Janotta (Ast)/Robzianto 0-6 6-2 6-3
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Circa mid-June,
Championships of Silesia, Opava, Czechoslovakia (Clay)
FI: Ilona Varady (Hun) d. Margarete Janotta ????
DF: Frl Friedetsky/Ilona Varady (Hun) d. ????
MX: Ilona Varady (Hun)/ Bela von Kehrling (Hun) d. ????
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Circa mid-June,
Frankfurt, Germany (Clay)
FI: Ilse Friedleben d. Nelly Neppach 6-3 6-3
MX: Ilse Friedleben/Fritz d. Nelly Neppach/Heinrich Kleinschroth 5-3 retired
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June 9-14,
Formby, England (Grass)
1R: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Miss Hargreaves 6-2 6-1
1R: Miss Connell d. D H Wood 6-0 6-2
1R: Miss Hoyle d. Mrs Thomas 6-0 6-3
1R: Claire Beckingham d. Mrs Miles Formby 6-1 6-2
1R: R Hudson d. Miss Nelson 6-1 6-0
1R: Mrs Jarvis d. Mrs Cowden 6-1 6-1
1R: E F Cassady d. Miss David 6-3 7-5
1R: Mrs Archie Walker d. Miss Newell 6-0 6-1
1R: May Baker d. Mrs Deane 6-0 6-0
1R: Miss Pick d. Miss Whitehead 6-2 6-1
1R: Miss Ritchie d. Miss Hewitson 6-0 6-2
1R: E M Smith d. Miss Crispin 5-7 6-4 7-5
1R: Miss Brooks d. D Goldsworth 6-2 6-2
1R: P K Evans d. Miss Liggett 6-2 6-0
1R: Mrs Howard Baker d. Miss Gaskell 6-3 6-3
1R: Mrs Gunson d. Maud Hall 7-5 6-0
1R: Miss O’Hanlon d. Mrs Wrigley 6-3 6-2
1R: Mrs Temple Wilson d. Mrs Bend 6-2 6-1
1R: Miss Lees d. Mrs Radcliffe 7-5 2-6 6-1
2R: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Miss Connell 10-8 6-4
2R: Miss Dunn d. Miss Hoyle 6-1 6-3
2R: Claire Beckingham d. R Hudson 6-3 6-2
2R: Mrs Jarvis d. E F Cassady 5-7 6-1 7-5
2R: Dorothy Holman d. E Dawson 6-2 6-3
2R: Evelyn Goldsworth d. Eva Gunson 7-5 6-2
2R: Mrs Archie Walker d. Miss Shaw 6-0 6-1
2R: May Baker d. Miss Pick 6-1 12-10
2R: Mildred Beckingham d. Miss Ritchie 6-0 6-2
2R: E M Smith d. Miss Brooks 6-4 6-4
2R: P K Evans d. Miss Formby 6-1 6-1
2R: B M Brown d. Mrs Howard Baker 6-1 6-1
2R: Mrs Gunson d. Miss O’Hanlon 6-2 6-3
2R: Mrs Temple Wilson d. Miss Lees 6-2 6-3
2R: Ellinor Weston d. Miss Hengler 6-0 6-0
3R: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Miss Dunn 6-0 6-1
3R: Claire Beckingham d. Mrs Jarvis 6-1 6-3
3R: Dorothy Holman d. Evelyn Goldsworth 6-1 6-2
3R: Mrs Archie Walker d. May Baker 6-4 5-7 6-1
3R: Mildred Beckingham d. E M Smith 6-3 6-2
3R: P K Evans d. B M Brown 2-6 6-2 9-7
3R: Mrs Gunson d. Mrs Temple Wilson 6-3 6-4
3R: Ellinor Weston d. E M Johnson 6-1 6-0
QF: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Claire Beckingham 3-6 9-7 6-4
QF: Dorothy Holman d. Mrs Archie Walker 6-0 6-3
QF: Mildred Beckingham d. P K Evans 6-2 6-1
QF: Ellinor Weston d. Mrs Gunson 6-1 4-6 6-2
SF: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Dorothy Holman 6-4 6-0
SF: Ellinor Weston d. Mildred Beckingham 8-6 6-4
FI: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Ellinor Weston 6-4 4-6 6-3
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June 9-14,
Ulster Championships, Belfast, Northern Ireland, GB (Grass)
Venue: Belfast Boat Club
FI: Phoebe Blair-White d. Hilda Wallis 6-4 6-1
DF: Phoebe Blair-White/Hilda Wallis d. Mrs R. Gotto/S. Macaulay 6-3 6-3
MX: Hilda Wallis/Charles Wallis d. Mrs R. Gotto/E. Phillios 6-0 6-1
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June 9-14,
Formby, Merseyside, England (Grass)
FI: Joan Reid-Thomas d. Mrs H.B. Weston 6-4 4-6 6-3
DF: Claire Beckingham/Elma Beckingham d. Joan Reid-Thomas/Mrs H.B. Weston 1-6 6-1 6-3
MX: Joan Reid-Thomas/Xenophon Casdagli d. Dorothy Holman/Gerald R Sherwell 7-5 6-4
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June 11-14,
Chapel Allerton, Yorkshire, England (Grass)
FI: Miss Willans d. Dorothy Shaw 6-3 6-1
MX: Miss Willans/T.L. Taylor d. Mrs Hobson/Val Miley (Ire) ????
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June 9-14,
Hexham, Tynedale, Northumberland, England (Grass)
FI: Lesley Cadle d. C.D. Shafto 6-1 7-5
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June 9-16
Bourton Vale, England
FI: Mary Mcllquham d. Phylis Radcliffe 6-3 6-4
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June 12-15,
Montecito Country Club, Santa Barbara, California
1R
Merwin d Coleman 2-6 6-4 6-4
Anna Leachman d Peggy Deinert 6-2 6-3
Anna McCune d Hyde 6-1 6-1
Hanchett d Clark 6-0 6-2
Charlotte Hosmer d Marion Williams 9-7 9-7
Rose Marie Brunn d Hotchkiss 6-1 6-2
Eleanor Tennant d Bartlett 6-1 6-0
Corinne Henry d Harraden 6-0 6-3
Mrs Whatley d Lee 6-1 6-3
Lucy McCune d Mrs Severance 6-3 6-1
2R
Henry d Whatley 6-4 7-5
(some missing matches might be the 1Rs listed above, but a news report that included the Henry-Whatley result said that the other top players advanced easily)
QF
May Sutton Bundy d Leachman 6-1 6-1
Suhr d A McCune 8-6 6-4
Hosmer d Tennant 6-1 6-4
L McCune d Henry 7-5 7-5
SF
Bundy d Suhr ??? ("as good tennis as [Bundy] had played in years")
Hosmer d L McCune 6-3 7-5
FI: May Sutton Bundy d Charlotte Hosmer 6-4 6-2
DF: Bundy/Williams d Leachman/Tennant 6-2 6-1
MX: Won by A McCune/Pat O'Hara Wood