1929 in tennis
![]() Helen Wills Moody in 1929 | |
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Duration | January 1 – December 22 |
Categories | Pro Majors (2) National championships (16) International championships (86) Team events (11) Pro Tour (4) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
1930 → |
The year 1929 in tennis was a complex mixture of mainly amateur tournaments composed of international, invitational, national, exhibition, and team (city leagues, country leagues, international knock-out tournaments) events and joined by regional professional tournaments limited mostly to British, German, French and American Pro events.
The professionals were mostly coaches who coached for a living, while amateur rules prohibited tennis players to benefit financially from playing. There were a few occasional professional against amateur challenges as well held in team competition format. The amateur events were almost all all-comers' event and the majority included a mixed title contest. The women's most successful players in the European international championships were Esna Boyd of Australia and two players from the United States Elizabeth Ryan who was thuspunished by the United States Lawn Tennis Association for her commitment to European events compared to those in the U.S. and Helen Wills Moody who won the two most prestigious tournaments in Europe, the French Championships and Wimbledon. The Four Musketeers dominated the rankings and tournaments worldwide. Also the Australian Championships was won by a British player, Colin Gregory.
The most important team cups were the Wightman Cup for women and the Davis Cup (called the International Lawn Tennis Challenge) and the Mitre Cup (South American version of the Davis Cup) for men. The 1929 Wightman Cup was its seventh edition and was organized by the United States Lawn Tennis Association between the teams of Great Britain and the United States. The 1929 International Lawn Tennis Challenge was its 24th edition and was organized by the International Tennis Federation. The tournament was split into the American and European zones. The winner of each sub-zone played in an Inter-Zonal Final. 24 teams entered the Europe Zone (including South Africa and Chile), while five nations participated in the America Zone. The United States defeated Cuba in the America Zone, but would then lose to France in the challenge round, giving France their third straight title. The final was played at Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, on July 26–28.
Key[edit]
Pro Majors |
National championships |
International championships |
Team events |
Pro tour |
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, Mitre, Wightman Cup.
January[edit]
- German Davis Cup player Georg Demasius turned professional.[2]
- Retired Wimbledon champion Wilfred Baddeley died in Menton.[3]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
December -31 | Cannes L.T.C. tournament[4] Cannes, France | ![]() 12-10, 9–7, 2–6, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 4–6, 6–4[4] | Taunay | ||
Scovel / ![]() 1–6, 6–4, 7–5, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4[5] | Taunay / Scovel | ||
December 31[6] – 8 January[7] | Métropole Club de Cannes Beausite Cannes, France | ![]() 6–3, 1–6, 6–4, 6–1[8] | ![]() | ![]() 6–2, 6–2[8] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4[7] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 5–7, 6–2[7] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 1–6, 6–3, 6–6 suspended[9] | |||
Early January | New Courts L.T.C. of Hyères[6] Hyères, France | ![]() 5–7, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–2[10] | ![]() | ![]() 8–6, ret.[10] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 6–4, 8–6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 6–1 | Martin / ![]() | ![]() ![]() 10-8, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||
January -2[4] | Coupe de Noël Paris, France | ![]() 6–3, 6–4, 6–3[10] | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 8-10, 9–7[4] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5[6] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 9–7, 6–0[11] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 8–6, 7–5[4] | ![]() ![]() | ||
January -10 | New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships 1928-1929[12] Christchurch, New Zealand | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() Not known | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() Not known | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | Not known | ![]() ![]() | Not known[13] | ||
January 9–12 | Bristol Cup[14] Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | ![]() 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | ![]() | ||||
12–15 January 9 February (doubles) | Rheims Covered Courts tournament Rheims, France Paris (doubles) | ![]() 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2[15] | ![]() | ![]() 7–5, 6–1[15] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 8–6, 6–1[16] | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
January 19–28 | Australian Championships[17] Adelaide, Australia Men's singles – Women's singles | ![]() 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 5–7, 6–2 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–8, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() 11-9, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
January 19–28 | French Covered Courts tournament[18] Paris, France | ![]() 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() w/o[19] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 6–0[19] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 4–6, 6–4[19] | ![]() ![]() | ||
January 19- | Monte Carlo Country Club Monte Carlo, Monaco | ![]() 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() 7–5, 6–3[20] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6, 8–6[21] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 2–6, 6–1, 6–4[21] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 1–6, 6–3, 6–1[21] | ![]() ![]() | ||
January 19- | Belgian International Covered Courts tournament[21] Brussels, Belgium | ![]() 7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() 9–7, 6–4 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–0, 7–5, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–8, 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 9–7, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
January -27 | Canadian Covered Court Tournament[22] Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ![]() Not known | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() 9-5, 3–6, 0–6, 8–6, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
January -31 | New Courts de Cannes Championship Cannes, France | ![]() 6–3, 6–4, 6–2[23] | ![]() | ![]() ![]() prize divided[24] | |||
all doubles remained unfinished due to rain, prizes divided between participants |
February[edit]
- The Davis Cup draw was held on 5th inst. in Paris. Gaston Doumergue were asked to select for the drawing of lots.[25]
- The Sporting Club de Paris beat the Tennis Club de Paris 26 to 10 in an interclub meeting.[25]
- Great Britain beat West Australia nine to one.[26]
- Bill Tilden's amateur status, which was suspended from last November was requalified by the USTLA in Boston. His US number one ranking was also due to be regiven to him. He was scheduled to sail to Europe on 8 May alongside Francis Hunter to register for the Wimbledon and French Championships. However, it was also announced that none of them would be a part of the American Davis Cup team for its upcoming matches.[27][28]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
Early February | All-India national championships Allahabad, India | Not known | Not known | ![]() | Not known | ||
Not known | Not known | ![]() | Not known | ![]() ![]() | Not known | ||
February -7 | Gallia L.T.C. de Cannes Championship Cannes, France | ![]() 7–5, 6–4, 5–7, 2–6, 9–7[31] | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 6–1[26] | ![]() | ||
All doubles remained unfinished due to rain[26] | |||||||
February -12 | Flanders International Championship Belgium | ![]() 7–5, 6–4, 6–4[32] | ![]() | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | Engelbert | ||
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6–0, 6–1 | ![]() | ||
February -14 | Carlton L.T.C. de Cannes Championship Cannes, France | ![]() 6–4, 6–2, 6–4[33] | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 5–7, 6–4[33] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–4, 6–3[32] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–3[32] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–0[34] | ![]() ![]() | ||
Mid-February[35] | Brooklyn Heights Casino Invitational Covered Courts New York, United States | ![]() 6–1, 6–4, 6–2 | ![]() | ||||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 9–7, 4–6, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | ||||||
February 4–10[28] | German Covered Courts Championships Bremen, Weimar Republic | ![]() 7–5, 7–5, 6–0[36] | ![]() | ![]() 11-9, 6–2, 7–5[36] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() | Not known | Kallmeyer / Hoffmann[37] | Not known | ![]() ![]() | Not known | ||
February -26[38] | Hotel Bristol Championships Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | ![]() 8-10, 6–2, 6–3, 7–5[33][39] | ![]() | ![]() 6–2, 6–1[38] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–1, 6–4[40] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 2–6, 6–2[40] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 3–6, 6–3[40] | ![]() ![]() | ||
February -28 | St. Moritz Covered Courts Championship St. Moritz, Switzerland | ![]() 6–1, 6–2[40] | ![]() | ![]() 7–5, 6–1[40] | ![]() | ||
![]() 6–3, 6–3, 6–3[41] | ![]() ![]() | Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 5–7, 6–3, 6–2[41] | Oppenheimer / ![]() |
March[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Erik_Worm_and_B%C3%A9la_Kehrling_in_San_Remo_in_1929.jpg/180px-Erik_Worm_and_B%C3%A9la_Kehrling_in_San_Remo_in_1929.jpg)
- In the Bordighera ladies' final Lucia Valerio and Phyllis Satterthwaite played a 425-stroke point setting up a world record, which stood for 55 years.[d][42][43][2]
- Jean Borotra was awarded permanently the US national indoors trophy after he won the tournament three consecutive times.[44]
- Georges Glasser and André Martin-Legeay were promoted to the premier amateur tour by the Fédération Française de Tennis after both players reached the final of the French Criterium Tournament, a B category trials competition. They were allowed to enter first -class international tournaments onwards.[45]
- Paul Féret returned to playing this month after his requalification back from professional status.[45]
- Italian champion Lucia Valerio won her first titles in Menton (mixed doubles) and in Sanremo in singles.[46]
- American Wallace F. Johnson turned professional and became the trainer of the University of Pennsylvania.[47]
- The Romanian tennis authority split into two factions. All the clubs left the Federation of Sportive Societies in Romania and formed a Union of lawn tennis clubs headed by prominent Davis Club players such as Nicolae Mişu and László Dörner. It still remained an open question whether it'd be recognized by the ILTF.[47]
- The following rule changes were adapted by the ILTF:[48]
- "The Server shall not by the following movements of his feet be deemed "to change his position by walking or running:
- Slight movements of the feet which do not materially affect the location originally taken up by him.
- An unrestricted movement of one foot so long as the other foot maintains continuously its original contact with the ground.
- At no time during the delivery of the service (i.e. from the taking up of the stance to the moment of impact of the racket and the ball) may both feet be off the ground simultaneously.
- The word "feet" means the extremities of the legs below the ankles and at all times during the delivery of the service (as before described) every part of such extremities must be behind (i.e. further from the net than) the base line."
- "The Server shall not by the following movements of his feet be deemed "to change his position by walking or running:
April[edit]
- Danish Davis cup player Axel Petersen turned pro after a dispute with his own Danish Tennis Association on the refund of his travel costs. He immediately became the coach of the Norway Davis Cup team.[67]
- The German and English Davis Cup trials were held.[67]
- The pre-order for the Wimbledon Championships tickets exceeded 18,000 reservations, which was a 5,500 boost from previous year, while the actual seats were only at 3,500. The reservations required pre-payment. The anticipated income would have been $117,879, 49% uprise from 1928, if not for the money back guarantee for the overbooking, which totalled at $94,969 thus the predicted cash-in was just $22,910.[67][41]
- Kathleen McKane Godfree announced her withdrawal from the Wimbledon Championships due to health issues.[68]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
Early April | Dulwich Covered Court Championships[69] Dulwich, United Kingdom | ![]() 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 7–5 | ![]() | ||
![]() 6–2, 5–7, 7–5 | ![]() ![]() | Not known | Not known | Not known | Not known | ||
Felixstowe Hard Courts Championship[70] Felixstowe, Great Britain | ![]() 7–5, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 6–2 | ![]() | |||
March 25 – April 2[65] | Beausite – L. T. C. de Cannes Championship[69] Cannes, France | ![]() 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
March 27 -April 2 | Biarritz Championships[71] Biarritz, Switzerland | ![]() 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 6–0 | Marie / ![]() | ![]() ![]() 8–6, 8–6 | ![]() ![]() | ||
April -8 | Swedish Indoors Championships[72] Stockholm, Sweden | ![]() 1–6, 7–5, 2–6, 9–7, Not known | ![]() | ![]() 7–5, 6–4 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 9–7 | ![]() ![]() | ||
April 1–9[65] | Beausoleil Cup Monte-Carlo, Monaco | ![]() 6–2, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3[73] | ![]() | Not known | Not known | ||
Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6–2, 6–4[73] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–0, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
April 8-14 | Beaulieu Championship[67] Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France | ![]() 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() 6–3, 6–3 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ||
April -17 | Magdalen Park Tournament London, United Kingdom | ![]() 5–7, 6–3, 7–5[67][74] | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() | ||
Mid-April | Roehampton Tournament[67] Roehampton, United Kingdom | ![]() 3–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–2[75] | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 2–6, 10-8[67] | ![]() | ||
Melbury Hard Court Tournament[67] London, United Kingdom | ![]() 6–4, 6–3[67] | ![]() | ![]() 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() | |||
North London Hard Court Tournament[2] London, United Kingdom | ![]() 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 6–4 | ![]() | |||
![]() ![]() 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 8–6 | Crawford / Hodgson | Not known | Not known | Not known | |||
April -21[76] | L.T.C. Miramar de Juan-les-Pins Championship Juan-les-Pins, France | ![]() 6–2, 6–1[76] | ![]() | ![]() 8–6, 6–4[76] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 6–1, 6–2[76] | ![]() ![]() | ||
April 21–27[77] | St. Raphaël T.C. Championships St. Raphaël, France | ![]() 4–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Williams / Beckman | ![]() ![]() 6–4, 6–3 | Meldon / Malleson | ![]() ![]() 7–5, 4–6, 6–0 | ![]() ![]() | ||
April -27 | Ealing Tournament[78] Ealing, United Kingdom | ![]() 7–5, 6–3 | ![]() | ![]() 9–7, 7–5 | ![]() | ||
Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6-3, 6-4[79] | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 7-5, 6-1[79] | ![]() ![]() |
May[edit]
- The mixed French-German team meeting resulted in an overwhelming French victory. Only Christian Boussus lost a match.[2]
- The Dutch women team lost to the Americans.[2]
- Paris beat Amsterdam. The parisiens were led by Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon on the men's part.[2]
- Violet Chamberlain beat Eileen Bennett in the Regent's Park.[2]
Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
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Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
Early May[80] | Montreux Championships Montreux, Switzerland | ![]() 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() 5–7, 6–2, 12-10 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | ![]() ![]() | Not known | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
May 7–9[67] May 4–6 May 3–5 May 4–6 May 4–6 | Davis Cup Europe first round[2] Oslo, Norway Copenhagen, Denmark Helsinki, Finland Athens, Greece Brussels, Belgium | First round winners ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | First round losers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
April 29-May 4[67] | British Hard Court Championships[75][2] Bournemouth, United Kingdom | ![]() 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 | ![]() | ![]() 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 5–7, 12-10, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() 2–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
May 4–11[67] | Spanish National Championships Barcelona, Spain | ![]() 6–1, 6–2, 6–0 | ![]() | ![]() 6–1, 6–0 | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | Müller / De Mesnard | ![]() ![]() | Fonrodona / Boter | ||
May 9–12[67] | Belgian National Championships | ![]() 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7[82] | ![]() | ![]() 6–3, 6–0[82] | ![]() | ||
![]() ![]() 6–2, 6–1, 6–4[82] | Dewen / Limbosch | ![]() ![]() | Not known | ![]() ![]() 6–1, 2–6, 6–2[82] | Bandoup / Ittner | ||
May 15–17 May 11–13 May 7–9 May 17–19 May 10–12[67] | Davis Cup second round Dublin, Ireland Barcelona, Spain Copenhagen, Denmark Prague, Czechoslovakia Budapest, Hungary The Hague, Netherlands Saltsjöbaden, Sweden Warsaw, Poland | Second round winners ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | Second round losers ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |||
May 11–17[67] | Austrian International Championships Vienna, Austria | ![]() 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4[2] | ![]() |