Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Six tennis events were contested at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.[1] Indoor tennis events, on what were officially called 'covered courts', were held for the first time, along with the usual outdoor events. Women's events were contested, with women's singles (but not women's doubles or mixed doubles) and indoor women's singles. The indoor events were held at the covered courts of the Queens Club and began on 6 May 1908, ahead of the official start of the Games while the outdoor tournament was played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Worple Road from 6 July through 11 July 1908. In total 50 players, 40 men and 10 women, competed. Five nations made their tennis debuts, while five more returned to competition for a total of ten nations. Two players, Les Poidevin and Wimbledon champion Anthony Wilding were nominated for Australasia but through administrative bungling they were not entered.[2]
| Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–11 May 1908 (indoor) 6-11 July 1908 (outdoor) |
| Edition | 4th |
| Surface | Wood (indoor) Grass (outdoor) |
| Location | Queen's Club, West Kensington (indoor) All England Club, Wimbledon (outdoor) |
| Champions | |
| Men's outdoor singles | |
 Major Ritchie (GBR) | |
| Women's outdoor singles | |
| Dorothea Lambert Chambers (GBR) | |
| Men's outdoor doubles | |
| Reginald Doherty / George Hillyard (GBR) | |
| Men's indoor singles | |
| Arthur Gore (GBR) | |
| Women's indoor singles | |
| Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (GBR) | |
| Men's indoor doubles | |
| Herbert Roper Barrett / Arthur Gore (GBR) | |
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| Outdoor | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
| Indoor | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
Medal summary
Outdoor
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Major Ritchie Great Britain |
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Wilberforce Eaves Great Britain | |||
| Men's doubles |
Great Britain (GBR) Reginald Doherty George Hillyard |
Great Britain (GBR) James Cecil Parke Major Ritchie |
Great Britain (GBR) Clement Cazalet Charles Dixon | |||
| Women's singles |
Dorothea Lambert Chambers Great Britain |
Dora Boothby Great Britain |
Ruth Winch Great Britain | |||
Indoor
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Arthur Gore Great Britain |
George Caridia Great Britain |
Major Ritchie Great Britain | |||
| Men's doubles |
Great Britain (GBR) Herbert Roper Barrett Arthur Gore |
Great Britain (GBR) George Caridia George Simond |
 Sweden (SWE)Wollmar Boström Gunnar Setterwall | |||
| Women's singles |
Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith Great Britain |
Alice Greene Great Britain |
Märtha Adlerstråhle Sweden | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
50 players from 10 nations competed.[1]
Austria (3)
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Canada (3)
France (1)- Germany (5)
- Great Britain (22)
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Hungary (3)
Netherlands (2)- South Africa (3)
- Sweden (4)
See also
- Jeu de paume at the 1908 Summer Olympics (real tennis)
References
- "Tennis at the 1908 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
External links
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (May 1909). The Fourth Olympiad London 1908 Official Report (PDF). London: British Olympic Association. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
