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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