1913 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles was one of four events of the 1913 World Hard Court Championships tennis tournament held in Paris, France from 7 June until 15 June 1913. The draw consisted of 32 players. Otto Froitzheim was the title holder but lost in the semifinals to André Gobert.[1][2][3]

Men's singles
1913 World Hard Court Championships
Final
ChampionNew Zealand Anthony Wilding
Runner-upFrance André Gobert
Score6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Details
Draw32
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men mixed
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Draw

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
  Max Decugis 0 3 6 6 3
  Anthony Wilding 6 6 3 4 6
  Anthony Wilding 6 6 1 6
  André Gobert 3 3 6 4
  André Gobert 6 6 6
  Otto Froitzheim 3 3 3

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Robert Kleinschroth w/o
Malhotra   Robert Kleinschroth 5 3 8
  Curt von Wessely 6 6 6   Curt von Wessely 7 6 10
  Arman Simon 1 2 4   Curt von Wessely 6 9 4 4 1
  Max Decugis 6 6 6   Max Decugis 2 7 6 6 6
  W. Lemaire de Warzeé 2 3 4   Max Decugis 6 6 6
  Georges Gault 6 0 6 8 7   Georges Gault 4 0 2
  A. Felix Poulin 1 6 8 6 5   Max Decugis 0 3 6 6 3
  Fritz Pipes 6 6 7 0 7   Anthony Wilding 6 6 3 4 6
  O. Salm-Hoogstraeten 2 2 9 6 5   Fritz Pipes 1 3 10 1
  Friedrich Rahe 6 6 6   Friedrich Rahe 6 6 8 6
  Jenő von Zsigmondy 3 2 2   Friedrich Rahe 2 6 2 2
  Anthony Wilding 6 1   Anthony Wilding 6 3 6 6
  Paul Aymé 3 0r   Anthony Wilding 6 6 6
  A. Chancerel w/o   A. Chancerel 0 1 0
  C. Cuevas de Vera

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  André Gobert w/o
  William Laurentz   André Gobert 6 6 6
  M. Sumarokov-Elston 6 6 6   M. Sumarokov-Elston 2 1 3
  E. Chelli 4 1 4   André Gobert 6 6 6
  Craig Biddle w/o   Bela von Kehrling 1 1 0
  Luis de Uhagón   Craig Biddle 2 5 6 3
  Bela von Kehrling 6 6 2 2 6   Bela von Kehrling 6 7 2 6
  G.M. Morier 3 3 6 6 1   André Gobert 6 6 6
  Fritz von Bissing 3 3 6 6 6   Otto Froitzheim 3 3 3
  Paul de Borman 6 6 2 2 4   Fritz von Bissing 2 7 3
  Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 7 0   Heinrich Kleinschroth 6 9 6
  Rolf Kinzel 2 5 0r   Heinrich Kleinschroth 3 2 3r
  Maurice Germot w/o   Otto Froitzheim 6 6 4
  G.K. Logie   Maurice Germot 4 6 3 6
  Otto Froitzheim 8 6 2 6   Otto Froitzheim 6 4 6 8
  Frank Wilding 6 2 6 4

References

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  1. ^ "World's Hard Court Championships (Paris), June 7, etc". Lawn Tennis and Badminton. Vol. VI, no. 20. 19 June 1913. pp. 432–433.
  2. ^ "Lawn-Tennis". Le Figaro (in French). 16 June 1913. p. 6 – via Gallica.
  3. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The New Zealand Times. 17 June 1913. p. 8 – via Papers Past. Anthony Wilding won the hard court championship of the world, beating Gobert, 6—3, 6—3, 1—6, 6—4.