# London Covered Court Championships

The London Covered Court Championships was a combined indoor wood court tennis tournament founded in 1890, and played on indoor courts at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, London, England until 1946.

## History

The tournament was founded on 10 March 1890, and the winner of the first men's singles title was Harry Sibthorpe Barlow who defeated Ernest Meers in the final. This tournament was usually played in the first quarter of the year usually end of February to March until the mid 1890s when it was discontinued.
In the early 1900s the event was revived and moved in the calendar to the Autumn usually October. In 1902 the tournament was co valid as the Championship of Europe.
The women's event did not begin until 1905 that was won by Dorothea Douglass who defeated Ethel Thomson Larcombe in the final.
In the early 1920s contrary to some sources this event was not merged in to the British Covered Court Championships instead the scheduling for that event was switched to the Autumn, this tournament was moved back to the spring annually in March or April.
The event ran until 1939 when it was suspended due to World War II the final women's event was played that year won by Phyllis Mudford King who beat Betty Batt in the final. The men's event resumed in 1946 for one last edition only that was won by Swedish tennis player Lennart Bergelin, and later coach of Bjorn Borg.

## Finals
### Men's singles

(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
| 1890 | Harry S. Barlow | Ernest Meers | 2-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1891 | Harry S. Barlow (2) | Horace Chapman | 3-6, 8-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1893 | Harold Mahony | Horace Chapman | 6-2, 0-6, 6-1 |
| 1894 | Harold Mahony (2) | Guy Pilkington | 6-4, 8-10, 6-2 |
| 1902 | Laurie Doherty | Harold Mahony | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–1. |
| 1903 | Arthur Gore | Major Ritchie | 8-6, 1-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1904 | Max Decugis | Arthur Gore | 6-2, 3-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1905 | Arthur Gore (2) | Major Ritchie | 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1906 | Anthony Wilding | George Caridia | 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1907 | Max Decugis (2) | Major Ritchie | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1908 | Ken Powell | Major Ritchie | 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1909 | Major Ritchie | Gordon Lowe | 6-4, 6-0, 6-0 |
| 1910 | Anthony Wilding (2) | Arthur Lowe | 6-2, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1911 | Major Ritchie (2) | George Caridia | 7-5, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1912 | Theodore Mavrogordato | Nicolae Mishu | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1913 | Anthony Wilding (3) | Arthur Lowe | 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1919 | Theodore Mavrogordato (2) | Nicolae Mishu | 6-1, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1920 | Gordon Lowe | Mohammed Sleem | 6-4, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1921 | Mohammed Sleem | Walter Crawley | 6-1, 7-9, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1922 | Major Ritchie (3) | Athar Ali Fyzee | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1923 | Brian Gilbert | Donald Greig | 6-1, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1924 | Pat Spence | Patrick Wheatley | 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1925 | Sydney Jacob | Pat Spence | 3-6, 7-5, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1926 | Noel Turnbull | Bunny Austin | 7-9, 0-6, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1927 | Sydney Jacob (2) | Gordon Crole-Rees | 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1928 | Nigel Sharpe | Teddy Higgs | 6-1, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-3 |
| 1929 | John Olliff | Stanley Harris | 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1930 | Yoshiro Ohta | Pat Spence | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6 7-5 |
| 1931 | Iwao Aoki | Ryuki Miki | 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1933 | Bunny Austin | Harry Lee | 11-9, 4-6, 7-5. |
| 1934 | Nigel Sharpe (2) | Bob Tinkler | 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1935 | Daniel Prenn | Pat Spence | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1936 | Nigel Sharpe (3) | Daniel Prenn | 2-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 ret. |
| 1937 | Ronald Shayes | Nigel Sharpe | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1938 | Nigel Sharpe (4) | John Olliff | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1939 | Lawrence Shaffi | Choy Wai-Chuen | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1946 | Lennart Bergelin | Ignacy Tloczynski | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 |