The World Covered Court Championships were part of a series of three world championships sanctioned from 1913–1923 by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF). The tournament was played indoors on wood floors, and its venue changed from year to year among several countries. While the World Grass Court Championships (Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon

The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

) and World Hard Court Championships

World Hard Court Championships

World Hard Court Championships, frequently considered as the precursor to the French Open was held from 1912 till 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The venue, was the clay courts of the Stade Français in Saint-Cloud, with one exception, namely 1922, when they were held at the Royal Leopold...

 (WHCC) could justify their "world championship" titles, the WCCC never rose above European status and had trouble attracting more than a trifling of quality players in any given year.

Its demise, along with the WHCC, was brought about when the United States Lawn Tennis Association joined the governing body of the ILTF, where the term "World Championships" was dropped for good.

Tournament information

Year	Venue	Date	Surface
1913	Stockholm, Sweden	Nov. 2–8	Wood
1919	Sporting Club de Paris, Paris, France	Nov. 15–23	Wood
1920	Queen's Club, London, England	Oct. 11–20	Wood?
1921	Copenhagen, Denmark	Apr. 2–10	Wood
1922	Saint Moritz Palace Lawn Tennis Club, Saint Moritz, Switzerland	Feb. 16–25	Wood
1923	Barcelona, Spain	Feb. 1–11	Wood

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1913	Anthony Wilding	Maurice Germot Maurice Germot Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1914	not held
1915	not held – World War I
1916	not held – World War I
1917	not held – World War I
1918	not held – World War I
1919	Andre Gobert André Gobert André Henri Gobert was a male tennis player from France.He was born and died in Paris.-Career:...	Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics...	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1920	Gordon Lowe Gordon Lowe Sir Francis Gordon Lowe, 2nd Baronet was a former British male tennis player.Lowe's best remembered for winning the Australian Open in 1915...	Walter C. Crawley	6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1921	William Laurentz William Laurentz William Laurentz was a French tennis player of the early 20th century, born in Paris, died in 1922.Laurentz notably won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1912 and 1913...	Alfred Beamish Alfred Beamish Alfred Beamish was an English tennis player born in London, United Kingdom. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912...	6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1922	Henri Cochet Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....	Jean Borotra Jean Borotra Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...	4–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1923	Henri Cochet Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....	John B. Gilbert	6–4, 7–5, 6–4

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1913	Helen Aitchison Leisk Helen Aitchison Frances Helen Aitchison was a Sunderland-born tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 she won the silver medal with her partner Herbert Barrett in the indoor mixed doubles competition....	Katie Gillou Fenwick Kate Gillou Kate Gillou was a French tennis player in the first decade of the 20th century.Gillou won the French Women's Singles Championship in each of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1908, having lost in the 1903 final to Adine Masson....	6–4, 6–2
1914	not held
1915	not held – World War I
1916	not held – World War I
1917	not held – World War I
1918	not held – World War I
1919	Dorothy Holman Dorothy Holman Edith Dorothy Holman was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish...	Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...	6–3, 6–4
1920	Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	6–2, 5–7, 9–7
1921	Elsebeth Brehm Jorgensen	Ebba Meyer	6–2, 6–4
1922	Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...	Jeanne Vaussard	6–2, 7–5
1923	Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1913	Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics...   Maurice Germot Maurice Germot Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....	Curt Bergmann    Heinrich Kleinschroth	7–5, 2–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–1
1914	not held
1915	not held – World War I
1916	not held – World War I
1917	not held – World War I
1918	not held – World War I
1919	Andre Gobert André Gobert André Henri Gobert was a male tennis player from France.He was born and died in Paris.-Career:...   William Laurentz William Laurentz William Laurentz was a French tennis player of the early 20th century, born in Paris, died in 1922.Laurentz notably won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1912 and 1913...	Nicolae Mishu    H. Portlock	6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1920	Percival Davson Theodore Mavrogordato	Alfred Beamish Alfred Beamish Alfred Beamish was an English tennis player born in London, United Kingdom. He finished runner-up to James Cecil Parke in the singles final of the Australasian Championships, the future Australian Open, in 1912...     Francis Fisher Francis Fisher Francis Marion Bates Fisher was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. Fisher was an internationally successful tennis player.-Early life:...	4–6, 10–8, 13–11, 3–6, 6–3
1921	Maurice Germot Maurice Germot Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....   William Laurentz William Laurentz William Laurentz was a French tennis player of the early 20th century, born in Paris, died in 1922.Laurentz notably won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1912 and 1913...	Paul Henricksen    Erik Tegner	6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1922	Henri Cochet Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....   Jean Borotra Jean Borotra Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...	C. Martin    A.C. Simon	2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–4
1923	Henri Cochet Henri Cochet Henri Jean Cochet was a champion tennis player, one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from France who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s....   Jean Couiteas	Leif Rovsing    Erik Tegner	6–1, 6–1, 7–5

Women's doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1913	no women's doubles
1914	not held
1915	not held – World War I
1916	not held – World War I
1917	not held – World War I
1918	not held – World War I
1919	Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	Dorothy Holman Dorothy Holman Edith Dorothy Holman was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish...   Phyllis Howkins Covell	6–3, 6–4
1920	Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	Doris Craddock    Irene Bowder Peacock	6–3, 7–5
1921	Elsebeth Brehm Jorgenson   Ebba Meyer	Form    Sheenberg	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1922	Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...   Jeanne Vaussard	Yvonne Bourgeois   Canivet	walkover
1923	Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...     Jeanne Vaussard	6–1, 6–1

Mixed doubles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1913	Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics...   Katie Gillou Fenwick Kate Gillou Kate Gillou was a French tennis player in the first decade of the 20th century.Gillou won the French Women's Singles Championship in each of 1904, 1905, 1906 and 1908, having lost in the 1903 final to Adine Masson....	Gunnar Setterwall Gunnar Setterwall Carl Gunnar Emanuel Setterwall was a male tennis player from Sweden, who is best known for his four Olympic medals which he won at two different Olympic Games.He was born in Stockholm....     Sigrid Frenckell Fick Sigrid Fick Sigrid Fick was a female tennis player from Sweden.She competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm and won a silver medal in the mixed indoor doubles tournament. She also won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles event; both medals won with Gunnar Setterwall....	7–5, 12–10
1914	not held
1915	not held – World War I
1916	not held – World War I
1917	not held – World War I
1918	not held – World War I
1919	Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics... Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	William Laurentz William Laurentz William Laurentz was a French tennis player of the early 20th century, born in Paris, died in 1922.Laurentz notably won the mixed doubles at the French Championships in 1912 and 1913...     Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...	6–3, 6–3
1920	Francis Fisher Francis Fisher Francis Marion Bates Fisher was a New Zealand Member of Parliament from Wellington. He was known as Rainbow Fisher for his frequent changes of political allegiance. Fisher was an internationally successful tennis player.-Early life:...   Irene Bowder Peacock	Stanley N. Doust Stanley Doust Stanley Norman Doust was an Australian-born tennis player who captained his nation's Davis Cup team and was winner of the Mixed Doubles Trophy at Wimbledon.-Early years:Doust was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 29 March 1879...   Kathleen McKane Godfree	walkover
1921	Erik Tegner   Elsbeth Brehm	Waagepetersen    Agnete Goldschmidt	6–2, 6–2
1922	Jean Borotra Jean Borotra Jean Robert Borotra was a French champion tennis player. He was one of the famous "Four Musketeers" from his country who dominated tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s.-Career:...   Germaine Regnier Golding Germaine Golding Germaine Golding was a Franco-British inter-war tennis player.Golding reached three consecutive French Open finals, from 1921 to 1923, and lost on each occasion to Suzanne Lenglen...	Max Decugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics...     Jeanne Vaussard	6–3, 6–4
1923	Walter C. Crawley Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player....	John B. Gilbert  Geraldine Ramsey Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics....	4–6, 6–2, 6–3