Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. After the 1924 Olympics, the tennis competition would be dropped until 1988. The mixed doubles competition did not return until the 2012 Olympics.[1]
| Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 13–21 July |
| Edition | 7th |
| Surface | Red clay |
| Location | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
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| Women's Singles | |
| Helen Wills (USA) | |
| Men's Doubles | |
| Vincent Richards / Francis Hunter (USA) | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills (USA) | |
| Mixed Doubles | |
| Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams (USA) | |
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
Schedule
| Date | 13 July | 14 July | 15 July | 16 July | 17 July | 18 July | 19 July | 20 July | 21 July | |||
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| Day | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | |||
| Time | M | A | M | Afternoon | Morning | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon | Afternoon |
| Men's singles | Elimination rounds | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze/Final | — | |||||
| Women's singles | — | Elimination rounds | Elimination/ Round of 16 |
Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze/Final | — | |||
| Men's doubles | — | — | Elimination rounds | Elimination/Round of 16 | — | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | — | Bronze/Final | |||
| Women's doubles | — | — | — | Elimination | — | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze/Final | — | — | |
| Mixed doubles | — | — | — | Elimination | Round of 16 | Elimination/ Round of 16 |
— | Round of 16 | Round of 16/ Quarterfinals |
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze/Final |
Medal summary
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Vincent Richards United States |
Henri Cochet France |
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| Men's doubles |
United States (USA) Vincent Richards Francis Hunter |
France (FRA) Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
France (FRA) Jean Borotra René Lacoste | |||
| Women's singles |
Helen Wills United States |
Julie Vlasto France |
Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
| Women's doubles |
United States (USA) Hazel Wightman Helen Wills |
Great Britain (GBR) Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane |
Great Britain (GBR) Evelyn Colyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | |||
| Mixed doubles |
United States (USA) Hazel Wightman R. Norris Williams |
United States (USA) Marion Jessup Vincent Richards |
 Netherlands (NED)Kea Bouman Hendrik Timmer | |||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
There were 124 tennis players from 27 countries.
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References
- "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
39 seulement s’alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait.
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External links
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
- (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. pp. 373–397. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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