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1913 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

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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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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]

Draw

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Key

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
              
France Max Decugis 0 3 6 6 3
New Zealand Anthony Wilding 6 6 3 4 6
New Zealand Anthony Wilding 6 6 1 6
France André Gobert 3 3 6 4
France André Gobert 6 6 6
Germany Otto Froitzheim 3 3 3

Top half

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

Bottom half

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