This was the second appearance of the men's doubles tennis. The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program: from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program. A demonstration event was held in 1968.
The Doherty brothers of Great Britain were heavily favored. Reginald Doherty had just won his fourth straight The Championships, Wimbledon singles title. Laurence Doherty would later win five (1902–1906). There were some significant other players, including Max Decugis (who would win 8 French championships after the Games) and Harold Mahony (who had won Wimbledon in 1896 and the European championship in 1899), but none of the pairs opposing the Doherty brothers were considered to have a chance.[1]
The United States and France each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its second appearance.
Competition formatedit
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with no bronze-medal match (both semifinal losers tied for third). All matches before the final were best-of-three sets; the final was best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.
Scheduleedit
Date
Time
Round
Friday, 6 July 1900 Saturday, 7 July 1900 Sunday, 8 July 1900 Monday, 9 July 1900 Tuesday, 10 July 1900 Wednesday, 11 July 1900
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The men s doubles was an event on the tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics program in Paris from 6 to 11 July Sixteen players from 3 nations competed as eight pairs including two mixed teams 1 The event was won by brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeating Max Decugis of France and Basil Spalding de Garmendia of the United States in the final With no bronze medal match bronzes went to two teams the French pair of Guy de la Chapelle and Andre Prevost and the British pair of Harold Mahony Arthur Norris Men s doubles tennisat the Games of the II OlympiadSemifinal match between the Doherty brothers and Mahony NorrisVenueIle de PuteauxDates6 11 July 1900Competitors8 teams 16 players from 3 nationsMedalists Great Britain Laurence DohertyReginald Doherty Mixed team Max DecugisBasil Spalding de Garmendia France Guy de la ChapelleAndre Prevost Great Britain Harold MahonyArthur Norris 18961904 Men s doublesTennis at the 1900 Summer OlympicsEventsSingles men womenDoubles men mixed 1896 Summer Olympics 1904 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Draw 4 1 Key 4 2 Draw 5 Results summary 6 ReferencesBackground editThis was the second appearance of the men s doubles tennis The event has been held at every Summer Olympics where tennis has been on the program from 1896 to 1924 and then from 1988 to the current program A demonstration event was held in 1968 The Doherty brothers of Great Britain were heavily favored Reginald Doherty had just won his fourth straight The Championships Wimbledon singles title Laurence Doherty would later win five 1902 1906 There were some significant other players including Max Decugis who would win 8 French championships after the Games and Harold Mahony who had won Wimbledon in 1896 and the European championship in 1899 but none of the pairs opposing the Doherty brothers were considered to have a chance 1 The United States and France each made their debut in the event Great Britain made its second appearance Competition format editThe competition was a single elimination tournament with no bronze medal match both semifinal losers tied for third All matches before the final were best of three sets the final was best of five sets Tiebreaks had not been invented yet Schedule editDate Time RoundFriday 6 July 1900Saturday 7 July 1900Sunday 8 July 1900Monday 9 July 1900Tuesday 10 July 1900Wednesday 11 July 1900 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalDraw editKey edit 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 Draw edit QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal gold medal match nbsp Max Decugis FRA nbsp Basil de Garmendia USA 67 nbsp Charles Sands USA nbsp Archibald Warden GBR 35 nbsp Max Decugis FRA nbsp Basil de Garmendia USA 66 nbsp Guy de la Chapelle FRA nbsp Andre Prevost FRA 24 nbsp Guy de la Chapelle FRA nbsp Andre Prevost FRA 676 nbsp Elie de Lastours FRA nbsp Guy Lejeune FRA 392 nbsp Max Decugis FRA nbsp Basil de Garmendia USA 110 nbsp Laurence Doherty GBR nbsp Reginald Doherty GBR 666 nbsp Harold Mahony GBR nbsp Arthur Norris GBR 666 nbsp Etienne Durand FRA nbsp Adrien Fauchier Magnan FRA 813 nbsp Harold Mahony GBR nbsp Arthur Norris GBR 41 nbsp Laurence Doherty GBR nbsp Reginald Doherty GBR 66 nbsp Laurence Doherty GBR nbsp Reginald Doherty GBR 66 nbsp Pierre Lebreton FRA nbsp Paul Lecaron FRA 23Results summary editRank Players Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final nbsp Laurence DohertyReginald Doherty nbsp Great Britain nbsp P Lebreton FRA nbsp P Lecaron FRA W 6 2 6 3 nbsp H Mahony GBR nbsp A Norris GBR W 6 4 6 1 nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp B Spalding de Garmendia USA W 6 1 6 1 6 0 nbsp Max DecugisBasil Spalding de Garmendia nbsp Mixed team nbsp C Sands USA nbsp A Warden GBR W 6 3 7 5 nbsp G de la Chapelle FRA nbsp A Prevost FRA W 6 2 6 4 nbsp L Doherty GBR nbsp R Doherty GBR L 6 1 6 1 6 0 nbsp Guy de la ChapelleAndre Prevost nbsp France nbsp E de Lastours FRA nbsp G Lejeune FRA W 6 3 7 9 6 2 nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp B Spalding de Garmendia USA L 6 2 6 4 Did not advanceHarold MahonyArthur Norris nbsp Great Britain nbsp E Durand FRA nbsp A Fauchier Magnan FRA W 6 8 6 1 6 3 nbsp L Doherty GBR nbsp R Doherty GBR L 6 4 6 1 Did not advance5 Etienne DurandAdrien Fauchier Magnan nbsp France nbsp H Mahony GBR nbsp A Norris GBR L 6 8 6 1 6 3 did not advanceElie Count de LastoursGuy Lejeune nbsp France nbsp G de la Chapelle FRA nbsp A Prevost FRA L 6 3 7 9 6 2 did not advancePierre LebretonPaul Lecaron nbsp France nbsp L Doherty GBR nbsp R Doherty GBR L 6 2 6 3 did not advanceCharles SandsArchibald Warden nbsp Mixed team nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp B Spalding de Garmendia USA L 6 3 7 5 did not advanceReferences edit a b Doubles Men Olympedia Retrieved 23 December 2020 ITF 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics Men 27s doubles amp oldid 1137521870, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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