1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles
# 1914 World Hard Court Championships – Men's singles

The men's singles was one of five events of the 1914 World Hard Court Championships tennis tournament held in Paris, France from 29 May until 8 June 1914. The draw consisted of 43 players. Anthony Wilding successfully defended his title, beating Ludwig von Salm-Hoogstraeten in straight sets in the final.

## Draw

### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Max Decugis | Max Decugis | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Béla von Kehrling | Béla von Kehrling | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Béla von Kehrling | Béla von Kehrling | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | Max Decugis | Max Decugis | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Algernon Kingscote | Algernon Kingscote | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | $0^r$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | $0^r$ | A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| André Gobert | André Gobert | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paul de Borman | Paul de Borman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Laurentz | William Laurentz | 1 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Paul de Borman | Paul de Borman | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Max Decugis | Max Decugis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Max Decugis | Max Decugis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| I. Aranyi | I. Aranyi | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Max Decugis | Max Decugis | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Béla von Kehrling | Béla von Kehrling | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| Béla von Kehrling | Béla von Kehrling | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| O. Worisek | O. Worisek | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Béla von Kehrling | Béla von Kehrling | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Kidston | Robert Kidston | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Robert Kidston | Robert Kidston | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Craig Biddle | Craig Biddle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | Algernon Kingscote | Algernon Kingscote | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arthur Myers | Arthur Myers | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Algernon Kingscote | Algernon Kingscote | w/o | | | | | | | |
| Albert Canet | Albert Canet | w/o | | | | | | | | | | Albert Canet | Albert Canet | | | | | | | | |
| P. Guillemant | P. Guillemant | | | | | Albert Canet | Albert Canet | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Etienne Micard | Etienne Micard | w/o | | | | Etienne Micard | Etienne Micard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leif Rovsing | Leif Rovsing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Algernon Kingscote | Algernon Kingscote | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Fritz von Bissing | Fritz von Bissing | | | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Umberto de Morpurgo | Umberto de Morpurgo | w/o | | | | Umberto de Morpurgo | Umberto de Morpurgo | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Otto Froitzheim | Otto Froitzheim | | | | | | | | | | | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Arman Simon | Arman Simon | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | Arman Simon | Arman Simon | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | |
| Alain Gerbault | Alain Gerbault | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | Arman Simon | Arman Simon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| P. Townsend | P. Townsend | w/o | | | | P. Townsend | P. Townsend | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heinrich Kleinschroth | Heinrich Kleinschroth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 3**

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Luis Heyden | Luis Heyden | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A. Bonnal | A. Bonnal | 4 | 3 | 8 | 4 | Luis Heyden | Luis Heyden | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| C.R. Satterthwaite | C.R. Satterthwaite | 3 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | Luis Heyden | Luis Heyden | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Henrik Fick | Henrik Fick | 0 | 3 | 4 | | A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Manset | George Manset | w/o | | | | George Manset | George Manset | ? | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Kleinschroth | Robert Kleinschroth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A. Felix Poulin | A. Felix Poulin | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | $0^r$ |
| E. Chelli | E. Chelli | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | H.W.G. Ras | H.W.G. Ras | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | J.S. de Morpurgo | J.S. de Morpurgo | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | J.S. de Morpurgo | J.S. de Morpurgo | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Alfred Dunlop | Alfred Dunlop | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Georges Watson | A. Georges Watson | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William du Vivier | William du Vivier | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | A. Georges Watson | A. Georges Watson | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | André Gobert | André Gobert | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| André Gobert | André Gobert | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A. Chancerel | A. Chancerel | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | André Gobert | André Gobert | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Francis Lowe | Francis Lowe | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Georges Gault | Georges Gault | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Francis Lowe | Francis Lowe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| Ludwig von Salm | Ludwig von Salm | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jenő Zsigmondy | Jenő Zsigmondy | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
