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Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The competition was held from Monday, 16 August 1920 to Tuesday, 24 August 1920.[1]
| Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Date | 16–24 August 1920 |
| Edition | 6th |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
| Location | Beerschot Tennis Club, Kontich |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
| Louis Raymond (RSA) | |
| Women's singles | |
| Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Noel Turnbull / Max Woosnam (GBR) | |
| Women's doubles | |
| Kathleen McKane / Winifred McNair (GBR) | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis (FRA) | |
Medal summary edit
Events edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Louis Raymond South Africa | Ichiya Kumagae Japan | Charles Winslow South Africa | |||
| Men's doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Noel Turnbull Max Woosnam | Japan (JPN) Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae | France (FRA) Pierre Albarran Max Decugis | |||
| Women's singles | Suzanne Lenglen France | Dorothy Holman Great Britain | Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
| Women's doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair | Great Britain (GBR) Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman | France (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen | |||
| Mixed doubles | France (FRA) Suzanne Lenglen Max Decugis | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Max Woosnam | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla | |||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations edit
A total of 75 tennis players (52 men and 23 women) from 14 nations (men from 14 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
- Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Belgium (16) (men:8 women:8)
- Czechoslovakia (7) (men:6 women:1)
- Denmark (3) (men:1 women:2)
- France (10) (men:7 women:3)
- Great Britain (8) (men:4 women:4)
- Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Italy (4) (men:3 women:1)
- Japan (2) (men:2 women:0)
- Norway (3) (men:2 women:1)
- South Africa (5) (men:5 women:0)
- Spain (4) (men:4 women:0)
- Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
- Switzerland (3) (men:3 women:0)
References edit
- ^ "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
External links edit
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide