Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Date13–21 July 1924
Edition7th
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationColombes
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
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)
← 1920 · Summer Olympics · 1968 →

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]

Schedule

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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

Medal summary

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Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Vincent Richards
 United States
Henri Cochet
 France
Uberto De Morpurgo
 Italy
Men's doubles  United States (USA)
Vincent Richards
Francis Hunter
 France (FRA)
Jacques Brugnon
Henri Cochet
 France (FRA)
Jean Borotra
René Lacoste
Women's singles Helen Wills
 United States
Julie Vlasto
 France
Kathleen McKane
 Great Britain
Women's doubles  United States (USA)
Hazel Wightman
Helen Wills
 Great Britain (GBR)
Phyllis Covell
Kathleen McKane
 Great Britain (GBR)
Evelyn Colyer
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
Mixed doubles  United States (USA)
Hazel Wightman
R. Norris Williams
 United States (USA)
Marion Jessup
Vincent Richards
 Netherlands (NED)
Kea Bouman
Hendrik Timmer

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)5106
2 France (FRA)0314
3 Great Britain (GBR)0123
4 Italy (ITA)0011
 Netherlands (NED)0011
Totals (5 entries)55515

Participating nations

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There were 124 tennis players from 28 countries.

References

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  1. ^ "Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
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