Tennis_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics
Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 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]
Quick Facts Date, Edition ...
| Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 13–21 July 1924 | |||
| Edition | 7th | |||
| Surface | Clay / outdoor | |||
| Location | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Vincent Richards (USA) | ||||
| 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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More information Date, 13 July ...
| Date | 13 July | 14 July | 15 July | 16 July | 17 July | 18 July | 19 July | 20 July | 21 July | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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Events
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Vincent Richards United States |
Henri Cochet France |
Uberto De Morpurgo Italy | |||
| Men's doubles details |
United States (USA) Vincent Richards Francis Hunter |
 France (FRA)Jacques Brugnon Henri Cochet |
France (FRA) Jean Borotra René Lacoste | |||
| Women's singles details |
Helen Wills United States |
Julie Vlasto France |
Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
| Women's doubles details |
United States (USA) Hazel Wightman Helen Wills |
 Great Britain (GBR)Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane |
Great Britain (GBR) Evelyn Colyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | |||
| Mixed doubles details |
United States (USA) Hazel Wightman R. Norris Williams |
United States (USA) Marion Jessup Vincent Richards |
 Netherlands (NED)Kea Bouman Hendrik Timmer | |||
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Medal table
More information Rank, Nation ...
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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There were 124 tennis players from 27 countries.
Argentina (5)
Australia (2)
Belgium (8)
Chile (2)
Republic of China (4)[2]
Czechoslovakia (5)
Denmark (5)
Finland (4)
France (10)
Great Britain (10)
Greece (3)
Hungary (5)
India (6)
Ireland (4)
Italy (8)
Japan (4)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (2)
Netherlands (5)
Norway (4)
Portugal (1)
Romania (3)
South Africa (4)
Spain (8)
Sweden (4)
Switzerland (4)
United States (9)
Yugoslavia (1)
- "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). 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.
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). 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.