October
- Betty Nuthall's racquet, which she used during the US Nationals was auctioned for 4000 Deutsche Marks on the board of RMS Mauretania.
- The American umpires and line judges formed a union.
- The South American Davis Cup zone draws were held.
- United Kingdom beat Ireland. The Irish team only won one rubber.
- Germany and Italy played a tie in a twelve rubber challenge.
- The joint men-ladies Indian tennis team defeated Scotland only losing the three mixed doubles matches.
- Gustaf V of Sweden was appointed honorary president of the International Lawn Tennis Club de France.
| Month | Event | Men | Women | Mixed | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | Champions | Runner-up | ||
| October -5 | Coupe Porée Paris, France |
Jean Borotra 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-l |
Christian Boussus | N/A | N/A | ||
| de Buzelet / Bernard 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, 6-4 |
J. Grandguillot / P. Grandguillot | Barbier / Mathieu 7-5, 7-5 |
Rosambert / Metaxa | N/A | N/A | ||
| October -6 | Welsh Covered Courts Championhships Llandudno, United Kingdom |
Hendrik Timmer 6-1, 6-0, 7-5 |
B. O. Hobbs | N/A | N/A | ||
| Allman-Smith / Timmer 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
W. Pyemont / W. G. Ireland | N/A | N/A | Timmer / Ingram 6-3, 6-3 |
Allman-Smith / Bouverie | ||
| Brazilian International Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Lilí Álvarez | Florence Texeira | |||||
| October -7 | West Ealing Tournament West Ealing, United Kingdom |
W. H. Powell 6-3, 6-3 |
Pat Spence | Phyllis Mudford 7-5, 3-6, 9-7 |
Mary Heeley | ||
| Spence / Olliff N/A |
N/A | Sterry / Godfree N/A |
N/A | Miki / Round N/A |
N/A | ||
| October 3–9 | Meran Championship Merano, Italy |
Hermann Artens 6-4, 6-4, 0-6, 6-3 |
Franz Wilhelm Matejka | N/A |
N/A | ||
| Boussus / Du Plaix 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
Glasser / Salm | N/A / N/A |
N/A / N/A | Boussus / Aussem 8-6, 6-0 |
Artens / Schomburgk | ||
| October 22 | British Covered Court Championships London, United Kingdom |
Jean Borotra 6-1, 0-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
Bunny Austin | Joan Ridley 6-2, 6-2 |
Joan Fry | ||
| Austin / Olliff 8-6, 15-13, 6—4 |
Ingram / Wilde | N/A | N/A | Kingsley / Ridley 6-4, 8-6 |
Olliff / Godfree | ||
| ~October 19 | Baden-Baden Championship Baden-Baden, Weimar Republic |
Pat Hughes 2-6, 8-6, ret. |
Otto Frotzheim | Simone Mathieu 6-2, 7-5 |
Ilse Friedleben | ||
| Hughes / Fischer 2-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
Buss / Oppenheimer | N/A | N/A | Hughes / Friedleben 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 |
Buss Mathieu | ||
| Villa d'Este Championship Villa d'Este, Italy |
Emanuelle Du Plaix 6-2, 8-6, ret. |
Heinrich Kleinschrott | Lucia Valerio 6-3, 6-4 |
Ida Adamoff | |||
| N/A | N/A | Adamoff / Friedleben 4-6, 6-2, 3-6 |
Colombo / Boceiards | N/A | N/A | ||
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)