February
- Dutch player Hendrik Timmer was hit by a disease and missed the season. Two Dutch female players announced their engagements and subsequently their retirement from professional sports. Netherlands' number one Kea Bouman married in Almelo and moved to Java while second ranked Margaretha Dros-Canters married and decided to dedicate herself solely to her marriage after the season.
- The strike of the German professionals continued from last month and caused a major setback on the indoor tournaments. Thus the German International Covered Courts tournament field was dominated by foreign and senior players such as World War I French veteran Eugene Broquedis who reached the semifinal of the singles and the final of the doubles competition despite being 45 years old and having his right shoulder and two fingers paralized in the war.
- Newcomer young German tennis player Harry Schwenker shocked the tennis world by defeating Italian champion Umberto De Morpurgo in the semifinals of the Berlin Covered Court Championships. He went on to defeat Austrian champion Hermann Artens in the final of his debut tournament. The match lasted until midnight.
- Jack Crawford won his first Australian Championships singles and mixed doubles title (partnering his wife Marjorie Cox Crawford). He defeated last year's runner-up Harry Hopman for the singles title and teamed up with him for the doubles. He didn't succeed in defending his doubles title losing to Donohoe/Dunlap in the final.
- Takeichi Harada announced he will skip the Davis Cup due to his business affairs.
- Jacques Brugnon swept all possible titles at the Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes.
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| 20 January – February 1 | Gallia L. T. C. de Cannes Cannes, France |
Jacques Brugnon 6–8, 6–0, 6–4. 4–6, 6–0 |
George Lyttleton-Rogers | Phyllis Satterthwaite 5–7, 7–5, 10–8 |
Lucia Valerio | ||
| Brugnon/du Plaix 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
Hillyard / Worm | Ryan/ Valerio 6–1, 10–8 |
Satterthwaite/Thomas | Brugnon/ Ryan 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
Del Bono/Valerio | ||
| January – February 1 | Berlin International Covered Courts tournament Berlin, Weimar Republic |
Harry Schwenker 8–10, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 |
Hermann Artens | Hilde Krahwinkel N/A |
Irmgard Rost | ||
| Kehrling / Morpurgo N/A |
Artens / Kleinschroth | Krahwinkel/Rost N/A |
Strauch/Kuhlmann | Krahwinkel/ Kehrling N/A |
Henkel/Löwenthal | ||
| January – February 2 | French Covered Courts tournament Paris, France |
Jean Borotra 6-3, 11-9, 5-7, 6-4 |
Jean Lesueur | ||||
| Boussus/N/A | N/A | ||||||
| 2–8 February | Carlton L. T. C. de Cannes Cannes, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
Ladislav Hecht | Elizabeth Ryan 6–4, 6–2 |
Phyllis Satterthwaite | ||
| Cochet / Brugnon 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 11–9 |
Rogers/ Aeschlimann | Satterthwaite/Thomas w/o |
Ryan/Aussem | Del Bono/ Soames w/o |
Hillyard/ Ryan | ||
| 2–8 February | German International Covered Courts tournament Bremen, Weimar Republic |
Pierre Henri Landry 6–3, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3. |
Einer Ulrich | Hilde Krahwinkel 6–2, 6–3 |
Irmgard Rost | Consolation Men singles champion Friedrich Frenz |
Consolation Women singles champion Else Dam |
| Östberg / Ulrich 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
Landry / Broquedis | Krahwinkel/ Peitz 6–2, 6–4 |
Ada Werring/Agga Anderssen | H. Macenthum/Hoffmann/ 6–2, 6–1 |
L. Lorentz/ Hilde Sperling | ||
| 9–15 February | South of France Championships Nice, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–4, 6–4, 8–6 |
Edmond Lotan | Rosie Berthet 6–3, 7–5 |
Marjollet | ||
| Rogers/ Lotan 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 |
Capt. Price / Poligny | Rogers/ Marjollet 6–1, 6–0 |
Franké/ Sumarokov | ||||
| February | Belgian International Covered Courts tournament Belgium |
André Lacroix 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
André Ewbank | Emile Dupont 7–5, 6–2 |
Leonie Lhoest | ||
| de Borman/Van Zuylen 6–0, 9–7, 6–1 |
Borin/Jacques | Sigart/Dupont 6–0, 6–0 |
Parentini/Portilije | Lacroix/Sigart 6–4, 6–2 |
de la Mare/Pennart | ||
| Czechoslovakia pros vs. South Africa amateurs third meeting Cape Town, South Africa 0–6 |
Louis Raymond 6–2, 6–4 |
Karel Koželuh | |||||
| Louis Raymond 6–4, 6–3 |
Pavel Macenauer | ||||||
| Vernon Kirby 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Pavel Macenauer | ||||||
| Vernon Kirby 6–2, 3–6, 8–6 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Raymond/Cordon 7–5, 6–2 |
Macenauer/Koželuh | ||||||
| Raymond/Cordon 6–4, 6–3 |
Macenauer/Koželuh | ||||||
| Monegasque International Championships Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Enrique Maier 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
Hermann Artens | Simone Mathieu 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
Cilly Aussem | |||
| Boussus/Lesueur 6–3, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Del Bono/Gaslini | Aussem/Valerio 6–4, 7–5 |
Barbier/Mathieu | ||||
| February 16–22 | Hotel Bristol Championships Beaulieu, France |
George Lyttleton-Rogers 6–1, 10–8, 3–6, 5–7, 6–3 |
Emmanuel Du Plaix | Phyllis Satterthwaite 6–2, 6–1 |
Mary Heeley | ||
| Šefer/Kukuljevic 6–1, 1–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6-l |
Rogers/Olliff | Andrus/Ryan 6–4, 6–2 |
Satterthwaite/Thomas | Hillyard/Heeley 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Olliff/Nuthall | ||
February 18 February 19 February 20 February 22 February 23 February 24 February 25 N/A March 2 |
Professional contenders series for the vacanced World Champion title New York, United States Baltimore, United States Boston, United States Cincinnati, United States Youngstown, United States Columbus, United States Chicago, United States Detroit, United States Omaha, United States |
Bill Tilden 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||
| Bill Tilden 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 8-6, 6-3 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 6-3, 6-4 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 0-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, ret. |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 10-8 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| Bill Tilden 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 8-6 |
Karel Koželuh | ||||||
| February 27 | 1931 Australian Championships Sydney, Australia Men's Singles Draw – Women's Singles Draw |
Jack Crawford 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
Harry Hopman | Coral McInnes Buttsworth 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Marjorie Cox Crawford | ||
| Donohoe/Dunlap 8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–9, 6–4 |
Crawford/ Hopman | Bickerton/Cozens 6–0, 6–4 |
Lloyd/Utz | Crawford/Crawford 7–5, 6–4 |
Willard/Westacott | ||
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