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Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's outdoor doubles

November 19, 2023

The men's outdoor doubles' was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 6 pairs (12 players).[1] The event was plagued by withdrawals, with only 12 teams competing of the 21 that entered. There were 24 players from 8 nations.[2] The event was won by Reginald Doherty and George Hillyard after defeating James Cecil Parke and Major Ritchie in the final. Clement Cazalet and Charles P. Dixon took the bronze medal without a bronze-medal match due to the withdrawal of an entire quadrant of the bracket. All three medal pairs were British. It was the second medal sweep in the men's doubles, after the United States did it in 1904, and it was also the last time that the men's doubles gold medal match was contested by pairs representing the same nation until Tokyo 2021. Doherty became the first man to win multiple men's doubles medals and gold medals, having earned gold with his brother Laurence Doherty in 1900.

Men's doubles tennis
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
The final between Doherty/Gillyard and Ritchie/Parke
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Dates6 July 1908 (round 1)
7 July 1908 (round 2)
9 July 1908 (quarterfinals)
10 July 1908 (semifinal)
11 July 1908 (final)
Competitors12 teams from 8 nations
Medalists
← 1904
1912 →
Men's outdoor doubles
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Events
Outdoor
Singles men women
Doubles men
Indoor
Singles men women
Doubles men
← 1904 · Summer Olympics · 1912 →

Background edit

This was the fourth 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. In 1908, for the first time of two, an indoor version was held concurrently. Teams of mixed nationality, which had been permitted in previous Games, were no longer allowed.

The British brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty had been dominant for the late 1890s and early 1900s, winning the 1900 Olympic championship and eight consecutive Wimbledon titles. Laurence retired in 1906, however, leaving Reginald to search for other partners. He played with George Hillyard, an accomplished player past his prime, for the 1908 Olympic tournament.[2] Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett, who had won the indoor doubles event, were among the most notable late scratches.[3]

Austria, Bohemia, Canada, Hungary, the Netherlands, and South Africa each made their debut in the event. Germany and Great Britain each made their third appearance in the event, tied for most among nations.

Competition format edit

The competition was a single-elimination tournament. A bronze-medal match was expected, but not played due to withdrawals.[4] All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.

Schedule edit

The Olympics started three days after the end of the 1908 Wimbledon Championships, a scheduling issue which the Official Report recommended avoiding in the future.[5]

Date Time Round
Monday, 6 July 1908 Round of 32
Tuesday, 7 July 1908 Round of 16
Thursday, 9 July 1908 Quarterfinals
Friday, 10 July 1908 Semifinals
Saturday, 11 July 1908 Final

Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final (gold-medal match)
              
  Reginald Doherty (GBR)
  George Hillyard (GBR) 		5 2 6 17 6
  Clement Cazalet (GBR)
  Charles Dixon (GBR) 		7 6 4 15 4
  Reginald Doherty (GBR)
  George Hillyard (GBR) 		9 7 9
  Major Ritchie (GBR)
  James Cecil Parke (GBR) 		7 5 7
  Major Ritchie (GBR)
  James Cecil Parke (GBR) 		w/o
  Max Decugis (FRA)
  Maurice Germot (FRA)

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  W Crawley (GBR)
  K Powell (GBR) 		7 6 6
  J Foulkes (CAN)
  R Powell (CAN) 		5 3 2
  W Crawley (GBR)
  K Powell (GBR) 		8 1 9 5
  R Doherty (GBR)
  G Hillyard (GBR) 		10 6 7 7
  R Doherty (GBR)
  G Hillyard (GBR)
  V Károly (BOH)
  J Žemla (BOH) 		w/o
  R Doherty (GBR)
  G Hillyard (GBR) 		5 2 6 17 6
  C Cazalet (GBR)
  C Dixon (GBR) 		7 6 4 15 4
  C van Lennep (NED)
  R van Lennep (NED) 		4 0 6 2
  C Cazalet (GBR)
  C Dixon (GBR) 		  C Cazalet (GBR)
  C Dixon (GBR) 		6 6 3 6
  R Kinzl (AUT)
  K von Wessely (AUT) 		w/o   C Cazalet (GBR)
  C Dixon (GBR) 		6 5 2 6 6
  O Froitzheim (GER)
  H Schomburgk (GER) 		6 6 6   V Gauntlett (RSA)
  H Kitson (RSA) 		2 7 6 3 3
  O Kreuzer (GER)
  F Rahe (GER) 		1 3 3   O Froitzheim (GER)
  H Schomburgk (GER) 		6 2 5 3
  V Gauntlett (RSA)
  H Kitson (RSA) 		6 6 6   V Gauntlett (RSA)
  H Kitson (RSA) 		3 6 7 3
  B Hykš (BOH)
  D Slíva (BOH) 		0 4 3

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  L Ivánka (HUN)
  D Lauber (HUN)
  HR Barrett (GBR)
  Arthur Gore (GBR) 		w/o   L Ivánka (HUN)
  D Lauber (HUN) 		w/o
  F Pipes (AUT)
  A Zborzil (AUT) 		  F Pipes (AUT)
  A Zborzil (AUT)
  J Mičovský (BOH)
  J Rössler-Ořovský (BOH) 		w/o   F Pipes (AUT)
  A Zborzil (AUT) 		5 4 2
  M Ritchie (GBR)
  JC Parke (GBR) 		7 6 6
  M Ritchie (GBR)
  JC Parke (GBR) 		6 6 6
  E Tóth (HUN)
  J Zsigmondy (HUN) 		1 0 3
  M Ritchie (GBR)
  JC Parke (GBR)
  M Decugis (FRA)
  M Germot (FRA) 		w/o
  C Brown (CAN)
  H Suckling (CAN)
  L Žemla (BOH)
  Z Žemla (BOH) 		w/o
  C Brown (CAN)
  H Suckling (CAN) 		w/o
  M Decugis (FRA)
  M Germot (FRA)
  M Decugis (FRA)
  M Germot (FRA)
  G Ball-Greene (GBR)
  W Eaves (GBR) 		w/o

References edit

  1. ^ Official Report, p. 35.
  2. ^ a b "Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 216.
  4. ^ Official Report, p. 217.
  5. ^ Official Report, p. 209.

External links edit

  • 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

November 19, 2023
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The men s outdoor doubles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme Nations could enter up to 6 pairs 12 players 1 The event was plagued by withdrawals with only 12 teams competing of the 21 that entered There were 24 players from 8 nations 2 The event was won by Reginald Doherty and George Hillyard after defeating James Cecil Parke and Major Ritchie in the final Clement Cazalet and Charles P Dixon took the bronze medal without a bronze medal match due to the withdrawal of an entire quadrant of the bracket All three medal pairs were British It was the second medal sweep in the men s doubles after the United States did it in 1904 and it was also the last time that the men s doubles gold medal match was contested by pairs representing the same nation until Tokyo 2021 Doherty became the first man to win multiple men s doubles medals and gold medals having earned gold with his brother Laurence Doherty in 1900 Men s doubles tennisat the Games of the IV OlympiadThe final between Doherty Gillyard and Ritchie ParkeVenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet ClubDates6 July 1908 round 1 7 July 1908 round 2 9 July 1908 quarterfinals 10 July 1908 semifinal 11 July 1908 final Competitors12 teams from 8 nationsMedalistsReginald Doherty George Hillyard Great BritainJames Cecil Parke Major Ritchie Great BritainClement Cazalet Charles P Dixon Great Britain 19041912 Men s outdoor doublesTennis at the 1908 Summer OlympicsEventsOutdoorSingles men womenDoubles menIndoorSingles men womenDoubles men 1904 Summer Olympics 1912 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Draw 4 1 Key 4 2 Finals 4 3 Top half 4 4 Bottom half 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThis was the fourth 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 In 1908 for the first time of two an indoor version was held concurrently Teams of mixed nationality which had been permitted in previous Games were no longer allowed The British brothers Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty had been dominant for the late 1890s and early 1900s winning the 1900 Olympic championship and eight consecutive Wimbledon titles Laurence retired in 1906 however leaving Reginald to search for other partners He played with George Hillyard an accomplished player past his prime for the 1908 Olympic tournament 2 Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett who had won the indoor doubles event were among the most notable late scratches 3 Austria Bohemia Canada Hungary the Netherlands and South Africa each made their debut in the event Germany and Great Britain each made their third appearance in the event tied for most among nations Competition format editThe competition was a single elimination tournament A bronze medal match was expected but not played due to withdrawals 4 All matches were best of five sets Tiebreaks had not been invented yet Schedule editThe Olympics started three days after the end of the 1908 Wimbledon Championships a scheduling issue which the Official Report recommended avoiding in the future 5 Date Time RoundMonday 6 July 1908 Round of 32Tuesday 7 July 1908 Round of 16Thursday 9 July 1908 QuarterfinalsFriday 10 July 1908 SemifinalsSaturday 11 July 1908 FinalDraw 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 Finals edit SemifinalsFinal gold medal match nbsp Reginald Doherty GBR nbsp George Hillyard GBR 526176 nbsp Clement Cazalet GBR nbsp Charles Dixon GBR 764154 nbsp Reginald Doherty GBR nbsp George Hillyard GBR 979 nbsp Major Ritchie GBR nbsp James Cecil Parke GBR 757 nbsp Major Ritchie GBR nbsp James Cecil Parke GBR w o nbsp Max Decugis FRA nbsp Maurice Germot FRA Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp W Crawley GBR nbsp K Powell GBR 766 nbsp J Foulkes CAN nbsp R Powell CAN 532 nbsp W Crawley GBR nbsp K Powell GBR 8195 nbsp R Doherty GBR nbsp G Hillyard GBR 10677 nbsp R Doherty GBR nbsp G Hillyard GBR nbsp V Karoly BOH nbsp J Zemla BOH w o nbsp R Doherty GBR nbsp G Hillyard GBR 526176 nbsp C Cazalet GBR nbsp C Dixon GBR 764154 nbsp C van Lennep NED nbsp R van Lennep NED 4062 nbsp C Cazalet GBR nbsp C Dixon GBR nbsp C Cazalet GBR nbsp C Dixon GBR 6636 nbsp R Kinzl AUT nbsp K von Wessely AUT w o nbsp C Cazalet GBR nbsp C Dixon GBR 65266 nbsp O Froitzheim GER nbsp H Schomburgk GER 666 nbsp V Gauntlett RSA nbsp H Kitson RSA 27633 nbsp O Kreuzer GER nbsp F Rahe GER 133 nbsp O Froitzheim GER nbsp H Schomburgk GER 6253 nbsp V Gauntlett RSA nbsp H Kitson RSA 666 nbsp V Gauntlett RSA nbsp H Kitson RSA 3673 nbsp B Hyks BOH nbsp D Sliva BOH 043Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp L Ivanka HUN nbsp D Lauber HUN nbsp HR Barrett GBR nbsp Arthur Gore GBR w o nbsp L Ivanka HUN nbsp D Lauber HUN w o nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT nbsp J Micovsky BOH nbsp J Rossler Orovsky BOH w o nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT 542 nbsp M Ritchie GBR nbsp JC Parke GBR 766 nbsp M Ritchie GBR nbsp JC Parke GBR 666 nbsp E Toth HUN nbsp J Zsigmondy HUN 103 nbsp M Ritchie GBR nbsp JC Parke GBR nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp M Germot FRA w o nbsp C Brown CAN nbsp H Suckling CAN nbsp L Zemla BOH nbsp Z Zemla BOH w o nbsp C Brown CAN nbsp H Suckling CAN w o nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp M Germot FRA nbsp M Decugis FRA nbsp M Germot FRA nbsp G Ball Greene GBR nbsp W Eaves GBR w oReferences edit Official Report p 35 a b Doubles Men Olympedia Retrieved 23 December 2020 Official Report p 216 Official Report p 217 Official Report p 209 External links editCook 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 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics Men 27s outdoor doubles amp oldid 1137210855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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