1931 in Tennis - January

January

  • Bill Tilden turned professional as of this season after violating the amateur rules by signing a three-picture contract with Metro Goldwyn Mayer and thus was expelled from the ITF.
  • Harry Hopman wins all three titles at the Sydney Metropolitan Championship.
  • The simultaneous use of two racquets by one player was officially banned as of this season.
Month Event Men Women Mixed
Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up Champions Runner-up
22-28 December L.T.C. Juan-les-Pins Championship
Juan-les-Pins, France		 Charles Aeschlimann
6–4, 6–2, 6–1		 Erik Worm Muriel Thomas
6–2, 6–1		 Elizabeth Ryan Aeschlimann / Thomas
6–0, 6–2		 Hunter / Ryan
24 December-January New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships
Christchurch, New Zealand		 Alan Stedman
N/A		 N/A May Dykes
N/A		 N/A
Charles Angas / Ivan Seay
N/A		 N/A Melody / May Myers
N/A		 N/A Ivan Seay / May Andrew
N/A		 N/A
29 December–4 January Beausite – L. T. C. de Cannes Championship
Cannes, France		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
8–6, 6–1, 3–6, 7–5		 Charles Aeschlimann Elizabeth Ryan
4–6, 8–6, 6–1		 Phyllis Satterthwaite
Aeschlimann / Louis
6–3, 9–7, 6–2		 Rogers / Hillyard Thomas / Taunay or Gallay (?)
8–10, 6–2, 6–2		 Satterthwaite / Ryan Aeschlimann / Thomas
4–6, 6–3, 6–3		 Rogers / Ryan
5-11 January Métropole Club de Cannes Beausite
Cannes, France		 George Lyttleton-Rogers
8–10, 7–5, 4–6, 6–4, 6–2		 Paul Féret Helene Contostavlos Nicolopoulo
6–2, 6–3		 Phyllis Satterthwaite
Hillyard / Landau
7–5, 6–4, 6–8, 2–6, 4–6		 Rogers / Féret Rogers / Ryan
6–3, 6–3		 Worm / Satterthwaite
10–17 January Bristol Cup
Menton, France		 Karel Koželuh
6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4		 Albert Burke
Burke / Plaa
6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3		 Koželuh / Najuch
January 12–19 Italian Riviera championships
Sanremo, Italy		 Jean Lesueur
8–6, 7–5, 1–6, 3–6, 6–2		 Benny Berthet
19-25 January New Courts L.T.C. de Cannes
Cannes, France		 Max Ellmer
6–3, 7–5		 Hillyard Muriel Thomas
6–1, 6–0		 Cosette St. Omer Roy
Hillyard / Minchin
6–4, 6–2		 Ellmer / Natason Thomas / Natason
6–3, 6–4		 Ellmer / Omer Roy
January Mannheim International Covered Courts tournament
Mannheim, Weimar Republic		 Cilly Aussem
6–2, 6–4		 Ilse Friedleben Aussem/Nourney
12–10, 8–6		 Friedleben/Buss
Coupe de Noël
Paris, France		 René de Buzelet
6–1, 6–3		 André Merlin Simone Barbier
3–6, 6–2, 6–2		 Arlette Neufeld
Glasser / Borotra
6–3, 6–1, 6–4		 Gentien / Féret Guillier / Gallay
6–4, 7–5		 Charnelet / Gallay Lesueur / Noel
6–4, 2–6, 8–6		 Maier / Adamoff
Argentine International Championships
Argentina		 Eric Peters
4–2 ret.		 Harry Lee Lilí de Álvarez
6–2, 6–2		 Phoebe Holcroft Watson
Zappa / Castillo
w/o		 Lee / Perry Watson / Harvey
6–3, 3–6, 6–2		 Álvarez / Miss Anderson Boyd / Álvarez
5–7, 10–8, 6–2		 Perry / Watson
Sydney Metropolitan Club Championship
Sydney, Australia		 Harry Hopman
6–2, 3–6, 6–0		 Jack Crawford
Hopman / Crawford
4–6, 6–2, 6–4		 Dunlop / Sproule Hopman / Eleanor Mary Hall
6–2, 6–4		 Crawford / Crawford
26–31 January Canadian Covered Court Championships
Montreal, Canada		 George Lott
N/A		 Gilbert Hall vs. John Van Ryn
24-31 January New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia		 Jack Crawford
3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4		 Harry Hopman Marjorie Cox Crawford
7–5, 6–2		 Ula Valkenburg
Crawford / Hopman
6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3		 Willard / Thompson Crawford / Cozens
6–1, 8–6		 Valkenburg / Dingle Willard/Pinckerton
6–4, 6–2		 Crawford / Crawford

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