Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's outdoor doubles
December 20, 2023
The outdoor men's doubles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games. There were 42 players from 10 nations, comprising 21 teams.[1] Nations were limited to 4 pairs (8 players) each.[2] The event was won by South African team Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow, defeating Austrians Felix Pipes and Arthur Zborzil in the final. It was the first medal in the event for both nations. France earned its first men's double since 1900 as Albert Canet and Édouard Mény de Marangue defeated Jaroslav Just and Ladislav Žemla of Bohemia in the bronze-medal match.
This was the fifth 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. 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently.
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. Both had retired by 1912, however, and there was no dominant doubles team.[1]
The 1908 Official Report's recommendation to schedule Olympic tennis not so close to Wimbledon was not acted upon; indeed, the scheduling issue was worse in 1912. Rather than starting three days after the end of Wimbledon, the Olympic outdoor tennis events were now at the same time as Wimbledon. The indoor events, held in May, were thus attended by top-flight players, while the outdoor competitions were not.[3][4][5]
Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden each made their debut in the event. Germany made its fourth appearance in the event, most among nations, having missed only the 1900 event.
Competition formatedit
The competition was a single-elimination tournament with a bronze-medal match. All matches were best-of-five sets. Tiebreaks had not been invented yet.
^ abcOfficial Olympic sources give different results for this double walkover round. This is probably because none of the teams showed up to the match.
External linksedit
^ ab"Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^"Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
Bergvall, Erik, ed. (1913). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912(PDF). Translated by Adams-Ray, Edward. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 4 August 2007.
ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
December 20, 2023
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The outdoor men s doubles competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the tennis program for the games There were 42 players from 10 nations comprising 21 teams 1 Nations were limited to 4 pairs 8 players each 2 The event was won by South African team Harold Kitson and Charles Winslow defeating Austrians Felix Pipes and Arthur Zborzil in the final It was the first medal in the event for both nations France earned its first men s double since 1900 as Albert Canet and Edouard Meny de Marangue defeated Jaroslav Just and Ladislav Zemla of Bohemia in the bronze medal match Men s doubles tennisat the Games of the V OlympiadHarold KitsonCharles WinslowVenueOstermalms IPDates28 June 5 July 1912Competitors21 teams 42 players from 10 nationsMedalistsHarold KitsonCharles Winslow South AfricaFelix PipesArthur Zborzil AustriaAlbert CanetEdouard Meny de Marangue France 19081920 Men s outdoor doublesTennis at the 1912 Summer OlympicsEventsOutdoorSingles men womenDoubles men mixedIndoorSingles men womenDoubles men mixed 1908 Summer Olympics 1920 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 Notes 6 External linksBackground editThis was the fifth 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 1912 was the second and last time an indoor version was held concurrently 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 Both had retired by 1912 however and there was no dominant doubles team 1 The 1908 Official Report s recommendation to schedule Olympic tennis not so close to Wimbledon was not acted upon indeed the scheduling issue was worse in 1912 Rather than starting three days after the end of Wimbledon the Olympic outdoor tennis events were now at the same time as Wimbledon The indoor events held in May were thus attended by top flight players while the outdoor competitions were not 3 4 5 Denmark Norway Russia and Sweden each made their debut in the event Germany made its fourth appearance in the event most among nations having missed only the 1900 event Competition format editThe competition was a single elimination tournament with a bronze medal match All matches were best of five sets Tiebreaks had not been invented yet Schedule editThe tournament was beset by withdrawals Date Time RoundFriday 28 June 1912 Round of 32Saturday 29 June 1912 Round of 32Round of 16Sunday 30 June 1912 Round of 32Round of 16Monday 1 July 1912 17 00 Round of 16QuarterfinalsTuesday 2 July 1912 11 0014 00 QuarterfinalsWednesday 3 July 1912 11 0017 30 SemifinalsThursday 4 July 1912 15 00 FinalFriday 5 July 1912 15 00 Bronze medal matchDraw 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 Albert Canet FRA nbsp Edouard Meny de Marangue FRA 56688 nbsp Felix Pipes AUT nbsp Arthur Zborzil AUT 7231010 nbsp Felix Pipes AUT nbsp Arthur Zborzil AUT 6122 nbsp Harold Kitson RSA nbsp Charles Winslow RSA 4666 nbsp Harold Kitson RSA nbsp Charles Winslow RSA 4676 nbsp Jaroslav Just BOH nbsp Ladislav Zemla BOH 6154Bronze medal match nbsp Albert Canet FRA nbsp Edouard Meny de Marangue FRA 1368 nbsp Jaroslav Just BOH nbsp Ladislav Zemla BOH 1136Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp H Schomburgk GER nbsp O von Muller GER 666 nbsp L von Barath HUN nbsp A von Kelemen HUN 002 nbsp H Schomburgk GER nbsp O von Muller GER 8323 nbsp D Lawton FRA nbsp J P Samazeuilh FRA w o nbsp A Canet FRA nbsp E Meny de Marangue FRA 6666 nbsp A Canet FRA nbsp E Meny de Marangue FRA nbsp A Canet FRA nbsp E Meny de Marangue FRA 666 nbsp M Sumarokov RU1 nbsp A Alenitsyn RU1 nbsp M Sumarokov RU1 nbsp A Alenitsyn RU1 301 nbsp F Blanchy FRA nbsp J Montariol FRA w o nbsp M Sumarokov RU1 nbsp A Alenitsyn RU1 2676 nbsp V Hansen DEN nbsp L Rovsing DEN nbsp V Hansen DEN nbsp L Rovsing DEN 6353 nbsp J Kodl BOH nbsp K Robetin BOH w o nbsp A Canet FRA nbsp E Meny de Marangue FRA 56688 nbsp O Froitzheim GER nbsp O Kreuzer GER w o nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT 7231010 nbsp C Benckert SWE nbsp W Bostrom SWE nbsp C Benckert SWE nbsp W Bostrom SWE nbsp A Hammacher GER nbsp O Lindpaintner GER a nbsp A Hammacher GER nbsp O Lindpaintner GER a w o nbsp P Gyula HUN nbsp O Schmid HUN a w o nbsp C Benckert SWE nbsp W Bostrom SWE 3611 nbsp C Kempe SWE nbsp G Setterwall SWE w o nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT 6466 nbsp L Salm AUT nbsp H Planner von Plaun AUT nbsp L Salm AUT nbsp H Planner von Plaun AUT w o nbsp H Bjorklund NOR nbsp T Smith NOR 020 nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT nbsp F Pipes AUT nbsp A Zborzil AUT 666Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp B Hyks BOH nbsp J Sebek BOH 344 nbsp A Madsen DEN nbsp A Thayssen DEN 666 nbsp A Madsen DEN nbsp A Thayssen DEN 124 nbsp C O Nylen SWE nbsp C Wennergren SWE nbsp C O Nylen SWE nbsp C Wennergren SWE 666 nbsp P Segner HUN nbsp E Toth HUN w o nbsp C O Nylen SWE nbsp C Wennergren SWE 351 nbsp B von Kehrling HUN nbsp J Zsigmondy HUN 3666 nbsp H Kitson RSA nbsp C Winslow RSA 676 nbsp K Robetin BOH nbsp J Zeman BOH 6144 nbsp B von Kehrling HUN nbsp J Zsigmondy HUN 3392 nbsp H Kitson RSA nbsp C Winslow RSA 666 nbsp H Kitson RSA nbsp C Winslow RSA 6676 nbsp J Arenholt DEN nbsp V Ingerslev DEN 414 nbsp H Kitson RSA nbsp C Winslow RSA 4676 nbsp B Angell NOR nbsp W Stibolt NOR 120 nbsp J Just BOH nbsp L Zemla BOH 6154 nbsp J Just BOH nbsp L Zemla BOH 666 nbsp J Just BOH nbsp L Zemla BOH 666 nbsp C Langaard NOR nbsp R Petersen NOR nbsp Langaard NOR nbsp Petersen NOR 124 nbsp R Bertrand AUT nbsp K von Wessely AUT w o nbsp J Just BOH nbsp L Zemla BOH 686 nbsp L Heyden GER nbsp R Spiess GER 36646 nbsp L Heyden GER nbsp R Spiess GER 064 nbsp T Gronfors SWE nbsp F Moller SWE 64261 nbsp L Heyden GER nbsp R Spiess GER 676 nbsp O Frederiksen DEN nbsp E Frigast DEN 253Notes edit a b c Official Olympic sources give different results for this double walkover round This is probably because none of the teams showed up to the match External links edit a b Doubles Men Olympedia Retrieved 23 December 2020 Official Report p 65 Official Report p 618 Official Report p 630 Singles Men Olympedia Retrieved 18 December 2020 Bergvall Erik ed 1913 The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912 PDF Translated by Adams Ray Edward Stockholm Wahlstrom amp Widstrand Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 4 August 2007 ITF 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men 27s outdoor doubles amp oldid 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