Lille 1908


General 1908-05-22 - 1908-05-24
Amateur
Clay
5
Lille, Roubaix Club
France

Source Ayres 1909, Lawn tennis, 4/6/1908; Captain Anthony Wilding by Arthur Wallis Myers pages 88, 89, 90


Info From "Lawn Tennis and Badminton", June 4, 1908: "The second annual tournament for the Championships of the North of France took place at Lille on May 22 and following days. Last year the tournament was held on the three courts of the Roubaix Club, but it cannot be compared to the one that took place this year at Lille.

"The five courts were not in the very best condition, as they had been recently relaid, and were on the soft side, but the deep red colour of the courts is excellent, and the white lines show up extremely well."


Report Mens doubles final (Draw:14): Wilding/Dodge def. Watson/du Vivier 9-7 6-3 6-2

Mixed doubles final (Draw: 12): Adine Masson/Tony Wilding (NZ) def. Elsie Lane (GB)/AG Watson 6-3 6-2



Media


Winner Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding


Players
René d'Ennetières
Paul Camille Marie Joseph Ghislain de Borman
Comte Antoine De La Boëssière-Thiennes
Comte Léopold De Robiano
V.R. De Schneidauer
Clarence Phelps Dodge
Gaston Droulers
René Droulers
William Henry du Vivier
J. Du Vivier
J.E. Du Vivier
E. Emond
Alphonse Gustave Fockedey
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)
René François Laurent Gheerbrant
A. Gillieaux
Pierre Gracy
Eugène Firmin Charles (Firmin) Houtart
Charles Huet
G. Joski
E.C. Kitchener
Paul Lepercq
Georges Octave Manset
Jacques Ernest Joseph Masurel
Georges Masurel
Léon Piérard
Charles Désiré Arthur Rollez
L. Schubart
Réginald Frédéric Beaufoy Storms
André Thellier de Poncheville
A. Georges Watson
Anthony Frederick (Tony) Wilding


Rounds
Round 1
René Droulers*
J. Du Vivier
w.o.
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
Georges Masurel
6-2 6-1
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)*
Alphonse Gustave Fockedey
8-6 6-1
Comte Léopold De Robiano*
Eugène Firmin Charles (Firmin) Houtart
w.o.
Georges Manset*
Charles Huet
6-2 7-5
A. Georges Watson*
G. Joski
6-1 6-1
Antoine De La Boëssière-Thiennes*
Paul Lepercq
6-3 6-4
André Thellier de Poncheville*
René d'Ennetières
6-2 6-4
Tony Wilding*
René François Laurent Gheerbrant
w.o.
J.E. Du Vivier*
V.R. De Schneidauer
6-4 6-4
Jacques Masurel*
Gaston Droulers
6-0 1-6 6-3
Charles Rollez*
A. Gillieaux
2-6 7-5 6-1
Réginald Storms*
L. Schubart
6-0 6-2
E. Emond*
Pierre Gracy
6-1 6-3
William Henry du Vivier*
Léon Piérard
6-4 6-1
E.C. Kitchener*
Paul de Borman
w.o.

Round 2
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
René Droulers
6-2 6-1
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)*
Comte Léopold De Robiano
10-8 6-2
A. Georges Watson*
Georges Manset
6-1 6-3
André Thellier de Poncheville*
Antoine De La Boëssière-Thiennes
3-6 7-5 11-9
Tony Wilding*
J.E. Du Vivier
6-1 6-0
Charles Rollez*
Jacques Masurel
6-2 6-1
Réginald Storms*
E. Emond
6-2 6-3
William Henry du Vivier*
E.C. Kitchener
6-2 7-5

Quarterfinals
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)
6-1 ret.
A. Georges Watson*
André Thellier de Poncheville
6-0 6-0
Tony Wilding*
Charles Rollez
6-1 6-2
William Henry du Vivier*
Réginald Storms
6-3 6-2

Semifinals
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
A. Georges Watson
6-1 6-3
Tony Wilding*
William Henry du Vivier
6-3 6-0

Final
Tony Wilding*
Clarence Phelps Dodge
6-0 6-3 6-2


Tournament
Round 1
Tony Wilding*
René François Laurent Gheerbrant
J.E. Du Vivier*
V.R. De Schneidauer
Charles Rollez*
A. Gillieaux
Jacques Masurel*
Gaston Droulers
William Henry du Vivier*
Léon Piérard
E.C. Kitchener*
Paul de Borman
Réginald Storms*
L. Schubart
E. Emond*
Pierre Gracy
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
Georges Masurel
René Droulers*
J. Du Vivier
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)*
Alphonse Gustave Fockedey
Comte Léopold De Robiano*
Eugène Firmin Charles (Firmin) Houtart
A. Georges Watson*
G. Joski
Georges Manset*
Charles Huet
André Thellier de Poncheville*
René d'Ennetières
Antoine De La Boëssière-Thiennes*
Paul Lepercq
Round 2
Tony Wilding*
J.E. Du Vivier
Charles Rollez*
Jacques Masurel
William Henry du Vivier*
E.C. Kitchener
Réginald Storms*
E. Emond
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
René Droulers
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)*
Comte Léopold De Robiano
A. Georges Watson*
Georges Manset
André Thellier de Poncheville*
Antoine De La Boëssière-Thiennes
Quarterfinals
Tony Wilding*
Charles Rollez
William Henry du Vivier*
Réginald Storms
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
Marcel Fremaux (Frémaux)
A. Georges Watson*
André Thellier de Poncheville
Semifinals
Tony Wilding*
William Henry du Vivier
Clarence Phelps Dodge*
A. Georges Watson
Final
Tony Wilding*
Clarence Phelps Dodge